Global Steel conference encourages maximum interaction and delegate participation. Hence the format of the conference includes a keynote presentation in each session followed by panel discussion with a galaxy of eminent panellists. This allows a free flow of idea and exchange of views among the panel members and the delegates..
The key sessions of Global Steel 2014 are as follows:
Day1 - 21st November 2014
08:45 am Registration
09:30 – 11:30 am Inauguration
09:30 – 09:45 am Welcome by Mr Arun Kumar Jagatramka
Conference Co-Chairman, Global Steel 2014 and CMD, Gujarat NRE Coke Ltd
09:45 – 09:50 am Setting the Theme by Dr Neil J Bristow, Conference Co-Chairman, Global Steel 2014 and
MD, H & W Worldwide Consulting Pty Ltd
09:50 – 10.00 am Keynote Address by Mr Firdose Vandrevala, Executive Vice Chairman, Essar Steel India Ltd
10:00 – 10:15 am Keynote Address by Mr Narendra Kothari, Chairman and Managing, Director, NMDC Ltd
10:15 – 10:30 am Keynote Address by Dr J J Irani, Former Director, Tata Sons
10:30 – 10:45 am Keynote Address by Mr C S Verma,
Chairman, SAIL
10:45 – 10:50 am Release of Global Steel 2014 Theme Report on Indian Steel Industry prepared by Ernst & Young
10:50 – 11:05 am Lighting of the Lamp
11.05 – 11:20 am Inaugural Address by Chief Guest: Shri Narendra Singh Tomar *, Hon’ble Minister for Steel and Mines, Government of India
11:20 – 11:30 am Vote of Thanks by Mr Joy Chakraborthy, Director – Response, Bennett Coleman and Co. Ltd (The Times of India group)
11:30 – 11:45 am Tea / Coffee
11:45 – 01:00 pm Session on Global Steel Industry
Keynote Presentation by Dr Rod Beddows, Senior Adviser, HCF International
Advisers, UK and Senior Adviser to Royal Bank of Canada
Panellists
Dr Rod Beddows
Mr Jim Lennon, Managing Director, Red Door Research, Ltd and Senior Consultant – Commodities, Macquarie Capital (Europe) Ltd, UK
Mr John Johnson, CRU China CEO and Chief Representative, CRU Beijing
Dr Neil J Bristow, Managing Director, H & W Worldwide Consulting, Australia
Mr Alan Oster Group chief economist National Australia Bank Ltd, Australia
01:00 – 02:00 pm Lunch
02:00 – 03:30 pm Panel Discussion on Indian Steel Industry
Panellists
Mr Dilip Oommen, Managing Director and CEO, Essar Steel
Mr T. K. Chand, Director (Commercial), RINL
Mr S S Mohanty, Director (Technical), SAIL
Mr Jayant Acharya, Director (Commercial & Marketing), JSW Steel Ltd
Mr R. K. Goyal, Managing Director, Kalyani Steels Ltd
Mr Sridhar Krishnamoorthy, Managing Director, Gerdau Steel India Limited
Mr Anjani K Agrawal, Global Steel Leader, Ernst & Young
03: 30 – 04:00 pm Tea / Coffee
04:00 – 05:30 pm Panel Discussion on Metallurgical Coke
Panellists
Mr R.P. Ritolia, Advisor (Coal) to Managing Director, Tata Steel Ltd
Mr Dipak Agarwalla, Director, Saurashtra Fuels Pvt Ltd
Mr Edwin Yeo, Editor, Platts, Singapore
Mr Arun Kumar Jagatramka
07:00 pm Evening Entertainment and Gala Networking Dinner
Day 2 – 22nd November 2014
09:30 – 11:00 am Panel Discussion on Iron Ore
Panellists
Mr Malay Chatterjee, Chairman and Managing Director, KIOCL Ltd
Mr John Kearsey, Head of Research at Simpson, Spence & Young (SSY), UK
Mr Paul Bartholomew, Managing Editor, Platts, Australia
Mr Cedric Goode, Chief Executive Officer, NSL Consolidated, Australia
Ms Renate Cakule, Senior Analyst, Wood Mackenzie, Australia
11:00 – 11:30 am Tea/Coffee
11:30 – 01:00 pm Panel Discussion on Coking Coal
Keynote presentation by Mr Ernie Thrasher, Founder and CEO, Xcoal Energy
and Resources, USA
Panellists
Mr Ernie Thrasher
Ms Andrea Cornwell, Head of Coal Marketing, Vale International, Singapore
Mr Andrew Wells, Managing Editor at IHS Coal, UK
Mr Tim Hard, Director of Steel and Scrap, The Steel Index, Singapore
Mr Jim Nicholson, Senior Vice President, Asia, Argus Media, Singapore
Mr Parag Shirname, Queensland Trade and Investment Commissioner to India
01:00 – 02:00 pm Lunch
02:00 – 03:30 pm Panel Discussion on issues, challenges and bottlenecks being faced by Indian steel industry
03:30 – 04:00 pm Tea / Coffee
04:00 – 05:00 pm Session Wrap up and Vote of Thanks
