April 10th, Sunday
19:00 – 22:00                    Welcome Cocktail at the Sheraton Lisboa Hotel & Spa

April 11th, Monday
09:00 – 09:30                 Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS

09:30 – 11:00                   SESSION ONE

- Global steel market outlook

Eric Louvert - BNP Paribas, Senior Advisor in Metals and Mining

• Cost competitiveness in a low raw materials and energy prices environment
• Chinese exports and trade barriers
• Outlook for demand

- Global economic developments and expectations

Lutz Karpowitz - Commerzbank AG , Director of FX Strategy

11:00 – 11:30 Networking Break

11:30 – 12:30                      SESSION TWO – Critical changes expected in global long steel markets

- Long products market outlook

Kim Marti - Celsa Group, International Sales Director

• Overview of global construction sector
• Steel and long products consumption
• Rebar markets
• International price situation

-  US market trends and trade cases

Bernd Neuenkirchen – C&F International, VP Wire Rods

-  Focus on China: What we can expect next?

Li Xinchuang, China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) /  Vice Secretary General and President of China Metallurgical Industry Planning and Research Institute (MPI)

• Outlook for Chinese steel market – raw materials and long products
• Overcapacity and environmental pollution
• Will Chinese steel exports still increase despite trade cases?
• New normal for Chinese steel

12:30 – 14:30 Networking Lunch

14:30 – 17:00 IREPAS Committee Meetings

• 14:30 – 17:00 IREPAS Producers Committee (by invitation only)
• 14:30 – 17:00 IREPAS Raw Material Suppliers Committee (by invitation only)
• 14:30 – 17:00 IREPAS Traders Committee (open to all attendees)

20:00 – 23:00 Gala Dinner (at Zambeze Restaurant)

April 12th, Tuesday
09:30 – 11:00                   SESSION THREE – Panel with Committee Chairmen

• IREPAS Producers Committee
• IREPAS Raw Material Suppliers Committee
• IREPAS Traders Committee