19:00 – 22:00                   Welcome cocktail at Fairmont Monte Carlo

Day 2: Monday, October 10, 2022

09:00 – 09:10                  Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS

09:10 – 10:40                    SESSION ONE: Critical changes in global long steel markets – Long products, pig iron and EU

- Long products market outlook

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

Alexander Gordienko, Export Director, Celsa Group 

- Pig iron market outlook

• Developments in ex-Brazil BPI prices, trade flow, geographical structure of customers caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine. Expectations/Reality
• The major opportunities and threats faced by Brazilian BPI suppliers lately
• Iron ore-pig iron correlation
• Medium-term prospects for global BPI suppliers ( in context of global recession, transition to the production of carbon neutral steel)
• Which region is expected to hold the highest market share in purchases? What will drive that?

João Paulo Fragoso, Pig Iron Export Manager, Kéntron Ltda

- The EU steel market amidst war, inflation and slashed economic outlook

• Possible impacts of rising energy costs on European mills.
• Demand forecast for the EU in the last quarter of 2022.
• Current sentiment regarding Germany’s energy policy amid risks of Russian supply cuts.
• Demand forecast for the main steel-using sectors, such as construction and automotive, for 2022 and 2023
• Evaluation of European steel mills’ progress with new production processes in view of the 2030 and 2050 deadlines

Alessandro Sciamarelli, Director of Economic Studies and Market Analysis, European Steel Association (EUROFER)

10:40 – 11:10                     Networking break

11:10 – 11:50                     SESSION TWO: Critical changes in global long steel markets: China, Egypt and North Africa

- Chinese steel market outlook

Huseyin Ocakci, Middle East General Manager, CIEC

- Steel Market Overview for Egypt and Outlook for North Africa

• Supply/demand balance in the rebar market of Egypt
• Current state and prospects of steel consumption
• Production costs and their effect on mills profitability, billet imports versus own steel production
• Egypt’s financial and payment issues and their impact on local and import trade
• North African steel market outlook

Ramy Saleh, Chief Business Development Officer, El Marakby Steel

11:50 – 12:30                    SESSION THREE: Macroeconomic overview

- The global economy between post-pandemic recovery and energy price recession

Daniel Gros, Member of the Board, Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)

12:30 – 14:30                    Networking lunch

14:30 – 16:30                    IREPAS Committee Meetings

• 14:30 – 16:30 IREPAS Producers Committee (by invitation only)
• 14:30 – 16:30 IREPAS Raw Material Suppliers Committee (by invitation only)
• 14:30 – 16:30 IREPAS Traders Committee (open to all attendees)

16:00 – 18:00                  Cocktail Reception at Fairmont Monte Carlo

Day 3: Tuesday, October 11, 2022

10:00 – 11:30                   SESSION FOUR – Panel with Committee Chairmen

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

19:00 – 22:00                   Welcome cocktail at Four Seasons Hotel Bosphorus Istanbul

Day 2: Monday, May 30, 2022

09:00 – 09:15                   Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS

09:15 – 10:00                    SESSION ONE: Critical changes in global long steel markets

- Long products market outlook

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

Alexander Gordienko, Export Director, Celsa Group 

- Turkish steel industry overview

Dr. Veysel Yayan, Secretary General, Turkish Iron and Steel Producers’ Association (TISPA)

- The revision of the waste shipment regulation and its impacts on trade of steel scrap – a recyclers’ perspective

Olivier Francois, President, European Recycling Industries’ Confederation (EuRIC)

10:00 – 10:20                     Networking break

10:20 – 11:10                     SESSION TWO: Critical changes in global long steel markets – EU, Ukraine and China

- EU steel market outlook

• Outlook for EU economy and steel industry
• EU steel imports, the impact of safeguard measures on them, and perspectives on recent and future modifications of such measures in view of the ongoing war in Ukraine
• Impact of energy costs (natural gas/electricity) on EU-based EAFs and perspectives on the supply shortage in the EU

Alessandro Sciamarelli, Director of Economic Studies and Market Analysis, European Steel Association (EUROFER)

- Chinese steel market outlook

Huseyin Ocakci, Middle East General Manager, CIEC

- Ukrainian economy and steel industry: current situation and outlook (online presentation)

• Brief overview of the military situation and scenarios for its development.
• Overview of the Ukrainian economy: current situation and expectations.
• Estimated damage caused by the war to infrastructure and the economy as a whole.
• Ukrainian steel industry: supply and demand situation and outlook.
• Steel exports from Ukraine: risks and challenges.

Roman Perepelytsia, Head of Strategy and Business Development, Metinvest Holding

11:10 – 11:30                     Networking break

11:30 – 12:30                    SESSION THREE: Global economic developments and expectations

The Current State of Developed and Emerging Markets

Prof. Dr. Ozgur Demirtas, Chair Professor of Finance, Sabanci University 

12:30 – 14:30                    Networking lunch

14:30 – 16:30                    IREPAS Committee Meetings

• 14:30 – 16:30 IREPAS Producers Committee (by invitation only)
• 14:30 – 16:30 IREPAS Raw Material Suppliers Committee (by invitation only)
• 14:30 – 16:30 IREPAS Traders Committee (open to all attendees)

19:30 – 23:00                   Gala dinner at Four Seasons Hotel Bosphorus

Day 3: Tuesday, May 31, 2022

10:00 – 11:30                   SESSION FOUR – Panel with Committee Chairmen

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

19:00 – 22:00                   Welcome cocktail at Metropol Palace Hotel, Belgrade

Day 2: Monday, March 2, 2020

09:00 – 09:15                   Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS

09:15 – 10:15                     SESSION ONE – Economic developments and expectations

Marko Cadez, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Serbia / President
10:15 – 10:45                     Networking break

10:45 – 12:30                     SESSION TWO – Critical changes in global long steel markets

-    Long products market outlook

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

Alexander Gordienko, Celsa Group

-     Latest developments in the European steel market

• General macroeconomic outlook in the EU
• Overview of steel-using sectors (construction, automotive, mechanical engineering, electrical appliances)
• Trends in apparent steel consumption
• Trends in imports from third countries and main exporting countries to the EU

Alessandro Sciamarelli, European Steel Association (EUROFER) / Senior Economic Analysis Manager

-     Dry bulk market outlook and effects of the low sulphur regulation (IMO 2020)

• What happened in 2019?
  Recent trends
  IMO 2020
  What can we expect moving forward?

Enrico Paglia, Banchero Costa / Research Manager

12:30 – 14:30                    Networking lunch

14:30 – 16:30                    IREPAS Committee Meetings

• 14:30 – 16:30 IREPAS Producers Committee (by invitation only)
• 14:30 – 16:30 IREPAS Raw Material Suppliers Committee (by invitation only)
• 14:30 – 16:30 IREPAS Traders Committee (open to all attendees)

16:00 – 18:00                  Cocktail Reception at Metropol Palace Hotel, Belgrade

Day 3: Tuesday, March 3,2020

09:30 – 11:00                   SESSION THREE – Panel with Committee Chairmen

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