19:00 – 23:00 Welcome Cocktail at Hilton Diagonal Mar Barcelona
March 31st, Monday 
09:00 – 09:30 Registration desk opens at the conference area

09:30 – 10:45

• Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS – Kim Marti
• SESSION ONE – The Unbalanced Post Recession
  Keynote Speaker:
  Xavier Sala-i-Martin, J. and M. Grossman Professor of Economics at Columbia University in New York / Chief Economic Advisor of the Center for Global Competitiveness and Performance at the World Economic Forum in Davos

10:45 – 11:15 Networking Break

11:15 – 12:30

SESSION TWO – Global Trends, Key Points and Critical Issues

• Long steel products market / Franc Cardona, Grupo Celsa
• US market coverage with focus on recent trade cases / Bernd Neuenkirchen, C&F International
• Steel trends and expectations: MENA and GCC / Bhaskar Dutta, Al Jazeera Steel Products
• Overview of Turkey’s steel exports and main issues faced / Namik Ekinci, Turkish Steel Exporters’ Association

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 – 17:00 IREPAS Committee Meetings

• 14:00–15:45 Wire Rod & Rebar Suppliers Committee (by invitation only)
  14:00–15:45 Billet Suppliers Committee (by invitation only)
  16:00–17:00 Producers Committee (by invitation only)
  14:30–17:00 Raw Material Suppliers Committee (by invitation only)
  14:30–17:00 Traders Committee (open to all attendees)

 18:00 – 18:30 Busses leave for Gala Dinner Venue – Camp Nou

19:00 – 20:00 Camp Nou Corporate Tour
20:00 – 20:30 Presentation by Jordi Moix, FC Barcelona Board Member
20:30 – 22:00 Gala Dinner
22:00 Departure

April 1st, Tuesday 

09:30 – 11:00 SESSION THREE – Panel with Committee Chairmen
Committees:
- Wire Rod & Rebar Suppliers Committee
- Billet Suppliers Committee
- Producers Committee
- Raw Material Suppliers Committee
- Traders Committee

*All presentations will be in English