Day 1: Sunday, April 26, 2026

19:00 – 22:00                   Welcome cocktail at Hotel Okura Amsterdam

Day 2: Monday, April 27, 2026

09:15 – 09:30                  Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS

IREPAS Chairman: Ioannis Manessis, Principal, Hellenic Halyvourgia S.A

09:30 – 11:10                  SESSION ONE – Critical Changes in the Global Long Steel Markets and Macroeconomic Overview

- Long products market outlook

Alexander Gordienko, Export Director, Celsa Group

- Macroeconomic Overview

- Patrice Ollivaud, Economist, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

 - Panel: Hedging ferrous metals to unlock commodity trade finance solutions

Moderator: Alberto Xodo, Product Specialist (Steel & Nickel), LME
John Short, CEO, Boomer Commodities
Phillip Price, Founder, Pool 

11:10 – 11:40 Networking break

11:40 – 13:10 SESSION TWO – Global Steel Market Outlook and CBAM Impact

- Hydrogen-based DRI: Front Runner or Also Ran?

Dr. John Atherton, Secretary General, International Iron Metallics Association

- CBAM Unlocked: Risk, Opportunity, and the Road Ahead

Jack Laing, Carbon Specialist, CarbonChain

- Chinese Steel Outlook for 2026

Yuan Wenjiong, President, Dao Fortune

- Indian Steel Market Outlook 

Sumit Bhatia, Vice President – New Business Development & Strategy, ARS Steels

13:10 – 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                    Monday cocktail reception

Day 3: Tuesday, April 28, 2026

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

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

19:00 – 22:00      Welcome cocktail at Intercontinental Budapest

March 27th, Monday

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

09:15 – 10:15        SESSION ONE – Global economic outlook

- Global economic developments and expectations

Gergely Tardos, OTP Bank / Chief Economist

• Where is the European economy heading?
• Current situation and expactations for Chinese economy
• Prospects and challenges for the U.S. economy

10:15 – 10:45 Networking break

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

- Long product market outlook

Jose Angel Rey, Celsa Group / Commercial Director

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

- Focus on China: Are the exports going to be back?

Simon Yu, Jiangsu Yonggang Group Co., Ltd. / Vice President

• Outline of China’s long steel market from a major exporter’s perspective
• An outlook for 2017

- European steel market outlook and future expectations

Jeroen Vermeij, The European Steel Association (EUROFER) / Director Market Analysis & Economic Studies

• Setting the scene for European steel- using industries
• Key challenges and opportunities for European steel
• What’s next for the EU steel market

Keynote Speaker:
Matthew Nolan, Arent Fox LLP / Partner

- The fate of reinforcing bar imports to the US market

• Antidumping investigations against imports from Japan, Taiwan and Turkey
• Countervailing duty investigations against import from Turkey
• What to expect as final determination by U.S. Department of Commerce?

12:30 – 14:00 Networking lunch

14:00 – 14:30  SESSION THREE – Steel price risk management 

Alberto Xodo, London Metal Exchange (LME) / Business Development

14:30 – 14:45 Networking break

14:45 – 17:00        IREPAS Committee Meetings

• 14:45 – 17:00 Producers Committee (by invitation only)
• 14:45 – 17:00 Raw Material Suppliers Committee (by invitation only)
• 14:45 – 17:00 Traders Committee (open to all attendees)

20:00 – 23:00 Gala Dinner

March 28th, Tuesday

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

• Producers Committee
• Raw Material Suppliers Committee
• Traders Committee