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