Herebelow is the program of the SteelOrbis Fall’14 Conference & the 71st IREPAS meeting which is to be held in Berlin.

September 28th, Sunday

14:00 – 19:00 Registration desk opens at the lobby
19:00 – 23:00 Welcome Cocktail at Hilton Berlin Hotel
September 29th, Monday 

08:30 – 09:00 Registration desk opens at the conference area
09:00 – 10:00 Welcome address by Chairman of IREPAS – Kim Marti

SESSION ONE – Global Economic Outlook
Keynote Speaker: Lutz Karpowitz, Commerzbank AG

10:00 – 11:00  Guest Speaker: Peter Draper (former director of Man.Utd. FC)

11:00 – 11:30 Networking Break

11:30 – 12:30 SESSION TWO – Global Trends, Diminishing Exports and Trade Cases

• EU economy and long product market outlook / Speaker : Franc Cardona, Celsa Group
• US market trends and trade cases / Speaker: Bernd Neuenkirchen, C&F International

• Steel trends and expectations: MENA and GCC / Speaker: Abdulaziz Abdul Razaq Hashim , Qatar Steel

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)

20:00 – 23:00 Gala Dinner

September 30th, 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