Day 1: Sunday, March 1,2020

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