Paolo Sangoi, 5 years old, is President of Assofermet Acciai and CEO of Sangoi Group, whose core business is the service center activity  for the supply of low carbon steel sheets and strips. He has gained a long experience in the management of supplies and commercial direction of Sangoi Group. He has promoted the development of the group's business realities, diversifying the historical activity into innovative areas, creating new synergies from the evolution of the group's configuration. As President of Assofermet Acciai which represents the Italian enterprises of trade, distribution and pre-processing of steel products, together with his team, he has promoted several initiatives for the revision of the European safeguard measures supporting free trade rules in favour of the competitiveness of the entire supply chain.  

Dr. Adam is Vice President of Tata Steel, President of Eurofer and Chairman of Tata Steel Netherlands Holding. He also chairs the Steel Institute VDEh in Germany. He provides a vast experience in the steel industry, including production, sales, marketing and leadership roles outside the company i.e. at WorldAutoSteel. Dr. Adam joined Tata Steel in 2011 as Chief Commercial Officer for the Tata Steel Europe, following his tenure as CEO of ThyssenKrupp Electrical Steel and various roles at ThyssenKrupp before. Born in Essen, Germany, he holds a mechanical engineering degree and specializes in automotive engineering and materials application. Dr. Adam's career began in 1991 in vehicle safety technologies, later advancing to Managing Director of a German engineering consultancy. His contributions have shaped the industry's direction, emphasizing innovation and excellence in steel manufacturing.

Carlo, entrepreneur and manager, is CEO of Donalam, in Romania, and LME (Laminés Marchands Européenes), in France, both companies of AFV Beltrame Group. For the Group, he is also responsible for Development & Innovation and M&A. He sits on the Board of Directors, where he is in charge of the Quality Steels Division. Over the past 20 years, he has held various positions in Italy and abroad. As head of M&A activities at the Italian parent company and thanks to his vision in terms of innovation, he has been able to bring a fundamental contribution to the company's development with great attention to cutting-edge and sustainable technologies. Since 2007 he has joined Donalam, managing its investment programs and all industrial operations, leading it to important results and considerable growth over the years.

Harssha Shetty is the Chief Executive Officer of Jindal Shadeed Iron & Steel LLC. (JSIS). Located in Oman and with a capacity of 2.4 million Tons per Annum, JSIS is one of the largest integrated steel producer in the gulf of Arabia, and has one of the lowest carbon footprints in the international steel industry. Harssha has 20 plus years of diversified leadership experience in Aluminium, Zinc and Steel industries. His past leadership roles include Chief Marketing Officer with Jindal Steel & Power Ltd India, Chief Marketing Officer-Aluminium business (BALCO & Vedanta Aluminium) and Chief Marketing Officer- Hindustan Zinc Ltd (Vedanta Group) and member of the Executive Committees in the Vedanta group companies.

Rolando graduated as a mechanical technician at A. Malignani Technical High School, Udine, Italy, in 1981. He has been in Danieli & C. since 1985, starting as a design engineer in the Long Product Hot Rolling Mills Division (Danieli Morgardshammar). He was designated Design Office Team Leader in 1989 before being promoted to Design Office Manager of the Rolling Mills Finishing Area in 1994. In 2001, he was promoted to Technical Director for the Hot Rolling Mill Division for Long Products. In 2006, he was in charge of the Long Products division's Process & Technological Department, of which he was appointed Executive Vice President in 2008. In 2014, he became Danieli Research Center Executive Vice President. In 2017, he was promoted to Chief Technology Officer of the Danieli Group and became a member of the Group Executive Board. Promoted again in 2021, he became Group Chief Executive Officer while retaining the title of CTO.

Stanislav is the CEO GMK Center, Chair of the Committee for Environment and Sustainable Development of the European Business Association, President of CSCMP Ukraine Roundtable. Last 5 years provides consulting services for Ukrainian iron & steel companies in sustainability issues, supply chains, CAPEX policy, market analysis. Stanislav Zinchenko has 15-years experience in consulting for manufacturing companies. He has expertise in operational management and supply chains as a team leader, consultant and analyst in international projects in the field of entrepreneurship, operational efficiency and logistic infrastructure. Stanislav has an MA in International Economics at Kyiv National Economic University.

Over more than 20 years, Luciana built her career in Communications in large companies. In line with the company's strategy, Communications can bring incredible results, such as engaging employees, stimulating dialogue between internal and external stakeholders, and acquiring a social license in large enterprises. In addition, through brand content and customer relationship, it is possible to position the brand and win sales. These results have been the basis of Luciana's professional achievements. Luciana also believes that communication skills build essential bridges for leading people and projects. Consistent goals, clear message, creativity, empathy, and listening are her ingredients to lead people and projects. Whether they are in the Communication area or any other department, be them anywhere in the world. Luciana holds a Bachelor's degree in Journalism and MAs in Marketing and International Relations. She has working experience in Brazil, Germany, and Italy, dealing with colleagues around the world.

Cesare is the Board Managing Director of CLN Group, where he is responsible for the steel service centre business, working for 15 years in CLN Group, focused on automotive components' production. He is a graduate of mechanical engineering from Politecnico Milan university and has over 40 years’ experience, covering different roles in the global steel industry. Cesare had experiences in top steel production companies and in important steel distribution groups too, as General Manager and Board Managing Director.

Selçuk was born in İskenderun, Türkiye. He graduated from Istanbul Technical University (İTÜ), department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering in 2008. Having worked as Production Manager and Production Director at various flat steel mills between 2009-2018, he joined Yıldız Demir Çelik AŞ as Supply Chain Director, in March 2018. During this period He also completed EMBA program at Sabancı University. Since August 2022, Selçuk is acting as Deputy General Manager for Commercial at Yıldız Demir Çelik before being promoted recently to General Manager.

Fernando is the Presedent of EUROMETAL, a position he has held since December 2018, and is the Managing Director of Layde Steel (Tata Steel Europe) since January 2009. As a senior executive leading transformation through growth, customer oriented actions and full involvement of the organisation, Fernando has more than 20 years of experience in highly demanding commercial organisations, of which 10 years acting as Managing Director promoting the change and market focus to take back to profits a complex entity. Involvement includes all stakeholders, and all levels of the company, including management of the multinational.

Born on the 27th of December 1958 Julian Verden was educated at St John’s Preparatory School, Pinner, then at St Edward’s School, Oxford. After which he entered the Steel Trading and Distribution Industry, where he has worked for over 45 years. He is currently Stemcor Group’s Managing Director for Europe.  Julian sits on the Stemcor Group’s Trading Management, Business Committee and Derivatives Management Teams.  Julian is also current Chairman  and past Treasurer  of the International Steel Trade Association. He sits on the Presidency of Eurometal, the Association of European Distributors, and is also a member of the London Metal Exchange Steel Committee. Julian joined the Samac Group in 1978 and purchased their UK steel import business in 1991. He subsequently sold it to the Stemcor Group in 1998, who are one of the world’s leading International Steel Traders and Distributors. Julian joined the Worshipful Company of Ironmongers by redemption in 2003, became a Freeman of the City of London in 2004, joined the Livery in 2006 and then the Court in 2009. Julian became the Master for the standard 1 year term in July 2022 having served as both Junior and Senior Warden. Julian is married to Zehan and together then have 2 sons, Harry & Theo.

Alessandro started his career as a consultant in M&A, taxation and corporate finance, he then joined Duferco where he developed his skills as a steel manager. After some years in MMK group as export manager he joined Deltasteel Group where he managed the steel business unit. Since November 2016 he is CEO at Gamma Trade Sa, a Swiss based company, active in steel trading and distribution mainly focused in import of flats into Europe, adding value to European manufacturers through logistic, financing and hedging services.

Stefano Ferrari was born in 1980 and graduated in Consumer Goods, Retail Distribution and Business Communication from the IULM University in Milan, before joining Siderweb SpA in 2005. After five years in journalism, in 2009 he became managing director of Siderweb, the Italian steel community. In 2013 and 2015 he ran the press office for Made in Steel, the biggest trade fair for the southern European steel industry, and since January 2014 has worked in the Siderweb Studies Office.

Derek Langston has worked for two of the largest shipbrokers in the world in a career spanning more than 20 years, and was appointed Global Head of Dry Cargo Research at Braemar in 2023. Previously, Derek was Head of Research at SSY from 2019 to 2023. Derek has been engaged for shipping research and consultancy work by a diverse client base including shipowners, operators, trading houses, utilities, mining companies, agricultural producers, government departments, banks and investment funds.  

Stéphane is technical head for governmental affairs and climate change within ArcelorMittal Europe. In that function, he contributes to the decarbonization roadmap of European entities, its financing and control of regulatory impacts. Previously Stéphane has been Chief Marketing Officer in charge of Packaging, Oil and gas, and Electrical Steel segments within ArcelorMittal Europe Flat Products as well Chief Executive Officer of ArcelorMittal Avelino & Canossa in Italy. Stéphane holds a degree as sales engineer from the Esidec business school in Metz (France) and he is a graduate in mechanical engineering.

Giovan is Group Sustainability and Environment Director of AFV Beltrame Group, a company active in the steel industry since 1896. Since he arrived at Beltrame almost two decades ago, he has always been involved in sustainability, first as Group Environmental Director and later as Group EHS & Sustainability Director. After training as a nuclear engineer at the Polytechnic University of Turin, he worked in various companies as an expert in environmental and sustainability policies.

Rafik is the Head of Steel Trading, Export and Raw Materials Sourcing at Maghreb Steel, based in Casablanca, Morocco. He has been with the company since 2014 and has played a crucial role in the strategic reorganisation of Maghreb Steel. He is responsible for managing international operations related to steel, business strategy, market intelligence, and international steel business development. Since 2018, he has led transformative initiatives, including the merger and reorganisation of business activities within the AMPEX Department. Rafik has achieved a lot at Maghreb Steel, including diversifying the supplier portfolio, expanding into new export markets and optimising freight and port operations. He has also led digital transformation efforts and implemented deep learning tools into economic market balance and decision-making models. Additionally, he is a strong supporter of sustainability programs. Rafik has an MBA from Casablanca Business School, an Engineering degree from École Polytechnique de Lille, and a Global Executive MBA from École des Ponts et Chaussées Paris. He mentors startups, promotes maths education, and supports local organisations. He enjoys surfing, composing music, and exploring innovation trends in his free time.

Alessandro (born 1970) holds the position of Director of Economic and Market Analysis at the European Steel Association (EUROFER) based in Brussels, where he carries out economic research and analysis linked to the steel sector. Prior to joining EUROFER, he held for over ten years equivalent positions at other Brussels-based European trade associations (namely in the mortgage lending sector and the cement sector) and, before that, he worked for the Economic Studies Office of a leading cement and construction group in Rome, Italy, and for the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) in Maastricht, the Netherlands. He holds a PhD in Economics (1999) and a Degree in political science (1995) from the University of Pisa, Italy. He has dual nationality (Italian and Belgian) and is fluent in English, French and Italian.

Gorkem received his master's degree in Management of Business Administration in 2002 from La Salle University, Philadelphia, USA. He started his career in the US, working in multinational companies such as Saint Gobain. Later, he went on to work in the stock market fortune 500 company SEI Investments as a mutual fund trader in the US. In 2005, he took a challenge in the steel industry and started to work for steel producers as an executive for export markets. Then, he was appointed as a director of the steel desk of LN metals, a commodity trading company in London. In 2012, Gorkem founded Galex Steel International -- a trading house mainly focused on flat steel products and exports to Europe, Turkey, South America, Middle East and Far East. Galex represents reputable government and private mills from China, India and Turkey on regional or project basis. The company covers global markets through its offices in Turkey, China, India and Russia.

James Moss, partner in First River, has been a strategy consultant in Europe and the United States since 1985, helping steel companies develop and implement business & corporate strategies. He has consulted widely with the North American and international steel industries since 1989 on a wide range of assignments from senior team building to wholesale strategic and organizational change. James’ work is focused on helping senior executives develop clearly focused strategies that lead to growth and superior returns. Prior to forming First River with partner Tony Taccone in 1998, James practiced independently following many years as a consultant with Beddows & Company, now part of HATCH. James also co-hosts the Willy Korf Foundation’s Green Steel Challenge podcast along with Dr Mike Walsh. James is a dual citizen of the US & the United Kingdom and lives in Pittsburgh, PA. He holds a Masters in Strategy & Organization Development from Pepperdine University, California, and a Masters in English Literature from Cambridge University, England.

Tommaso graduated in mechanical engineering from Università degli Studi di Parma in 1996. He started his career as a designer in the agricultural business for Landini spa, and then he moved to Germany in the automotive business working for Victor Reinz Gmbh, Dana Corp. In 2000, after attaining a Master in Business Administration in SDA Bocconi, he joined McKinsey & Co handling projects in utilities, banking and insurance sectors. Later he joined the Allianz Group as a marketing manager and then he became the credit manager of AllianzBank. Tommaso entered the steel industry with S.Polo Lamiere spa becoming General Manager in 2008 and CEO in 2012, currently holding this position, at the same time he was appointed Vice-President of Assofermet, the Italian association of steel distributors, and in 2015 he became President of the Steel Division of Assofermet. Since January 2017 he is member of the board of Tecnopali, the Italian leading company in lighting and TLC poles and electricity transmission systems.

Alexander is an Associate Partner of McKinsey’s Brussels office, part of McKinsey’s global leadership team for strategy in the materials sector and has worked with clients across the global materials and in particular steel value chain for over 7 years. With an engineering background and passion for geopolitics, he helps clients build their growth and decarbonization strategies in a volatile and uncertain world. Over the past years, he’s worked with clients globally to shape their decarbonization strategy and capex projects in order to reach Net Zero, helped assess the opportunity of de-couple ironmaking and steelmaking value chains for various players, understand the impact of steel growth and decarbonization on key feedstock providers and assess the evolution of the metallics mix across global geographies under various climate action scenarios and resource constraints.

Dean is the Chief Representative at SeAH Coated Metal Europe Office. He has an impressive career history, having joined SeAH Steel Corporation's Flat Rolled business department in 2007, where he oversaw Exports to the EU & CIS markets. In 2017, he was pivotal in establishing SeAH Coated Metal Corporation as a separate entity from SeAH Steel Corporation. He worked for the International Sales Team and was responsible for exporting to the EU & CIS & Middle East markets. From 2020 to 2022, he worked for the International Sales Team in charge of exporting to the EU, US, and South American markets. Since 2023, Dean has been a Chief Representative for SeAH Coated Metal Europe Office.

Patrik studied business economics and management in English at Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, Slovakia. After graduation, he started working at Hyundai Steel Slovakia as a marketing assistant in 2022 and later transferred to the sales department. Patrik is responsible for general customers (a stamping company), and is a member of the CFT global sales team, where they are actively searching for potential customers (especially chassis and body-in-white stamping companies) in Central Europe. Patrik maintains marketing activities, monitoring raw material prices and the steel market situation in Europe. In addition, he is a member of the project management team regarding IATF and customer audits.

Tanmoy has about 15 years of experience working at the highest level with global metals & mining players, financial and asset restructuring firms. He has both worked at management consulting, operations, overseen projects in iron & steel making, due diligence, energy transition and techno economic appraisal of projects at some of the largest plants across Europe, S-E Asia, Middle East, and in North America. He is currently working with Research and Consulting Group AG, Switzerland, leading the metals & mining team globally, before at Frost & Sullivan, TATA and JSW Steel, he was managing the transformation team for corporate strategy, capital projects and operations for one of the world’s most advanced plant. According to Tanmoy, green steel and clean energy transitions need to have economic merit, and the RCG AG team leaves no stone unturned in designing and improving operations for the most CAPEX/OPEX efficient portfolios to ensure the lowest “carbon premium” possible considering market, technical feasibility, and economics of operations. Tanmoy has BS Degree in Metallurgy & Materials Science and MBA from Indian Institute of Technology, IIT, Kharagpur. Outside of work, Tanmoy’s interests include long distance running and experiencing new cultures.

After graduating from University of Genoa Italy, Mario achieved a Master of Science at the Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He started his career in Duferco in 2002 and after an experience in Carbofer, he co-founded DP Trade SA in 2009. Open-minded and flexible, he is able to adapt the company policy and strategy to the fast-changing circumstances. Married and with three children, he practices triathlon and skiing.

Werner, Category Manager Steel at Royal Bam Group, began his career in 1989 with ODS BV, a Dutch distribution company. At the time, ODS was a subsidiary of Arbed. Over the years, the company underwent changes in ownership, becoming part of Kloeckner and Hoogovens Ijmuiden, and later being fully acquired by Kloeckner. During this period, Werner held various roles in sales and procurement until 2004. He then joined Condesa, which had acquired all welded pipe mills across Europe from Arcelor in 2003. In late 2008, Werner returned to ODS, which by then was a wholly owned subsidiary of Kloeckner in Duisburg. In 2016, he transitioned to Royal BAM Group NV, a construction company in the Netherlands. With 34 years of experience in the steel industry, Werner has gained extensive knowledge of the supply chains for steel products, which he applies to his role at BAM to enhance his colleagues' understanding of the steel industry.

Emanuele Norsa is a respected analyst and consultant for the European steel market. During the last fifteen years, he has worked for news and price agencies such as Steel Business Briefing, Platts, Kallanish and Siderweb. He often features at international events organised by leading international associations and companies.

Suhita is the India steel markets reporter at Kallanish and joined the team in January 2024. She is a former financial journalist and research analyst, with over 10 years of experience across various sectors (including energy and financial services) and regions (US, UK and India). She has an interest in sustainability and is keen to be at the forefront of covering India’s transition to a low carbon future. 

Having graduated from university in England's steel city of Sheffield, Adam was destined to end up in a career related to the steel industry. He has worked at Kallanish since 2014 as an editor for The Middle East and Turkey, as well as CIS and Eastern Europe, contributing his experience gained from five years in Dubai of the vibrant and fast-growing Middle Eastern and Turkish markets. Adam regularly attends events in the Middle East and Europe, moderating and speaking at some of them. He was previously steel editor at Platts in Dubai and before that Central and Eastern European reporter for Steel Business Briefing in London. Adam prides himself on providing friendly, informative and accurate journalism. He is currently based in Austria and speaks fluent Polish and intermediate German. 

Christian covers the German steel markets at Kallanish and joined the team in 2015. Previously, Christian worked as a steel journalist for some 15 years. He started off with American Metal Market, and later joined Steel Business Briefing, where he spent seven years as correspondent for the German-language countries.

Paul is a Director and Co-founder of Kallanish, which he helped to create after working for Steel Business Briefing as General Manager for Asia. With the co-founders, he felt there was a gap for simple, good quality journalism and market intelligence combined with a focus on listening to customer needs. Kallanish aims to put the customer at the forefront of everything it does. Previously, Paul was a Commercial Director and negotiated strategic alliances for blue chip companies in the payments industry. He also holds an MBA from Cranfield School of Management. Paul is based in Kallanish’s London HQ and previously lived in Paris and Shanghai. He speaks fluent French and conversational Mandarin.

Tomas is the Managing Editor Asia for Kallanish and produces editorial content on the region, with a focus on China, as well as overseeing Kallanish's operations in East Asia. He is based in Shanghai, where he has lived and worked for the last six years. Tomas speaks Mandarin as well as English and Spanish. He has also spent three years in Beijing studying and working. Previously, Tomas worked at Steel Business Briefing, where he joined shortly after graduating with a masters degree in Asian politics from SOAS in London.

Arnaud currently holds the positions of Vice President of Sales at Vulcan Green Steel LLC and Vice President of Strategic Development at Jindal Steel and Power. He has over 35 years of experience in the steel industry, including business development, trading, and industrial operations. He began his career in the 1990s as a technico-commercial and has held various managerial positions at major international steel producers such as Arcelor, SSAB, NLMK and DITH.  In 2019, he became the head of strategic development at SSAB, where he supported the Green Steel Transformation project and feasibility (CTO org) until August 2023. Starting from September 1st, 2023, Arnaud GUERENDEL assumed the role of Vice President of Sales at VULCAN GREEN STEEL LLC, which is the steel arm of Vulcan Green and part of the esteemed Jindal Steel & Power group. Their greenfield steel complex in Duqm (GCC) is set to have a 6 MTPA Green steel capacity, taking advantage of Oman’s exceptional solar and wind resources. This ambitious project has been well-received in Europe, resulting in approximately 6.7 MTPA as MOUs with leaders of different steel user segments within the last fiscal year. Since Sept 1st, he has also assumed the role of Vice President at Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL), supporting strategic activities.