Metin Tayfun was born in Istanbul in 1955. He completed his high school education in Virginia, US. In 1977, received his mechanical engineering degree, followed by a master’s degree in industrial engineering, both from Texas A&M University. His work experience covers 3.5 years at Amoco Production in Texas, two years at Colakoglu Metalurji, then 26 years at companies including Borusan Group, Monroe Shockabsorbers, Caterpillar and Mannesmann Pipe. In 2010, he joined Colakoglu Metalurji as the company switched its production from long products to mainly flat products. He is a founding member of both the Thrace Industrialists Association and Turkey’s Construction Machinery Industry Association and is a board member of the Automotive Suppliers Association of Turkey (TAYSAD). He is also the chairman of Turkey’s Association of Flat Steel Exporters and Manufacturers (YISAD).

Cüneyt is currently a Board Member of Acemar AG Swiss since 2010 and President of Acemar DMCC UAE since 2018. Prior to that, he worked as the managing partner at AR International in Istanbul from 2000 to 2010. From 1996 to 2000, he served as the planning and procurement manager at Ekinciler Foreign Steel Trade Company in Istanbul. He also worked as the Melt shop Chief Engineer at Ege Metal Steel Works in Izmir from 1995-1996 and as the Rolling Mill Chief Engineer at Ekinciler Steel Mill in Iskenderun from 1992-1994. He started his career as a Quality Control and Assurance Engineer at Ekinciler Steel Works in 1991-1992. Cüneyt holds a degree in Metallurgical Engineering from Middle East Technical University Ankara and has completed the Executive Education program at IMD Lausanne, where he is also an alumnus.

Hu Hongsheng is Director of Scrap Department at Fubao Information Company, Head of Fubao Scrap Research Team and Scrap Data Products. Hu Hongsheng has been engaged in bulk commodity and scrap industry research for more than ten years.

Pratik is the Senior Manager for MTC Group, a 50-year-old business group employing more than 5500 personnel. MTC Group is the largest Ferrous Scrap procurement, processing, recycling & steel manufacturing company in India, having various scrapyards across India, handling a yearly volume of over 2 million tons of Ferrous & Non-Ferrous metals/scrap and ferro alloys. Pratik brings a vast experience of more than 16 years in Metal Scrap Recycling trade in India & International trade. Having offices in the USA, UK, Singapore and Dubai, Pratik has travelled extensively all over the world, handling the international business of his MTC Group.

Steven Vercammen is a senior expert in McKinsey & Company’s Belgium Office. Since he joined in 2004, he has worked on steel and steel value chain related projects (carbon and stainless steel). Whilst early on focusing on operational improvement, market analysis (supply/demand) and technical benchmarking, in recent years Steven has specialized in sustainability topics related to the steel industry. As part of the global steel industry dynamics knowledge, Steven is the global expert on steel metallics dynamics covering scrap supply, demand and pricing evolution and decarbonization. In addition, Steven is global research leader for steel and metals in general, responsible for proprietary knowledge assets linked to cost curves, demand, supply, capital markets and overall market dynamics. Prior to joining McKinsey, Steven worked at the KU Leuven university as the “science engineering technology” group manager responsible for research strategy, educational programs and day to day management of all support functions. Steven has obtained a PhD in materials engineering (steel) from the KU Leuven and obtained engineering masters diploma from the university of Ghent in Belgium

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.

Osman graduated from the Technical University of Istanbul in 1987 as a metallurgical engineer. He worked in different companies till 2001, like Kibar Holding, Ekinciler Steel, Habas Steel and Stemcor. Osman established Metkim Metal in March 2001. In the past 21 years, Metkim has been working as sale agent for different companies like S Norton Co, UK, Theo Steel, Germany, Log-Met, Italy, Rad & Comm, Canada and some other companies, especially for steel scrap and non-ferrous cargoes for Turkish and Greek markets. Osman also markets such cargoes to Middle East countries since the growth in steel mills in this region in recent years.

Born in 1959, Muammer graduated in 1983 from the Metallurgical Engineering Department of Middle East Technical University in Ankara. During his career, he has worked as an engineer and as an executive in various positions at Cukurova Celik, Cebitas, Metas, Kumas, Eregemetal, Sivas Demir Celik, Ferrocom, Cer Celik, Ecosid  Ltd and Kocaer Celik. Since 2014, he has been serving as managing director of Bilecik Demir Celik. Muammer has published industry analyses and articles in various professional publications on steelmaking processes, the relation between refractory and steelmaking processes, and alternative raw materials for electric arc furnaces.

Alain has been working at Casier Recycling NV for the last 3 years. Casier Recycling is a recycling company, specialised in both non-ferrous and ferrous materials with a strong sourcing network in the industrial activities within Flanders, Belgium. After his studies (Master in Economic Sciences at Antwerp University), Alain joined the raw materials division of the Arbed Group, which later became Arcelor and ArcelorMittal. Alain was stationed in Brussels, later in Singapore where he joined the Group’s steel trading division and returned to Belgium 8 years later to join the logistics division. Alain subsequently joined an American company Tube City IMS, a provider of steel services, including scrap procurement for the Eastern European market, especially within the Czech Republic and Serbia. He later moved to Vienna, Austria to join FJ Elsner Trading as senior trader for raw materials. In 2018 Alain joined Casier Recycling in Belgium as commercial director with responsibilities on both the scrap sourcing as on the sales side.

Salam is a Civil and Metallurgical Engineer, graduated from Texas AGM University in 1984 and Executive MBA from Cambridge Massachusetts. He has a Doctorate degree in Business and Economic Sustainability from London. Dr. Salam AI-SHARIF has 37 years of experience in the Metals Recycling industry. His extensive hands-on experience has paved the way for Sharif Metals Group of Companies to achieve regional and global recognition. Advisory leadership of 4th generation. Presently the Founding Chairman of Recycling Association of Africa-RAA. He has held progressive positions at the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR); from a Board Member to Vice President and Chairman of the Ambassador's Committee. Also, he has served as President of the Bureau of Middle East Recycling (BMR) for 10 years, 3 years as Honorary Chairman, and now holds the position of Patron. Salam has frequently been invited as a 'Guest Speaker' in different prestigious local and international forums and conferences related to Metals, Recycling, Environment, Energy, and Sustainability. He has received several prestigious awards recognizing his enormous contribution towards the development of his industry, including the Best Recycling to the Middle East in 2017 and also Best Middle East Recycler in 2018, and 4 times Gold Winner in the Middle East Personality of the year award.

Emrah is a seasoned professional in the steel foreign trade industry, currently serving as the Vice General Manager of Bastug Metallurgy. He holds a Master's degree in Economics from Dokuz Eylul University in Turkey and has almost 20 years of experience in the field. Emrah has worked in various export and import departments for top companies such as Ozkan Steel, Diler Holding, and Izmir Demir Celik (IDC). He oversees the import of steel scrap and raw materials and the export of end products like reinforcing bars and billets at Bastug Metallurgy. Emrah is known for his strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and ability to handle pressure. He plays a vital role in ensuring the company's import and export operations run efficiently and effectively while maintaining the highest quality and customer service standards.

Chrysa is responsible for trade policy and economic analysis for UK Steel, representing the sector’s interests to UK government. Chrysa leads UK Steel’s work on trade remedies, trade agreements and wider trade regulation, including sanctions. She also works on areas at the intersection of trade, climate change and environment policy, such as carbon leakage and scrap policy. Chrysa recently co-authored UK Steel’s report “Steel Scrap: a Strategic Raw Material for Net Zero Steel” analysing the UK scrap market and outlining scrap policy recommendations for the UK government. Previously Chrysa led the European Biofuels team at S&P Global Platts, covering pricing, policy and news for these markets. She also has experience across a broad range of commodity markets and policy, including metals & mining, petrochemicals, sugar and grains. Chrysa holds an MSc European Political Economy and a BSc Economics from the London School of Economics.

Ali has 40 years experience in the steel and raw materials sectors throughout Europe, African & Latin American, Ukraine and Russia including foreign trade, and logistics. He has extensive experience in iron & steel, energy, cement and food industries especially in exports from Ukraine, Russia and Turkey to several other countries. Ali's various companies have a combined yearly turnover of USD650 million.

Dr Tom Kirk is Founder & CEO of Foresight Data Machines, who pair AI with physics to solve the most important control problems in electric steelmaking.

Gaku is the executive officer for Tokyo Steel Manufacturing Co., Ltd., the biggest Japanese electric-arc-furnace steel producer that makes both flats and beams. Tokyosteel has the top market share of H beams and is the first company to produce hot rolled coils from scrap in Japan. Tokyosteel’s pricing of steel scrap is regarded as a market indicator in the world. Gaku is responsible for export sales at the Tokyo headquarters. He has abundant experience in HRC trade with various areas such as North America, Europe, China and other Asian countries. Gaku is also in charge of sales development of flat products to promote of environmental-friendly green steel among Japanese steel consumers like global manufacturers. EAF steel is the first choice for steel users moving towards carbon neutrality. The company has the technology to recycle obsolete scraps into high-quality steel sheets, and Tokyosteel has a clear vision to expand its capacity. 

Marcel is the founder and Managing Director of Laplace Conseil, an independent management consultancy firm he created in 1995, specialised in international strategy consulting for the metals, minerals and recycling industries. He has conducted numerous missions for the iron and steel industries as well as non-ferrous, scrap, and mineral companies, in Europe and abroad, in the areas of globalisation, merger and acquisition, restructuring, risk management and performance improvement. In most of his work, Marcel helps CEO’s and top executives anticipate, react to, and deal with the evolutions of the global scene such as technology innovation, China emergence, international competitiveness, prices and profits volatility. Today, Marcel is particularly helping his clients to assess the impact and opportunities for the steel and metal industries created by Climate Change and its necessary adaptations. Prior to Laplace Conseil, Marcel was a consultant for 15 years with McKinsey & Company where he became the senior partner in charge of the Firm’s worldwide steel practice. Marcel holds an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MSc in electrical engineering from the University of Liège.

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.

Huseyin, Deputy General Manager for Hangzhou CIEC, has 25 years of experience in foreign steel trade. Having worked as a foreign trade manager at various Turkish mills, as a Board Member of the Turkish Flat Steel Association, and as a Board Member of the Turkish Iron and Steel Exporter Association, Huseyin is now living in China and working in HQ responsible for Middle East Markets,  European Markets, African Markets, Long Department and business development at Hangzhou CIEC International Co.