Monday, December 14, 2009

5th Global Steel Conference at Goa in February 2010

Global Steel 2010, the fifth international conference on steel and steel making raw materials, is being organized in InterContinental, The Lalit Goa Resorts, Goa, from February 11 – 13.

 The theme of this years Conference is “Time to steel ahead – Anatomy of an Economy riding the Growth Trajectory”. The conference is being held keeping in mind the growth opportunities opening up after the recession. Global Steel 2010 has thus been timed and structured in a way that will provide the right platform for steel, iron ore, coking coal, sponge iron and ferro alloys industries to conduct business under one roof.  

 The event will create an international meeting point to facilitate information exchange, strategic discussions, networking, forging alliances and to understanding trends in national and international markets. 

 The conference will be divided into several sessions including the Government’s and international perspective on the scope of enhanced trade and linkages for the Indian steel industry, technical sessions on raw materials, transportation and logistics, mining, panel discussions etc.

 There will be distinguished speakers sharing their views and discussing potentials for steel and allied industries. Shri Virbhadhra Singh, Hon’ble Minister of Steel, Government of India will be the chief guest and Shri Atul Chaturvedi, Secretary, Minister of Steel will be the guest-of-honour. There will be other special guests including The Hon. Bob Carr, Former Premier of NSW, Australia, The Hon. Ian Macdonald, Minister for State and Regional Development, Minister for Mineral and Forest Resources & Minister for Central Coast, NSW, Australia and HE Mr Peter N Varghese, The Australian High Commissioner to India.

 Other confirmed speakers of the Conference includes Dr J J Irani, Tata Sons; Mr S K Roongta, Chairman, SAIL; Mr Partha S Bhattacharyya, Chairman, Coal India Limited; Mr S Dempo, Chairman, Dempo Group; Mr P K Mukherjee, MD, Sesa Goa; Ms Vicky Binns, Head of Commodity Analysis, BHP Billiton; Mr Gueorgui Pirinski, Global Steel Analyst, BHP Billiton; Mr Peter Marcus, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics; Dr Rod Beddows, CEO, Hatch Corporate Finance; Mr. John Kearsey, Head, SSY Consultancy & Research; Mr Gerard McCloskey, Chairman, McCloskey Group; Dr Amit Chatterjee, Advisor, Tata Steel, to name a few.

 There will be a concurrent exposition at the conference, providing an ideal platform for networking and formal and informal discussions, problem solving and business development. It would showcase new steel making equipment, technology and services to the Mining Industry and other target markets. 

 After the enriching discussions, the evenings will be reserved for networking dinners and cocktails. The special attractions include a fashion show on steel and a photography contest for accredited press photographers. 

 One of the highlights this year is the National Integrity Theme Presentation Contest on Ethics in Business, carrying a first prize of Rs.1 lac where the last date of submission is 5th January 2010.

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