Thursday, February 17, 2005

9:00 - 11:00 am	FLAT ROLLED, BAR PRODUCTS, AND PLATES & SHAPES COUNCIL MEETINGS
11:30 am - 12:45 pm	LUNCHEON Sponsored by Steel Dynamics, Inc. Speaker: •Andrew Sharkey, III, president and chief executive officer, American Iron and Steel Institute
12:45 - 4:45 pm	GENERAL SESSION
12:45 1:15 pm	METALS ACTIVITY REPORT •Chris Marti, vice president, research and technology, Metals Service Center Institute
1:15 - 2:15 pm	INDUSTRY CONSOLIDATION AND THE IMPLICATIONS IN THE METALS INDUSTRY •Mark L. Feldman, Ph.D., authority on mergers and acquisitions and the impact of industry consolidations
2:15 - 2:45 pm	REFRESHMENT BREAK
2:45 - 3:45 pm	INDUSTRIAL MARKETS 2005 AND BEYOND: MANAGING THROUGH THE MID-DECADE BOOM •Eli Lustgarten, senior vice president and director of institutional equity research, J.B. Hanauer & Company
3:45 - 4:45 pm	THE CHANGING LANDSCAPE OF THE STEEL INDUSTRY •William G. Peluchiwski, managing director, Houlihan, Lokey, Howard & Zukin
6:00 - 7:00 pm	JOINT RECEPTION Sponsored by The Eaton Steel Bar Company
7:00 - 9:00 pm	JOINT MSCI DIVISION DINNER •Todd Buchholz, former white house economic policy director and author “Bringing the Jobs Home”

 Friday, February 18, 2005

7:00 - 7:45 am	JOINT BREAKFAST Sponsored by Nucor Corporation •Bob Weidner, president & chief executive officer, Metals Service Center Institute
BAR PRODUCTS DIVISION Sponsored by Niagara LaSalle
8:00 - 9:00 am	INTERNATIONAL SUPPLY PANEL Moderator: •Gary Goodman, president, The Eaton Steel Bar Company Panelists: • Steve Pouy, vice president, sales, Lucchini USA • Gary J. Fehr, director of procurement, Magellan • Derek Randall, commercial director, Corus Engineering Steels
9:00 - 10:00 am	NORTH AMERICAN SUPPLY PANEL Moderator: • James D. Hoffman, vice president, EMJ Panelists: • Joseph F. Lapinsky, president & ceo, Republic Engineered Products • Michael J. Scharf, chairman & ceo, Niagara LaSalle Corporation • Mark Marcucci, president, Macsteel Quanex
10:00 - 10:15 am	METALS ACTIVITY REPORT • Chris Marti, vice president, research and technology, Metals Service Center Institute
10:15 - 10:30 am	REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:30 - 11:30 am	DISTRIBUTION PANEL Moderator: • Richard Rosinski, sales manager, Ispat Inland Bar Products Panelists: • Anthony J. Hammes, director, procurement, Ryerson Tull, Inc. • Craft O’Neal, senior vice president, O’Neal Steel • Thomas J. Sharpe, president, Bergsen, Inc.
PLATES & SHAPES DIVISON
8:00 - 9:00 am	PLATES & SHAPES MARKETING COMMITTEE UPDATE • James A. Collins, vice president, sales & marketing, Metals USA • Mark Haight, president, northern region, Infra-Metals Company
9:00 - 9:45 am	METALS ACTIVITY REPORT • Chris Marti, vice president, research and technology, Metals Service Center Institute
9:45 - 10:00 am	REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:00 - 11:30 am	SUPPLY AND DEMAND PANEL Moderator: • John Lusdyk, president, southern region, Infra-Metals Company Panelists: • Daniel L. Miksta, vice president and general sales manager, IPSCO Enterprises • Mark Petitgoue, sales manager, Nucor-Yamato • Thomas W. Muth, vice president, sales and marketing, Copperweld • Gregory DePhillis, vice president and general manager, long products, Arcelor International America • James T. Dabney, sales manager, Gerdau Ameristeel Corporation
FLAT ROLLED DIVISION
8:00 - 8:15 am	METALS ACTIVITY REPORT • Chris Marti, vice president, research and technology, Metals Service Center Institute
8:15 - 8:45 am	STRATEGIC OVERVIEW OF MARKET DEVELOPMENT IN AUTOMOTIVE AND LIGHT GAUGE CONSTRUCTION • David C. Jeanes, executive vice president, market development, American Iron and Steel Institute
8:45 - 9:30 am	IMPROVING EFFICIENCIES THROUGHOUT THE MANUFACTURING SUPPLY CHAIN: RAW MATERIAL, METALS AND END-USE APPLICATIONS • Scott Carr, Ph.D., assistant professor, decisions, operations and technology management, Anderson School of Management, UCLA (invited)
9:30 - 9:45 am	NEW INITIATIVES - FLAT ROLLED COUNCIL • Frank M. Walker, president and chief executive officer, Feralloy Corporation and chairman, MSCI Flat Rolled Council
9:45 - 10:15 am	REFRESHMENT BREAK
10:15 - 11:30 am	NORTH AMERICAN SUPPLY PANEL Moderator: • Frank M. Walker, president and chief executive officer, Feralloy Corporation Panelists: • Rick Blume, national sales and marketing manager, Nucor Corporation • Michael G. Rippey, executive vice president, commercial and chief financial officer, Ispat-Inland (invited) • Steve Szymanski, general manager, commercial, United States Steel Corporation
12:30 pm	SHOTGUN SCRAMBLE GOLF TOURNAMENT
6:30 - 7:30 pm	JOINT RECEPTION
7:30 - 9:30 pm	JOINT DINNER

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