Programme

April 14^th, 2010**:

14h – Registration of delegates

16h – ExpoSteel Opening

17h-18h30 – Opening Ceremony of the Brazilian Steel Conference
Flavio Azevedo, President of the Brazil Steel Institute
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, President of Brazil

18h30-19h – Opening Ceremony of ExpoSteel 2010

19h-20h – Welcome cocktail

21h – End of day 1

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April 15^th, 2010:

8h – Registration of delegates and visitors

9h - ExpoSteel Opening

9h-9h50 - Keynote Speech
Lakshmi Mittal, CEO of ArcelorMittal
Questions & Answers

9h50-10h20 – Break

10h20-12h20 - Panel 1 – World Steel Industry Trends / Impacts on China
Chairman’s opening remarks: Ian Christmas, Director General of the Worldsteel Association
Speakers:
Barry Naughton, Professor of Chinese economy - University of California
Geng Xiao, Director of the Brookings-Tsinghua Center
John Lichtenstein, Director of Accenture

12h20-13h – Taking office of news Brazil Steel Institute´s Chairman and Vice-Chairman of Board of Directors, André B. Gerdau Johannpeter and Albano Chagas Vieira.
Taking office of Brazil Steel Institute´s CEO, Marco Polo de Mello Lopes.

13h-14h30 - Luncheon

14h30-16h40 - Panel 2 – Trends for the major consuming sectors – Special Projects (World Cup 2014, Olympics 2016, Pre-Salt, etc.)
Chairman´s opening remarks: Luciano Coutinho, president of BNDES
Speakers:
José Sergio Gabrielli de Azevedo, president of Petrobras
Paulo Godoy, president of ABDIB
José Carlos de Oliveira Lima, vice president of FIESP and coordinator of Construbusiness

16h40-17h – Break

17h-18h40 - Painel 3 – The world market for semi-finished products – perspectives for Brazil
Chairman´s opening remarks: Albano Chagas Vieira, director superintendent of Votorantim Siderurgia
Speaker:
Joachim Schröder, CEO of Research & Consulting Group AG
Speakers:
Roger Agnelli, Director-President of Vale
Marco Antônio Castello Branco, CEO of Usiminas
Benjamin Mário Baptista Filho, CEO of ArcelorMittal Tubarão – Flat Steel

20h – End of day 2


April 16^th, 2010:

8h – Conference welcome address

9h – ExpoSteel Opening

9h-10h30 - Panel 4– World Economy / Brazil’s challenges in growth
Speaker:
Dani Rodrik, Professor of International Political Economy - Harvard University
Panel Members:
Delfim Netto, economist and former Minister of Finance
Jorge Gerdau Johannpeter, general coordinator of Ação Empresarial
Maílson da Nobrega, economist and former Minister of Finance
Armando Monteiro, president of CNI - Confederation of National Industries 
Moderator: Miriam Leitão

10h30-11h – Break

11h-12h30 - Panel 4– World Economy / Brazil’s challenges in growth (Part II)

12h30-13h – Closing Session of the Brazilian Steel Conference
Guido Mantega, Minister of Finance

17h – Closing of ExpoSteel


Program subject to change.
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