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SMU Steel Summit: 700 strong and rising

Written by David Schollaert & Ethan Bernard

June 8, 2024

Now that June has arrived, the official countdown until SMU’s Steel Summit 2024 – North America’s premier flat-rolled steel conference – has begun.

If you haven’t already registered, don’t delay. More than 700 attendees from more than 300 companies have already registered to be in Atlanta this August. In short, it’s poised to be another big year.

The details

The event runs Monday-Wednesday, Aug. 26-28, in Atlanta at the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC).

We’ve got a host of great speakers lined up, including leaders from mills, service centers, and end-users, as well as analysts, economists, and trade-policy experts. The agenda for the event can be found here.

We’d love for everyone in the SMU Community to join us to learn about the latest steel-price forecasts, economic outlooks, and the current events shaping our industry. And don’t forget the conference provides some of the best networking opportunities out there!

Aug. 26 is just around the corner, so we encourage you to register today and book your travel arrangements if you haven’t already.

We hope to see you there!

David Schollaert

David Schollaert is a senior analyst for Steel Market Update. David joined SMU after more than a decade in the metals and mining industry in a myriad of different roles. Much of his early experience and expertise were within the coverage and analysis of steel-making raw materials and served previously as senior editor of the CRU Prices Service. Most recently, however, before his return to market analysis, David held roles as a metals buyer and an operations manager for raw material suppliers. Based in CRU’s Pittsburgh office, David can be reached at david@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-720-1008.

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Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA. in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.

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