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SMU Steel Summit 2025: A vibe you won't want to miss

Written by Ethan Bernard

April 25, 2025

It’s not a bee. It’s not the overhead fluorescent lights, or the old transformer just outside your office. In fact, that buzz you’re hearing is the one building around SMU’s Steel Summit 2025, and it’s only getting louder.

The event runs Monday, Aug. 25 – Wednesday, Aug. 27, in Atlanta at the Georgia International Convention Center (GICC). And, remember, summer is just around the corner.

We’ve got nearly 600 attendees registered so far, and more than 250 companies. That is putting us on pace for another record-breaking year. To see a list of companies already signed up, click here.

Uncertainty around President Trump’s tariffs has been a common theme so far in 2025. Our agenda is shaping up to provide you with the most up-to-date, actionable, information around all subjects steel. So whether that’s tariffs, the broader economic outlook, supply chains, or just the musings of some of the industry’s leading executives, we’ll have you covered.

And don’t forget the networking opportunities, the chance to rub elbows with your industry peers, and maybe invite them for a drink.

Hotel rooms are filling up fast. For all your questions on the event, and to see remaining hotel options, click here.

We can’t wait to see you there!

Ethan Bernard

Ethan Bernard is managing 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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