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Background and Contents

The Chinese and international steel industry is experiencing historical changes in regard to the policy and macro-economic environment, market conditions, capacity situation, raw material supply, trade relations and the enterprise organization structure, etc. In particular, the newly promulgated Chinese Eleventh Five-Year Plan for National Economy and Social Development, the Steel Industry Development Policy and the Development Plan of the Steel Industry in 2006-2010, will exert a tremendous influence on the future development of the Chinese steel industry. At the same time, along with the uncertain changes of the world economy and the slowdown of the steel demand, the international steel industry is expected to undergo profound structural reforms in the coming years.

China International Steel Congress is a high-level conference focusing on the profound, overall and strategic questions of the steel industry. Since its birth in 2000, the congress has been held successfully for four times and become a leading international event of the steel industry.

The Congress will include a Plenary Session on June 2 and several Technical Seminars from June 3 to 4. The Plenary Session will be conducted in the form of panel discussions, covering political and economic environment, restructuring, technological innovations and green application of steel. The panelists invited include the Chairmen (or CEOs) of Arcelor Mittal, Nippon Steel, POSCO, US Steel, ThyssenKrupp, Tata Steel, Severstal, Baosteel, Ansteel, WISCO, Shougang, Tangshan Steel, Taiyuan Steel, Shasteel and Valin Group, etc. The Technical Seminars, held in conjunction with Metal+Metallurgy Expo, will present the state-of-the-art green technologies in iron-making, steel-making, continuous casting, hot rolling, cold rolling and casting. Metal+Metallurgy Expo will take place from June 3 to 6, 2008 at Shanghai New International Expo Center.

Preliminary Programme

June 1 Sun Pudong Shangri-La Hotel

10:00-17:00 Registration at Group Check-in Counter, lobby of the River Wing
18:30-20:00 Welcome Banquet sponsored by Danieli, China Hall, 3rd floor, the Grand Tower

June 2 Mon Plenary Session at China Hall, 3rd floor, the Grand Tower

08:30-10:15 Opening Session Environment Policy

08:30-08:45 Welcome speech by Mr. Zhang Xiaogang, Chairman of CISA
08:45-09:05 Keynote speech by Mr. Pu Haiqing, Vice Chairman of the Environment Protection and Resources Conservation Committee of the National People's Congress of China
Advisor to China Iron and Steel Association
09:05-09:25 Keynote speech by Mr. Ian Christmas, Secretary General of IISI
09:25-09:45 Keynote speech by Mr. Shan Shanghua, Secretary General of CISA
09:45-10:15 Q&A
10:15-10:30 Tea Break

10:30-12:30 Session 2 Restructuring, Moderator: Mr. Chen Weihong, CCTV

10:30-10:40 Mr. Xu Lejiang, Chairman of Baosteel Group Corp.
10:40-10:50 Mr. John P. Surma, Chairman & CEO of US Steel Corp.
10:50-11:00 Mr. Zhu Jimin, Chairman of Shougang Corp.
11:00-11:10 Mr. Shri S. K. Roongta, Chairman of SAIL
11:10-11:20 Mr. Young-Hoon Lee, Vice President POSCO
11:20-11:30 Mr. Shen Wenrong, Chairman and President Jiangsu Shagang Group
11:30-11:40 Mr. Huang Tianwen, President of Sinosteel Corporation
11:40-12:30 Panel Discussion

12:30-14:00 Lunch at Grand Ballroom, 3rd floor, the River Wing

14:00-17:20 Session 3 Technological Innovation and Green Application, Moderator Mr. Chen Weihong, CCTV

14:00-14:20 Keynote speech by Mr. Weng Yuqing, President of the Chinese Society for Metals
14:20-14:40 Keynote speech by Mr. Gianpietro Benedetti, Chairman & CEO of DANIELI & C. Spa
14:40-14:50 Mr. Deng Qilin, President of Wuhan Iron and Steel Group Corp.
14:50-15:00 Dr. Karl-Ulrich Koehler, Chairman of ThyssenKrupp Steel AG
15:00-15:10 Mr. Wang Tianyi, Chairman of Tangshan Iron and Steel Group
15:10-15:20 Senior Executive of Arcelormittal
15:20-15:30 Mr. Li Xiaobo, President of Taiyuan Iron & Steel (Group) Co., Ltd.
15:30-15:40 Mr. Song Lanxiang, Chairman Laiwu Iron and Steel Group
15:40-15:50 Mr. Joergen Ole Haslestad, President of Siemens I & S Group
15:50-16:00 Dr. Kay Mayland, President of SMSDemag
16:00-17:20 Panel Discussion

17:20-17:30 Closing Remarks by Madam Xie Qihua, Chairman of Metallurgical Council of CCPIT

18:30-20:00 Gala Dinner sponsored by Sinosteel Corp., Grand Ballroom, 3rd floor, the River Wing

June 3 Tue Shanghai New Intl. Expo Center

10:00-17:00 Registration for delegates only attending Technical Seminars

09:30-11:00 Opening of Metal+Metallurgy China 2008 Expo.
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-17:00 Technical Seminars

June 4 Wed Shanghai New Intl. Expo Center

09:00-12:00 Technical Seminars
12:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-17:00 Technical Seminars

June 5 Thu Field Trip to Baosteel / Shasteel / Roll Manufacturers
 

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Registration

The fee is inclusive of documentation, translation, conference venues, refreshments, lunches and dinners, etc. It does not include the cost of accommodation.

Hotel Accommodation
A limited number of rooms with preferential rates have been reserved at Pudong Shangri-La Hotel (33 Fu Cheng Lu, Pudong, Shanghai 200120; Tel: +86-21-68828888; Fax: +86-21-68820160). Please fill in the Hotel Reservation Form, and send it directly to the hotel before May 9, with a copy faxed to MEsteel Office. Reservations after May 9, 2008 are not guaranteed.

Visa
Visas are the responsibility of individual delegates. However, if you require a letter of invitation, please contact the MEsteel Office with your personal data such as date of birth, passport number, nationality and job title.