08:30-09:00   Mr. Su Bo, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China
The Reform, Innovation and Development of China’s Steel Industry
09:00-09:30   Mr. Liu Shijin, Deputy Director of Development Research Center of China
The New Round of Reform and Economic Outlook for China
09:30-09:50   Mr. Joon-Yang Chung, Chairman of World Steel Association and Standing Advisor POSCO
09:50-10:20    Xu Lejiang, Chairman of China Iron and Steel Association and Chairman of Baosteel
             Developments and Outlook of China’s Steel Industry from the Perspective of the World
10:40-12:20   Session Two: Panel on Management Reform and Innovation
Chaired by Mr. Edwin Basson, Director General of World Steel Association
Speakers/Panelists including:
Dr. Karl-Ulrich Köhler, CEO and Managing Director, Tata Steel Europe
Securing the Future of Steel
Mr. Michael Williams, Senior Vice President, United States Steel Corp.
Transformation is a Journey
Mr. Yu Yong, Chairman, Hebei Iron & Steel Group
Use Market-based Methods to Reform and Succeed
Mr. Zou Jixin, Vice President, Wuhan Iron and Steel Group
Driving Transformation and Upgrading through Reform, Innovation and Cooperation
Mr. Gong Sheng, President, Jiangsu Shagang Group
Implement the Strategy of Innovation, Transformation and Upgrade and Promote Highly Efficient and Steady Development of the Company
14:00-16:00   Session Three: Panel on Technology and Product Innovation
Chaired by Mr. Zhang Xinxin, President, University of Science & Technology Beijing
Speakers/Panelists including:
Mr. Hajime Bada, President and CEO, JFE Holdings, Inc.
Sustainability of the Steel Industry
Mr. Yu Yapeng, Chairman, CITIC Pacific Special Steel Holdings
Perspectives on Transforming China's Special Steel Industry
Mr. Alzetta Franco, Chief Operating Officer & Member of The Board of Danieli Group
Latest Innovations for a “Green Steel” Industry
Mr. Albrecht Neumann, CEO of Siemens VAI Metals Technologies
Life-cycle Partnership for the Metals Industry – Success Strategy in
Challenging Times
Mr. Raimondo di Carpegna Varini, President of Tenova Metals and Member of the Board of Tenova
The Challenge of Steelmaking
Mr. Dieter Rosenthal, Member of the Managing Board SMS Siemag
Solutions from the SMS Group: Unique Technologies, Reduced Energy
Consumption, Low Environmental Impact
Mr. Frederic Sanchez, Chairman of the Executive Board, Fives Group
No Green Technologies and Sustainability without Ultimate
Performance: the Fives' Vision of the Plant of the Future
16:20-18:20   Session Four: Panel on Business Model and Marketing Innovation
Chaired by Mr. Li Xinchuang, Executive Deputy Secretary General of CISA and President of China Metallurgical Industry Planning and Research Institute
Speakers/Panelists including:
Mr. Paul O'Malley, Managing Director & CEO, BlueScope Steel
BlueScope and Sustainable Buildings
Mr. Heribert Fischer, Member of Executive Board of TKS Europe
ThyssenKrupp: Added value in Steel
Mr. Cao Huiquan, Chairman, Hunan Valin Steel Group
Improving Endogenous Capacity is the Basis for Promoting the SOE Reform
Mr. Zhang Zhixiang, Chairman, Jianlong Group
Promote Coordinated Development of the Steel Industrial Chain and Transform the Development Mode of Steel Industry
Mr. Guo Shijin, Vice Chairman, Xinxing Cathy International Group
Innovation, Reform and Transformation
Mr. Ye Chunhe, Vice President, Shanghai Futures Exchange
Strategic Thoughts on How Futures Market Could Facilitate Risk Management of the Steel Industry
Mr. Karel Eloot, Director, McKinsey & Company, Inc.
19:00-21:00   Joint Banquet Dinner for the 8^th China International Steel Congress and Metal+Metallurgy China Expo. 2014  Grand Ballroom , Level 1
Remarks by Mr. Zhu Jimin, Executive Vice Chairman of CISA
Remarks by Mr. Alzetta Franco, Chief Operating Officer & Member of The Board of Danieli Group
19 May 2014  (Monday） Plenary Conference   Conference Hall C, Level 1
09:00-12:00   Session Five: Invited Presentations on Special Topics
Chaired by Mr. Wang Xiaoqi, Vice Chairman of CISA
09:00-09:40   Modern Steel Solutions for Current Global Challenges – Niobium Steel Technology
Mr. Tadeu Carneiro, Chief Executive Officer, Companhia Brasileira de Metalurgia e Mineração (CBMM)
09:40-10:20   Strategic Considerations to Float Steel Futures
Mr. Yang Guang, Deputy Director, Futures Supervision Dept., China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC)
10:20-11:00   E-commerce in Steel Trading and its Implication to Steel Producers
Mr. Zhu Junhong, Chairman, Mysteel