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Speakers 
Mr. Loewe Cai Luoyi,
Head of Research and Senior Commodity Analyst,
China International Futures (Shanghai) Co, China
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Dr. A S Firoz,
Chief Economist, Joint Plant Committee,
Ministry of Steel, India
Dr. A.S.Firoz is a reputed economist from India, known worldwide for his work on the steel and energy industries as also on international trade matters. He worked on the problem of disequilibrium states of the market in reference to the erstwhile centrally planned economies for which he was awarded the Ph.D. by the coveted Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India. He also worked on the concept of soft budget constraint syndrome.
He has a large number of research papers and articles published in major research journals and top Indian business newspapers. He has also addressed a very large number of international and national conferences and seminars on subject matters ranging from the industrial development to government policy issues.
Currently, he is Chief Economist at the Economic Research Unit of the Ministry of Steel, Government of India. Earlier he worked as a Consultant to the Bureau of Industrial Costs and Prices ( now re-designated as the Tariff Commission), Ministry of Industry, Government of India.
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Mr John Harris,
Director, Raw Materials,
Arcelor Mittal Steel, USA
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Mr. Sheng Huang,
Head of Steel Scrap,
Shaogang Iron and Steel Group, China
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Mr Ramesh Iyer,
Assistant Vice President, Product Development,
National Commodity and Derivatives Exchange, India
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Mr. H C Kharkar,
Vice President, Coke, Sinter,
Tata Steel, India
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Mr. Fumihiko Kimura,
Chairman and CEO,
Central Commodity Exchange, Japan
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Ms. Xu Lei,
CEO,
China Scrap Metal, China
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Mr. Hongwei Li,
Assistant General Manager,
Shanghai Sigma Metals, China
Li Hongwei, a bachelor of law, began his career in the recycling aluminum industry in 1996 and was directly engaged in metals collecting, recycling and re-melting, sales as well as world trade practices. In 2002 he began to work in China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association Recycling Metals Branch (CMRA) responsible for analyzing and investigating on domestic and oversea scrap metal market. After extensive research into this market over a sustained period of time, he has published quite a few expertise analytical articles focusing on the country’s metals recycling industry. He has also been invited by world market research institutions such as Metal Bulletin to make reports regarding China’s recycling aluminum industry. In 2006 Li Hongwei began his new career in Shanghai Sigma Nonferrous Metals Co., Ltd as the Assistant of General Manager and simultaneously he also works for part time as vice director of the Speciality Committee of Technical Service for China Recycling Resource.
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Yougu Lin,
Information Department Manager,
Jinheng Future Brokerage, China
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Mr. Filipp Monosov,
Chief Operation Officer,
Recycling Material Association Russia
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Prof. K.S.S. Murthy,
Hon. Gen. Secretary & Emeritus Fellow, Dept. of Mechanical Engg.,
Aluminium Association of India
Prof.K.S.S.Murthy, Emeritus Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, graduated from University of Mysore with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. Later, he obtained Master’s and Doctoral degrees from Indian Institute of Science. He has guided a number of Master’s and Doctoral programmes besides publishing over 160 papers. He was also associated with the Canmet-Materials Technology Laboratory, Ottawa, Canada, where he initiated research programmes relating to aluminium and copper.
He has been the Secretary-General of Aluminium Association of India, the apex body of Indian Aluminium industry. He is also a member of several Advisory Committees of Government of India and the Chairman of Light Metals & Alloys Sectional Committee, MTD 7 of BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS.
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Mr T V Narendran,
Deputy President, Operations,
NatSteel Asia, Singapore
Mr Thachat Viswanath Narendran is the Deputy President (Operations) of NatSteel Asia since 2005. A dynamic sales and marketing expert, Mr Narendran’s responsibilities include handling all upstream and downstream production, marketing and sales, procurement and external communications and branding. He also plays a vital role in the operational integration with Tata Steel and NatSteel Asia group companies.
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 Mr. Viresh Oberoi,
Managing Director & CEO,
Metal Junction (A SAIL-TATA JV), India
Viresh Oberoi is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of metaljunction services limited. An alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad and INSEAD - CEDEP Fontainebleau, France, Mr. Oberoi leads a team of over two hundred young professionals that are currently transforming the supply chains of Coal and Steel in India.
metaljunction, a joint venture of SAIL and TATA Steel, is a Procurement and Selling Service Provider harnessing the power of IT and the Internet and has service offerings spanning the entire e-commerce spectrum and operates through – metaljunction.in, coaljunction.in, straightline.in and autojunction.in. The Coal e-sales business unit (www.coaljunction.in has already sold over 10 million tonnes of Coal since its launch in May 05, while its Steel e-sales unit (www.metaljunction.in) having sold over 4 million tonnes of steel is now the World’s largest e-marketplace for Steel. Various other innovative services offered under Financial Services, Logistics Services, Inspection Services, Cash Management Services, Content & Conferences have also contributed to maintain the company’s robust growth. Small and large buyers and sellers alike have benefited considerably in utilising the convenience, transparency and efficiency offered by metaljunction.
It is Mr. Oberoi’s vision, strategic mindset, ability to think laterally and out of the box, people skills, meticulousness and relentless pursuit of all round excellence that has made the phenomenal growth of the organization possible in such a short span of time. His exceptional foresight has enabled him to seek out new business verticals after having consolidated the existing business segments. The company has ventured into a new vertical in FY07 with the launch of autojunction which conducts esales of repossessed automobiles. The company also launched its latest initiative - straigtline in October 06 which is an web store selling fixed priced products. To start with straightline currently sells TMT Bars and is gearing up to sell products like Coal, Cement etc in the near future.
Under Mr. Oberoi’s leadership the company has transacted business worth over Rs.14,000 crores since commencement of its operations, making it India’s largest e-commerce company. This exponential growth in transactional value has been matched by growth in profitability. The EVA of the company has grown from FY03 to FY06 at a CAGR of 177%, while Revenue grew at a CAGR of 84% during the same period.
metaljunction was awarded the prestigious ISO 9001:2000 Certification by Det Norske Veritas, Netherlands, last year. The certification covers the Quality Management System Standards of the company for E-Sales, E-Sourcing, Channel Financial Services and Software Solution Services.
Mr. Oberoi continues to lead the metaljunction team towards bringing in transparency and efficiency to the supply chains and communities it serves in ever increasing geographies. His main strengths are his ability to lead his team from the front and to attract & retain the best talent & get the best out of them. Mr. Oberoi believes in leading by example and continually sets higher and higher standards for himself, and for the organization. Through effective delegation of roles and responsibilities, Mr. Oberoi instills in every employee a sense of belonging and ownership, which go a long way in human resource development.
In his spare time, Mr.Oberoi is a passionate traveler interested in meeting new people - learning about their culture and interests and exploring infrequently used paths. He has backpacked through Europe, Africa and large parts of Asia. He is also a keen wildlife enthusiast.
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Mr. Anthony Poole,
Managing Editor,
Platts Metals Group, USA
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Mr Christian Rubach,
COO, Steel and Metals,
Interseroh AG, Germany
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Mr. Salam Sharif,
CEO,
Sharif Metals Ltd, UAE
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Mr Jiansheng Sun,
General Manager,
Sinosteel Raw Materials Co, China
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 Mr. Wikrom Vajragupta,
Managing Director,
Iron and Steel Institute of Thailand
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Mr Jiahong Wei,
Vice Chairman,
China National Resources Recycling Association
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Mr. Qiping Yan,
Secretary General,
China Association of Metal Scrap Utilization (CAMU), China
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Dr. George Yan,
Vice President,
EHC Detection System, Canada
George was educated at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver Canada. Achieving scholastic recognition with an honours degree in Bachelor of Applied Science, George proceeded to post graduate studies and obtained Ph. D. degree in Electrical Engineering.
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Mr Veysel Yayan,
Secretary General,
Turkish Iron and Steel Producers Association, Turkey
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Mr Ugur Yilmaz,
Vice President, Operations,
Isdemir, Turkey
Mr. YILMAZ started his professional career as a Production Planning Chief at the firm Çimsatas that is located in Mersin for 5 months in 1980, in the same year he moved on and started working at Erdemir (Eregli). At Erdemir his career-steps were as in the following order: Process Engineer of Steel Making Plant, Process Engineer of Continuous Casting Plant, Senior Engineer of Steel Making, Deputy Manager of Steel Making Plant, Manager of Steel Making Plant, Manager of Steel Making & Continuous Casting Plant, Head of Steel Making Plant. He has fulfilled above-mentioned duties and was appointed to Isdemir, when Isdemir was taken over by Erdemir on February the 1st in 2002. Mr. YILMAZ has been continuing his profession as Vice President - Operation at Isdemir since 2002.
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Jirapon Yingsittisawad,
Iron and Steel Institute of Thailand
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Mr. Xizhong Zhang,
CEO,
Beijing Zhongse Metal Recycling Institute, China
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Minxiang Zhang,
President,
Shanghai Non-ferrous Metal Group, China
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Mr. Jianming Zhao,
Director General,
Tai Cang Port Secondary Resources Importing & Processing Zone, China
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Mr Xizeng Zhou,
Vice President and Steel Analyst,
CITIC Securities, China
Mr Zhou has been in this position since August 2004. He is responsible for the steel industry and steel listed companies analysis, design, and implementation of various business plans.
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