Industry leaders will debate strategy for the steel sector during the sixth China International Steel Congress, to be held in Beijing from May 8-12.
This year's congress will focus on development strategies in the post-crisis era and will call on industry leaders to review the steel industry development in the last 10 years, analyze the impacts of the financial crisis and identify a path in the coming five to 10 years. The event is organized by China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) and Metallurgical Council of CCPIT.
Since its birth in 2000, China's International Steel Congress has been held once every two years and is a high-level conference focusing on the strategic issues facing the industry.
The main topics of the congress include consolidation, management change, technological innovation and human resource development.
The congress will consist of a plenary session including keynote speeches and panel discussions from May 9 to 10 followed by technical seminars from May 11 to 12.
The speakers of the plenary session include leaders of China Iron and Steel Association, the Chinese Society for Metals, the China Academy of Engineering, the Development Research Center of China, World Steel Association, Arcelormittal, Nippon Steel, POSCO, US Steel, Tata Steel, Baosteel, Ansteel, WISCO, Shougang, Shasteel, Hebei Steel, and Shandong Steel and Taiyuan Steel.
The technical seminars, held in conjunction with Metal and Metallurgy Expo 2010, will present cutting edge technologies covering the whole steel production process but focusing particularly on energy saving and environmental protection.
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