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Friday, 20 December 2019 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM CST
5300 N. River Road, Rosemont, Illinois, 60018, United States
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Loews Chicago O'Hare Hotel, 5300 N. River Road, Rosemont, Illinois, 60018, United States.
The 2019 Forecast Conference will focus on industry trends for the next 12-18 months.
A diverse agenda will provide forecasting and insights for a broad spectrum of your organization’s personnel. Industry segment and topical breakout sessions, guest speakers, ample networking opportunities and sharing of best practices will connect, educate, and provide valuable take-aways for you and your organization.
The North American Steel Alliance is a member-owned, steel cooperative with the buying power of more than $9 billion. With the strength of 122 independently operated steel service centers and the reach of over 460 distribution and processing facilities—throughout the United States and Canada—we represent the largest purchasing co-op in the industry.
Alex Chandler Global Purchasing Director, Food Preparation - Gas Technology & Chemical Electrolux Major Appliances Electrolux is a leading global appliance company headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden. The company’s mission is to shape living for the better by reinventing taste, care and wellbeing experiences, making life more enjoyable and sustainable for millions of people. This year they celebrate “100 years of better living”. Discussion will center around business outlook for the next 12-18 months, impact of steel trade tariffs, and how innovation is driving change in material requirements, and what it takes to be a supplier to Electrolux.
Brian Raff Director of Communications & Public Affairs American Institute of Steel Construction The American Institute of Steel Construction (AISC) is a non-partisan, not-for-profit technical institute and trade association established in 1921 to serve the structural steel design community and construction industry in the United States. AISC’s mission is to make structural steel the material of choice by being the leader in structural-steel-related technical and market-building activities, including specification and code development, research, education, technical assistance, quality certification, standardization, market development, and advocacy. Discussion will center around AISC’s multi-faceted support of the steel industry, overall trends and outlook for construction, and impending trade sanctions and legislation.
The Market from a Fabricator / Manufacturing Point of View Edward S. Youdell, President & CEO Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, International FMA is a professional organization with nearly 2,500 members working together to improve the metal processing, forming, and fabricating industry. FMA brings metal fabricators and fabricating equipment manufacturers together through technology councils, educational programs, networking events, seven industry-specific trade publications and the FABTECH® tradeshow. During this session, Ed will share observations from the association’s recent survey of member sentiment including: “What keeps you up at night” survey of FMA members Outlook based on recent job shop consumption report reflecting new order activity and employment levels Purchasing index and cap-ex intentions looking forward for the next 12-18 months
Town Hall with NASA Tubing Suppliers Panelists include Tom Muth, President, Atlas Tube; Doug Rife, Sales Manager, Nucor Tubular Products; Andrew Weston, Vice President of Sales, Welded Tube of Canada Join this informal discussion with NASA suppliers as they discuss outlook and expectations for the next 12-18 months. Highlights to include: Ongoing impact of trade tariffs and USMCA Capacity and consolidation in tubing sector Technological advancements Outlook for mechanical and HSS tubing sectors
As a keynote speaker for NASA’s 2019 Forecast Conference, October 21st, John will present SMU proprietary items that will include: • SMU Service Center Inventories Analysis • Mill Lead Time Trends • Mill Price Negotiation Trends • SMU Sentiment Index • SMU and CRU Flat Rolled and Plate price indices • Changes in Capacity 2020-2022
President & CEO of SMU
Member Panel Member companies sharing their thoughts and insights as their companies progressed to more value-added processes beyond the traditional service center processing. Participating panelists will share their experiences to provide insight into driving factors, challenges, technology impact moving to next stage processing.
Transition to new or upgrades to ERP operating system David Gauthier, Strategist Corp – speaker/panel moderator Member Panel An accomplished leader with 20 years of experience planning and leading IT, ERP, PLM, and Reporting Analytics implementations, David Gauthier enjoys envisioning and driving change within operational and service organizations in manufacturing, distribution, and retail industries. David will lead off the session focused on transitions in ERP Systems, by addressing some of the issues member company executives should consider in leading efforts to upgrade or change their organization’s ERP system. Member company panelists will also share their thoughts and insights on their transition.
Expert's Insight - Steel Industry Consolidation Peter Scott, Managing Partner, Headwall Partners LLC Peter Scott is Founder and Managing Partner of Headwall Partners, an investment banking firm focused principally on the steel & metals industry. Headwall Partners is a full-service firm providing mergers and acquisitions advice, debt and equity placements, restructurings, valuations, and other investment banking services. As a topical breakout session, entitled “Expert’s Insight – Steel Industry Consolidation”, Peter will provide an overview of market consolidation, what you should know about consolidation and how steel cycles can impact company value.
Chad Sheehan, Sheehan Strategic Solutions LLC Sheehan Strategic Solutions brings 23 years of Law Enforcement and has educated and trained workplace staff to recognize and survive workplace violence. Training can empower employees to make decisions that will increase their chances of surviving a violent encounter. Sheehan Strategic Solutions has also assisted organizations in meeting their OSHA required “general duty” to provide a safe working environment. Chad Sheehan has provided training to a number of NASA member companies and comes highly recommended for the value of his message and providing for a safer workplace. As speaker for the breakout session entitled Addressing Workplace Violence, Chad will address facts surrounding workplace violence, preventing attacks and empowering employee survival.
As a speaker for NASA’s 2019 Forecast Conference, October 22nd, Chris will discuss recent developments in international trade including: • Section 232 enforcement and the exemption process • New anti-circumvention investigations involving substrate from China and elsewhere processed in third countries • Bilateral trade negotiations between the United States and China • Other potential trade actions that the Trump administration may take
Partner at Schagrin Associates
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