3rd Global Steel Summit | Event Program
The Great Ballroom, Le Meridien Dubai Hotel & Conference Center, Dubai, UAE
TUESDAY 9TH SEPTEMBER 2025
08:00 – 09:20
Registration, Welcome Coffee & Networking
09:20 – 09:25
Assembling for the Opening Ceremony in the Conference Hall
09:25 – 09:30
UAE National Anthem & Welcome Address (in Arabic)
Speaker: Ms. Iman Al Arabi, Coordinator, Global Steel Summit
09:30 – 09:35
Welcome Address (in English)
Speaker: Mr. Thaiseer Jaffar, Founder, Global Steel Summit
09:35 – 09:45
Keynote Remarks
Speaker: Mr. Ahmad Badri, Vice President, Commercial, DP WORLD
09:45 – 09:50
Keynote Remarks
Speaker: Mr. Anil Taurani, Vice Chairman, Steel Producers Committee of UAE
09:50 – 10:05
China Steel Market Review
Speaker: Mr. Yuan Wenjiong, Chairman, Dao Fortune, China
10:05 – 10:20
Indian Steel Market Review
Speaker: Mr. Nikunj Turakhia, President, Steel Users Federation of India
10:20 – 10:35
GCC Steel Market Review
Speaker: Mr. Abu Bucker Husain, CEO, AL Ghurair Iron & Steel
10:35 – 10:45
Introduction & Felicitation Trophy to the Guest of Honor (tbc)
Felicitation Trophy Awarded to the Main Sponsors
10:45 – 10:50
Ribbon Cutting & Opening Ceremony of #GSS2025 Exhibition
10:50 – 11:40
Networking & Morning Coffee Break
11:40 – 12:30
Panel Discussion (1): GCC’s Emergence as a Steel Manufacturing and Processing Powerhouse
Moderator: Mr. Samy Mohammed, Advisory Board Member, Steel Network, GCC
Panellists (Alphabetical Order):
- Mr. Harssha Shetty, CEO, Jindal Steel, Oman
- Dr. Salam Sharif, Chairman, Sharif Metals Group, UAE
- Mr. Sumit Ghoshal, Chief Executive Officer, UTP Group
- Mr. Suraj Sharma, COO, CIM Steel Industry, UAE
- Mr. Venkat A.N., CEO, Jazeera Steel Products, Oman & UAE
12:30 – 14:00
Networking Lunch Break | Podcast Sessions | Steel MOU Signing Ceremony
14:00 – 14:50
Panel Discussion (2) : How the Geopolitics & Tariffs are shaping the Global Steel Trade?
Moderator: Mr. Atilla Widnell, Chairman, Navigate Commodities, Singapore
Panellists (Alphabetical Order):
- Mr. Atef Tawakalna, CEO, Bait AL Tatawor, Saudi Arabia
- Mr. Gorkem Bolaca, Chairman, Galex Steel, Turkiye
- Mr. Sharjeel Azhar, CEO, AL Ittefaq Steel, Saudi Arabia
- Mr. Yuan Wenjiong, Chairman, Dao Fortune
- Mr. Utkarsh Dwivedi, CEO, APL Apollo Pipes & Tubes, UAE
14:50 – 15:40
Panel Discussion (3) : Global Flat Steel Market Panel [Discussions on HRC, HRP, CRC & Coated Flat Steel]
Moderator: Mr. Thaiseer Jaffar, Founder, Global Steel Summit, Dubai
Panellists (Alphabetical Order):
- Mr. Ding Mudi, Regional Manager, Ansteel Group, China
- Mr. Rajesh Singh, General Manager, United Iron & Steel, UAE
- Mr. Tolga Yigit Cekicler, Commercial, TATMETAL, Turkiye
- Mr. Vivek Sharma, Head – Middle East, Nippon Steel Trading
- Mr. Yasin Kanbur, General Manager, CIEC Group Middle East, MENA
15:40 – 16:20
Networking Coffee Break
15:40 – 16:20
Launching Ceremony – SteelGiant Steel APP, the World’s Steel App!
16:20 – 17:05
Panel Discussion (4): European & Turkish Steel Market Panel
Moderator: Mr. John Short, CEO, Boomer Commodities, Europe
Panellists (Alphabetical Order):
- Mr. Atilla Widnell, Chairman, Navigate Commodities, Singapore
- Dr. Gunther Voswinckel, President, International Tube Association
- Mr. Nick Lally, Owner, Steel Traders, United Kingdom
- Mr. Sahap Ataman, Chairman, SteelData, Turkiye
- Mr. Yasin Kanbur, General Manager, CIEC Group Middle East, MENA
17:05 – 17:50
Panel Discussion (5): China Steel Market Panel
(Understanding the Market Dynamics of the World’s Largest Steel Producing Country)
Moderator: Mr. Thaiseer Jaffar, Founder, Global Steel Summit, Dubai
Panellists (Alphabetical Order):
- Ms. Antonia Li, Deputy Head – Overseas, YOUFA Steel Group, China
- Mr. Ding Mudi, Regional Manager, Ansteel Group, China
- Mr. Sasan Najib Zada, General Manager, Himalaya Steel Group
- Mr. Tim Shu, Regional Manager, CUMIC Steel, China
- Ms. Yuan Yuanhui, Head of Exports, Panhua Group, China & Philippines
17:50 – 17:55
Closing Remarks of Day-1 of the 3rd Global Steel Summit
Speaker: Thaiseer Jaffar, Founder, Global Steel Summit
WEDNESDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2025
COMMERCIAL STEEL DISCUSSION
09:00 – 09:40
Panel Discussion (6) ： Persian Steel Panel (tbc)
09:40 – 10:20
Panel Discussion (7) ： Global Semis & Long Steel Market Panel
[Discussions on Billets, Slabs, Wire Rods & Hot Rolled Sections]Moderator: Mr. Sunil Menon, Chief Business Development Officer, CIM Steel Industry
Panellists (Alphabetical Order):
- Mr. Ayhan Tugrul, Chief Operating Officer, CARES
- Mr. Abhijit Bhomwick, Head of Steel, AZIZI Developments, UAE
- Ms. Star Liu, Regional Manager, Jianlong Iron & Steel, China
- Mr. Zia Jabbar, GM – Strategic Marketing & Projects, Jazeera Steel Products, Oman & UAE
- Mr. Thaiseer Jaffar, Founder, Global Steel Summit, Dubai
10:20 – 10:35
Global Tube Market, with a focus on MENA Region
Speaker: Dr. Gunther Voswinckel, President, International Tube Association
10:35 – 11:00
Networking & Morning Coffee Break
11:00 – 11:50
Panel Discussion (8) : ERW Tubular Market Panel
[Discussion on ERW in Commercial & OCTG market]Moderator: Ms. Elina Virchenko, Steel Markets Reporter, Kallanish, UAE
Panellists (Alphabetical Order):
- Ms. Antonia Li, Deputy Head – Overseas, YOUFA Steel Group, China
- Mr. Faris Mesallam, General Manager, AL Mashrek Steel & Metal Mfg, Jordan
- Dr. Gunther Voswinckel, President, International Tube Association
- Mr. Prasoon Dubey, COO, A J Steel Pipes, UAE
- Mr. Zia Jabbar, GM – Strategic Marketing & Projects, Jazeera Steel Products, Oman & UAE
WEDNESDAY 10TH SEPTEMBER 2025 | STEEL FORUM FOR ENERGY, OIL & GAS
ORGANIZED BY RYSTAD ENERGY
11:50 – 11:52
Introductory Speech of Steel Forum for Energy, Oil & Gas
Speaker: Mr. James Ley, Head of Metals and Materials, Rystad Energy
11:52 – 12:10
GCC EPC (Engineering, Procurement, and Construction) Market Outlook
Speaker: Ms. Sara Hazem Sarhan, Analyst, Rystad Energy, UAE
12:10 – 12:40
Panel Discussion (9) : EPC Panel Discussion
[Discussions on the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction]Moderator: Mr. James Ley, Head of Metals and Materials, Rystad Energy
Panellists (Alphabetical Order):
- Mr. Luca Tifi, Supply Chain Manager, SAIPEM
- Mr. Marzouk Abu Madi, Senior Manager, Global Category Manager, McDermott
- Mr. Nirmal Kumar Kabra, VP & Head of Supply Chain Management, Larsen and Toubro
- Mr. Saravanan Ganeshan, Senior Manager, Lamprell
- Mr. Sherif Elbhery, Senior Procurement Director, NMDC Group
12:40 – 14:10
Networking Lunch Break | Podcast Sessions | Steel MOU Signing Ceremony
14:10 – 14:30
OCTG Market Outlook
Speaker: Mr. Roman Filimonov, Senior Vice President, Metals and Materials,
Rystad Energy, UAE
14:30 – 15:00
Panel Discussion (10) : OCTG PANEL
Moderator: Mr. Edison Luo, Chair, VP RE, Head of Shanghai, Rystad Energy
Panellists (Alphabetical Order):
- Mr. Alex Zheng, Chief Rep – Middle East, CITIC Pacific Special Steel
- Mr. Marvin Gao, Manager, Baosteel Middle East, UAE
- Mr. Vineet Pahwa, Director – Sales & Marketing, Jindal SAW, UAE
15:00 – 15:20
GCC Line Pipe Market Outlook
Speaker: Mr. Alistair Ramsay, VP Metals and Materials, London, Rystad Energy
15:20 – 15:50
Panel Discussion (11) : Line Pipe Panel
Moderator: Mr. Roman Filimonov, Senior Vice President, Metals and Materials, Rystad Energy, UAE
Panellists (Alphabetical Order):
- Mr. Abhisek Sarkar, General Manager, Sales & Procurement, AL Gharbia Pipe
- Mr. Andreas Mairhofer, Regional Manager Middle East, VOESTALPINE
- Mr. Ashish Guwalani, Head of International Business, WELSPUN
- Mr. Rahul Del Sharma, SVP, Marketing, Jindal SAW, UAE
15:50 – 16:10
Alloy Line Pipe Market Outlook
Speaker: Mr. Edison Luo, VP Metals and Materials, Shanghai, Rystad Energy
16:10 – 16:50
Panel Discussion (12) : Alloy Line Pipe Panel
Moderator: Mr. James Ley, Head of Metals and Materials, Rystad Energy
Panellists (Alphabetical Order):
- Mr. Andreas Mairhofer, Regional Manager Middle East, VOESTALPINE
- Mr. Bernd Beckers, Head of Strategic Marketing, OUTOKUMPU
- Mr. Jonathas Mathias de Oliveria, Head of Energy, APERAM
- Mr. Simon Howell, Head of Middle East, BUTTING
- Mr. Steven Goodier, SVP Global Sales & Marketing EMEA, CLADTEK
- Mr. Stuart Duncan, CTO, PROCLAD
16:50 – 17:00
Networking Afternoon Coffee Break
17:00 – 17:20
GCC Steel Market Outlook
Speaker: Mr. Swastik Das, Analyst, Bangalore, India, Rystad Energy
17:20 – 17:50
Panel Discussion (13) : Green Steel Panel
Moderator: Mr. Alistair Ramsay, VP Metals and Materials, London, Rystad Energy
Panellists (Alphabetical Order):
- Andrea Diasparro, Procurement Manager, DANIELI
- Mr. John Short, CEO, Boomer Commodities, Europe
- Dr. Rajesh Kumar Agarwal, Executive Director, RKG International
- Vladimir Arishnov, Chief Technical Officer, EMSTEEL
17:50 – 17:55
Closing Remarks of the 3rd Global Steel Summit
Speaker: Thaiseer Jaffar, Founder, Global Steel Summit