Marco Levi

Chief Executive Officer
Ferroglobe

Marco Levi is Chief Executive Officer of Ferroglobe PLC, global leading producer of Silicon Metal and Ferroalloys since January 2020. Previously, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Ahlstrom-Munksjö Oyj, a global fiber materials company. Prior to that, he was Senior Vice President and Business President at Styron and spent over 22 years at Dow Chemical, in various departments and roles, ultimately serving as General Manager. Marco serves on Mativ’s Board of Directors and has held directorships in various companies. He holds a PhD in Industrial Chemistry from the Università degli Studi di Milano, Statale, in Italy.

Marcelo Marino Luz

CEO
Nexus Ligas

Dr Danko Konchar

COO
Afarak Trading

Dr Danko Koncar graduated from University of Zagreb (Croatia) and later obtained a Masters Degree and Doctorate at the same university.  

Dr Koncar is presently the COO of Afarak Trading Ltd, a company that is internationally recognised for its role in the ferroalloys industry.

When Samancor Chrome in South Africa was acquired from BHP Billiton and Anglo American in 2005 Dr Koncar presided as the Chairman of Samancor Chrome until Nov 2009. In Nov 2010 Dr Koncar was appointed as the Managing Director of Afarak Group Plc, and in March 2013 became the Group CEO.    

Dr Koncar has become one of the most recognised and respected experts in ferroalloys, and as such has been sought after speaker on the international ferroalloys production & marketing conferences.

Daniel Brookes

Strategic Procurement Manager
JaguarLandRover

Daniel works as part of JLR’s Raw Materials Procurement organisation, building long-term raw materials strategies in support of the transition to low-carbon BEVs.

Having studied Business and Management at Birmingham City University, Daniel has worked in the Procurement functions of multiple OEM’s, covering a range of automotive commodities.

James Harwood

Senior Sustainability Manager - Supply Chain
JaguarLandRover

James leads JLR's Supply Chain Sustainability team, which partners with over 100 key suppliers to establish contractual CO2e targets across JLR's value chain.

Julien Burdeau

Group Decarbonization Director
ERAMET SA

Since 2023, Julien Burdeau has been Group Decarbonization Director at Eramet.

He draws on more than 20 years' experience in the metallurgical and energy industries. He joined Eramet as Transformation and Strategy Director for its Alloys Division in 2018. Between 2013 and 2017, he was Innovation VP and then COO at Gaz Transport & Technigaz. Between 2002 and 2013, he held various management positions at ArcelorMittal then Aperam, where he acted as CEO of the Alloys Division.

Julien started his career in the French Ministry of Industry, was a student at the Ecole Normale Supérieure in Paris, holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics and is an engineer of the French Corps des Mines.

Holger Koehler

Head of Strategy and Corporate Development
Electra

With deep expertise in growth and go-to-market strategy, corporate and business development, new businesses creation and innovation, Holger has helped dozens of companies to successfully commercialize new products and achieve sustainable growth. He has worked with companies in many industries including cleantech, industrial products, and automotive, and of all sizes – from early-stage startup to Fortune 500 enterprises. 

During his 20-year tenure with top consulting firms Arthur D. Little, Bain & Co, Monitor Group and Accenture, Holger helped C-level executives tackle their most difficult growth and innovation challenges before founding his own advisory business in 2015. Since then, he has focused on helping founders of mostly cleantech startups to secure funding, launch and grow game changing products and solutions, develop customers and strategic partnerships, create winning business models, and build high-performance leadership teams. “Electra is a textbook example of a disruptive innovator. There are many different paths for us to go to market. The key to success is that we choose a path that will allow the company to grow profitably and at pace while allowing for learning and changes to our business and operating model that will be inevitable for a disruptive innovator.” 

Holger received undergraduate and master’s degrees in business administration from the University of Regensburg, Germany. He is an investor, board member and strategic advisor to several startups. 

Siddharth Bothra

CEO
IQ Minerals & Metals

Siddharth Bothra, a seasoned expert in foreign trade, holds a master’s degree in Marketing and brings over two decades of diverse experience across multiple industries, including the metallurgical sector. His visionary leadership has been instrumental in expanding business operations beyond international frontiers.  

Under his strategic stewardship, IQ Group has transformed into a value-driven organization, prioritizing sustainability, robust risk management, and long-term growth. Through well-calibrated business decisions, the Group has consistently delivered superior returns while maintaining its commitment to ethical and responsible practices.  

A distinguished keynote speaker at globally renowned conferences, Siddharth is widely recognized for his expertise and industry foresight. His exceptional ability to cultivate strong client relationships and his adept public relations skills have positioned him as the public face of the company, amplifying IQ Group’s influence and outreach on the international stage.

Clare Hanna

Senior Analyst
CRU

Clare Hanna joined CRU in August 2019 and currently works as a Senior Analyst covering Manganese Ore and Ferroalloys and is Editor of the Bulk Ferroalloys Monitor.Clare has over 30 years’ experience in the steel industry with British Steel, Tata Steel and Corus in a range of strategy, sales, marketing and procurement roles. Recent responsibilities include business development for wire rod and, prior to that, lead buyer ferroalloys for Tata Steel Group.Clare holds an MBA from Warwick Business School and BA Honours degree in Economics from Leeds University.

Mark Bula

CEO
Blastr Green Steel

As a 35-year steel industry veteran, Mark has played pivotal roles in six steel start-up projects on three continents.  He was instrumental in the go-to-market strategy and commercial negotiations as the Chief Commercial Officer for Swedish-based Stegra, helping raise €7.0B to build the world's first green steel plant.

While most of Mark's career was in heavy industry, he spent three years as the Managing Director of a boutique strategic consulting company and a Corporate Director of Marketing for a building products company.  He has an MBA from the University of Toledo, USA.  He splits his time between Helsinki and London.  

Gilles Mirol

Chief Commercial Officer
Hydnum Steel

Gilles Mirol is the Chief Commercial Officer of Hydnum Steel. He is an experienced Manager of international sales teams in the steel industry for all flat carbon product in EMEA and NAFTA and has a strong management sales record in term of sales numbers and improving margins but also maintaining customer satisfaction and building strong customer relationship finding their steel solutions.

Gilles has developed advanced skills in International Project Management, Marketing Management, Operations Management, International Business, and Sales Management.

Ralf Haessig

Director of Materials Management
ZF Group

Nadia Vinck

Director EHS Energy & Climate
Euroalliages aisbl

Since 2006 at Euroalliages, in charge of EHS (Chemical Regulations, Industrial Emission Directive, transport regulations, critical raw materials …). Since October 2019, in charge of Energy & Climate. Between 2012 and 2016, Chair of a CEN ferro-alloys sub-group on "Greenhouse gas emissions in energy-intensive industries”.  

Previously, 17 years’ experience in waste management, with 3 years at the European Commission, and 11 years at FOST Plus (Belgian Green Dot system on packaging wastes).

Consultant for UNEP to draft a technical guideline on hazardous wastes.  

Member of several official Committees at the European Commission.  

Bio-Engineer with an additional Master in Biotechnology

Erik Hedborg

Head of Steelmaking Raw Materials Research
CRU

Erik Hedborg is a Principal Analyst at CRU and serves as the company’s Head of Steelmaking Raw Materials Research. With over eight years at CRU and prior experience at Europe’s largest iron ore producer, Erik brings deep industry expertise to his role.

Erik's global perspective is shaped by five years spent working within China’s steel and iron ore sectors. As a recognized authority, he is a frequent speaker at major industry events and a regular contributor to leading media outlets, providing insights on global market developments.

Based in London, Erik is fluent in four languages, further enhancing his ability to navigate the international commodities landscape.

Andrew Fang

Vice President, Projects & Sustainability
Meranti Green Steel

Andrew is Vice President, Projects & Sustainability at Meranti Green Steel. He has 20 years of experience in executive and senior management roles, including with P&L responsibility in the steel industry in South East Asia. He has led major capital project programs, sustainability initiatives, and organizational build-outs, with responsibility for project delivery structures, governance, and operational processes.

Andrew was President of BlueScope Lysaght Singapore and has also held senior commercial and project management roles. He holds an MBA and a degree in economics.

Alex Tuckett

Head of Economics
CRU

Alex Tuckett is Head of Economics at CRU. He has over 15 years experience in economic analysis. Alex joined CRU in 2020 from PwC, where he was a Senior Manager in their economics advisory practice, leading analytical projects for a range of clients as well as contributing to their macroeconomic commentary. Hebegan his career in the UK Treasury, later moving to the Bank of England, and has provided macroeconomic modelling and analysis to policymakers in fiscal, monetary and financial policy.

Alex has published his analysis through a number of working papers, journal articles and blog posts on topics including productivity, exchange rates and modelling credit flows. Alex has an MSc in Economics from University College London, and a BSc in Economics and Economic History from the London School of Economics.

Thais Terzian

Principal Analyst
CRU

Thais is a Principal at CRU and has over 15 years' experience in commodities research. She is currently the lead of CRU’s crude steel, metallics and steel long term analysis.

Prior to joining CRU, she worked at Nexa Resources, a Brazilian mining company, where she was responsible for the analysis of base metals markets.

Thais holds a Business Administration degree from Fundação Getúlio Vargas and is based in CRU's Santiago office.  

Jamie McLeod

Director, Customs and International Trade
CROWE UK

Jamie Mcleod leads Crowe UK’s Customs and International Trade consultancy team. He advises businesses across the metals and manufacturing sectors on customs compliance, trade remedies, and supply chain structuring. Jamie has particular expertise in EU and UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanisms (CBAM), with a focus on practical compliance, implementation challenges, and commercial impacts across value chains. He also supports industry bodies and corporates on trade policy developments and duty mitigation strategies in complex international supply chains.

Honghuang (Julie) Zhu

Deputy Director, Project Management Department
Dalian Heavy Mechanical & Electrical Equipment Engineering Company Ltd (DHHI)

Zhu Hongguang, a senior project manager for buildingferroalloy smelting process line with 7 years of  international marketing and project management experience and 10 years of work experience in the field of heavy machinery and equipment products.

Zhu Hongguang has signed and managed multiple large-scale ferroalloy smelting plant construction projects, such as the EP+installation project for 4 sets of 36MVA FeSi furnace project in Kazakhstan, 2 sets of 22.5MVA FeMn silicon & SiMn smelting projects in Middle East, one set of 39MVA FeSi furnace equipment supply project in Middle East, one  FeCr furnace revamp project in Kazakhstan, etc.

As the Deputy Director of the Project Management Department, Zhu Hongguang is currently leading the team mainly to explore the international ferroalloy smelting project market and looking forward to establishing contacts and cooperation with more industry experts and colleagues!

Liam Yasin

Stainless Value Chain Analyst
CRU

Liam Yasin is an Analyst in the Stainless Value Chain team. His work focuses on the fundamentals of nickel and molybdenum markets as well as stainless steel products.  He contributes analysis across the value chain and helps manage supply data for nickel assets.

Prior to joining CRU, Liam obtained a PhD at Imperial College London, focusing on investigating electrochemical materials relevant to the energy transition. This followed the completion of an MEng in Materials Science and Engineering at the same institution.

Hill Summer

Managing Director
Million Link (China) Investments

In 1992, Mr. Summer founded Million Link Shipping Ltd. in Hong Kong, followed by Million Link (China) Investment Ltd. in 1999. These companies have since evolved into the Million Link Group, a multinational enterprise operating across the ferroalloys, minerals, and steel value chain.

His business philosophy—anchored in delivering total cost savings for customers—has driven the group’s transformation into an integrated material trader, structural financier, and equity investor.

Claire Feinberg

Consultant
CRU

Claire Feinberg is a Consultant based in the London office, where she leads steel cost modelling and strategic advisory assignments across the metals and mining sector. Her experience includes work on decarbonisation pathways and emerging steelmaking technologies, market entry strategy, and supply chain management, with a particular focus on financial analysis.  

At CRU, Claire has led and supported projects spanning steel and steelmaking raw materials, critical minerals, and ferrosilicon. Her recent work includes feasibility studies and due diligence for clients across Europe, the Middle East, the US and Africa.  

Claire joined CRU in 2023 and holds a BSBA in Finance from the University of Miami and two MS degrees from the University of Edinburgh and Imperial College Business School, in International Business and Emerging Markets & Finance and Accounting."

Gareth Beese

Head of EMEA Consulting
CRU

Gareth has over 20 years of experience working in businesses focused on the production and processing of steel. Before joining CRU Consulting, he held several senior leadership positions within British Steel, Tata Steel Europe and its predecessor companies, including strategy development, sales and marketing and supply chain director roles.Gareth has spoken at industry events, such as Eurometal World Steel Distribution Summit, sat on various UK Steel and Eurofer product committees and worked with UK governments on public procurement guidelines for steel.Gareth has recently joined the CRU Consulting team

Panos Kotseras

Head of Stainless Steel Value Chain Markets
CRU

Panos started his career in commercial roles with copper and aluminium fabricators in the early 2000s. He joined CRU as a copper demand and wire & cable analyst in 2008 and became the lead analyst for cobalt and molybdenum in 2011. Panos moved to Rio Tinto Copper in 2015, working as an analyst and marketing executive in the molybdenum and copper by-product sales and marketing team. He rejoined CRU in 2018 becoming responsible for stainless steel market analysis and price assessment. Panos is currently the Head of Stainless Steel Raw Materials at CRU, managing a team of experts covering the nickel, chrome, molybdenum, tin and precious metals markets. He is undertaking an executive PhD at ESCP Business School with the goal to investigate the intersection between Artificial Intelligence and Commodities.

Martin Trouilloud

Ferroalloy Cost Analyst
CRU

Martin Trouilloud joined CRU in November 2023 and is the analyst in charge of the Manganese Ferroalloy Cost Service, based in their London office. He graduated in 2023 with a BS in physics and mathematics from Brown University, where he was a research assistant in a computational chemistry lab. Besides ferroalloys, he has worked on manganese ore and crude steel.

Tanya Atalay

Senior Market Research Analyst
ICDA

Tanya Atalay has joined the ICDA as Senior Market Analyst in February 2024, she is an experienced market reporter and analyst with 11 years of expertise in monitoring and analyzing global steelmaking raw materials. She has previously worked as a Market Reporter and Analyst, as well as an Editor of Ferroalloys news with Metal Expert. Tanya Atalay holds a Master’s degree in International Economics from Dnipropetrovsk National University, Ukraine.

Matt Watkins

Principal Analyst

Matt Watkins leads CRU's forecast work on steel sheet globally and is also the European flat steel analyst.  He has worked in the commodities industry since 2001 in a variety of analysis, marketing and consulting roles including 13 years at CRU and over 6 years at Rio Tinto. 

Matt holds a BSc in Geology from the University of Durham, and an MSc in Mineral Exploration from Imperial College, London.