SMU Steel Summit returns live, in-person for 2021
The SMU team are excited to announce that SMU Steel Summit will return to its live, in-person format this August 2021, in Atlanta, Georgia.
We have been speaking to our past attendees, speakers and steel industry leaders and the appetite to meet face-to-face has been strong. With Covid-19 vaccines rolling out, we are cautiously optimistic that we can return to almost normal by the summer. We will be closely monitoring the situation with Covid-19, and we are committed to providing an event which will be fully compliant with safety measures advised or required by the state of Georgia and/or the CDC.
What can you expect in 2021?
- Networking: The Summit has an intimate and safe environment where people can meet to develop or cement relationships. It’s the perfect place to showcase your products and services to an engaged audience who come to the event with a ‘ready to do business’ mindset
- Insights and analysis: learn from experts in the fields of economics and market analysis, banking, commodities, international trade and regulation, steel, and the auto, construction and energy markets, about topics critical to the North American Steel Market, to apply to your strategy and decision-making.
- Understand where steel prices and commodities are headed in 2021 and why.
- Conveniently located at a world-class conference facility, adjacent to the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: low airfares, and easy access.
Who attends?
95% of attendees are actively associated with the flat rolled steel industry in North America and around the world: they are decision-makers from manufacturing companies, distribution, trading, steel mills, wholesalers, toll processors, and logistics.
Whilst the vast majority of attendees are based in the US, the Summit also has attracted attendees based in Canada, South America, Europe, India, and the Middle East.
The Premier Steel Conference in North America
The Steel Summit has gone from strength to strength over the last few years, growing from 434 attendees in 2016 to more than 1000 attendees in 2019. Even though we ran the event as a virtual conference in 2020, more than 900 industry executives joined us online. As we return to our live in-person event the team our excited to welcome you to Georgia this August.
Representing more than 400 companies from the North American Steel Market, attendees gather at the event to learn what the future holds and to network and do business.
We will continue to monitor the covid-19 pandemic at every stage. The health of you, our attendees and staff are paramount, and we will follow all national, and local guildelines to ensure the event is as safe as possible.