Presented by Steel Market Update & Port Tampa Bay
Matt Bell is the Vice President of Metals Recycling for Steel Dynamics and President of OmniSource.
With more than 25 years of experience in the metals recycling industry, Matt has held senior roles spanning commercial strategy, operations, and business development.
Prior to his current appointment, he led Omni’s ferrous purchasing and sales strategy as Vice President of Commercial and previously held leadership positions with Commercial Metals Company and Scrap Recycling Services.
Timna Tanners is a managing director covering 20 equities in the Americas Metals and Mining sector in addition to forecasting relevant commodities at Wolfe Research, a premier equity research firm. She is a regular speaker at steel industry conferenced and hosts frequent events for clients with corporates and industry experts. Her insights have been featured regularly on business media, such as CNBC and Bloomberg News, including the trademarked term Steelmageddon®. Timna has been ranked #1 in Institutional Investor's All America Poll for nine consecutive years. Prior to October 2021, Timna covered Metals and Mining and Bank of America Securities for over 10 years, and covered the sector for over eight years previously at UBS Investment Bank. Timna holds an MBA from UCLA, a Masters in Journalism from Northwestern University, and a BA in Politics from Pomona College.
Ganem transitioned to CEO from the position of Executive Vice President, Corporate Purchasing where he managed a procurement organization with an annual spend in excess of $2.5 billion. His responsibilities included long-term strategic planning, networking capital management, supplier relationships, and the development of supply chain efficiencies through digital innovation. Ganem held the same position with Macsteel Service Centers USA prior to Kloeckner’s acquisition of the company in 2011. He started his career at LTV Steel in 1991 as an automotive account manager before joining Macsteel International Corporation as Vice President, Flat Products Trading in 1996. Ganem has served on the Kloeckner Metals Corporation Board of Directors since 2014. Ganem has also been appointed to the Management Board of parent company Klöckner & Co as of August 1, 2019.He is a graduate of Brown University and holds degrees in both Business Economics and Organizational Behavior and Management.
Excellent forum for information about the economy, industry, and relevant topics to each of our companies. Tremendous networking opportunity as a variety and volume of people attending seek to meet and share information.
Timothy Bilkey, President, VOSS Steel
Found the convention to be informative, effective and purposeful. Believe I can use the information and make better informed decisions. Also made a number of new contacts.
Carol Pacileo, Purchasing Manager, Westman Steel Industries
It feels like a mini SMU Steel Summit which is a good thing. It was my first time attending and I plan on attending again.
Darren DeMange, Global Category Manager, Crown Equipment
Best source of industry information you can find.
Steve Swaney, Business Development, Flack Global Metals
If you are looking to gain insight to the current and future market issues and predictions as well as networking then the Tampa Steel Conference is a must attend.
Kevin Bosley, Regional Manager, Steel Dynamics Inc.
This was my first time attending. It was very informative and a great networking opportunity. I will be back for more events.
Lee Tyler, Director of Supply Chain, Priefert Mfg. Co.
This is a major 'must attend' event.
Walter Kemmsies, Managing Partner, Managing Director, Economist and Chief Strategist Ports Airports, Global Infrastructure JLL
Overall very good content. Great way to hear about differing viewpoints about the industry
Richard Hahn, Marketing and Service Manager, Feralloy Corporation
I find that the TSC gives me a fantastic understanding of the industry forecast and the inputs affecting it so that I am better prepared to manage my business.
Troy Underwood, CEO, Tampa Steel & Supply