Presented by Steel Market Update & Port Tampa Bay
Alex Hacking has been an Equity Research Analyst at Citi since 2004. He covers steel & mining stocks across the Americas region including the US, Canada, Brazil & Mexico. Alex has an M.Eng from Cambridge University and an MBA from UC Berkeley.
Ethan Bernard is a reporter and editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years starting in 2008. Later, he copy editied AMM's monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015-2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University.
Michael Cowden is editor-in-chief of Steel Market Update. Cowden has covered the steel industry since 2007. He specializes in flat-rolled steel but has also reported on steel long products, steel pipe and tube as well as aluminum. Before joining SMU, Cowden held reporting jobs at Fastmarkets AMM in Chicago, the Associated Press in Pittsburgh, and the Cambodia Daily in Phnom Penh. He has also worked as a copy editor and in marketing at the University of Chicago Press. Cowden has a bachelor's degree in English from the University of Chicago and a master's degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.
Thomas W. Derry is the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute for Supply Management (ISM), with more than 30 years of experience in leadership and general management roles for public and private companies, and in the not-for-profit sector. He has executed turnarounds at the corporate and business-unit level through a variety of means, including acquisitions, divestitures, restructuring, and business process re-engineering. As CEO of ISM, Tom has a unique vantage point to observe major macroeconomic trends and the development of global supply chains through his daily contact with Fortune 500 chief procurement officers and chief supply chain officers, government agencies and NGOs in the United States and abroad, and with leading academics. Tom has been interviewed on CNBC, Bloomberg Television, quoted in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and dozens of other business publications.
David joined SMU after more than a decade in the metals and mining industry in a myriad of different roles. Much of his experience and expertise is within the coverage and analysis of steel-making raw materials and served previously as senior editor of the CRU Prices Service. Most recently, however, before his return to market analysis, David held roles as a metal buyer and an operations manager for raw material suppliers
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