Aluminum Symposium 2019

The must-attend aluminum event of the year

• The S&P Global Platts Aluminum Symposium brings every facet of the industry together in one place to discuss the critical issues your business will face. We’ll look at lessons learned in the past 12 months and what you should expect in the coming year.The 2019 symposium will be held at the iconic Hotel del Coronado off the coast of San Diego, California. It offers a beautiful, relaxing location on the beach with great opportunities for networking—including a welcoming reception the evening before the symposium.

• Agenda announced—Topics for 2019 include:

  • — Global aluminum outlook—Impact of sanctions on the alumina and billet markets, issues affecting China, and more
  • — Examination of the state of the North American aluminum industry
  • — Discussion on end-user trends and aluminum demand drivers
  • — Keynote addresses from the CEO of Braidy Industries and the Senior Vice President of Novelis North America
  • — S&P Global Platts pricing methodology update with Q&A
  • — Panel discussion on scrap and secondary market trends
  • — Plus much more—see the agenda for details

• Here are just some of the speakers already lined up:

  • — Pierre Boisvert, General Manager, Albecour
  • — Cole Patterson, Director of Aluminum Procurement, Arconic
  • — Craig T. Bouchard, Chairman and CEO, Braidy Industries
  • — Young-Jin Chang, Global Head of Metals, CME Group
  • — Hui Shan, Vice President, Global Investment Research, Goldman Sachs
  • — Matt Aboud, President, USA, Hydro Aluminum Metals
  • — Tom Horter, President, Matalco
  • — Anton Posner, CEO, Mercury Resources
  • — Marco Palmieri, Senior Vice President and President, Novelis North America
  • — Paramita Das, General Manager, Global Marketing and Development, Rio Tinto
  • — Gary Borner, Vice President, Spectro Alloys
  • — Lauren Wilk, Vice President, Policy and International Trade, The Aluminum Association
  • — Larry Snyder, Vice President of Consumer Affairs, United Scrap Metal
  • — And more to be confirmed

• Who will you meet?

  Expect over 300 attendees representing the spectrum of the aluminum industry, from extrusion to fabrication, manufacturing, production, recycling, trading, construction, scrap, transport, finance, and more.

Know more: https://www.spglobal.com/platts/en/events/americas/aluminum-symposium