Preliminary Programme of Activities

Last updated: November 08, 2015


November, Sunday 08 | Only members of Alacero 

09:00 - 10:30    _Environmental Policy Committee (COPAM)
10:30 - 13:00   _Technology and Environmental Control Committee (COTEC)
14:30 - 16:30   _Communications Committee (COMCO)

November, Monday 09 | Only members of Alacero 

09:00 - 10:00    _Promotion of Steel Use Development Committee (CODUA)
10:00 - 13:00   _Economics and Institutional Relations Committee (CERIN)
16:30 - 17:30   _Board Meeting

November, Monday 09 | Attendees Alacero-56 

19:30 - 22:30    INAUGURATION AND RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY
        _Alacero-56 Conference
        _ExpoAlacero 2015
        _8° Alacero Steel Design Contest for Architecture Students 2015
        _Steel Sculpture Exhibition
        Foyer, sub floor, Hotel Hilton
         
        WELCOME RECEPTION HOSTED BY ALACERO
        Pacífico A & B room, sub floor, Hotel Hilton

November, Tuesday 10 | Attendees Alacero-56 

(Pacífico B room, sub floor, Hotel Hilton)
Speakers list to be completed as participation is confirmed.
         
08:30 - 08:55    OPENING CEREMONY
        Martín Berardi. President of Alacero and General Director, Ternium Siderar (Argentina)
         
08:55 - 09:20   ALACERO´S WHITE PAPER: 
        DIAGNOSIS AND PROPOSALS FOR THE INDUSTRIALIZATION OF LATIN AMERICA
        Daniel Novegil. CEO, Ternium 
         
09:20 - 10:45   PANEL I:
        ENERGY. A KEY ELEMENT FOR COMPETITIVENESS AND GROWTH
        Coordinator: Marco Polo de Mello Lopes - Brazil Steel Institute (Brazil)
        Ramón Espinasa. Energy Division - Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) 
        Paulo Pedrosa. Executive President - Brazilian Association of Large Energy Users and Free Market Energy Consumers (ABRACE) (Brazil)
        Manuel J. Molano. Deputy General Director - Mexican Institute for Competitiveness (IMCO)
        Debate
         
10:45 - 11:30   KEYNOTE SPEAKER:
        ARGENTINE ENERGY INDUSTRY: OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES AND PERSPECTIVES
        Coordinator: Javier Martínez Álvarez. Tenaris (Argentina)
        Miguel Galuccio. President and CEO - YPF (Argentina)
        Debate
         
11:30 - 11:50   Coffee break
         
11:50 - 13:30   PANEL II
        CLIMATE CHANGE. STEEL IN THE GREEN ECONOMY
        Coordinator: Benjamin M. Baptista Filho - ArcelorMittal (Brazil)
        Ned Helme. Chairman - Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) (USA)
        Paul Brooks. Chairman, Environment Committee of worldsteel and Director Environment, Tata Steel (United Kingdom)
        Roberto T León. Professor, Structural Engineering and Materials – Virginia Tech (USA)
         
13:30 - 15:30   Lunch
         
15:30 - 17:30   PANEL III
        THE WORLD, CHINA AND LATIN AMERICA. HOW TO BUILD A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
        Coordinator: Jefferson de Paula. ArcelorMittal (Brazil)
        Ricardo Hausmann. Director of the Center for International Development - Harvard University (USA)
        Alicia Bárcena. Executive Secretary - ECLAC (Chile)
        Usha Haley. Professor of Management - West Virginia University (USA)
        Debate
         
19:15       Buses will depart from Hilton, Sheraton and Madero hotels.
         
20:00       ANNUAL DINNER HOSTED BY THE ARGENTINE ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

November, Wednesday 11 | Attendees Alacero-56 

(Pacífico B room, sub floor, Hotel Hilton)  
Speakers list to be completed as participation is confirmed.  
           
09:00 - 10:50    PANEL IV  
        VALUE CHAINS: AN INTEGRAL VISION FOR THE LATIN AMERICAN STEEL   
        Coordinator: Máximo Vedoya - Ternium (Mexico)  
        Paul Butterworth. Research Manager - Steel Raw Materials, Steel Costs and Thermal Coal, CRU International (England)  
        Luis Berrondo. Chairman - Mabe (Household Appliances Manufacturer) (Mexico)  
        Steve St. Angelo. CEO, Latin America and the Caribbean - Toyota Motor Corporation (Brazil)  
        Debate  
           
10:50 - 11:10   Coofee break  
           
11:10 - 12:40   PANEL V  
        WHERE ARE WE HEADING TO? THE STEEL MARKET AND INDUSTRY ACCORDING TO ITS CEOs  
        Coordinator: Martín Berardi - Ternium Siderar (Argentina)  
        Edwin Basson. General Director - worldsteel (Belgium)  
        CEOs of the steel industry of Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and México:  
        Bejamin M. Baptista Filho. CEO - ArcelorMittal (Brazil)  
        Raúl Gutiérrez Muguerza. General Director - Deacero (Mexico)  
        José Ignacio Giraudo. Executive Director, CEO - Acindar Grupo ArcelorMittal (Argentina)  
        Carlos Zuluaga. President - Acesco (Colombia)  
        Debate  
           
12:40 - 13:15   KEYNOTE SPEAKER  
        OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF THE REGIONAL INDUSTRY  
        Coordinator: Martín Berardi - Ternium Siderar (Argentina)  
        Paolo Rocca. President Techint Group  
           
13:15 - 13:30   CLOSING CEREMONY  
        _New authorities of Alacero inauguration