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Explore the metals industry’s strategic challenges and best practices in sectors like construction, hydrogen, EVs, wind, and solar. Hear from industry leaders on how to drive sustainable growth and efficiency across the supply chain.
Speakers include:
Agenda
10:30 am - 10:55 am

Conference Chairman at UK Metals Expo

CEO at Tata Steel UK
11:00 am - 11:50 am

Stakeholder Engagement Director at Advanced Propulsion Centre

CEO at C. Brandauer & Co Ltd

Chief Economist & Acting Director of Policy at Make UK

Head of Green Industrial Strategy at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ)
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm

Head of Strategic Technical Development at Tata Steel UK

Head of industrial Decarbonisation at Industry Wales

Chairman at The Materials Processing Institute

Principal Analyst - Carbon Steel at CRU

Country MD - UK Extrusion at Hydro Aluminium UK Ltd
2:00 pm - 2:50 pm

Technical Director at British Steel

Principal Consultant at CRU

Director General at UK Steel

Head of Process Sustainability at Tata Steel UK
3:00 pm - 3:50 pm

Director, Communications and Community Investment at Bute Energy

Senior Policy Advisor at Department for Energy Security & Net Zero

Strategic Business Development Lead at Tata Steel UK

CEO at Celtic Freeport

Group Head of Business Development at Associated British Ports
4:10 pm - 5:00 pm

Head of Policy and Public Affairs at The British Metals Recycling Association (BMRA)

UK Commercial Manager at Celsa UK

Manager, Steel Packaging Recycling at Tata Steel UK

Head of Future Scrap Strategy at Tata Steel UK

Research Programme Manager SUSTAIN at Swansea University

Managing Director for Technology and Innovation at European Metal Recycling (EMR)
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11:45 am
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12:15 pm
12:30 pm
12:45 pm
1:00 pm
1:15 pm
1:30 pm
1:45 pm
2:00 pm
2:15 pm
2:30 pm
2:45 pm
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3:15 pm
3:30 pm
3:45 pm
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4:15 pm
4:30 pm
4:45 pm
5:00 pm
10:00 am - 10:50 am

Head of Sustainability & Strategy at CELSA Steel UK

Commercial Director at Sheffield Forgemasters

Group Manager – Sustainable Industry at Materials Processing Institute

Market and Business Development Manager at Tata Steel UK

Head of Public Relations at Tata Steel UK
11:00 am - 11:50 am

CEO at Net Zero Industry Wales

Research Fellow in Industrial Decarbonisation at University of Leeds

Head of Department Materials Science and Engineering at Swansea University

CEO at Celtic Freeport

Head of Environmental Policy & Strategy at Tata Steel Europe
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm

Energy & Climate Change Policy Manager at Make UK (UK Steel)

CEO at Cbamboo

Policy team leader at HM Revenue & Customs

Sustainability Specialist at CarbonChain

Commercial Affairs at Tata Steel UK

Head of Carbon and Energy Tax at HM Treasury