Charting The Path For Sustainable Structural Steel: A Comparison Of International ACRS Mills & Local Mills With A Green Steel Perspective

• Purchasing decisions now include a steel mills environmental and broader sustainability credentials. When will purchasing decisions include CO2 emission intensity?
• InfraBuild and Liberty Steel have forecast aggressive emission reductions through their CN30 target. BlueScope is relining a blast furnace in the belief green steel is potentially decades away
• ACRS certified international steel mills span the spectrum from negligible to the full suite of environmental and sustainability certifications. Similarly, CO2 emission factors for these mills vary from the lowest to highest

Dr Leo Frawley, Assessor, ACRS

Greening The Future: Advancing ESG Practices In The Australian Steel Industry

• The ‘what’ and ‘why’ of ESG
• ESG trends in the steel industry
• Advancing ESG practices and mandatory reporting readiness

Remy Crick, Associate Director KPMG Enterprise, Business & Tax Advisory, KPMG Australia

Forging Opportunities: AUKUS Foreign Policy Through The Lens Of Steel & Manufacturing

• Whole of nation effort equals whole of nation opportunity
• Standing up new industries across Australia
• AUKUS will be a bonanza for jobs and technologies

Michael Sharpe, Director, AUKUS Forum

Steel The Show: Just Transition & The Future Of Infrastructure & Major Projects

• Challenges and opportunities in project delivery: the market is finding it challenging to divine a path through hyper escalation and energy transition, in an environment of public sector indecision and global challenge and change
• Emerging trends in disputes: in a high conflict environment, quick and dirty is winning the race. Rapid resolution is seen as the play. Process and perfection is seen as the enemy of getting it done and sorted. The trouble with quick and dirty: dirty remains long after quick has been forgotten
• In pursuit of the just transition, requirements for addressing and disclosing the social and environmental impacts of business operations are being incorporated into legislation globally. At the same time consumer, customer, investor and regulator expectations in relation to responsible business practices are increasing. This session will discuss the drivers of corporate accountability for the just transition

Ben Davidson, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth
Heidi Roberts, Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Big Economic Issues For 2024 & Beyond

• Globally, there are grounds for optimism – inflation is back under control, interest rate cuts are coming and consumers will be buoyed by wage increases
• Within Australia, these issues will be complemented by sizable income tax cuts so after a tough first half of 2024, an economic pick up later in 2024 is increasingly likely
• The “X Factor” event for the next few years will be strong lift in construction, including for dwellings. While infrastructure is being scale back, other non-residential capex is positive and dwelling construction will be buoyed by the urgent need to build lots of dwellings

Stephen Koukoulas, Economist & Director, Market Economics

Realising Paperless Trade: The Future Of Importing & Electronic Documentation

• The evolution of trade documentation from paper to digitalised and toward document-less look like
• Technological evolutions are we experiencing to facilitation paperless trade
• Reform opportunities needed to support paperless trade and beyond

Bryan Clark, Director, Australian Centre for International Trade and Investment

Anti-Dumping Chronicles: Unveiling Progress, Pitfalls & Improvements

• Reframing the competition factor
• How long are your arms (length transactions)
• What are the WTO’s goals for anti-dumping?

Chair: John Durie, Senior Business Columnist, The Australian
Daniel Moulis, Partner, Moulis Legal
Isolde Lueckenhausen, Acting Anti-Dumping Commissioner

Green Steel Panel: Opportunities In The Australian Green Steel Transition

• Insights on sustainable steel production roles and emerging ESG issues
• Hydrogen integration and market scalability
• Advancements in green steel manufacturing equipment and challenges/opportunities with hydrogen integration
• Strategies for resource efficiency, circular economy adoption, and maintaining global leadership in green steel production
• Hear from the World’s No. 1 Steel Mill about their journey to green steel production

Chair: Craig Mc Quillen, General Manager Major Client Group, CBA
David Trotter, Research Portfolio Manager, MIRAW;
Bernhard Steenken, Chief Sales Officer, Region APAC & MEA, SMS Group
Jacky Zheng, Sales & Marketing Manager, Baosteel

Commodity and Energy Transition Update

• China and steel market update – insights for growth
• Domestic gas and electricity, Aussie energy – powering potential
• Carbon markets – sustainability in action

Vivek Dhar, Director, Mining and Energy Commodities Research, Commonwealth Bank