2010 Agenda

Here's what you missed at the Met Coke World Summit 2010!

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Monday, November 1, 2010

Pre-conference seminar (an additional fee is required)

12:00 p.m. Registration

1:00-5:00 p.m. Coal Mine Acquisition: Understanding the basics
Peter Lawson, Executive Vice President, Energy & Mineral Resources, MARSHALL MILLER & ASSOCIATES, US
John Feddock, P.E., Senior Vice President, MARSHALL MILLER & ASSOCIATES, US
John O'Brien, Coal Technology Manager, A&B MYLEC PTY LTD, Australia

Read our exclusive interview with Peter Lawson!

5:00 p.m. Registration

Opening Key Note 6:00 p.m. Raw Materials and Steel Making in a New Decade Michael J. Hatcher, Vice President-Procurement, Raw Materials & Real Estate, UNITED STATES STEEL CORPORATION, US

6:30 p.m. Welcome wine and cheese reception Sponsored by the River Hill Coal Company

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

8:00 a.m. Registration and refreshments

Sponsored by Andrew S. McCreath & Son, Inc.

8:45 a.m. Welcome and opening remarks from the conference chairs
Hardarshan Valia, COAL SCIENCE INC, US
Matthew McGrath, Sr. VP Business Development, SUNCOKE ENERGY

9:00 a.m. Industry Leadership Roundtable An executive level presentation and discussion from industry leaders in the coke, coal, and steel sectors. Participants include: Brett Harvey, President & CEO, CONSOL ENERGY, US Don L. Blankenship, Chairman and CEO, MASSEY ENERGY, US Michael Thomson, President, SUNCOKE ENERGY, US Moderated by the conference chairs

10:30 Refreshments break Sponsored by AEP River Operations

Session 1: Market Outlook
Session chairs: William Sammon, Purchasing Manager, ARCELORMITTAL USA
Jeff Wozek, Director, Coal Purchasing & Logistics, SUNCOKE ENERGY, US

11:00 a.m. The Outlook for Integrated Steel Production James Moss, Partner, FIRST RIVER, US Read our exclusive interview with James Moss!

11:30 a.m. Recent trends and outlook in the steel and coke markets Philip Tomlinson, Director & Managing Consultant, CRU STRATEGIES

12:00 p.m. Coal Ernie Thrasher, Chief Executive Officer, XCOAL ENERGY & RESOURCES

Roundtable luncheon

Sponsored by SunCoke Energy

Networking break

Session 2: Mining
Session chair: Terry Hale, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, PATRIOT COAL CORPORATION, US

Read our exclusive interview with Terry Hale!

2:00 p.m. Coke Business Trends Emily Medine, Principal, Energy Ventures Analysis Inc

2:30 p.m. Coking Coal Mine Landscape Peter Lawson, Executive Vice President, Energy & Mineral Resources, MARSHALL MILLER & ASSOCIATES, US

3:00 p.m. Coal Production in the USA Jim Truman, Senior Research Analyst, Hill & Associates - Wood Mackenzie

Networking break

Sponsored by AEP River Operations

Session 3: Logistics
Session chair: Herman Mays, Mgr. Coal Procurement & Coke Marketing, DTE, US

4:00 p.m. Logistics for the coke and coal markets Includes presentations and panel discussion on transport capacity, freight rates, traffic (congestion), flow of trade, and many other critical issues. Participants and coverage areas include:
Seaborne Update Robin Masters, Vice President, Dry Cargo Chartering, SSY, US Barge Update Daniel T. Martin, Senior Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, INGRAM BARGE COMPANY, US Port Activity Update James McCarville, Executive Director, PORT OF PITTSBURGH COMMISSION, US Rail Update Mark H. Bower, Assistant Vice President Export, Metallurgical & Industrial Coal Marketing, NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION, US
Moderated by Herman Mays, Mgr. Coal Procurement & Coke Marketing, DTE, US

5:30 p.m. Grand evening reception
Sponsored by Xcoal Energy & Resources

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

8:00 a.m. Breakfast

Sponsored by Andrew S. McCreath & Son, Inc.

8:45 a.m. Opening remarks from the co-chairs
Hardarshan Valia, COAL SCIENCE INC, US
Matthew McGrath, Sr. VP Business Development, SUNCOKE ENERGY

8:45 a.m.	Session 4A: World Developments Session chair: Benoit de Meulemeester, CEO, MECHEL CARBON AG, Switzerland	Session 4B: Technical Developments Session chair: Frank T. Jere, Business Unit Manager - By-Products, DTE ENERGY SERVICES, US
9:00 a.m.	Developments in China Ajay Mishra, Senior Vice-President, Global Head Coke Operation, NOBLE ENERGY, Singapore	Cokemaking in an Integrated Steel Works - Technology, Location and Greenhouse Gases Ian Cameron, Senior Director - Iron & Steel, HATCH, Canada
9:30 a.m.	Coke in India K.R. Lakshminaryanan, Senior Vice President, JINDAL STEEL & POWER LIMITED (JSPL), India	SunCoke Energy's New Granite City Heat Recovery Coke Plant Timothy Wojtowicz, VP Project Development, SUNCOKE ENERGY, US
10:00 a.m.	Developments in the European Met Coke Market Joe Poveromo, President, RAW MATERIALS & IRONMAKING GLOBAL CONSULTING, US	Vertical Heat Recovery Coke Ovens (VHRCO) Zhang Xiaobing, Director, BEIJING SINO-STEEL INDUSTRY & TRADE GROUP CORP. (SSIT), China
10:30 a.m.	Networking break	Sponsored by Ennore Coke Limited
11:00 a.m.	Coke Business in Brazil: Past, Present, and Future Alberto Simões Kis, Coal Procurement Coordinator, USIMINAS, Brazil	Characterization of U.S. Coking Coals by the Sapozhnikov and G Index Tests James W. Robinson, Director, Metallurgical Services, SGS MINERAL SERVICES, US -and- John S. Goscinski, President, JSG ENTERPRISES and Exclusive Consultant to ALPHA NATURAL RESOURCES, US
11:30 a.m.	Colombia as a Reliable Met Coke Supplier - Reality and Potential Juan Manuel Sanchez, Executive Director, C.I. CARBOCOQUE S.A., Colombia	Comparison between Stationary Stamping Technology & Stamping Charging Technology by using a single machine (SCP machine) Norbert Fiedler, Managing Director, HUDE MESS - & ANLAGENTECHNIK GMBH, Germany
12:00 p.m.	Met Coal Potential in Colombia, a New Frontier Lázaro Pérez Lozano, Partner and Project Manager, COLMETCOAL CMC. B.V.I., Colombia	Calderon Continuous and Environmentally Closed Coke Making Process Albert Calderon, President, ENERGY INDEPENDENCE OF AMERICA CORP. US

Roundtable luncheon

Panel presentation and discussion

1:30 p.m. Managers forum An open discussion of more specific, day to day issues affecting the metallurgical coke, coal, and steel sectors. Participants include: William Sammon, Purchasing Manager, ArcelorMittal USA Herman Mays, Mgr. Coal Procurement & Coke Marketing, DTE Frank T. Jere, Business Unit Manager - By-Products, DTE ENERGY SERVICES, US Terry Hale, Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing, PATRIOT COAL CORPORATION, US Jeff Wozek, Director, Coal Purchasing & Logistics, SUNCOKE ENERGY, US Benoit de Meulemeester, CEO, MECHEL CARBON AG, Switzerland Moderated by the conference chairs

3:00 p.m. Closing remarks and close of conference