Schedule – SMU Steel Summit 2026

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24 Aug MON
25 Aug TUE
26 Aug WED

Monday, Aug 24

7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Registration Open

Sponsored By

Ranger Steel

7:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Registration Opens

Pre-function Area

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

All-Day Beverages

Networking

Sponsored By

BMO

9:00 AM - 9:30 AM

Lobby Stage: The Invisible Essential: Why EAF Steelmaking Runs on Graphite Electrodes

Lobby Stage

Mike Dillon

Alexey Simushkin

Ethan Bernard

Sponsored By

GrafTech

9:30 AM - 9:45 AM

Break

Break

9:45 AM - 10:30 AM

Futures, not Forecasting; Understanding the Forward Curve and Hedging Opportunities in Derivatives Markets

SMU Main Session

Spencer Johnson

Jeremy Flack

Phillip Killicoat

Alex Alcantara

Ed Karasek

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

CRU Price Case Study

SMU Main Session

Estelle Tran

Chris Shipp

11:00 AM - 11:45 AM

Pre-Conference Workshop: Technology That Works: Real-World Digital Transformation in Metals

SMU Main Session

Jerry Staddon

Jayton Chrestman

Tony Barnes

David Schollaert

Sponsored By

Crowe

11:45 AM - 1:00 PM

Lunch

Networking

Sponsored By

CPKC

CPKC

11:45 AM - 12:30 PM

Aluminum Hedging 101

Lobby Stage

Jacob Blood

Spencer Johnson

Lobby Stage

1:00 PM - 1:15 PM

Opening of the Conference: Welcome to the 16th Annual SMU Steel Summit Conference

SMU Main Session

David Schollaert

Michael Cowden

1:15 PM - 2:20 PM

Keynote Presentation: How the Future of Automobiles Could Impact the Steel Industry

SMU Main Session

David Schollaert

Lawrence D. Burns

1:15 PM - 2:20 PM

Keynote Presentation: How the Future of Automobiles Could Impact the Steel Industry

SMU Main Session

Lawrence D. Burns

SMU Auditorium

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

Break

Networking

Sponsored By

Acero Prime

2:20 PM - 2:40 PM

Break

Break

Exhibition Area

Tuesday, Aug 25

Wednesday, Aug 26