Agenda

    Steel industry 2030: how technology can help us face future challenges

    Date

    28 November 2019

    Venue

    TECNALIA Bizkaia Technology Park, Building 700

    Time

    -

    Price

    Free

    The increase in the cost of raw materials, the installed over-capacity, the rising energy cost and the new regulations, among other issues, represent an uncertainty in the sector that needs to be faced.

    Bearing all this in mind, from an innovation viewpoint, technology represents a differential value that provides a qualitative leap for companies that decide to complement their products and processes with technological solutions.

    WHAT DOES IT INCLUDE? WHAT CAN I EXPECT?

    • Forum between representatives of the steel industry, transformers and users of their products, equipment and technology suppliers, technologists and R&D managers in the sector.
    • Analysis of the challenges presented by the steel sector.
    • Identification of new business opportunities.

    AIMED AT

    • R&D managers of steel mills, processing companies, equipment and technology suppliers
    • Project managers
    • Researchers from Universities and Technology Centres

    WHY YOU CAN'T MISS IT

    Save the date to meet at an innovation forum, where the future needs and challenges of the steel sector will be discussed by its main actors.

    Take the opportunity to build future lines of business through a co-working session involving all players in the steel sector.

    We will publish the agenda shortly, which will feature leading companies from the steel and industrial sectors. They will talk about their practical experiences in addressing the challenges facing the sector.

    REGISTRATION: FILL THE FORM

    Agenda

    Time Topic
    09:30 Registration of attendees
    10:00

    Welcome and Opening of the Conference

    David Sánchez. Industry and Transport Deputy Director. TECNALIA

    Andrés Barceló. Director of UNESID (UNión de Empresas SIDerúrgicas - The Spanish Association of Steel Producers and Primary Steel Processors)

    10:20

    KEYNOTE SPEECH: 2030 Perspective: where do we want to be and how will we get there

    ► Susana Peregrina, PLATEA General Coordinator and ARCELORMITTAL R&D Director for the Basque Country

    10:50

    PRESENTATION: Steel industry and R&D: an alliance with the present and the future

    ► Borja Peña. Steelmaking platform manager, TECNALIA

    11:05

    PRESENTATION: Smart reheating furnaces for competitive and sustainable steel processes (HORUS)

    ► Félix Bayón, Steering Product Manager, SIDENOR

    11:20

    PRESENTATION: The environmental footprint of steel products as a key competitiveness factor

    ► Aritz Alonso, Circular Economy Platform Manager, TECNALIA

    11:35

    COFFEE BREAK

    11:55

    PRESENTATION: New metalwork strategies to improve high-chromium martensitic steels (METALCRO)

     Alejandra López, R&D Director, TUBACEX INNOVACIÓN

    12:10

    PRESENTATION: Digitalisation of the steel industry

    ► Mikel Niño, Industry 4.0 Manager, TECNALIA

    12:25

    DEBATE: Solving the challenges in our future: What are the challenges? How should we face them? What can we do?

    ► Ana Arroyo, TECNALIA

    14:15

    CLOSING ADDRESS

    ► Asier San Millán, Managing Director, SIDEREX

    14:25 NETWORKING LUNCH