The Big Issues
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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:
2025 Agenda
All our sessions are free to attend and open for you to drop in as you please.
10:30 am - 10:55 am
Director General at UK Steel
Strategic Business Development Lead at Tata Steel UK
11:00 am - 11:50 am
Conference Chairman at UK Metals Expo
Director of Sustainability at British Steel
CEO at 7 Steel UK
Co-Chair at UK Steel Council
Director, Markets Business Development & Commercial Services at Tata Steel
12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
Research Fellow in Industrial Decarbonisation at University of Leeds
Sustainability Strategy Manager - Supply Chain at Jaguar Land Rover
Market and Business Development Manager at Tata Steel UK
Director, Health, Safety, Sustainability & Environment at Tata Steel UK
Sustainability Director at Sir Robert McAlpine
Sustainability Manager Europe at Sonoco
1:30 pm - 2:20 pm
CEO at Countrywide Metals Ltd
Head of Sustainability & Strategy at 7 Steel UK
Co Director at FISC (Foundation Industries Sustainability Consortium)
Senior Global Strategy Procurement Manager at JLR
Sustainability & Circularity Lead at Tata Steel UK
Head of Process Sustainability at Tata Steel UK
2:30 pm - 3:20 pm
Chief Technology Officer at Materials Processing Institute
Tata Steel Professor of Metallurgy at University of Cambridge
Sales Director at Tata Steel
Senior Consultant at NPT
Process Technology Manager at Tata Steel
Head of Operations at Marcegaglia Stainless Sheffield
3:30 pm - 4:20 pm
Manufacturing Engineering Manager at Rolls-Royce
Regulatory Affairs Manager at UK Steel
Strategy & Transformation Director at Sheffield Forgemasters
Principal Analyst - Carbon Steel at CRU
Manufacturing Manager at Leonardo
10:15 am
10:30 am
10:45 am
11:00 am
11:15 am
11:30 am
11:45 am
12:00 pm
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
3:00 pm
3:15 pm
3:30 pm
3:45 pm
4:00 pm
4:15 pm
9:40 am - 10:10 am
Digital Platforms & Innovation lead at Tata Steel UK
Founder and Chair at Offsite Alliance
CEO at BCSA
Economics Director at Construction Products Association
10:20 am - 11:00 am
Senior Policy Advisor at HM Treasury
Director, Energy and Climate Change Policy at UK Steel
Head of Sustainability Finance at JLR
Principal Analyst - Carbon Steel at CRU
Commercial Affairs at Tata Steel UK
11:10 am - 11:50 am
Senior Global Procurement Manager at JLR
Professor in Sustainable Manufacturing at Imperial College London
Manager, Sustainability Policy & Assessment at Tata Steel
Managing Director for Technology and Innovation at European Metal Recycling (EMR)
Procurement Director at Tata Steel UK
12:00 pm - 12:30 pm
CEO & Managing Director at Tata Steel
Managing Director at William King Ltd
1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Business Development Manager, Colorcoat® at Tata Steel
Technical Sales Manager - Building Systems UK at Tata Steel











