Open Forum 2024 - worldsteel.org

The Open Forum 2024 took place on 11 and 12 June 2024 in Brussels. You can access the presentations from this event using the links below. The photos from the event can be viewed using the link on the right side of this page.

The Open Forum aims to address topics of interest to the steel industry ecosystem by reaching beyond steelmakers to engage with stakeholders, including equipment manufacturers, suppliers, intergovernmental organisations, environmental NGOs, financial institutions and academia.

Presentations

Please note that some speakers do not have PowerPoint presentations. Session recordings will be made available after the event. For more details on the speakers, please check the programme accessible on the right of this page.

Day 1 – Tuesday, 11 June 2024:

1. Opening Session

Chairman’s address: Leon TOPALIAN, President and CEO, Nucor

Keynote Speech: Jean-Marie PAUGAM, Deputy Director General, World Trade Organization (pdf | 130.10 KB) Scene setting presentation on the technology outlook: John LICHTENSTEIN, Managing Partner, World Steel Dynamics (pdf | 1.59 MB)

2. Catalysts of change – accelerating and enabling the steel industry transition

This is a panel session with an introductory presentation followed by a discussion. For more details on the panel participants, please check the programme accessible on the right of this page.

Scene setting presentation: Alisdair GRAHAM, Head of Industry Decarbonisation, Energy Transitions Commission (pdf | 423.10 KB)

3. Climate policy developments

This is a panel session with an introductory presentation followed by a discussion. For more details on the panel participants, please check the programme accessible on the right of this page.

Scene setting presentation: Facilitating steel companies’ transition to low-carbon steel, Michele RIMINI, Head of Steel Decarbonisation, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) (pdf | 871.98 KB) Scene setting presentation: Steel decarbonisation policy mapping, Joscha ROSENBUSCH, OECD - Head of Unit, Climate Club interim Secretariat (pdf | 436.27 KB)

4. Levelling the playing field – carbon border adjustments and carbon markets

This is a panel session with an introductory presentation followed by a discussion. For more details on the panel participants, please check the programme accessible on the right of this page.

Scene setting presentation: Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, Vicente HURTADO-ROA, Head of Unit, European Commission - DG TAXUD (pdf | 903.39 KB) Scene setting presentation: A New Dawn for Carbon Pricing, Antoine VAGNEUR-JONES, Head Trade and Supply Chains team, BloombergNEF (pdf | 2.47 MB)

Day 2 – Wednesday, 12 June 2024:

5. Tracking emissions through the steel value chain

This is a panel session with an introductory presentation followed by a discussion. For more details on the panel participants, please check the programme accessible on the right of this page.

Introductory presentation: Clare BROADBENT, Head, Sustainability, worldsteel (pdf | 1.48 MB) Tracking emissions: Liesbet GREGOIR, Sustainability Lead, Cargill Metals (pdf | 453.51 KB) The power of accountability - why good data is at the heart of the green transition: Andrew FORTH, Senior Public Affairs Manager, The Climate Group (pdf | 217.70 KB)

6. Climate litigation and reputational damage

This is a panel session with an introductory presentation followed by a discussion. For more details on the panel participants, please check the programme accessible on the right of this page.

Introductory presentation - Reputation of the steel industry: Bradley FORDER, Head, Communications, worldsteel (pdf | 159.57 KB) Climate litigation basics, numbers and trends: Kenneth J. MARKOWITZ, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (pdf | 1.69 MB) Climate litigation in India - Perspectives on constitutional rights and corporate responsibility: Parul KUMAR, Deputy Executive Director, Director Climate, EPICO KlimaInnovation and PhD candidate at the Faculty of Law and Criminology, KU Leuven, Belgium (pdf | 1.04 MB) Proposed Green Claims Directive – current developments. What to expect from climate related claims? Ana RUIZ, Policy Analyst, ERCST – European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition (pdf | 229.23 KB)

7. Just transition – people and a sustainable future

This is a panel session with an introductory presentation followed by a discussion. For more details on the panel participants, please check the programme accessible on the right of this page.

Introductory presentation: Soo Jung KIM, Head, People Sustainability, worldsteel (pdf | 1.29 MB) Green skills transition: Ajanta CHATTERJEE, Chair of the worldsteel People Committee, and Group Head Talent, OD, DEI, JSW Steel (pdf | 802.87 KB) Just transition in the steel industry: Luis COSTA, Research Lead, World Benchmarking Alliance (pdf | 2.09 MB) Financing a just transition for the steel sector: Sangeeth Raja SELVARAJU, Sustainable Finance Analyst, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (pdf | 1,007.69 KB)