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lMinister Nizar Baraka, Minister of Economic and GeneralAffairs, Kingdom of Morocco

l Fadel Sekkat, Chairman and CEO, Maghreb Steel, Morocco

lMichel Cassou, Chief Marketing Officer, Arcelor Mittal Annaba, Algeria

lMohammed Azmi, Managing Director, Longofer, Morocco

l Asmaà Fatimi, Chef de la division des IndustriesMécanique, Métallurgique et Electrique, Ministry ofIndustry Trade and New Technologies, Morocco

l Abdelilah Kouider, Strategy & Sales Manager, Delattre Levivier, Morocco

l Siddartha Sengupta, Director, Hatch, UK

l Ahmet Kamil Erciyas, Chairman, Erciyas Steel Pipe Co; and Board Member, Istanbul Iron and Steel Exporters’Association, Turkey

l Sherine Al-Shawarby, Senior Country Economist, World Bank, Egypt

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4ème Conférence sur l’acier en Afrique du Nord

Meet major industry players and hear top analysisfor North Africa’s historic year of change

Metal Bulletin Events’ fourth annual North African Steelconference returns in a new location for 2011: Casablanca,Morocco’s commercial capital. Coming to the heart of the boomingMaghreb region – where demand for all types of steel is faroutstripping supply – we will also give full coverage to the largeEgyptian market in this historic year of revolution and change andwill answer such crucial questions, such as what will the post-Mubarak era mean for the country’s steel market? With a backdropof political change sweeping all across this important region, therehas never been a more vital time to attend North African Steel andkeep abreast of developments in the steel markets of Algeria, Egypt,Libya, Tunisia and Morocco.

Main topics to be discussedl How have revolutions and political unrest across the regionaffected steel markets?

l Outlook and expansion plans for the industry’s major producers

l Analysis of the region’s construction, energy andinfrastructure markets

l EU, Turkey and Ukraine: how are major exporters faring in the region?

l Global iron ore and scrap: price volatility and how it affects the region

l Full coverage of doing business in Libya and Algeria as wellas Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia

En 2011, la quatrième conférence sur l’acier en Afrique du Nordde Metal Bulletin Events est de retour et aura lieu à Casablanca, auMaroc. Ce rendez-vous au cœur de la région dynamique duMaghreb, où la demande de tous types d’acier excède largementl’offre, nous permettra également de couvrir le grand marchéégyptien et l’impacte éventuel d’un gouvernement post-Moubaraksur le marché de l’acier en Egypte. Alors que le monde Arabe subitdes bouleversements politiques historiques sans précédent,rejoignez nous à Casablanca en juin pour découvrir lesdéveloppements du marché de l’acier de l’Egypte et du Maghreb. La région connaît d’importants changements politiques et le momentsemble donc opportun pour assister à cette conférence et se tenirinformé des développements sur les marchés de l’acier en Egypte,en Libye, en Tunisie, en Algérie et au Maroc.

Voici la liste des thèmes principauxqui seront abordésl Comment les récents bouleversements politiques ont-ilsmodifié le marché de l’acier au Maghreb et en Egypte?

l Perspectives et plans d’expansion pour les principauxproducteurs de l’industrie

l Analyse des marchés de la construction, de l’énergie et desinfrastructures de la région

l UE, Turquie et Ukraine : quelle est la situation pour lesexportateurs principaux de la région?

lMarché mondial du minerai de fer et de la ferraille: volatilitédes prix et impact sur la région

l Analyse de tous les aspects des affaires commerciales enLibye et en Algérie, ainsi qu’en Égypte, au Maroc et en Tunisie

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7-8 June 2011Le Royal Mansour Méridien, Casablanca,Morocco

Conference

4ème Conférence sur l’acier en Afrique du Nord Day one:Tuesday 7 June 201108:00 Registration desk opens

08:50 Minister’s opening addressesMinister Nizar Baraka, Minister of Economic and General Affairs,Kingdom of Morocco

Keynote sessions09:15 While North Africa had rebounded well from the crisis, what

will current political unrest mean for steel?• How the region has fared since the recession: strong growth in all economies makes North Africa an attractive region for investment

• How a growing and youthful population and smaller house-sizesmean soaring demand for housing

• Will infrastructure and real estate spending hold up in 2011/12?Fadel Sekkat, Chairman and CEO, Maghreb Steel, Morocco

09.45 The MENA region: why this remains a strong market for steelduring a time of great political change• Strong growth, good demographics and a desperate need for infrastructure translate into strong steel demand across the region

• While region’s capacity is growing, why North Africa will remaina big net importer for some time to come

• Pricing and availability of raw materials: improvements in localiron ore capacity but still concerns over pricing

10.15 Algeria focus: what’s happening in one of the MENA region’smost exciting markets• Activities of Arcelor Mittal at Annaba – suppying local demandbut also exporting to wider MENA region

• How new laws on local participation thresholds and creditperiods mean consolidation

• Future activities of Sonatrach and Algerian oil & gas industry:what will this mean for Algerian steel demand?

Michel Cassou, Chief Marketing Officer, Arcelor Mittal Annaba, Algeria

10.45 Refreshments and networking break

Session 1:Morocco focus

11.30 An overview of the Moroccan industry: steel, demand and economy• The Moroccan steel industry in 2011: new capacities and futureexpansion – is self-sufficiency on the way?

• Moroccan government plans and projections• Steel demand in the context of the wider economic pictureAsmaà Fatimi, Chef de la division des Industries Mécanique,Métallurgique et Electrique, Ministy of Industry, Trade and NewTechnologies, Morocco

12.00 Long product production: will local demand continue to hold up?• Open steel tubes & profiles: how much can be satisfied locally?• Hot galvanisation: meeting the region’s automotive,transportation, agricultural and energy needs

Mohammed Azmi, Managing Director, Longofer, Morocco

12.30 End-user focus: the future of demand in Morocco• Housing construction demand: how this is set to continue• Government plans for resort construction another big futuresource of demand

• Upgrades of airports at Oujda, Fès and Marrakech• Electricity lines and substations Abdelilah Kouider, Strategy & Sales Manager, Delattre Levivier, MoroccoEl Hassan Redouane, Purchasing Manager, SPIE Maroc, Morocco

13.15 Networking Lunch

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10.00 End-user focus: construction, commercial and infrastructureneeds of this fast growing nation• While construction demand slows, there is still a huge demandfor middle-income housing: who will supply the 800,000 unitsneeded annually?

• Shopping malls and satellite cities: which commercial projectsare still powering ahead?

• Will Egypt remain vulnerable to dumping?Sherif Habib, Director of Purchasing, The Arab Contractors, Egypt

10.30 Refreshments and networking break

Session 5:Exporters’ focus

11.15 Major exporters’ panel: views from the EU, Turkey and Ukraine• Will Ukraine and the CIS remain a key source for the NorthAfrican market?

• How is Turkey responding to accusations of dumping?• Spain, France and the Maghreb: how will this axis evolve as domestic capacity expands and end-users become more advanced

Ghazi Maherzi, Metinvest, Ukraine & TunisiaAhmet Kamil Erciyas, Chairman, Erciyas Steel Pipe Co; and Board Member, Istanbul Iron and Steel Exporters’Association, TurkeyIgnácio Perez de Diego, Commercial Director, Bass Steel Trade, Spain

Session 6:Raw materials and machinery

12.15 Raw materials focus: supplying iron ore to the North Africansteel industry• Supply chain logistics in importing from the big producers• Local iron ore capacity: what is the future in Mauritania, Algeriaand Libya?

• Pricing: will volatility continue?

12.45 Networking lunch and close of conference

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Session 2:Wider African focus

14.30 Overview of North Africa’s steel capacity: should stabilityreturn, is it still likely to be a major importer for some years to come?• Some new capacities, but reliance on imports particularly forlong products continues

• Prospects and potential for intra-regional trade in new post-revolutionary era

• While Europe and Turkey still dominate, could China be lookingto get in?

Siddartha Sengupta, Director, Hatch, UK

15.00 Tunisia: what now for the country’s steel industry in the post-Ben Ali era?• What will the Jasmine Revolution mean for the steel industry?• Demand: projections and has the revolution changed the market significantly?

• Will the fall of Ben Ali mean the hastening of privatisations?Ghazi Maherzi, Manager of African Markets at Long Product SalesDept, Metinvest, Ukraine & Tunisia

15.30 Wider African focus• Steel production and consumption across Africa: what’s thepicture in 2011?

• Development and steel: how are the two linked?• What changes are the Chinese now bringing to African Steel?

16.00 Refreshments and networking break

Session 3:Legal & financial focus

16.30 Panel discussion• Investing in plants to take full advantage of favourable conditions• The case for investment in North Africa• Overcoming difficulties and obtaining creditYassir Ghorbal, Avocat au Barreau de Casablanca, Naciri & Associes/Gide Loyrette Nouet, MoroccoAllen Sandeep, Senior Research Analyst, Beltone Financial, Egypt

17.30 Close of day one and networking cocktail reception

Day two:Wednesday 8 June 201108:15 Registration desk opens

Session 4:Egypt focus

09.00 Macroeconomic overview of Egypt and what this means forthe steel industry• Egypt post-Mubarak: one of the “Next Eleven” group of rapidlyindustrialising countries that are going to be key to the 21stcentury global economy

• How good demographics and a strong structural growth rate stillmake Egypt a sound investment

• Investment and predictions of steel growth as a consequence ofthe revolution: how is doing business in Egypt likely to change?

Sherine Al-Shawarby, Senior Country Economist, World Bank, Egypt

09.30 New capacities and still strong demand: an overview of thedomestic Egyptian steel industry• New capacities coming online• Egypt is still consuming more than producing: is this likely to change?

• Egypt as an exporter: how this aspect of the country’s industry isshaping up

Samir Abdel Raouf, Managing Director, Egypttech, Egypt

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