Li Xinchuang has served in many roles previously including those approved by the State Council. He was Professor Senior Engineer, Vice Secretary-General of China Iron & Steel Association (CISA), President and Chief Engineer of China Metallurgical Industry Planning and Research Institute (MPI), and Director of Technical Economics Branch of the Chinese Society for Metals.

Yeoh Wee-Jin is the Secretary General of the South East Asia Iron and Steel Institute (SEAISI), which has its Headquarters in Singapore. He has been working in the steel business for about 20 years, which includes general management of regional  steel downstream operations. In addition, he also has extensive experience in corporate strategy, project feasibility studies, M&A, market research & analysis and government relations. He has a wide knowledge of the ASEAN steel market as well as industry experience in the various countries where he managed the business units or conducted various researches in. He has also actively participated in SEAISI activities at regional as well as at ASEAN government level for a number of years in the past. Other businesses he has been operating in also includes environmental businesses and internet-related business. Wee Jin holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) degree from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Melbourne, Australia), a Graduate Diploma in Computing Studies from the University of Canberra and a Master of Business Administration from the Australian Graduate School Management at the University of New South Wales, Australia.

Kazuo Fujisawa joined NKK Corporation in 1982 and has held management positions in sales, engineering and in an assistant role to CEOs. After NKK merged with Kawasaki Steel to create JFE Steel in 2003, he has held positions in the Corporate Planning Department and Overseas Business Planning Dept. He was on the committees and the Board of Directors of California Steel Industries from 2003 to 2016.  He is the member of worldsteel’s Communication Committee and Economic Committee.  He has spoken at a number of steel conferences around the world. He graduated from Seattle University, USA and from Sophia University, Japan.

Sachin is a Mining Engineer from National institute of Technology and is Founder of Quesrow Management Consulting, a startup consulting company with focus on Minerals, Material and Metals across India, ME, South East Asia. His work experience includes operations and strategic planning (Shapoorji & Pallonji), Marketing and Key Account Management (IT company) and over 19 years in Business Research, Growth and Transformation Consulting domain. His work experience in consulting expands across Construction & Infra, Power, Oil & gas, Chemicals, Pharma, IT, Telecom and Retail sectors. He has been a Team Lead for 150+ Consulting, Business Research and Advisory engagements. Before Quesrow, Sachin setup Mining and Metals division for Feedback Consulting and ran successfully for 5 years, developed new clients globally assisting them across various growth initiatives. Sachin was also associated with Living Steel (World Steel Association initiative to promote Steel in residential construction) as Project Manager and led several successful initiatives across 11 countries.  Sachin is also on the board of 2 Metal trading companies and is responsible for professionalising their business through process restructuring, automation and mentoring to drive profitable growth.

Harold is the Senior Vice President of NU STEEL Pte Ltd, a local steel company based in Singapore. Harold has a MA in Marketing Management from Macquarie University, Sydney, and started his career with BHP Steel Asia Pte Ltd in 1980 – as General Manager responsible for export and trading of a wide range of Flat and Long products in ASEAN including India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. He held various positions while at BHP, had extensive global marketing experience and was also responsible for sale of raw materials for steel making. He was assigned to NS BlueScope Coated Steel as Regional Vice President – Strategic Sourcing, managing the sourcing of flat steel products including Supply Chain for NS BlueScope operations in ASEAN including USA. His last post was with JFE MERANTI Myanmar Holding Pte Ltd, as the Strategic Advisor.

Tu Pham graduated from Foreign Trade University – Ho Chi Minh City with a B.A Degree in International Finance. Now he is an equity research analyst at Rong Viet Securities Corporation, one of the leading Stock Brokerage Firms in Vietnam. Tu joined the company in 2019 to cover building materials and pharmaceuticals. He is in charge of monitoring listed steel stocks in the Vietnamese market and has provided accurate forecasts and investment recommendations. His team also has active connections with leaders in steelmaking, flat steel and coil-processing manufacturers in Vietnam.

Ian is a highly regarded industry analyst, with over 20 years experience in metals, starting at CRU in London. Since 2003 Ian was based in Shanghai, China initially with Steel Business Briefing and then Macquarie, before a five-year stint at Rio Tinto running their iron ore analysis. Since 2010 Ian worked as a sell-side analyst with CLSA, Macquarie and others based in Shanghai and Singapore and continues to bring his leading-edge thoughts on the markets as an unbiased independent analyst. 

Andrew is the Founder & MD at Avatar Commodities. He has had a diverse career in international commodities for over 25 years, posted in four continents, in a variety of disciplines with a range of physical trading & financial organisations. Each role has had him successfully leading & developing businesses, creating sustainable value in varied products & services across agriculture, energy & mined resources. He is a passionate advocate of leading positive evolution in commodity markets with innovation, collaboration, transparency & accountability. He has won various industry awards (e.g. SGX Iron Ore Trader of the Year), appears regularly in the media, and is a sought-after speaker & consultant. Andrew also devotes time as a director & mentor with WIMAR (Women In Mining And Resources) as an advocate of gender equality, inclusion & diversity. Recently he has added carbon emissions & ESG to his expertise in joining Viridios Capital which has developed propriety AI to bring unique transparency in valuation to the voluntary carbon, ESG & SDG ecosystem while generating significant returns for investors. In 2017 he founded Avatar Commodities, which successfully designed, built & delivered significant change & value for Anglo American, later joining them as head of iron ore trading.

Hai Phan is an expert on mining, metals and construction business in Vietnam and Southeast Asia. He has been the CEO of Ferominco since 2010 and represented Trafigura on steel-making raw materials, non-ferrous and mining products. He is now acting as Southeast Asia consultant of business strategy and steel sourcing for Tata International.

Gorkem received his master's degree in Management of Business Administration in 2002 from La Salle University, Philadelphia, USA. He started his career in the US, working in multinational companies such as Saint Gobain. Later, he went on to work in the stock market fortune 500 company SEI Investments as a mutual fund trader in the US. In 2005, he took a challenge in the steel industry and started to work for steel producers as an executive for export markets. Then, he was appointed as a director of the steel desk of LN metals, a commodity trading company in London. In 2012, Gorkem founded Galex Steel International -- a trading house mainly focused on flat steel products and exports to Europe, Turkey, South America, Middle East and Far East. Galex represents reputable government and private mills from China, India and Turkey on regional or project basis. The company covers global markets through its offices in Turkey, China, India and Russia.

Derek is the Head of Research at Simpson Spence Young (SSY), one of the largest shipbroking organisations in the world, which has specialist teams working in 18 offices across the globe. Derek coordinates SSY’s analysis of the shipping markets and, in addition to staff based in SSY’s London office, is also responsible for research staff in Singapore. The focus of Derek’s analysis is the dry bulk shipping sector, where he specialises in trade flow analysis and fleet developments.

Ronald is the AVP for Industry Affairs and Communications of the SteelAsia Manufacturing Corporation. He is the current President for the Philippine Iron and Steel Institute (PISI) after serving several years as Board Member and PRO. Currently representing the Philippines on several committees in the South East Asia Iron and Steel Institute (SEAISI). He is involved in SteelAsia’s growth and strategic expansions, contributing to the realization of the group’s expansion from 500,000 tpy to 3 million tpy capacity and becoming the Philippines and South East Asia’s largest rebar manufacturer. At present, he plays a significant role in SteelAsia’s diversification of its manufacturing capabilities. He has acted as the group’s representative in several forums and conferences, reading papers on SteelAsia’s growth and contribution to industrialization and national development.

Anubhav is a Post Graduate in International Business & has been involved in steel business for two decades. His forte has been International sales and has extensive global marketing experience. As General Manager in International Sales, Anubhav was responsible for global sales of Hot Rolled products, MS slabs & Cold Rolled products apart from Shipping co-ordination. Of late, considering the Company's massive expansion plans, he has been entrusted with responsibility of Indian domestic market.

Dan is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - the birthplace of the US steel industry - and he started in the industry in 2009 with the original Steel Business Briefing. Prior to that, Dan covered police and military affairs in Beaufort, South Carolina, and spot news for the Valley News Dispatch in Tarentum, PA. As part of the North American Kallanish team, Dan covers flats, tubular products and specialty steel products. 

Tomas is the Managing Editor Asia for Kallanish and produces editorial content on the region, with a focus on China, as well as overseeing Kallanish's operations in East Asia. He is based in Shanghai, where he has lived and worked for the last six years. Tomas speaks Mandarin as well as English and Spanish. He has also spent three years in Beijing studying and working. Previously, Tomas worked at Steel Business Briefing, where he joined shortly after graduating with a masters degree in Asian politics from SOAS in London.