Roger Emmott is a highly regarded management consultant, business developer, innovator and advisor to the global metals and mining sector. For over more than 20 years he has advised more than 50 clients in over 50 countries. Roger has held senior positions with Steel Business Briefing, Atkins Plc in the UK and Hatch Associates of Canada. In these roles he gained in-depth experience of strategic, due diligence, market and feasibility studies including interview and research techniques, information synthesis, validation and presentation.

David Howes has spent over 35 years in the domestic and international Steel Trading business. Following a recent spell with Trade Finance Partners [TFP], opening up opportunities for transactional trade finance in the steel space, he is currently consulting and lecturing on steel processes and international trade markets, whilst looking for new challenges in the steel sector. Prior to that he spent 20 years as Senior Steel Trader for Stemcor focused on bottom-line profits by building and developing long-term trading relationships with suppliers and customers. He has traded steel globally and has a long career in looking at opportunities in Africa. David is fully versed in all aspects of global trading activities including: supplier/customer negotiation, finance, shipping, logistics and documentation procedures. He is well versed in regional customs and business practices, negotiations of trades, clean execution and follow-up and has an extensive knowledge of steel-making processes and steel products. He is also a fluent French speaker.

Andrzej is managing Director of Metals Consulting International and founder of steel portal http://www.steelonthenet.com. He has been a steel industry consultant for over 20 years and an expert in steel market appraisal, feasibility analysis and due diligence investigation. Andrzej is also a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining and a Fellow of the Institute of Business Consulting.