The event will take place in Dalmine (Bergamo, Italy) on 17th November; it is aimed at managers, researchers, students, trade unionists and other professionals operating in the entire value chain of the steel sector.
The Eurosteelmaster 2025 is organized by RINA with the support of EUROFER, IndustriAll, ESTEP - European Steel Technology Platform, Federacciai, European Commission. Cooperation with EU and worldwide interested parties, on the basis of enrollment of participants from the main steel and related companies, is highly welcomed.
14.30 - 16.00
Introduction to the Course & Participants self-presentation (Stefano Luperi and Pietro Gimondo, RINA)
16.00 - 16.30
Coffee break
16.30 - 18.00
Historical background: highlights on the European steel industry after 1945 (Dimitri Zurstrassen, LUISS; Guido Carli, UC Louvain)
09.00 - 10.30
Main Market and Policy Trends in the International Steel Industry (Anthony De Carvalho, OECD Steel Committee)
10.30 - 11.00
Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30
The EU Steel sector amidst war scenarios, supply chain disruptions and slashed economic outlook (Alessandro Sciamarelli, Director Market Analysis and Economic Studies EUROFER)
12.30 - 14.00
Lunch
14.00 - 15.15
Electric Arc Furnace and its new important role for a sustainable steel production (Andrea Grasselli, Tenova)
15.15 - 16.15
Blast Furnace: the transition to a de-carbonized steel production (Eros Faraci, RINA)
16.15 - 16.45
Coffee break
16.45 - 18.00
Introduction to the Direct Reduction technology and its perspective for the future (Enrico Malfa, Tenova)
09.00 - 10.30
The Clean Steel Partnership and the Carbon Neutral Steelmaking (Klaus Peters, ESTEP General Secretary)
10.30 - 11.00
Coffee break
11.00 - 12.30
Circular Economy, Industrial Symbiosis and Climate Change (Filippo Cirilli, RINA)
12.30 - 14.00
Lunch
14.00 - 15.30
Green Deal and Just Transition in the Steel Sector (Sophie Grenade, Senior Policy Advisor industriAll Europe)
15.30 - 17.00
The EU Policies for Research and Innovation Steel Sector (Alessandra Colli, EC DG Research & Innovation)
09.00 - 10.45
European Funding Instruments including IPCEI (Pietro Gimondo, RINA)
10.45 - 11.15
Coffee break
11.15 - 13.00
R&I: RFCS, Horizon Europe (Alice Reina and Simona Pace, RINA)
13.00 - 14.00
Lunch
14.00 - 15.00
Hydrogen for a sustainable green steel production (Gianluca Mannucci, RINA)
15.00 - 16.30
Industry 4.0 & 5.0 (Roberto Piancaldini, RINA)
AI as breakthrough innovation (Alice Reina, RINA)
16.30 - 17.30
Future Challenges on HR in the EU Steel Industry (Antonius Johannes Schröder, Chairman ESTEP Focus Group People)
08.45 - 10.15
The key pillars of the EU climate policy: ETS and CBAM (Adolfo Aiello, Deputy Director General Climate & Energy)
10.15 - 10.30
Coffee break
10.30 - 11.30
The Green Deal and the EU Steel Sector (Axel Eggert, General Director of EUROFER)
11.30 - 13.30
Visit to Tenaris Steel plant (tbc)
13.30 - 14.30
Lunch
14.30 - 16.00
The Commission initiatives for the Steel Sector (Immavera Sardone, EC DG Grow)
16.00 - 16.30
Coffee break
16.30 - 17.30
Raw Materials in the future of the European Steel Industry (Aurelio Braconi, Director, Specialty and Stainless Steels and Raw Materials (tbc))
17.30 - 18.00
Conclusion (Pietro Gimondo, Responsible of Eurosteelmaster, RINA)
Registration is available online or by using the downloadable form found in the resources section below.
Registration fee - full fee
- Online: 950.00€ (+VAT)
- In presence: 1900.00€ (+VAT)
Registration fee - students
- Online and in presence: 600.00€ (+VAT)
