Matthew Moggridge has been editor of Steel Times International since January 2014, having previously edited Aluminium International Today, both published by the UK-based Quartz Business Media. During his time on both titles he has travelled extensively around the world interviewing and writing about leading figures in the metals industry and covering international steel and aluminium conferences. In addition to working as a journalist in many different industrial sectors, he is also the creator and driving force behind the development of the Future Steel Forum.

Matthew’s career as a business journalist has spanned many leading titles covering other industrial sectors including food processing, foodservice, foreign direct investment, bulk handling and transportation and computers.

Before joining Jernkontoret, Annika Roos headed the metal powder business unit at Sandvik, with the powder being used in processes such as additive manufacturing and metal injection molding. She has a long career and experience from many different leading positions at Sandvik, from the material technology business area (now called Alleima) as well as the metal cutting business area. Annika has an MSc in engineering physics from the Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, in Stockholm.

Martin Pei has a BSc in ferrous metallurgy from Northeastern University, Shenyang, China and a doctorate in process metallurgy from the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. Martin started his working experience in 1994 at Danieli and since 2001 he has been with SSAB, at their primary operations in Oxelösund, Sweden. Since 2007, he has served as executive vice president and chief technology officer at SSAB. During 2010 and 2014, he also served as head of SSAB Business Area APAC.

Martin is the initiator of the HYBRIT initiative, a co-operation between SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall, and served as the first-term chairman of board for Hybrit Development AB. He is currently chairman of board for SWERIM—the Swedish Research Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Metals Research. Martin is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy for Engineering Sciences.

Stanislav Zinchenko is the CEO of GMK Center, chair of the Committee for Environment and Sustainable Development of the European Business Association, and president of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ Ukraine Roundtable.

For the last five years, Stanislav has provided consulting services for Ukrainian iron and steel companies, specializing in sustainability issues, supply chains, CAPEX policy, and market analysis. Stanislav has 15-years of experience in consulting for manufacturing companies.

He has expertise in operational management and supply chains as a team leader, consultant and analyst in international projects in the field of entrepreneurship, operational efficiency and logistics infrastructure.

Stanislav has a master’s in international economics from Kyiv National Economic University.

Thomas Hörnfeldt is vice president of sustainable business at SSAB.

He has an MBA from Uppsala University and an MSc from KTH in Stockholm, as well as vast experience in general management and sales, market intelligence, and sustainability.

Thomas has been managing director of Ruukki Sverige, senior vice president of special steels and international sales at Ruukki Metals Ltd, vice president at Atlas Copco Dynapac, and vice president of corporate marketing and sales at steel provider Ovako.

His career started at ABB, which he left as vice president in 2004, after almost 13 years of management positions in the metals industry activities.

Fernand Didelon graduated from the Ecole des Mines de Nancy where he obtained a MSc in materials and chemical engineering. He started his career in 1991 as a blast furnace process engineer in ArcelorMittal Dunkerque and moved to ArcelorMittal’s Florange plant as head of BF process, then head of BF and utilities production, and later head of sinter plant. During his time at the Florange, he took part in the Ulcos (ultra- low carbon steelmaking) project for implementing a demonstrator top gas recycling furnace at industrial scale.

From 2011 to 2021, he occupied various positions, including head of blast furnace, head of steelshop and chief operation officer. In 2021 he joined the green steel team of SMS-Paul Wurth in Luxemburg where he initiated the development of the EASyMelt concept and other decarbonization projects.

From March 2024 onward, within Phoenix Technologies SA, a consulting company, he supports steel plants in improving their operational performances, aiding them in selecting the most efficient decarbonization options for sustainable steelmaking.

Caroline Ashley is the executive director of SteelWatch, leading a small and growing international team driven by huge ambition: to decarbonize and transform the steel industry for a fair and thriving zero-emissions world.

She is an experienced leader, systems-thinker, and change-maker. A socio-economist by background, her career has spanned work in non-profits, policy research, policy making, business innovation, impact investment, consultancy, and community development, in Africa, Asia, Europe and Americas. Her early career in international development focused on equity and sustainability within market systems. Prior to founding SteelWatch, Caroline was economic justice strategic lead at Oxfam GB, challenging powerful players around the world to stretch for greater socio-economic transformation and climate resilience, and global programmes director at Forum for the Future, driving shifts from incremental change to system transformation in energy, food and the role of business in society.

Nicklas Magnusson is decarbonization manager at Ovako, a leading European manufacturer of engineering steel. Nicklas was in the construction industry for nearly ten years, holding various positions within the field of sustainable business development, before joining Ovako in 2023. He holds an engineering degree in design and product realisation and a MSc in sustainable technology.

With more than 25 years of experience in various R&D-roles, 10 years as head of R&D, and in total 20 years with heating technology company Kanthal, Dilip Chandrasekaran is one of the world’s most knowledgeable experts in the field of resistance materials and industrial heating solutions.

He is passionate about materials science, innovation, and customer driven product development – especially around Kanthal’s solutions towards electrification of industries.

Göran Nyström previously served as the executive vice president of marketing and technology at Ovako, now working part-time as a senior advisor. Göran is also a partner of FerroSilva AB, a start-up for producing fossil-free sponge iron energy-efficiently. Göran worked with Sandvik for 24 years in group vice president positions, and holds a MSc in materials physics.

Durgesh Gupta has 26 years of experience heading process, operations, planning, and project management of gas-based direct reduction plants worldwide. From 1997-2003, he was assistant manager (DR process) for Ispat Industries, then moved to Qatar Steel Company to serve as head of process and operations from 2003-2021. Durgesh joined H2 Green Steel in 2021 in his current role.

Marco has worked with Danieli since 2009. He worked as project director for EPC contracts for direct reduction plant and iron ore beneficiation, as well as other projects for steel manufacturing plants. After an assignment as responsible of execution of construction contracts, he led the new business unit of Danieli Green Metal that has a transversal vocation through Danieli group, with the task of developing new technologies for sustainable steel production.

He is now responsible of the product line for direct reduction and iron ore with focus on the process, as well as the commercial side. His previous experience was with engineering companies, working in the fields of chemicals, oil, and gas.

He earned a MSc in chemical engineering and started his working career as a process engineer. Danieli Centro Metallics is the business unit of Danieli for direct reduction plants, with the technology of EnergIron, and the upstream processing of iron ore.

EnergIron, jointly developed by Danieli and Tenova, is the technology for gas iron ore reduction that is hydrogen ready.

Tim Peeters obtained a PhD in applied physics at TU Delft, the Netherlands in 1995.

He joined Tata Steel in 1999, and has since then fulfilled several roles in R&D, currently as department manager and programme manager for ironmaking, steelmaking, and casting. Decarbonization technology is a major part of his portfolio.

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Durgesh Gupta has 26 years of experience heading process, operations, planning, and project management of gas-based direct reduction plants worldwide. From 1997-2003, he was assistant manager (DR process) for Ispat Industries, then moved to Qatar Steel Company to serve as head of process and operations from 2003-2021. Durgesh joined H2 Green Steel in 2021 in his current role.

With a background in sustainable practices and managing governance frameworks, Håkan Sundström has been leading various initiatives aimed at enhancing sustainability and environmental health and safety (EHS) within organizations.

Prior to his current position, Håkan spent several years at Sandvik Materials Technology (now known as Alleima), where he held various leading positions such as the head of governance and sustainability and head of quality and standardization. He has also held key leadership roles within in Sandvik Mining such as vice president quality, and quality director.

Thomas Hörnfeldt is vice president of sustainable business at SSAB.

He has an MBA from Uppsala University and an MSc from KTH in Stockholm, as well as vast experience in general management and sales, market intelligence, and sustainability.

Thomas has been managing director of Ruukki Sverige, senior vice president of special steels and international sales at Ruukki Metals Ltd, vice president at Atlas Copco Dynapac, and vice president of corporate marketing and sales at steel provider Ovako.

His career started at ABB, which he left as vice president in 2004, after almost 13 years of management positions in the metals industry activities.

Peter Samuelsson is founder and chairman of the board of FerroSilva AB. Samuelsson has a PhD in metallurgical process science, and is docent in production technology – steel and metals industry, at the Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. He has some 30 years of experience from both Swedish and international steel and engineering industry. Samuelsson has been chief technology officer and vice president of Sandvik Materials Technology.

He previously held the position of senior vice president of research and development at Outokumpu, as well as various business, production, and logistics management positions.

Matthew Moggridge has been editor of Steel Times International since January 2014, having previously edited Aluminium International Today, both published by the UK-based Quartz Business Media. During his time on both titles he has travelled extensively around the world interviewing and writing about leading figures in the metals industry and covering international steel and aluminium conferences. In addition to working as a journalist in many different industrial sectors, he is also the creator and driving force behind the development of the Future Steel Forum.

Matthew’s career as a business journalist has spanned many leading titles covering other industrial sectors including food processing, foodservice, foreign direct investment, bulk handling and transportation and computers.

Tim Peeters obtained a PhD in applied physics at TU Delft, the Netherlands in 1995.

He joined Tata Steel in 1999, and has since then fulfilled several roles in R&D, currently as department manager and programme manager for ironmaking, steelmaking, and casting. Decarbonization technology is a major part of his portfolio.

Stéphane Tondo is currently head of climate change and governmental affairs at ArcelorMittal, and in that function, he contributes to the decarbonization roadmap of European entities and its financing. Stéphane joined Sollac, a former company of ArcelorMittal in the automotive sales division in 1998 where he held several positions, from market development engineer, through to key accounts manager, and finally heading the automotive sales area.

Since 2013, he has been chief marketing officer in charge of packaging, oil and gas, and electrical steel segments within ArcelorMittal Europe Flat Products. Additionally, in March 2020, he took the role of chief executive officer of ArcelorMittal Avelino and Canossa in Italy.

Stéphane holds a degree as a sales engineer from the ESIDEC business school in Metz, France.

Dr Roman Stiftner, CSE, is managing director of the Austrian Non-Ferrous Metals Federation and the Austrian Mining and Steel Association, as well as director-general of EUMICON.

He is president of the Austrian Logistic Association (BVL), president of the European Shippers’ Council (ESC), vice president of Euromines and the European Logistics Association (ELA), and a member of the executive committee of European Aluminium and Eurometaux.

Roman was CEO of the logistics automation company Dematic GmbH and senior vice president of Siemens AG Austria. He represented transport, infrastructure, environmental and energy affairs as a member of the Vienna State Parliament from 2005 to 2015.

Roman studied at the Technical University Vienna and at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and graduated in 1994. He holds an academic doctorate degree from the Technical University Vienna. Since 2018 he has been a Certified Supervisory Expert (CSE) and is a lecturer at the University of Applied Science in Vienna.

Dr. Rizwan Janjua holds PhD in material sciences from the TU Bergakademie Freiberg, Germany. He joined the steel industry in 2002 and has been involved in process technology, energy efficiency, process yield and asset reliability. He is head of technology at the World Steel Association and is responsible for leading worldsteel’s activities in the field of technology, energy efficiency, and CO₂ breakthrough.

He is secretary to the worldsteel Technology Committee (TECO), CO₂ Breakthrough Programme and leads the ‘StepUp’ programme which is aimed at improvements in mill operations to efficiency levels commensurate with the steel industry’s top performers for emissions and energy intensity using existing proven installed technology and best practices.

He led the flagship project ‘Premature Wear of Copper Staves in Blast Furnaces’, investigating ways of extending the campaign-life of blast furnaces by minimising stave wear – the outcomes are highly acclaimed and frequently cited in publications.

He has represented the steel industry in technical discussions on energy and climate change at IEA, IRENA and OECD and reviewed several technical reports.

Caroline Ashley is the executive director of SteelWatch, leading a small and growing international team driven by huge ambition: to decarbonize and transform the steel industry for a fair and thriving zero-emissions world.

She is an experienced leader, systems-thinker, and change-maker. A socio-economist by background, her career has spanned work in non-profits, policy research, policy making, business innovation, impact investment, consultancy, and community development, in Africa, Asia, Europe and Americas. Her early career in international development focused on equity and sustainability within market systems. Prior to founding SteelWatch, Caroline was economic justice strategic lead at Oxfam GB, challenging powerful players around the world to stretch for greater socio-economic transformation and climate resilience, and global programmes director at Forum for the Future, driving shifts from incremental change to system transformation in energy, food and the role of business in society.

Rutger Gyllenram is a Swedish metallurgist and entrepreneur. He has an MSc in process metallurgy and materials science and a licentiate degree (Dr-ing) in metal production technology from the Royal Institute of Technology, KTH, in Stockholm.

He is the founder and CEO of Kobolde & Partners AB, working with raw material and process assessment, which is crucial for decarbonization in the steel industry.

Tibor Szoke graduated as a metallurgical engineer in 1996 and has an absolutory PhD on the economics of metallurgical regions.

He has been head of engineering at CEMI consulting company for 15 years. He is currently chief technology officer of Cyclosteel and is focused on the total green transformation of technology.

Takahiro Koshihara worked at JFE Steel's Steel Research Laboratory from 1997 to 2024, where he mainly worked on the research and development of temperature measurement and surface inspection equipment using cameras and magnetism in steel mills. Currently, he is involved in the development of data science technology in the cyber physical systems research and development department.

He graduated from the University of Tokyo and holds a MSc in engineering.

Bikash is a metallurgical engineer from NIT Durgapur, with 18 years of experience in iron ore sintering and pelletization, operation, design and engineering.

Bikash specializes in the sintering process, controlling stack emissions, pelletizing process, drying and grinding process, and has a wide understanding of plant machinery.

He has worked with Tata Steel Limited since 2010 as head of operation, sinter plant.

Vikas is an electrical and electronics engineer from BIT Sindri, with an MBA from IMT Gaziabad. Vikas has 18 years of experience in the IT sector of SAP.

He has worked for Tata Steel since 2005 as a head client partner in iron making, driving digital transformation in iron making.

Kurt Herzog completed his master’s degree in industrial automation at the Technical University of Vienna and his MBA at the Linz Management Academy.

In 1997, Kurt began working for VAI, a predecessor company of Primetals Technologies, in the area of process automation, and held several management functions in electronics and automation as well as in engineering. Since 2016, he has been responsible for the Industry 4.0 portfolio of Primetals Technologies.

Dr. Falk-Florian Henrich is the founder and CEO of Smart Steel Technologies. The company offers AI-based software products to optimize steel production.

Prior to founding Smart Steel Technologies, Dr. Henrich built the high-tech company CeleraOne (2011-2018), and established it as the market leader in the paid content sector and then sold it to Axel Springer SE.

Dr. Henrich holds a PhD in mathematics and contributed substantial research to the theory of loop spaces of Riemannian manifolds and artificial intelligence.

Dr. Thiago Turchetti Maia is the executive vice president for SMS digital’s Center of Excellence.

He has 20+ years of experience in leading technology companies focused on industrial digitalization. He founded Vetta and Viridis, two companies later incorporated by the SMS group. He has led software industry associations and served on different supervisory boards.

He holds a PhD and an MSc in Electrical Engineering, a BSc in computer science, and an MBA in finance.

Giovanni Bavestrelli graduated from the Politecnico di Milano, Italy, with a master’s degree in software engineering, after attending high school in Johannesburg, South Africa, for five years. He joined Pomini Tenova in 1994, working on roll grinder automation, developing and commissioning software systems for running roll shops in steel plants. He later joined Unisys Corporation in the year 2000, leading the development team for the Hermes editorial system. He went back to Pomini Tenova in 2004 as software engineering director and has since worked for Pomini Tenova, leading the software development team.

In 2016 he contributed to Tenova’s Digital Transformation initiative and later joined the new Tenova Digital Team as director. He currently holds the position of Data Science Director, focusing on artificial intelligence applications, and working closely with all of Tenova’s business units.

Born in Udine and living there today, Enrico Plazzogna graduated in electronic engineering, specialising in industrial controls at Padova University, winning a scholarship from Consorzio Padova Ricerche for a graduation thesis focused on robotic applications.

He joined Danieli as a proposal engineer in 1994 and then became area manager for Europe, then for Middle East and for Eastern Europe and Russia. He was then appointed executive manager (sales) for minimills and turnkey plants. Today he is executive vice president of sales, and a member of the board of Danieli Automation.

Marc Schwarzer, graduated as with an MBA in business administration with a focus on informatics and logistics at the Julius-Maximilians University of Würzburg.

During his time at university, he worked for two tears on a part-time basis at Frankonia Jagd (part of Otto AG), and ran his own IT company for web solutions and custom-built consumer computers.

In 2007, he joined PSI Metals as a junior consultant in the field of production management solutions for the metals industry. Over the years, he progressed to roles such as senior consultant, project manager and technical sales. His expertise in metals processes, supply chain planning, solution design and project management is highly sought after.

After more than 15 years of experience in the fields of production management solutions encompassing supply chain management and planning, product design, quality management, production execution, logistics and untegration with external systems, he has become a recognized expert in these areas.

Alexandre Gauche has been working at Fives since 2017, starting as a digital and innovation director in the energy division, then becoming a service and digital director in the steel and glass division.

He has a master’s degree in engineering, science and technology from École Polytechnique, France and a master’s degree in science and executive engineering from École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris, France.

Alexander Thekale is the technology officer, electrics and automation, at Primetals Technologies. He previously held the position of innovation manager, electrics and automation, and head of digital solutions for downstream technology at Primetals. He holds a PhD in mathematics, and a diploma in applied mathematics, both from the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg.

Born in Udine and living there today, Enrico Plazzogna graduated in electronic engineering, specialising in industrial controls at Padova University, winning a scholarship from Consorzio Padova Ricerche for a graduation thesis focused on robotic applications.

He joined Danieli as a proposal engineer in 1994 and then became area manager for Europe, then for Middle East and for Eastern Europe and Russia. He was then appointed executive manager (sales) for minimills and turnkey plants. Today he is executive vice president of sales, and a member of the board of Danieli Automation.