Steel Summit 2026 to Bring the Global Steel Industry Together in Çeşme for the Second Time

Steel Summit 2026 will address fundamental industry topics such as steel trade, raw material supply, sustainability, global market dynamics, and economic developments. Throughout the three-day program, participants will have the opportunity to evaluate innovative solutions and collaboration opportunities. In addition to sessions held in modern conference halls, attendees will strengthen their international connections through one-on-one business meetings and networking events.

The event will bring together steel producers, traders and sellers, raw material and scrap suppliers, technology and innovation firms, steel service centers, logistics and financial institutions, and key decision-makers from across the sector. Alongside industry stakeholders from various regions of Türkiye, international representatives from Europe, the United States, the Middle East, North Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region will also participate. Key industrial sectors covered within the scope of the event include mining and metallurgy, construction and infrastructure, automotive and supply industries, white goods, energy, logistics, and supply chain management.

The conference program will feature prominent national and international speakers from the steel industry. Providing a global perspective through their presentations will be: Volkan Başol, General Manager of Amsterdam Scrap Terminal B.V. (Netherlands); Lufuno Munzhelele, Director of The Consultancy Hub (South Africa); Manal Al Badawi, ESG and Sustainability Manager at EMSTEEL (UAE); Abdelkadir Khellaf Marketing, Director at Algerian-Qatari Steel (Algeria); Samy Mohammed,Board Member of Steel Network (Belgium) ; Dr.Mohamed Abdulmalak Elfighi, Chairman of the Board at LISCO (Libya) and Alexander Julius, Chairman of EUROMETAL (Luxembourg) and Managing Partner of Macrometal.

Additionally, Prof. Dr. Emre Alkin, Rector of Istanbul Topkapı University (Türkiye), economist, and author, will outline a vision for the future for participants during the event’s economics session.
Ali Karaköse, Profile and Semi-Finished Products Sales Manager, and Eftal Pehlivan, Foreign Sales Manager, from İzmir Demir Çelik (Türkiye); Fatih Gökçe, CSO of the Iron and Steel Group at Diler Holding (Türkiye); and Kaan Özülü, Group Marketing Manager at Ekinciler Demir Çelik (Türkiye), will also deliver evaluations in various sessions throughout the conference.

Throughout Steel Summit 2026, simultaneous interpretation services (Turkish–English and English–Turkish) will be provided for all sessions. In this context, the event aims to create an effective and efficient communication environment for industry representatives attending from different countries.

İzmir Demir Çelik serves as the Platinum Sponsor of Steel Summit 2026, while Ege Çelik participates as a Gold Sponsor. Alex Stewart International is the Welcome Cocktail Sponsor.
Bronze sponsors and other supporters include Ekinciler Demir Çelik, Kardemir Çelik Sanayi A.Ş., Bilecik Demir Çelik, Aymas Recycling Machinery, IVECO AYTOK (Logistics Solutions Sponsor), and DNA PC Strand – Diler Holding (Coffee Break Sponsor).
Steel Summit 2026 aims to contribute to the sector as a significant platform where current developments in global steel markets will be discussed, knowledge will be shared, and strong business connections will be established. For the detailed participant list and up-to-date information regarding the event, please visit: https://www.steelsummit.tr/en