2025 Agenda

9:00 AM – 6:30 PM

Registration Open

9:00 AM

Indoor Exhibits/Outdoor Demo Area Opens

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Morning Refreshments

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Tariffs, Aluminum, Steel and the Economy
Main Stage

This informative session examines how expanded melt shop capacity in North America combined with tariffs are likely to impact the steel and aluminum sectors.

Vince Pappalardo
Moderator Vince Pappalardo Managing Director, Brown Gibbons Lang & Company View Bio
Andy Pappas
Speaker Andy Pappas Managing Director and Head of ABL Special Industries, BMO Bank N.A. View Bio
Joe Pickard
Speaker Joe Pickard International Trade Economist, Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney View Bio

10:45 AM – 11:45 AM

A Changing Landscape
Main Stage
Steel mills are expanding melt shop capacity at the same time technology is changing mill feedstock requirements. How changing scrap flows and raw material requirements impact the metals recycling industry are the subjects of this panel discussion.

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch at Outdoor Exhibit Area

2:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Outdoor Exhibitor Tech Sessions at Booths

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Tech Talk: Material Handlers

4:30 PM

Outdoor Demo Exhibit Area Closes

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Indoor Expo Happy Hour
Exhibit Hall

4:30 PM – 5:30 PM

Tech Talk: Software

5:30 PM

Indoor Expo Closes

8:30 PM – 10:30 PM

Bourbon, Cigars, and Dessert Reception (RSVP Required)
Churchill Downs

This free reception will be held from 8:30-10:30 p.m. and will include desserts, cigars, live music, tastings of unique bourbons and an open bar. Their Starting Gate Rooftop Garden has an outdoor bar, ample networking space, and a perfect view of the racetrack with the iconic Twin Spires.

RSVP is required, space is limited. Click here for more information.

9:00 AM

Registration Opens

9:00 AM – 4:00 PM

Indoor/Outdoor Exhibit Area Opens

9:00 AM – 9:30 AM

Morning Refreshments

9:30 AM – 10:30 AM

Drive Down Operating Costs!
Main Stage
Understanding your costs, the options available to reduce and control them and how to identify areas for improved profitability are the focuses of this roundtable discussion.

10:45 AM – 12:15 PM

Technology Spotlight: Refining Recovered Metal
Main Stage
Ferrous and nonferrous metal recyclers are being asked to create ever more sophisticated packages for their consumers, from low-copper shred to furnace-ready aluminum charges and highly refined copper packages. This unique session brings together a group of industry suppliers and processors to discuss the technology and how recyclers are using it. 

10:45 AM – 11:30 AM

The Supplier Perspective

11:30 AM – 12:15 PM

The Processor Perspective

12:30 PM – 1:30 PM

Lunch in the Indoor Exhibit Area

1:00 PM – 1:30 PM

30 Under 30 Awards

3:30 PM

Indoor Exhibits/Outdoor Demo Area Closes