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TUESDAY

SEPTEMBER 29TH

9am

OPENING

Geraldo Alckmin

Vice-president of the Republic

André B. Gerdau Johannpeter

Chairman of the Board of Brazil Steel Institute / Chairman of the Board of Gerdau

Jorge Oliveira

Vice Chairman of the Board Member of Brazil Steel Institute / President of ArcelorMittal Brazil and CEO of ArcelorMittal Flat Steel Latin America

Marco Polo de Mello Lopes

Executive President of the Brazil Steel Institute

9:30am

Magna Conference

Geopolitics in transformation

Jorge Oliveira

Vice Chairman of the Board Member ofBrazil Steel Institute / President of ArcelorMittal Brazil and CEO of ArcelorMittal Flat Steel Latin America

Keynote Speaker:

Marcos Troyjo

Economist, political scientist, and diplomat

10:30am

Current Situation of the Steel Industry in Brazil

André B. Gerdau Johannpeter

Chairman of the Board of Brazil Steel Institute / Chairman of the Board of Gerdau

10:45 am

Coffee Break

11h30 - 12h30

Panel 1

Systemic Competitiveness: How did countries achieve it?

Panel Members:

Thiago Aragão

CEO of Arko International e Master's degree from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies

Ricardo Geromel

FCGI Co-founder

Gustavo Werneck

Board Member of Brazil Steel Institute/ President and CEO of Gerdau

12:30pm

Lunch & Networking

2:30pm

Panel 2

China - The Great Threat

Keynote Speaker:

Jorge Guajardo

Partner, DGA Group | Former Mexican Ambassador to China

Panel Members:

André B. Gerdau Johannpeter

Chairman of the Board of Brazil Steel Institute / Chairman of the Board of Gerdau

3:30 pm

Coffee Break

2:30 pm

Panel 3

Economic growth: strong industry, strong GDP

Moderator:

Juliana Rosa

Journalist

Panel Members:

Igor Calvet

ANFAVEA Executive President

José Ricardo Roriz Coelho

President of ABIPLAST

Everton Negresiolo

Board Member of Brazil Steel Institute / CEO of ArcelorMittal Aços Longos LATAM and Vice-President of ArcelorMittal Brasil

5:30 pm

Cocktail & Networking

WEDNESDAY

SEPTEMBER 30TH

9:00am

Conference

Post-2026 Election Political and Economic Landscape

William Waack

Journalist

9:45 am

Coffee Break

10:30am

Panel 4

The CEOs' Perspective

Moderator:

Vanessa Cochi

Journalist

Panel Members:

Gustavo Werneck

Board Member of Brazil Steel Institute / CEO of Gerdau

Marcelo Chara

Board Member of Brazil Steel Institute / President of Usiminas

Rodrigo Villela

Board Member of Brazil Steel Institute / CEO of Aperam South America & Renewables

Jorge Oliveira

Vice Chairman of the Board Member of Brazil Steel Institute / President of ArcelorMittal Brazil and CEO of ArcelorMittal Flat Steel Latin America

Marco Polo de Mello Lopes

Executive President of the Brazil Steel Institute

11:45am

Closing ceremony

* Program subject to change.