Rye Druzin is a steel market reporter for Argus Media, a London-based price reporting agency (PRA). Located in Argus' Americas headquarters in Houston, he has covered the North American steel industry since January 2019. Prior to Argus, Rye worked for Texas-based newspapers from 2014 through 2019 covering the oil and gas industry across the Permian Basin and Eagle Ford shale fields.

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Dan North is one of North America’s most renowned and sought after speakers on the U.S. and Canadian economies. He has a unique ability to break down complex topics into understandable themes to create a highly informative and engaging presentation. Dan continually receives top ratings from the events he keynotes and is held in high esteem by his peers. Since 1996, Dan North has been with Euler Hermes, the world’s oldest and largest credit insurance company. As the company’s chief economist for North America, he uses macroeconomic and quantitative analyses to help manage Euler Hermes’ risk portfolio of more than $250 billion in annual trade transactions within the region. Prior to joining the company, Dan worked for Citicorp, using similar analyses to create outperforming investment strategies. Dan North earned his MBA from the Wharton School of Business. As one of the leading U.S. economists, Dan North has appeared on CNBC, Fox Business News, ABC News Now, France 24, and Bloomberg Radio and Television. He has been quoted by USA Today, Barron’s, Bloomberg Business Week, The Washington Post, Paris Le Monde, The Wall Street Journal, and New York Times. After having predicted the 2008/2009 recession and its implications accurately, Dan North was ranked 4th on Bloomberg’s list of the 65 top economic forecasters in 2010. Dan North is a well-known and frequent economic commenter on some of the world’s largest and most influential media outlets, including CNN, New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, BBC, Washington Post, Bloomberg and more. He is often asked to provide Euler Hermes’ viewpoints on issues including the Employment and JOLTS reports, GDP, the Federal Reserve, manufacturing, insolvencies, trade – including their impact on North American businesses.

10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Lewis Leibowitz, Principal & Trade Attorney, The Law Office of Lewis E. Leibowitz, "Trade & DC Update"

Lewis Leibowitz graduated from the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. He specializes in international trade law, trade policy advice, international trade administrative, WTO and free trade agreement advice, litigation, intellectual property litigation involving commerce, customs law, foreign trade zones, trade legislation, energy regulation and climate change and their international implications. Specialities are: Steel, automotive and auto parts, metal fabrication, aluminum, magnesium, trade in nuclear fuel, petroleum and natural gas.

Unfortunately, Samir Kapadia is unable to speak in Boston due to a family emergency. 

Having spent a decade in policymaking and consulting in Washington, D.C., New York and Mumbai, Samir helps some of the largest companies in the world understand how Washington can create risk or drive business growth. With a bipartisan background, his previous policy experience includes serving Congressman Frank Wolf (R-VA) and Senator Mark Warner (D-VA). At the Vogel Group, Samir leads the firm's trade practice, advising clients on issues relating to tariffs and supply chain strategy. In 2019 and 2020, Samir was ranked as the top lobbyist on tariff issues in Washington, D.C. based on volume of cases before Congress, federal agencies and the White House. Samir has represented numerous multinational companies in connection with the regulatory and policy issues related to Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) strategy and implementation, including directing and managing negotiations with states related to economic incentives and investment credits. Over the past three years, he has advised on $1.2 billion in FDI, generating nearly $75 million in incentives for manufacturers. A recognized expert on issues related to the steel industry, Samir has represented a broad cross section of producers and suppliers. Samir is a frequent speaker on steel and trade related issues at industry conferences hosted by S&P Platts, Fastmarkets AMM and others. Samir received his BA from Georgetown University and an MBA from the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. Samir lives in Washington, D.C. with his fiance´ Sofia Longoria. Samir was featured on the cover of The New York Times in 2021 for his work in India.