"Scrap, a Moving Target"

Steve Weiner, Executive VP of SA Recycling

Steve Weiner is an attorney duly licensed to practice law in the State of California since 1972. He actively practiced law specializing in Business Law and litigation until 1975, when he joined his family’s enterprise, Weiner Steel Corporation, and its affiliated companies as General Counsel. He advanced to President in 1983. At that time, Weiner Steel Corporation was the largest industrial scrap dealer in the Western United States. The corporation owned and operated several entities, including Pacific Erectors Corporation, Western Steel & Tinplate, Inc., and three divisions of Weiner Steel Corporation, which included a brass and bronze foundry all under his management. The combined annual sales of these companies would equate to more than one billion dollars today. In 1990, the Weiner family sold Weiner Steel Corporation to Huika America Corporation, which subsequently sold the business to Pacific Coast Recycling (PCR) in 1996. Steve remained President of Weiner Steel Corporation until its acquisition by PCR and then served as Executive Vice President of Pacific Coast Recycling from 1996 through its sale to SA Recycling in 2008, overseeing the commercial operations of the business. Since 2008, Steve Weiner has held the position of Senior Vice President at SA Recycling, where he is primarily responsible for major industrial accounts and usable sales. SA Recycling currently operates more than 150 facilities nationwide, making it the largest ferrous and non-ferrous recycling company in the United States.

"Navigating This Extraordinary Economic, Business, and Political Climate"

Roger Tutterow, Professor of Economics at Kennesaw State University

Roger Tutterow is Professor of Economics at Kennesaw State University where he holds the Henssler Financial Endowed Chair. His analysis of the economic, business and political environments have been featured in a variety of media including Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Business Week, Forbes, USA Today, Atlanta Journal Constitution, Arizona Republic, Florida Times-Union, Kansas City Star, New York Times, Orlando Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Wichita Eagle and on CNN, CNBC, NBC, Bloomberg Television, NPR’s “Marketplace” and “All Things Considered,” CNN-Radio as well as by regional electronic and print media. In addition to his work in academia, Dr. Tutterow has served as a consultant on financial economics and statistical modeling for corporate clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to closely held businesses. He has provided expert testimony on economic, financial and statistical matters in state and federal court, before the Georgia General Assembly and before the Georgia Public Service Commission. Dr. Tutterow has given several hundred speeches to professional groups in over 40 states and Canada on topics in the economic, business and political arenas. Dr. Tutterow served on the Council of Economic Advisors, under three Georgia Governors. In 2010, he was named to the Special Council on Tax Reform and Fairness for Georgians, which conducted a comprehensive review of Georgia’s Tax Code. In addition, Dr. Tutterow serves on the Georgia Child Support Commission, the Cobb County Public Employees’ Pension Board and the Board of Trustees of Berry College. He previously served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Vinings Bank, on the Board of Managers for PrimeARCapital LLC, on the Southern Region Board of Directors for the American Red Cross Blood Services and the Board of Directors for Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Atlanta. He was selected by Georgia Trend magazine as a “notable Georgian” and as one of “Georgia’s Most Influential” by James magazine. A Georgia native, Dr. Tutterow holds a B.S. in Decision Science from Berry College and a M.A. and Ph.D. in Economics from Georgia State University. Prior to joining Kennesaw State University, Dr. Tutterow held faculty and administrative appointments at West Virginia University, Georgia State University and Mercer University. He has also served as a visiting professor at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad and at the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies in Seoul, South Korea.

"What to do when the Government Comes Knocking"

Anthony "Tony" Box, JD, CPA

Tony Box represents businesses in regulatory investigations, criminal and civil enforcement actions, and compliance matters focused on preventing government inquiries and minimizing business disruptions. He protects U.S. and international clients spanning several industries, including construction, real estate, healthcare, technology, energy, and many more. Before joining Gray Reed, Tony developed a diverse skill set while serving in a number of public and private sector positions. Most recently, he served as a government trial lawyer responsible for leading federal white collar and tax investigations and prosecutions in the Eastern District of Missouri, as well as other high-profile cases involving identity theft, illegal guns, drugs and violent crimes. Tony is also a licensed CPA and spent three years at a Big Four accounting firm overseeing multi-million-dollar financial audits and investigations in the U.S. and abroad. Tony has an extensive background in federal law enforcement as well. He served as an FBI special agent for nearly a decade, initially as a financial crime investigator handling a broad range of white-collar criminal investigations, and later as a computer forensics examiner directing all FBI media examinations in the Eastern District of Missouri. Tony’s leadership skills and appreciation for collaboration were honed while serving on active duty in the Army as a tank commander and later as a JAG officer in Iraq. He also served as a senior civilian advisor in Afghanistan. Tony is a graduate of Army Airborne, Air Assault, and the Armor & JAG officer basic courses.

"Steel, Pipe and Tube in the Age of Trade Upheaval – What Next?"

Rye Druzchetta (formerly Druzin), Associate Editor Stainless Pipe and Tube for Argus Media

Rye Druzchetta is the associate editor for steel, pipe and tube in Argus Media’s Houston office. Since January 2019 Rye has written about the North American flat steel market, growing Argus’ coverage to include the major steel product groups and spearheading market-leading news reporting. After Argus purchased leading OCTG and line pipe index Pipe Logix in September 2022, Rye was tasked with OCTG and line pipe pricing, including major methodological changes to the OCTG Price Guide. Prior to Argus Rye covered energy and business topics for Texas-based newspapers in the Permian Basin, Eagle Ford shale and San Antonio. He lives in Houston with his wife and son.