Join NASPD members in New York City for industry education, member networking and committee meetings
2026 Conference Schedule
Thursday • October 15
1:00 PM – 1:35 PM
Membership Committee
1:40 PM – 2:10 PM
Strategic Planning Committee
2:15 PM – 3:00 PM
Program Committee
3:10 PM – 3:50 PM
Finance Committee
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Board of Directors Meeting
5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
Welcome Reception
Friday • October 16
7:45 AM – 9:45 AM
Breakfast
8:30 AM – 9:15 AM
Andy Burns, Underpinning Foundation / Skanska "Variations on a Theme: Pipe Piles Supporting the NYC Skyline"
9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
Jon Olson, Sims "" Recycling in a New World Order""
10:00 AM – 10:15 AM
Break
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Arda Yelkenci, Metals Analytics, Argus Media "The Premium Resilience: An Outlook on OCTG and Line Pipe"
11:00 AM – Noon
Panel Discussion: Narayan Bhargava, SDB Steel & Pipe Rusty Fisher, Axis Pipe and Tube Inc. Jacob Koressel, Schneider James O'Shea, Zekelman Industries Art Shelton, Kelly Pipe Co.,
LLC
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Networking Luncheon
1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Roundtable Discussion:
Luke Crump, Vice President, Eastern Region, Trinity Products Inc.
Martin Hansen, Vice President, Western Region, Independent Pipe
Steven Quintero, Associate Region, Roscoe Moss Co.
2:45 PM – 5:45 PM
Optional Tour – Icons of Manhattan: Midtown & Central Park Walking Tour ($65.00)
7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Closing Reception, Dinner & Comedian Entertainment
Conference Speakers
9:15 AM – 10:00 AM
Arda Serhat Yelkenci
Metals Manager • Analytics & Consulting Argus Media
Presentation: "The Premium Resilience: An Outlook on OCTG and Line Pipe"
Arda Serhat Yelkenci has 9 years of experience in the US steel industry. At Argus Media, he leads the Pipe Logix OCTG Outlook and Line Pipe Outlook as part of the Argus Analytics and Consulting team. Both services focus on delivering analysis and forecasts
for the OCTG and line pipe markets.
Before joining Argus, he worked at Medtrade Inc., a Houston-based steel trading company, where he worked on sales operations and analytics. He holds a B.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from Bilkent University and an M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering from
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville.
Arda enjoys playing music and is a big fan of tennis.
10:15 AM – 11:00 AM
Jon Olson
Global VP of Marketing and Customer Experience at Sims Limited Sims Metal
Presentation: "Recycling in a New World Order"
Jon Olson is a seasoned global executive with over two decades of leadership experience in sales & marketing, CX, and business strategy across the manufacturing and industrial sectors. As the Global VP of Marketing and Customer Experience at Sims Limited, Jon leads cross-functional teams in machine learning, price and account optimization, and digital transformation initiatives that drive measurable business outcomes.
Prior to joining Sims, Jon held multiple senior leadership roles at Gerdau Long Steel North America, where he held key roles in marketing, supply chain, IT, and sales. Jon has a strong belief in the culture of empowerment, accountability, and data-driven decision-making.
He holds an MBA and a BA in Political Science from the University of Manitoba, Canada and completed the Business Analytics Program at Harvard University. Jon has served on several boards, including most recently on the University of South Florida’s MUMA College of Business CX Advisory Board.
When not at work, Jon enjoys running, travelling, and spending time with his wife and 3 adult children.
