Platts picks Arizona as site of Aluminum Symposium 2017

Speakers at January 2017 event will include representatives from Nemak, Hydro and Aleris.


Business information firm Platts has selected the Omni Scottsdale Resort & Spa in Paradise Valley, Arizona, as the location of the Aluminum Symposium 2017 event, which will take place Jan. 15-17.

 

The company also has released a roster of speakers who have agreed to make presentations at the symposium, including:

 

  • Mike Keown, senior vice president and president, North America with Aleris;
  • Norberto Vidaña, manager of market intelligence for Nemak;
  • Matt Aboud,pPresident of Hydro Aluminum Metals USA LLC;
  • Jeff Henderson, the president of the Aluminum Extruders Council;
  • Paramita Das, chief transformation officer, Atlantic Operations with Rio Tinto Alcan; and
  • Scott Evans, director, Americas with Concord Resources Ltd.


Platts bills the Symposium as a major annual event that draws attendees from across the aluminum industry and around the world, with attendees from North America, South America, Europe, Asia and the Middle East.