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Our hotel block closed on January 28, and the hotel is filling up quickly. Please see the Accommodations page for alternate hotels. If you need additional options, please contact the AWPA office.
Join us in the Sunshine City in February!
Registration is now open for the Annual Meeting. We hope you will join us this February at the Vinoy Renaissance Resort & Golf Club in St. Petersburg, Florida.
Join colleagues and customers, old and new friends, in St. Pete in the new year. You’ll hear the latest on the steel market, international trade and the economy, from experts and peers.
This is a great location and a fantastic value. Don’t miss this chance to stay in downtown St. Pete during peak season for less than $300/night! We’ve managed to keep the total cost of attending this meeting – 3 hotel nights, meeting registration plus spouse registration – just under the 2022 cost. As inflation slogs on, we’re working to provide a strong value for your company.
The best deal is always to register early - this year's deadline is January 28. Both the earlybird discount and hotel discount end on that day.
Registration Fees:
| Fee: | Price | Available To: |
| Earlybird Registration - at the Vinoy | $815.00 | Attendees staying at the Vinoy |
| Earlybird Registration | $890.00 | Attendees not staying at the Vinoy |
| Spouse/Companion Registration | $200.00 | Spouse/Companions Only - not for AWPA Members |
| Regular Registration | $915.00 | Attendees registering after January 28 |
| Late and Onsite Registration | $965.00 | Attendees registering after February 18 |
You can find additional information on the event and location at the tabs at the top of the page. We hope you will join us. If you have any questions, or need any assistance, please don't hesitate to contact the AWPA Office.
Join your colleagues in St. Petersburg this February. Here's who has registered so far.
The following list shows all reviewed attendees as of 12/22/2024.
| Attendee Name | Title | Company |
| Mr. Vern Abel | President | Krueger Steel & Wire |
| Girish Acharya | Director of Procurement | SSW Advanced Technologies |
| Axel Ampolini | EVP Liberty Steel USA | Liberty Steel USA |
| Mr. Brad Andrews | Senior Market Manager Wire Drawing | Condat Corporation |
| Mr. Joe Ankley | President | Emerald Steel Processing, LLC |
| Mr. Murat Askin | CEO | StaalX LLC |
| Mr. Chad Baker | National Purchasing Manager | |
| Mr. Greg Barbour | Vice President, Sales | Beta Steel Group |
| Ms. Emily Bardach | Executive Director | American Wire Producers Association |
| Mr. Jordi Barrenechea | CEO | WMC |
| Mr. Luis Barrenechea | CEO | Optimus Steel LLC |
| Mr. Joe Barrett | President - Davis Wire Corporation & National Strand | Heico Wire Group |
| Thomas Batterbee | VP, General Manager | Nucor |
| Mr. Timothy W. Becker | President: Hickory Springs Mfg. | HSM Solutions |
| Christopher Bederov | Trader | Stemcor USA Inc. |
| Ms. AriAnne Berberian | Plant Manager | International Technical Coatings, Inc. |
| Mr. Scott Bernstein | President | Beta Steel Group |
| Mr. Casey Bouton | President | Taubensee Steel & Wire Company |
| Ryan Brady | Trader | Steel Hub Americas, LLC |
| Ms. Amy Braune | Director of Sales - Rod Products | Leggett & Platt, Inc. |
| Hunter Britsch | Hiring Specialist | Workstream |
| Mr. Guilherme Brum | General Manager | Traxit North America, LLC |
| Mr. Brian Burr | Chairman | Sumiden Wire Products Corporation |
| Cathy Byrnes | Valbruna Group | |
| Mrs. Kathleen Cannon | Partner | Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP |
| Mr Mark W Carlson | Sales Manager, Cold Heading Products | Liberty Wire Johnstown |
| Mr. Mike Carroll | Vice President Supply Chain | Accent Wire |
| Mr. Miguel Casar | Sales Manager | Mid Continent Steel and Wire Inc. |
| Mr. Alejandro Castano | Commercial Manager, Industrial Division | Mid Continent Steel and Wire Inc. |
| Mr. Jon Cornelius | President | Sumiden Wire Products Corporation |
| Jacob Couture | International Trade Compliance Analyst | US Department of Commerce |
| Mr. Thilo Dappers | President | Saarstahl USA |
| Michele De Waele | Commercial Manager | BREDLAK |
| Ms. Amy R DeArmond | Director of Government Affairs | Leggett & Platt, Inc. |
| Mr. Marco Dell'Oro | Sales Manager | Mario Frigerio S.p.A. |
| Mr. Jan Deruytter | Director, Manufacturing Productivity Improvement | Lincoln Electric Company |
| Mr. Scott Dillaha | Director, Wire Rod Sales | ArcelorMittal Long Products |
| Mr. Tim Dillon | Sr. VP Sales and Marketing | Liberty Steel USA |
| Mr. Clifford E. Donahue | Raw Material Purchaser | Oklahoma Steel & Wire Company, Inc. |
| Mr. Deron Dunbar | Director of Sales & Marketing | Ivaco Rolling Mills Ltd. |
| Mr. David Duncan Jr. | President/CEO | Granite Falls Furnace |
| Mr. Matthew Duncan | Vice President | Granite Falls Furnace |
| Seth Fischer | VP of Sales | Tri Star Metals LLC |
| Brin Frazier | Regional Sales | Optimus Steel LLC |
| Mr. Sebastian Frey | VP Long Products | Tata International |
| Phil Fusacchia | President | American Wire Works |
| Mr. Shawn Gill | President and CEO | Stemcor USA Inc. |
| Mr. Mike Hadley | Midwest Mill Sales Manager | Valbruna Group |
| Mr. Mark Hall | Sales Manager NA | Schlatter North America Inc. |
| Mr. Ryan Hansen | Commercial Account Executive | Workstream |
| Mr. Sokol Haxhiaj | Managing Director of Schlatter Italy | Schlatter North America Inc. |
| Mr. Kory Heck | Marketing Manager - Charter Wire | Charter Steel |
| Mr. John Heden | General Manager | Nucor |
| Mr. William Heileg | Purchasing | G3 Steel Group, LLC |
| Mr. Jason Hendrix | President & CEO | Accent Wire |
| Ms. Bethany Hennings | General Manager of Sales | Cascade Steel Rolling Mills, Inc. |
| Mr. William H. Hillpot | President & CEO | WireTech, Inc. |
| Mr. Joe Hinckley | Purchasing Manager | Emerald Steel Processing, LLC |
| Mr. Reed Hoagland | Vice President | |
| Mr. Mark Jacinto | Director of Sales | Optimus Steel LLC |
| Michael Jatta | Area Sales Manager | Morgan-Koch Corporation |
| Elizabeth Johnson | Special Counsel | Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP |
| Mr. John T. Johnson Jr. | President | Mid-South Wire Company |
| Mr. Simon Jones | Operations Coordinator | WCJ Pilgrim Wire |
| Mr. William C. Jones | President | WCJ Pilgrim Wire |
| Mr. Stephen Jurewicz | Sales Manager | Nucor |
| Mr. Brian Killam | Sales Manager - Western Division | Gerard Daniel Worldwide |
| Mr. John King | Vice President - Sales | Liberty Steel USA |
| Mr. Jochen Koch | President | Morgan-Koch Corporation |
| Mr. Albert Kozlowski | Vice President | Morgan-Koch Corporation |
| Mr Michael Krueger | Regional Sales Manager | Traxit North America, LLC |
| Mr. Luis Eugenio Leal Rangel | Director of Trade and Government Affairs | Mid Continent Steel and Wire Inc. |
| Mr. Jack Leffler | VP Commercial | Liberty Wire Johnstown |
| Mr. Brian Liu | Sr. Director, Procurement, Transportation, & Logistics | Tree Island Steel |
| Mr. Alan Logan | VP of Operations | Vulcan Steel Products |
| Mr. Mack Magnus | President | M&B Metal Products Company |
| Mr. Milton M. Magnus III | CEO | M&B Metal Products Company |
| John Manzella | Author and Columnist | Manzella Trade Communications |
| Mr. Ryan Marion | Technical Sales | Traxit North America, LLC |
| Mr. Jarrett Martin | President | MAR-MAC Industries, Inc. |
| Mr. John W. Martin III | CEO | MAR-MAC Industries, Inc. |
| Mr. Shane McGuire | Sales Manager | Nucor |
| Mr. Jim McNeal | Vice-President, Engineering | Tokusen USA, Inc. |
| Mr. Ronnie L Meiers | General Manager | Schlatter North America Inc. |
| Patrick Meinert | Sales/Product Manager | Ulbrich Shaped Wire |
| Mr. Stan Merrick | General Manager | Arcos Industries LLC |
| Mr. John D. Meyer | Vice President Commercial, Rods & Wire | Leggett & Platt, Inc. |
| Ms. Kathleen Moore | Vice President | Oklahoma Steel & Wire Company, Inc. |
| Mr. Chris Motley | National Sales Manager-Trading | Intermetals LLC |
| Ryan Murray | Regional Account Manager | Charter Steel |
| Mr. Alex Nedergaard | Global Sourcing Director, Mild Steel | Lincoln Electric Company |
| Mr. Chad Novak | Territory Manager | Ivaco Rolling Mills Ltd. |
| Mr. Michael O'Malley | District Sales Manager | Nucor |
| Ms. Heather E Outhuse | Associate Director | American Wire Producers Association |
| Mr. Todd Pankey | VP Global Sourcing | ITW Shakeproof Automotive |
| Mr. George D. Paterakis | Regional Account Manager | Charter Steel |
| Mr. Martin J. Payton III | President | Precision Metal Services, Inc. |
| Mr. Martin Payton IV | Vice President | Precision Metal Services, Inc. |
| Mr. James Philipkosky | Owner | Fayette Custom Wire Products |
| Mr. Nickolus R. Pigott | Vice President- Stainless & Nickel Alloys | Tri Star Metals LLC |
| Mr. Patricio Pimentel | Global Steel Sourcing Director | Heico Wire Group |
| Chris Porada | Key Industry Manager | Chemetall/BASF |
| Mr. Mark Powell | District Sales Manager | Nucor |
| Mr. Mitchell Presser | National Sales Manager USA | G3 Steel Group, LLC |
| Mr. Farid Qureshi | Director Strategic Sourcing | ITW Shakeproof Automotive |
| Mr. Kenneth J. Rampolla | Eastern Regional Sales Manager | Charter Steel |
| Mr. Lou Richards | Vice President | Oklahoma Steel & Wire Company, Inc. |
| Dr. Klaus Juergen Richter | Chief Technical Officer / Chief Sales & Marketing Officer | Saarstahl USA |
| Taisiya Rodicheva | Operations Manager | America Steel Trade Corp. |
| Ms. Jeynae Saillard | Meetings Manager | American Wire Producers Association |
| Mr. Richard D. Sarver | President | Paramount Die |
| Mr. Alan Schrofer | National Accounts Director | Liberty Steel USA |
| Mr. Eric Schuenemeyer | Vice President of Operations | Tokusen USA, Inc. |
| Mr. Nick Schultz | Commercial Director - Engineered Bar | Nucor |
| Mr. David Scribner | Purchasing | King Steel Corporation |
| Ms. Dawn Shackleford | Executive Director for Trade Agreements Policy & Negotiations | US Department of Commerce |
| Mr. Jeff Slater | Chief Business Development Officer | Fort Wayne Metals Research Products Corporation |
| Mr. John J. Socrates | Product Manager/Engineer | Charter Steel |
| Mr. Jan Sorige | President | Enkotec Company Inc. |
| Mr. Andre Stephan | Materials Manager | WireTech, Inc. |
| Mr. Bryan Sullivan | VP of Steel Wire Solutions | Bekaert Corporation |
| Mr. Andy Talbot | Vice President / General Manager | Mid-South Wire Company |
| Mr. Joshua Terwelp | Trading Manager | Tata International |
| Mr Jean-Paul Timmerman | Global Sales Director Long Products | Saarstahl USA |
| Mr. Pete Tollmann | Vice President of Sales and Marketing | Accent Wire |
| Mr. Brian Toth | Territory Manager | |
| Mr. Ed Treglia | VP/General Manager | Ulbrich Shaped Wire |
| Robert Tulloch | Territory Manager | Ivaco Rolling Mills Ltd. |
| Pieter van der Westhuizen | SVP of Operations | Liberty Steel USA |
| Mr Patrick Van Hecke | VP Procurement Wire Rod EMEA & NAM | Bekaert Corporation |
| Mr. Geert Voet | SVP Steel Wire Solutions | Bekaert Corporation |
| Mr. Frederick P. Waite | General Counsel | Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, LLP |
| Mr. Ian Walsh | CEO | Wire-Bond |
| Mr. Kevin Walsh | Vice President Trading | Macsteel International USA Corporation |
| Mr. William Weber | Rod Sales Field Technical Manager | Liberty Steel USA |
| Mr. Scott Weinberg | Purchasing Manager | Taubensee Steel & Wire Company |
| Mr. H. O. Woltz III | President and CEO | Insteel Industries Inc. |
| Ms. Dana S. Wood | Director of Government Relations | Kelley Drye & Warren, LLP |
| Mr. James R. York | Senior VP | Insteel Industries Inc. |
| Ms. Kimberly Young | Counsel | Vorys, Sater, Seymour & Pease, LLP |
| Mr Denis Zakutaev | President | America Steel Trade Corporation |