2025 (20th) SMM Copper Industry Conference and Expo
Looking ahead to 2025, we anticipate a series of complex and volatile challenges for the global economy. The Federal Reserve is expected to enter a cycle of interest rate cuts, a policy shift with far-reaching implications for global financial markets. Meanwhile, as the U.S. election concludes, uncertainty surrounding global trade policy is likely to increase, introducing new challenges for international trade cooperation.
Against this macroeconomic backdrop, industrial relocation and supply chain reorganization will become key issues that demand close attention. Additionally, policy changes will significantly impact the electrolytic copper trade market. With the removal of tax subsidies and other incentives, the space for copper cathode trade will narrow further. We expect the purchasing strategies between traders and smelters for processed copper materials to diverge more markedly.
Speakers
Senior Speakers & Experts 2025
Yi Kang
Former President
China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association
German Minaya
Regional Risk Manager for Cu Projects
Glencore
Lai Wei
Deputy Director of Financial Trading Department
Zijin Mining Group
Yu Ding
Director of the Research Institute
Nuode Investment Co., Ltd.
Bin Zhang
Head of Recycled Copper Procurement and Sales
Zhejiang Hailiang Co., Ltd.
Fenwei Yang
Aerospace Connector Expert
Former Electronic Components Testing Center, Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology
Xicai Lao
Deputy General Manager
Guangdong Weiqiang Copper Industrial Science and Technology Co., Ltd.
Zhanzhi Chen
Executive Vice Chairman
Guangdong Hing Kei Group
Yulin Gao
General Manager
Shenzhen Longdian Huaxin New Materials Co., Ltd.
Hao Wang
Director of Research and Trading
Shanghai Wooray Metals Group Co.
Mingliang Zhou
Executive Director of the Advanced Basic Materials Application Research Center
Shenzhen Connector Industry Association
Xiyun Lin
Chief Engineer
Xiandeng High-Tech Electric Co., Ltd.
Qingping Tong
Chief Scientist
China Nonferrous Metal Mining Group
Guanliang Dong
Director of the Dual Carbon Technology Research Center
State Grid Jilin Electric Power Company, Electric Power Research Institute
Dong Liang
Chief Representative, Head of Low-Carbon Driven Projects
International Copper Association Beijing Office
Hongyan Ni
Vice President and General Manager of the Foreign Trade Department
Eagle Metal
Jin Lin
Senior Consultant
Sanitary Ware Branch of China Building Ceramic& Sanitaryware Association
Zhengzhuan Zhang
Chief Design Engineer
China Energy Engineering Group Guangdong Electric Power Design Institute Co., Ltd.
Jianhua Ye
Director of Industry Research
SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd.
Shaoxue Yu
SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd.
Shum Long
Senior Copper Analyst
SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd.
Lu Liu
Senior Copper Analyst
SMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd.
Organizers
Specially Invited Co-organizer
Partners
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Key Attendees 2024