Meet our chairman

David W. Barber
Senior Manufacturing & Engineering Fellow
Global Improvement Leader – Materials Engineering Discipline Leader
The Dow Chemical Company

A word from our Chairman

“The Stainless Steel World Americas Conference will focus on engineering challenges, practical operating experience, and the technologies shaping the future of the stainless steel industry across the Americas. Our aim is to deliver a technical program that reflects how stainless steel is specified, produced, fabricated, and applied in today’s most demanding industrial environments.

We invite engineers, materials specialists, fabricators, producers, end users, researchers, and technology developers to contribute papers that share practical insights, case studies, and lessons learned from real projects and operations. If your work advances safer, more reliable, and more sustainable use of stainless steels, we encourage you to submit an abstract and help shape the technical program in Houston this year.”

Our committee members represent EPCs, end users, fabricators, OEMs, material suppliers and research institutes from across the Americas and beyond. Together, they select presentations, advise on topics and help us create a truly independent and high-quality event.

*Steering Committee subject to change.