The International Titanium Association, Northglenn, Colo., announces that the Titanium 2016 conference and exhibition will focus on the global titanium industry. The event will be held September 25th – 28th at the J.W. Marriott Desert Ridge Golf Resort in Scottsdale, Arizona, providing nearly 1000 attendees with valuable insights, timely information and networking opportunities in the global titanium industry.
The conference will host numerous speaker sessions to address titanium business trends and manufacturing technology innovations, along with presentations by a number of accomplished individuals. Special guest speakers include Richard Aboulafia, vice president of analysis at the Teal Group; Allan McArtor, the chairman and chief executive officer of Airbus Group Inc.; award-winning author, journalist and international correspondent Robin Wright; American inventor and electrical vehicle pioneer William Morrison (Chip) Yates, who serves as vice president of marketing for Norsk Titanium; and pilot, author and photographer Brian Shul, one of only 93 men in history to fly the legendary, titanium-intensive SR-71 spy plane, the fastest jet ever built.
Henry Seiner will deliver a presentation on “Trends in the Defense Market: A Titanium Perspective,” as a member of the World Titanium Industry Demand Trends segment. Henry will address aerospace, marine and land-based titanium applications and their market drivers. Seiner will frame his remarks in the larger scope of defense budgets and increasing global tensions. China and United States continue to have the world’s two largest defense budgets. However, the gap is closing as the U.S. defense budget declined for the fifth consecutive year in a row and its ratio of outspending China has dropped from 10:1 to 3:1 in the last decade. The decline in value of the euro, the ruble and the price of oil has caused a shake-up of ranking for the remaining top 15 military spenders.
