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With us will be these political leaders involved advancing the interests of our industry, initiatives and mining the resources that make our lives possible: * U.S. Department of Energy (DOE): Zack Valdez, Ph.D., Chief of Staff, Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains; Grant Bromhal, Ph.D, Senior Fellow for Geosciences, National Energy Technology Lab (NETL); Othon Monteiro, Ph.D., Technology to Market Advisor - Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) * Government of Quebec: Martine Hébert, Quebec’s Delegate General in New York; Nathalie Camden, Associate Deputy Minister of Mines, Ministry of Energy & Natural Resources (MERN); Jean-François Béland Vice-President, Ressources Québec; Jocelyn Douhéret, Director, Société du Plan Nord and others and * Ontario’s Minister of Mines, Honorable George Pirie We expect others - Meet them and all of the other influencers attending.
Meet many key experts working worldwide evaluating, advising, de-risking, finding, funding mining and mineral projects e.g. battery, energy, precious, industrial, all metals, rare earths, uranium, coal, construction materials. They interpret, define, advise on policy & legislation supporting critical, battery, energy storage supply chain & on-shoring initiatives.
Attend the conference breakfasts, lunches, refreshment breaks, receptions, any of five engaging workshops - all with fine catered foods and beverages. In an excellent venue to meet others, build relations, share and learn.
Register now. Get your questions answered. Meet experts working every day world wide on these key issues. All must register in advance. No exceptions. Space is limited.
Tuesday May 9th: Registration/ Breakfast at 7 AM
7:00 am Registration and breakfast for all to meet, relax, network
7:40 am Welcome, kickoff and opening remarks - Join us! We'll all be there!
8:00 am I.1. A Deep Dive on Mining’s Financial Trends: Global Profit Forecasts, Spending Plans, and Credit Quality: Keynote: S&P Global Ratings: Donald Marleau, CFA, Senior Director, Sector Lead, Metals and Capital Goods
8:25 am I.2. Key Trends: Overcoming Challenges and Disruptions Impacting Financing Mines Today: Roundtable: Chair: SLR Consulting : Richard J. Lambert, MBA, P.E., P. Eng. Technical Director, U.S. Mining Advisory, Teck Resources: Nicholas Hooper, Senior Vice President, Corporate Development & Exploration; Societe Generale Corporate & Investment Banking: Alvaro Belevan, Senior Director, Orion Resources: Jon Lamb, Portfolio Manager; Royal Gold Corp.: Alistair Baker, Vice President, Investor Relations & Business Development
9:10 am I.3. U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Spectrum: Innovation to Commercialization to Support Energy Transformation: Roundtable: Current & Future Opportunities to Identify and Promote Research and Development and that Will Deliver Resources to Reach a Carbon-Free Future: U.S. DOE: Zack Valdez, Ph.D., Chief of Staff, Office of Manufacturing & Energy Supply Chains (Ch); U.S. Department of Energy: Dr. Grant Bromhal, Senior Fellow for Geosciences: National Energy Technology Lab (NETL); U.S. Department of Energy: Dr. Othon Monteiro, Technology to Market Advisor: Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA)
10:00 am I.4. Intended and Unintended Consequences of U.S., Canadian and Other Government Incentives: Roundtable: Shearman & Sterling LLP: Cynthia Urda Kassis, Global Project Development & Finance Practice Group Leader, Lead Industry Coordinator for Metals & Mining (Ch); FTI Consulting: Bertrand Troiano, Managing Director, Power, Renewables and Energy Transition industry practice; Shearman & Sterling LLP: Jorge Medina, Head of Renewables - Americas; Torys LLP: Braden Jebson, Partner
10:45 am Refreshment break (available 9:45 – 11:15 AM) - Sponsors: Reyna Gold and Reyna Silver
10:55 am I.5. Where Are We in the Mining & Metals' Cycle? What is the Outlook for Commodities, Precious, Critical, Base, Battery and Other Metals? Metals Pricing Trends & Outlook: What’s Different? World Bank: John Baffes, Senior Economist, Macroeconomics, Trade & Investment ; HSBC Bank: James Steel, Chief Precious Metals Analyst; CPM Group: Jeff Christian, Managing Partner; World Steel Dynamics: Philip Englin, CEO
11:40 am I.6. A Current Perspective about Critical Minerals re Economics and Policy: Roundtable: Colorado School of Mines: Roderick G. Eggert, Professor of Economics & Business, Coulter Foundation Chair in Mineral Economics & Deputy Director, Critical Materials Institute (Ch); Columbia University: Robert Johnston, Executive Director, Center on Global Energy Policy; Benchmark Minerals Intelligence; Greyfriars LLC: Matthew D. Zolnowski, President; GreenMet: Drew Horn, President
12:25 pm Keynote Speaker Lunch - Sponsor: Government of Quebec
12:35 pm Introductions, Remarks and Roundtable: Government of Quebec
I.7.1. Martine Hébert, Quebec’s Delegate General in New York
I.7.2. Nathalie Camden, Associate Deputy Minister of Mines, Ministry of Energy & Natural Resources (MERN)
I.7.3. Officials from Investissement Quebec; MERN; Societe du Plan Nord; SOQUEM
1:35 pm I.8. Current State of China Affairs, Geopolitics and Impact on the Global Minerals Supply Chains: Roundtable: Global Mining Capital: Keith Spence, CEO & Partner (Ch); Independent Director: John King Burns, Chairman & CEO of Jaxon Mining; RPMGlobal: Phillipe Baudry, Executive General Manager, Advisory Services; Eval Minerals: Andre Gauthier, President; Roc Global LLC: John Zhang, Managing Director
1:35 pm I.8A. Having Your Smart Phone and Using It Too: How to Address NIMBY Issues For Miners and All of Us: Roundtable: Fasken: Frank Mariage, Senior Partner (Ch); Lomiko Metals Inc.: Belinda Labatte, Chief Executive Officer and Director; Osisko Metals Inc.: Robert Wares, Chairman and CEO; NioBay Metals: Jean-Sébastien David, President, CEO, Director
2:20 pm I.9. Importance & Challenges of Raising Finance for Exploration & Early-Stage Development; What is Different Today for Miners Looking to Raise Capital? Eagle Mines Management: Robert Schafer, President (Ch); Van Eck Associates: Joe Foster, Gold Strategist; Timberline Resources Corp:, President & Chief Executive Officer, Fire Fox Gold Corp.: Chairman, Patrick Highsmith; Red Cloud Mining Capital: Chad Williams, Chairman
2:20 pm 1.9A. Bringing the Next Generation of Critical Minerals and Battery Metals Facilities Online: McCarl’s Technical Services: Tom Rauch, President (Ch); Blue Whale Materials: David Fauvre, Co Founder & Chief Strategy Officer; Materia USA: Rabbi Yechezkel "Zeke" Moskowitz, Founder & Chief Visionary Officer; Piedmont Lithium: Erin Sanders, SVP Corporate Communications
3:05 pm I.10. Securing Mineral Supply Chains and Conflicting Policy Priorities: Keynote: American Exploration & Mining Association: Mark Compton, Executive Director
3:05 pm 1.10A. The Automotive Industry Faces a Supply Chain Issue: China Dominates Critical Minerals Processing: Keynote: Critical Minerals Institute: Jack Lifton, Co-Chairman
3:25 pm Networking refreshment break - Sponsors: Reyna Gold and Reyna Silver
3:45 pm I.11. Root Causes of Delays in Regulatory Approval of New Mineral Development Projects: Roadmap to Success: Roundtable: Foth Infrastructure & Environment, LLC: Stephen Donohue, P.H., VP: Mining (Ch); Foth Infrastructure & Environment LLC: Andrea Martin, P.E., Lead Engineer (Ch); Big Rock Exploration: Gabriel Sweet, Principal (Ch): Perpetua Resources: Mckinsey Lyon, VP External Affairs; Holland & Hart LLP: Laura Granier P.C., Partner, Co-Chair Mining Group (Ch)
3:45 pm I.11A. New Challenges in Resource & Reserve Disclosure: Roundtable; SLR Consulting: Deborah A. McCombe, P.Geo., Global Technical Director, Global Mining Advisory (Ch); Dakota Gold Corp.: Robert Quartermain, DSC, Co-Chairman; Stanford Mineral-X Initiative: David Zehn Yin, PhD, Co-Founder, Program Director; SLR Consulting: Jason Cox, P. Eng., Global Technical Director, Canada Mining Advisory
3:45 pm I.11B. Energy: Part One: Energy; Uranium; Nuclear Power: Capstone Partners: Raymond McCormick, Managing Director, Energy and Natural Resources (Ch); Northcott Capital and KCR Capital: Rick Reeves, Managing Director (Ch); Capstone Partners: Angela Helenberger, Vice President, Energy & Natural Resources
4:30 pm I.12. Financing Projects with Jurisdictional, New Technology and other Challenges: Roundtable: Shearman & Sterling LLP: Lachlan Poustie, Partner, Head of Africa Practice (Ch); International Finance Corporation (IFC): To be announced; ING Capital: Remco Meeuwis, Director, Metals and Mining Americas
4:30 pm I.12A. U.S. SEC Rule S-K 1300 Disclosures for Mining Registrants: Are You Ready? Chair: Wood Plc.: Greg Gosson, Ph.D., Technical Director, Geology & Compliance; Mine Technical Services Ltd.:, Stella Searston, FAusIMM, MAIG, RM SME, Principal Geologist; Geosyntec Consultants: Edwin R. Peralta, PE, RM, SME, Principal Mining Engineer
4:30 pm I.12B. Energy: Part Two: Natural Gas, Coal, Hydrogen: PMV Research LLC: Michael Spohn, Independent Investment Analyst, Natural Resources; WSP: D. David Marston, P.E., Senior Vice President, Mine Engineering and Stability District Business Line Director; CRU International: Chris Lawson, Head of Fertilizers
5:15 pm 1.13. Many Risks, Many Opportunities: An ESG Ratings Provider’s Perspective of the Mining Sector: Keynote: S&P Global Ratings: Erin Boeke Burke, Director & Lead Analyst, Sustainable Finance
5:15 pm I.13A. Valuation of Mining Projects: Current Views: SLR Consulting: Grant Malensek, Principal; Van Eck Associates Corp.: Adam Graf, Senior Mining Analyst; Stagg Resource Consultants: Alan Stagg, President & Principal Economic Geologist; Broadlands Minerals Advisory Services Ltd.: Bernard 'Barney' J. Guarnera, President
5:15 pm I.13B. Precious Metals: Gold, Silver, Platinum Group Metals (PGMs) - An Outlook: Bloomberg Intelligence: Mike McGlone, Senior Commodity Analyst; CPM Group: Rohit Savant, Vice President, Research; Myrmikan Capital LLC: Daniel Oliver, Principal
We welcome you to register now, get your questions answered, meet experts working every day world world re these critical issues. No on site registrations. All must register in advance.
Wednesday May 10th: Registration Breakfast at 7 AM
7:00 am Registration and breakfast for all to meet, relax, network
7:40 am Welcome, kickoff and opening remarks - Join us! We'll all be there!
8:00 am II.1. Fireside Chat: Ontario’s Minister of Mines, Honorable George Pirie with Rob McEwen, Chairman, McEwen Mining and McEwen Copper with moderator: Anthony Vaccaro, President, Northern Miner Group
9:00 am II.2. Project Management: Why Some Projects Succeed, Some Fail: RPMGlobal: Stuart Smith, President, Advisory & Consulting - Americas (Ch); Independent Project Analysis (IPA): Baqun Ding, Master Analyst; US Gold Corp.: Kevin Francis, VP Exploration & Technical Services; Costmine: Mike Sinden, Vice President; Dore Copper: Ernest Mast, CEO, President
9:00 am II.2A. The Why, The What, and The How Of ESG In Mining – Managing External Pressures, Identifying and Prioritizing Strategic Elements, and Effective Reporting: Roundtable: SLR Consulting: Simon Mendum, Financial Sector Lead: USA (Ch); SLR Consulting: Joanie Baczewski, Director: ESG Strategic Advisory; SLR Consulting: Jason Cox, P. Eng. Global Technical Director, Mining Advisory
9:00 am II.2B. Filling the Supply Gap for Copper: The Most Critical Metal of All: Mining Journal: Paul Harris, Editor, The Americas (Ch); McEwen Copper: Rob McEwen, Chairman & President; Los Andes Copper: Eduardo Covarrubias, Chairman; McEwen Copper: Michael Meding, VP & General Manager; Colorado School of Mines: Dr. Graham Davis, Professor Emeritus
9:45 am II.3. Importance of and Methods to Manage First Nations, Aboriginal Issues: Fireside Chat: Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP: Sandra Gogal, Partner, Aboriginal Law Group (Ch); Dolly Varden Silver Corp.: Shawn KhunKhun, CEO, President, Director; Nisga'a Lisims Government: Charles Morven, Secretary - Treasurer
9:45 am II.3A. Growing Role of ESG issues from a Finance, Technical and Legal Perspective: Roundtable: Dentons LLP: Greg McNab, Partner (Ch); RPMGlobal: Phillipe Baudry, Executive General Manager, Advisory Services; OCIM Metals & Mining SA: Miranda Werstiuk, Head of Corporate Development; Bailus Advisors: Jamie Morton, Founding Partner
9:45 am II.3B. Mexico’s Silver Renaissance: Mining Journal: Paul Harris, Editor, The Americas (Ch); Guanajuato Silver Company: James Anderson, Chairman & CEO; Guanajuato Silver Company: Ramón Dávila, Director & President; Tocvan Ventures Corp.: Brodie A. Sutherland, P. Geo., CEO; Reyna Silver: Lauren Megaw, Head of Investor Relations
10:30 am Networking refreshment break - Sponsors: Reyna Gold and Reyna Silver
10:50 am II.4. Designing Project Finance Structures for the Mining Business Cycle: Roundtable: SCM Decisions: Michael Samis, Ph.D., P. Eng., Principal (Ch); Hartree Partners, LP: Matthew Rosales, P. Geo., Mine Finance & Investments Manager; Trillium Gold: Russell Starr, President & CEO; DLA Piper: Oliver Wright, Partner; Trident Royalties: Justin Anderson, VP, Americas
10:50 am II.4A. Human Capital Relevancy in Investment Successes and/or Failures: Roundtable: Brooks & Nelson: Anita Bertisen, Partner (Ch); Brooks & Nelson: Jill Nelson, Partner; Colorado School of Mines: Dr. M. Stephen Enders, Mining Engineering Department Head; Independent Director: Edward C. Dowling, Jr., Teck Resources, Compass Minerals, Copper Mountain Mining; Orion Resource Partners: Kirsten Wolf, Chief Risk Officer, Chair, ESG committee; Resource Capital Funds: Jasper Bertisen, Partner, Team Leader, Investment Committee Member
10:50 am II.4B. Extractive Metallurgy for Rare Earths & Critical Minerals: Colorado School of Mines: Dr. Corby Anderson PE, Harrison Western professor and Director of the Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy (Ch); K. Marc LeVier & Associates: Marc LeVier, President (Ch); Critical Minerals Institute: Jack Lifton, Co-Chairman; Tetra Tech: Kimberly Porsche, P.E., Director of Program Management, Senior Project Manager; Tetra Tech: Thomas Gray, P.E., Principal; Virginia Tech: Aaron Noble, PhD, Professor and Incoming Department Head, Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering
11:35 am II.5. The Importance of the Robustness of Various Studies in a Mining Project Cycle: Roundtable: GeoGlobal LLC: Dr. Abani Samal, CPG, RM- SME, Fellow- SME, Fellow-SEG, Principal; RESPEC: Peter Christiansen, Principal; SLR Consulting: Grant Malensek, Principal; Independent Mining Consultants (IMC): John Marek, P. Eng., President
11:35 am II.5A. Mining Sector GHG Emissions and Water Use Zero Emissions: What Do the Numbers Say?: Roundtable: Skarn Associates: Sophie Chung, Director – Industry Analysis and others
11:35 am II.5B. Getting to Net Zero by Effectively Combining Primary and Secondary Metals: Discussion: Glencore: Dr. Sumedh Gostu, Technical Risk Manager and Hydrometallurgy Expert (Ch); and others
12:20 pm Networking Lunch - Sponsor: RESPEC Consulting
12:35 pm II.6.1. Keynote: The Conflict Between ESG and Shareholders: Douglas Silver, CEO, Balfour Holdings
1:00 pm II.6.2. Fireside Chat: The Brucejack Project: Discovery to Production in Eight Years: Lessons Learned: Dr. Robert Quartermain, DSc, Co Chairman, Dakota Gold Corp. with Anthony Vaccaro, President, The Northern Miner Group (Moderator)
1:40 pm II.7. Mining M&A and Consolidation Trends: Roundtable, Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP: Steven McKoen, K.C. (Ch), Partner; Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP, John Wilkin (Ch), Partner, Bloomberg LP: Todd Sibilla, Commodity Applications Specialist; Shearman & Sterling LLP: George Karafotias, Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions
1:40 pm II.7A. ESG & Mine Closure: Changing Landscape for Reporting: SRK Consulting: Ben Parsons, Principal Resource Geologist; SRK Consulting: Erik Ronald, Principal Geologist; SRK Consulting: Matthew Sullivan, Principal Mineral Economist; SRK Consulting: Jeff Parshley, Corporate Consultant (Mine Closure/ Environment)
1:40 pm II.7B. Two Key Vital Critical Materials and Metals: Construction Materials and Vanadium: A Discussion: RESPEC Consulting: John S.L. Morgan, Senior Vice President and Phenom Resources: Paul Cowley, CEO
2:25 pm II.8. Quantifying & Managing All Risks: Geopolitical, Technical, Financial, Social and Environmental: Roundtable: Stantec: Michael Stine, Mineral Economist (Ch); Brattle Group: Florin Dorobantu, Principal; SCM Decisions: Michael Samis, Principal; Stantec: Ian Morrison, Senior Principal; Colorado School of Mines: Dr. Graham Davis, Professor Emeritus
2:25 pm II.8A. Two Experts’ Views re Why Metallurgy Matters To All of Us: Discussion: Colorado School of Mines: Dr. Corby Anderson PE, Harrison Western Professor and Director of the Kroll Institute for Extractive Metallurgy and K. Marc LeVier & Associates: Marc LeVier, President
2:25 pm II.8B. Nickel and Lithium: Needed Battery Metals for the EV/ Energy Revolution: Discussion: HATCH Advisory: Duncan Kluwak, CFA, PE, Principal; Libra Lithium Corp.: Koby Kushner, P. Eng., CEO and Director
3:10 pm Networking refreshment break - Sponsors: Reyna Gold and Reyna Silver
3:30 pm II.9. Why Listing on the OTC Markets in the US is Essential for Growth: Roundtable: OTC Markets Group: Chris King, SVP, International Corporate Services; OTC Markets Group: Jason Paltrowitz, Director, OTC Markets Group International Ltd. and EVP, Corporate Services, OTC Markets Group; Canadian Securities Exchange: Richard Carleton, CEO; Red Cloud Financial Services Inc.: Sebastian De Kloet, Senior Vice President, Marketing
3:30 pm II.9A. Broader Frontier Issues in Mining and the Circular Economy: Roundtable: University of Delaware: Prof. Saleem H. Ali, Ph.D., Chair, Department of Geography & Spatial Sciences, Blue and Gold Distinguished Professor of Energy and the Environment (Ch); University of British Columbia: John Steen, Associate Professor, EY Distinguished Scholar in Global Mining Futures, and Director of the Bradshaw Research Initiative in Minerals and Mining (BRIMM); Bloomberg NEF: Sung Choi, Associate
3:30 pm II.9B. Renewable Energy & Clearing Pathways to Project Success: Discussion: BQ Energy: Paul Curran, CEO and Integrated Information Systems, Inc., Douglass N. Loud, Esq. President
4:15 pm II.10. What We Have is a Failure to Communicate: How Mining Industry Communications Fail to Benefit Stakeholders: Roundtable: The Prospector News: Michael Fox, Publisher (Ch); H/Advisors Abernathy: Alan Oshiki, Executive Vice President (Ch); Ellis Martin Report: Ellis Martin; Refined Substance Inc.: Kimberly Darlington, Principal; Better In Our Back Yard: Ryan Sistad, Executive Director
4:15 pm II.10A. How to Get Systemic Decarbonization of Mining Paid For and Engineered: Inspire Resources Inc.: Andy Reynolds, President (Ch); Deloitte LLP: Michael E. Raynor, Managing Director; Monitor Deloitte LLP, Adriaan Davidse, Director; Agnico Eagle Mines: Samuel Vaillancourt, Advisor, Decarbonization & Innovation and Energy Calculator Canada, Co-Founder; Neoteric Energy and Climate: Kim Carnahan, Founder
4:15 pm II.10B. Financing Your Water Needs: Why Off-Balance Sheet Financing of Water Assets is More Than an Option, It’s Critical in Today’s Environment: Roundtable: Resilient Infrastructure Group: Bill Brennan, President (Ch); Resilient Infrastructure Group: Sid Singh, Director of Investments and others
Join us. We welcome you to register now, get your questions answered, meet with real experts working every day around the world re these critical issues. No on site registrations permitted. All must register in advance.
