Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day One - 5 December 2024
08:00 - REGISTRATION
THE FUTURE OF MINING & ROLE OF CRITICAL MINERALS IN THE GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION
09:05 - 09:10
ORGANISER’S WELCOME REMARKS
09:10 - 09:40
OPENING ADDRESS: THE EVOLUTION OF INDUSTRY THINKING AND APPROACH TO RESPONSIBLE MINING AND THE ROLE OF SUSTAINABILITY AS A TOOL FOR LONG-TERM VALUE CREATION IN THE SECTOR
Madeline R. Young-Touré
Recipient of ESG Champion Award | Associate Professor, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
09:40 - 10:30
OPENING PANEL DISCUSSION: THE RISKS, REWARDS & LEADING TRENDS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE METALS, MINING & NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY, AND THE PATHS TO CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION, DECARBONISATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ROLE OF CRITICAL MINERALS
Madeline R. Young-Touré(Session Chair)
Recipient of ESG Champion Award | Associate Professor, University of Exeter, United Kingdom
Barry Jackson
Founder & CEO, Ascentia Resources, United Kingdom
Didier Rault
CEO, World Mining Investment, Hong Kong
Scott Macpherson
Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells International LLP, United Kingdom
Didi Bostock
Analyst, Rho Motion, United Kingdom
Henrik Mikkelsen
Managing Director, Iridis, Switzerland
10:30 - 11:10
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
11:10 - 11:30
SPECIAL ADDRESS: UNPACKING THE MINING VALUE CHAIN FOR THE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
Baroness Lindsay Northover
Member, House of Lords and Vice Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Critical Minerals and ESG, UK Parliament, United Kingdom
11:30 - 12:00
PRESENTATION: BATTERY DEMAND: WHERE IT HAS COME FROM AND WHERE IT IS GOING TO? PERSPECTIVE ON THE EV AND ESS DEMAND DYNAMICS
Didi Bostock
Analyst, Rho Motion, United Kingdom
12:00 - 12:20
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: MINING - AN INVESTORS PERSPECTIVE
Simon Popple
Managing Director, Brookville Capital, United Kingdom
12:20 - 12:50
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: PROTECTING MINING INVESTMENTS BY MITIGATING POLITICAL & STATE RISKS WHEN INVESTORS ENTER INTO LONG-TERM, CAPITAL INTENSIVE PROJECTS ABROAD
Scott Macpherson
Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells International LLP, United Kingdom
12:50 - 14:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
FINANCING TRENDS, PARTNERSHIPS ESG & RESPONSIBLE MINING
14:00 - 14:20
PRESENTATION: PRECIOUS METALS AS A FUNCTION OF BOND CONFIDENCE
Christian Vartyan
Head of Commodities, Swiss and Global Asset Management, Switzerland
14:20 - 14:40
PRESENTATION: ESG IN CRITICAL MINERALS - EMERGING TRENDS, KEY RISKS AND HOW INVESTORS SHOULD RESPOND
Barry Jackson
Founder & CEO, Ascentia Resources, United Kingdom
14:40 - 15:00
PRESENTATION: MINING & CRITICAL MINERALS OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA
Vivek Mittal
CEO, Africa Infrastructure Development Association, United Kingdom
15:00 - 15:30
PRESENTATION: UNDERSTANDING BUILDING POSITIVE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INVESTORS & INVESTEE ( MINING )
Theresa Mashonga
Director, 5Bees Gems, United Kingdom
15:30 - 16:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
GOLD, PRECIOUS METALS, FINANCING & INVESTMENT
16:00 - 16:20
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: PRECIOUS METALS OUTLOOK FOR 2025 AND BEYOND – WHY SHOULD INVESTORS CARE ABOUT PRECIOUS METALS?
Kiril Kirilenko
Senior Analyst, Precious Metals, CRU, United Kingdom
16:20 - 16:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: RAISING CAPITAL TO SUPPORT EXPLORATION PROJECTS
John Forwood
Chief Investment Officer, Lowell Resources Funds Management, Australia
16:40 - 17:15
PANEL DISCUSSION: EXPLORING ALLOCATION STRATEGIES & CAPITAL RAISING TRENDS FOR THE NEXT MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FROM EXPLORATION TO PRODUCTION
Simon Popple
Managing Director, Brookville Capital, United Kingdom
Kiril Kirilenko
Senior Analyst, Precious Metals, CRU, United Kingdom
John Forwood
Chief Investment Officer, Lowell Resources Funds Management, Australia
Keith Spence
CEO & Partner, Global Mining Capital, Canada
17:15
CLOSING REMARKS & END OF DAY 1
Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day Two - 6 December 2024
11:00 - 17:00
1-2-1 PRIVATE MEETINGS