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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

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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

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Madeline R. Young-Touré(Session Chair) 
Recipient of ESG Champion Award | Associate Professor, University of Exeter, United Kingdom

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Barry Jackson
Founder & CEO, Ascentia Resources, United Kingdom

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Didier Rault
CEO, World Mining Investment, Hong Kong

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Scott Macpherson
Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells International LLP, United Kingdom

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Didi Bostock
Analyst, Rho Motion, United Kingdom

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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

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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

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Didi Bostock
Analyst, Rho Motion, United Kingdom

12:00 - 12:20

PREMIUM PRESENTATION: MINING - AN INVESTORS PERSPECTIVE

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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

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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

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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

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Barry Jackson
Founder & CEO, Ascentia Resources, United Kingdom

14:40 - 15:00

PRESENTATION: MINING & CRITICAL MINERALS OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA

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Vivek Mittal
CEO, Africa Infrastructure Development Association, United Kingdom

15:00 - 15:30

PRESENTATION: UNDERSTANDING BUILDING POSITIVE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN INVESTORS & INVESTEE ( MINING )

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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?

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Kiril Kirilenko
Senior Analyst, Precious Metals, CRU, United Kingdom

16:20 - 16:40

PREMIUM PRESENTATION: RAISING CAPITAL TO SUPPORT EXPLORATION PROJECTS

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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

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Simon Popple
Managing Director, Brookville Capital, United Kingdom

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Kiril Kirilenko
Senior Analyst, Precious Metals, CRU, United Kingdom

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John Forwood
Chief Investment Officer, Lowell Resources Funds Management, Australia

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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

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