Agenda Day 1
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08:00
Registration and Morning Coffee
09:00
Welcome and Business Card Exchange
09:05
Finance Keynote
No export without import – a financier perspective on European commodity security
With:
Hauke Burkhardt, MD, Head of trade finance & lending, Deutsche Bank
09:30
Institutional Investment Panel
Discussing the Megatrends Placing Metals and Mining Projects in a New Context for Europe
With significant uncertainty in capital markets, where are we in the mining cycle and why could it be different this time?
- Discussing the dramatic changes happening in core European industries around decarbonisation and critical minerals supply
- Understanding the metals required for the energy transition - how short are we and what do we need to invest to make up the gap?
- How will Russia / Ukraine impact the transition? Quantifying Germany’s shortfall in critical minerals
- How are mining companies becoming more relevant for thematic and ESG funds?
Moderator:
Stefan Muller, CEO, DGWA
Panellists:
Michael Waitz, Director Origination & Structuring, Resources & Recycling, Head of Metals & Mining, KFW IPEX Bank
Danuta Tuchorska, Business Develioment Manager, EIT Raw Materials
Sandra Primiero, Global Head TF & L Natural Resources, Deutsche Bank
10:10
Simon Hay, MD, Leo Lithium
10:20
JP Vargas de la Vega, MD, Galan Lithium
10:30
Brad Nichol, President & CEO, Alpha Lithium
10:40
Killian Charles, President, Brunswick Exploration
10:50
Todd Ross, MD & CEO, Nordic Nickel
11:00
EV Market Outlook Presentation
Analysis of the Raw Materials Supply Challenge for German Automotive Companies
- How Chinese output drops, rising OPEX and war in Europe are disrupting the electromobility movement
- Fundamental analysis of What raw materials Germany needs
- No blueprint for OEMs - who is at risk? Are OEMs focusing on the wrong end of the supply chain?
- Europe racing ahead in EV investment - where is the shortfall?
- What is the next evolution of adopted battery chemistry? Chinese battery megafactory capacity growth vs EU vs US
With:
Wolfgang Bernhart, Senior Partner, Head of Technology & Innovation at the Automotive Competence Center, Roland Berger
Mining CEO Presentations
11:30
Tim Harrison, MD, Ionic Rare Earths
11:40
Mark Learmonth, CEO, Caledonia Mining
11:50
Vincent Algar, MD, Australian Vanadium
12:00
David Grondin, President & CEO, TomaGold
12:10
Kimberley Ann, Founder, CEO & Director, Lahontan Gold
12:20
Vikas Ranjan, CEO, Vortex Metals
12:30
Fernando Ganzoa, CEO, Atico Mining
12:40
Christopher Cairns, Executive Chair & MD, Stavely Minerals
12:50
Garry Thompson, Chairman & CEO, Brixton Metals
13:00
Lunch and Networking
Mining CEO Presentations
14:00
Paul Burton, MD & CEO, TNG
14:10
Ralph Rushton, President & CEO, Aftermath Silver
14:20
Matt Halliday, President & CEO, Canada Silver Cobalt Works
14:30
Alberto Morales, Founder, Executive Chairman & Director, Andean Precious Meals
14:40
Tom Peregoodoff, President & CEO, Apollo Silver
14:50
Michael Williams, President, CEO & Director, Vendetta Mining
15:00
Decarbonisation and Mining Panel
Uniting Mining with the Restructuring of the Automotive Industry
- As EV sales reach record levels (26% of new automotive sales globally in 2021), how will the battery industry cope with present supply risks, like lithium and semiconductor shor tages?
- Which projects stand to make the greatest impact to European critical minerals supply?
- Risk of competing technologies eroding lithium demand – Lithium-ion vs Sodium-ion batteries for example
- Are sustainable thematic funds comfortable investing in upstream mining projects?
- What is the battery sector view of upstream projects? Are supplyside and industry OEMs coming closer through practice and capital provision?
Moderator:
Katharina Löckinger, Corporate Comms, DGWA
With:
Antony Beckmand, CEO, Kuniko Limited
Robert Baylis, Portfolio Manager, InnoEnergy Fund
Danielle Chigumira, Director Metals & Mining, Credit Suisse
Wolfgang Bernhart, Senior Partner, Head of Technology & Innovation, Automotive Competence Center, Roland Berger
Mining CEO Presentations
15:40
Jeremy McManus, General Manager, Neometals
15:50
Andrew Radonjic, MD, Venture Minerals
16:00
William Sheriff, Executive Chairman, enCore Energy
16:10
Merlin Marr-Johnson, Executive VP, Salazar Resources
16:20
Brad Langille, CEO, GoGold Resources
16:30
Jardee Kininmonth MD & CEO, Future Metals
16:40
Chris Chang, Director, Corp Development , Canada Nickel
16:50
Nicole Duncan, MD, NickelSearch
17:00
121 Mining Investment Networking Drinks
Join us for drinks, food and music at the venue’s generous networking space to refresh and relax