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

Mining CEO Presentations
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