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NY SME's Current Trends in Mining Finance Conference (CTMF 2025) 
 Navigating Risks in an Uncertain and New Reality
Connecting Mining, Finance and Engineering Executives ™
Monday, May 19 - Wednesday, May 21, 2025

Register* in advance. There are no walk-ins.
Lead Sponsors: A&O Shearman; SLR International Consulting; SLR - Malk Partners; SME Foundation

All CTMF 2025 activities will be in A&O Shearman's Conference Center.

Monday, May 19, 2025: Four Workshops - Registration for morning workshops start at 8:15 AM; registration for lunch is 11:45 AM. Registration for afternoon workshops start at 11:45 AM, with lunch, and start at 1 PM to 4:30 PM. Registered workshop delegates can attend lunch and evening reception*. 
 Monday, May 19, 2025: Welcome Reception* registration starts 5:30 PM, ends at 8:00 PM with two Guest Speakers (limited to the first 125 registrants).

Tuesday, May 20, 2025: Conference  from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, registration and breakfast start at 7:00 AM.
Tuesday, May 20, 2025: Reception starts at 5:45 PM, ends at 8:00 PM, with two guest speakers. 

Wednesday, May 21, 2025: Conference from 7:00 AM to 5:30 PM, registration and breakfast 7:00 AM.
Wednesday, May 21, 2025: Reception from 5:45 PM to 8:00 PM with two guest speakers.

* Monday welcome reception is limited to the first 125 registered attendees. You do not have to attend the CTMF conference to register to attend the receptions, or workshops. All must register in advance.

Thank you sponsors, media partners and attendees for making this content-rich meeting in midtown possible. 

Conference registration is US$600 per delegate and workshops US$275 per delegate. All must register in advance. There are no registrations on-site.   

  • Registration will be monitored. *Registration may close early, before the event.
  • Due to space, organizers may require some registered conference delegates to be present in a second, third board conference room(s) with flat screens, live video and audio feeds from/ to the main conference room or other conference rooms where live session panels will occur, to watch and hear via live audio/ visual feed.
  •  Other rooms and space are places to relax, network, meet one-on-one for quiet shared conversations or work.

Monday, May 19, 2025
NY SME's Current Trends in Mining Finance Conference (CTMF 2025)
Navigating Risks in an Uncertain and New Reality
Connecting Mining, Finance and Engineering Executives ™
Register here. All must register in advance. There are no registrations on site.
 All CTMF 2025 activities are in A&O Shearman's Conference Center.

Lead Sponsors: A&O Shearman; SLR International Consulting; SLR - Malk Partners; SME Foundation

Monday, May 19, 2025: Workshop registration for two morning workshops will start at 8:15 AM. Lunch will start at 11:45 AM. Registration for the two afternoon workshops will start at 11:45 AM, with lunch. The two afternoon workshops will start at 1 PM and end at 4:30 PM. 

Registration for the Monday May 19 Welcome Reception  will start at 5:30 PM, the reception will end at 8 PM.

Registration 8:15 AM Workshop from 8:30 AM to 11:45 AM

Workshop I Using Dynamic Discounted Cash Flow and Real Options to Assess the Value and Risk of Mining Investments
Workshop II Reviews and Audits of Exploration and Mining Projects for Risk Assessments and Opportunities

From 11:45 AM to 1 PM: Networking Lunch: Sponsored by RESPEC; WSP

Registration 11:45 AM Workshop from 1 PM to 4:30 PM

Workshop III Proposed Changes to NI 43-101 and How That Will Affect Preparation and Disclosure of Mining Studies
Workshop IV Life Cycle Risks & Opportunities in Mining Environmental Management: Keeping the End in Mind

Welcome Reception with two guest speakers
Registration will start at 5:30 PM. Reception will end at 8 PM

Sponsors: Blake Cassels Graydon LLP; Imdex Limited; McCarl's Technical Services; Red Cloud Securities; SRK Consulting

6:10 PM Mike McGlone, Senior Commodity Analyst, Bloomberg Intelligence will discuss Can We Avoid Deflation that Typically Follows Inflation?

Plunging government bond yields in China and speculative excesses in crypto assets may provide guidance for what's typical in commodity and risk asset cycles, on the back of price pumps akin to the 2022 highs - they get relatively cheap. Natural gas and corn bottomed from around breakeven levels in 2024. Crude oil and copper could be heading that way, leading one top beneficiary - gold. Increasing dependency on some combination of a raising US stock market, weak dollar, OPEC supply cuts and more stimulus in China for broad commodity price buoyancy might suggest a downward tilt. What to expect in commodities with volatility and geopolitics on the rise.

7:10 PM Jeffrey Christian, Managing Partner of the CPM Group will speak about What the Price of Gold is Telling Us.

Jeffrey Christian will speak about the short and long term outlook for gold prices, including discussions of the fundamentals including central bank official transactions - buying and selling - and investment demand trends. He will tie his near term and long term expectations in with the history of free gold markets since the 1960s. In November 2000 CPM and Christian projected that the investment demand curve was going to shift upward sharply in a secular or semi-permanent fashion, followed by a return to net buying by monetary authorities, with investor demand rising sharply not for one or two years, but for several decades. The investment demand would be fed by economic, political, financial, and social dislocations far worse than those experienced in 1978 - 1982, pushing gold prices 'far beyond $850' not for years but for decades. The presentation will update that prediction of a Golden Renaissance of investment demand a quarter century ago.

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Tuesday, May 20, 2025
NY SME's Current Trends in Mining Finance Conference (CTMF 2025)
Navigating Risks in an Uncertain and New Reality
Connecting Mining, Finance and Engineering Executives TM
Register* here now. There are no walk-ins.
All CTMF 2025 activities will be in A&O Shearman's Conference Center.
Lead Sponsors: A&O Shearman; SLR International Consulting; SLR - Malk Partners; SME Foundation

7:00 AM Registration, Breakfast and Networking: Sponsored by: Behre Dolbear; SGS: Societe Generale de Surveillance SA; US Gold Corp.

7:45 AM Welcome by New York SME: Conference Co–Chairs from NY SME: Tim Alch, Executive Director, and Alan Oshiki, Chairman and A&O Shearman LLP: Cynthia Urda Kassis, Partner, Global Co-Head of Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure and Mining Sector Lead

7:55 AM  Opening Remarks: Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME): David Kanagy, CEO and Executive Director and Bill Hancock, President, 2025 Board Chair and President of Zeroday Enterprises, LLC

8:05 AM I.1. Key Trends: Overcoming Challenges Impacting Financing of Mines Today: Roundtable: SLR International Consulting: Grant Malensek, Technical Director - US Mining Advisory, (Ch); ING Bank: Remco Meeuwis, Director; Ocean Partners: Jay Hemenway, Trader - By Products, Precious and Minor Metals: Orion Resource Partners: Jon Lamb, Managing Partner; Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking: Alvaro Belevan, Senior Director; U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC): Evan Musolino, Managing Director, Office of Infrastructure and Critical Minerals

8:55 AM I.2. Overview of U.S. Government’s Critical Minerals Policy - Keynote presentation

Mr. Reggie Singh, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Competitiveness and Supply Chains in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources, will speak about the U.S. government’s critical minerals policy, including President Trump’s Executive Orders to increase U.S. mineral production and U.S. energy; how minerals from foreign sources complete our domestic efforts; and U.S. government’s financial tools to support mineral projects. 
 
Reggie Singh currently serves in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Energy Resources as Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Energy Competitiveness and Supply Chains – the office leading the Department’s diplomacy covering energy technologies and supply chains, including for critical minerals.  He previously served as INL director at Embassy Bridgetown, with responsibility for security assistance in the Eastern Caribbean.  Other assignments included deputy economic counselor at Embassy Jakarta and acting deputy director for Eastern European affairs.  He also served on a detail at the U.S. Trade Representative as director for Southeast Asian Affairs.  Other posts have included Sydney, New Delhi, and Mexico City. He has a BA from the University of Maryland and a JD from Georgetown.

9:10 AM I.3.The US Mining Industry: An Overview and Outlook - What has Changed?:  Fireside Chat: American Exploration & Mining Association (AEMA): Mark Compton, Executive Director; with Women's Mining Coalition (WMC): Lyndsey Wright, Executive Director (Moderator)

9:45 AM I.4.  Global Metals and Mining Credit Markets: An Update: Keynote: S&P Global Ratings: Donald Marleau, CFA, Sector Lead, Corporate Credit - Metals and Capital Goods

10:10 AM I.5.  What have Recent Junior Mining Capital Raises Told Us? What is Likely Ahead: Keynote: Soar Financially: Kai Hoffmann, Founder & Managing Director and CEO, Oreninc

10:20 - 11:00 AM Refreshments: Sponsored by: CohnReznick LLP; McCarl's Technical Services

10:35 AM I.6. Government of Canada: Fireside Chat about the Entire Lifecycle of Developing a Critical Minerals Supply Chain in Ontario with the Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN)

Consulate General of Canada, New York's Christopher Wimmer, Consul & Head of Investment (Moderator) with Raed Kadri, Vice President, Strategic Initiatives & Head of Ontario Vehicle Innovation Network (OVIN) in a  fireside chat will discuss the entire lifecycle of developing a critical minerals supply chain in Ontario: from mining the critical minerals, to processing them, to OEMs putting the critical minerals into a product, to recycling the minerals and putting them back into the supply chain for reuse. They will primarily focus on the Automotive EV industry and advanced electronics, and include other downstream applications.

11:20 AM I.7. Powering National Security: Mining, Minerals, and Energy Solutions: U.S. Critical Minerals and Defense Under President Trump’s New Policies: Roundtable: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP: Laura Konkel, Counsel (Ch); Cerberus Capital Management: John Gallagher, Managing Director on the Supply Chain and Strategic Opportunities team; Engine No. 1: Edwin Bennett, Commodities Analyst; United States Military Academy: Major Alicia Dotson, Executive Officer and Instructor at the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering

11:20 AM I.7A. What are Fundamental Demand and Supply Trends Telling us about Commodities and Metals Prices: Roundtable: Bloomberg Intelligence: Mike McGlone, Senior Commodity Analyst (Ch); Bannockburn Capital Markets: Darrell Fletcher, Managing Director - Commodities; CPM Group: Jeffrey Christian, Managing Director and Founder; The World Bank: Jeetendra Khadan, Senior Economist; World Steel Dynamics: Philipp G. Englin, Chief Executive Officer

12:10 PM I.8.  Case Study: Troilus: Advancing a Generational Scale Au/Cu Asset in Quebec: Roundtable: A&O Shearman LLP: Cynthia Urda Kassis, Partner (Ch); Auramet International Inc.: Mark Rice, Senior Vice President; KfW IPEX-Bank: Bela Onken, Director, Business Development North America; Troilus Gold Corp.: Justin Reid, MSc, MBA, ICD.D, President & CEO, Director; VanEck: Imaru Casanova, Portfolio Manager Gold and Precious Metals

12:10 PM I.8A. Mergers & Acquisition Trends: Will Further Consolidation Occur? Why? What are Key Issues and Trends? Roundtable: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes): Steven McKoen, KC, Partner (Ch); Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP (Blakes): Evan Straight, Partner; A&O Shearman LLP: George Karafotias, Partner, Mergers & Acquisitions Group; Kroll, LLC: Peter Lam, CPA, CA, CFA, Senior Director

1:00 PM Networking Lunch: Sponsored by: Government of Quebec 

1:10 PM  I.9. Introduction of Quebec's Keynote Speakers: David Brulotte, Delegate General, Québec Government Office in New York

1:20 PM I.10. Lunch Keynote: Ian Morissette, Associate Deputy Minister of Mines, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests (MRNF) - viewed in all rooms via live Broadcast from A&O Shearman Room

1:40 PM Jean-Marc Lulin PhD, P.Geo, President, CEO and Director of Azimut Exploration Inc. will discuss: Predictive Modelling Leading to Multi-Commodity Discoveries in Québec

2:00 PM I.11. Financing New Mining Projects: What are Recent Funding & Corporate Transactions Telling Us? What are the Main Sources?: Roundtable: A&O Shearman LLP: Lachlan Poustie, Partner, Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure EMEA, Mining & Metals Sector and Africa Practice (Ch); Endeavour Financial: David Rhodes, Managing Director and Executive Director, Empress Royalty; Export Development Canada (EDC): James Babbitt, Principal, Structured & Project Finance; FTI Consulting: Bertrand Troiano, Senior Managing Director, Power, Renewables & Energy Transition; ING: Remko van de Water, Head, Metals & Mining Americas; McCarthy Tétrault: Chris Langdon, Partner

2:00 PM I.11A. S-K 1300: Disclosure by Registrants Engaged in Mining Operations: What We have Learned So Far and What Might we Be Facing: A Conversation: Wood Canada Limited:  Greg Gosson, Ph.D., P.Geo., Technical Director, Geology & Compliance, Minerals & Metals Consulting; Mine Technical Services: Stella Searston, RM SME, MAIG, FAusIMM, Principal Geologist

2:50 PM  I.12. Effective Measures & New Ideas to Shorten Permitting Timelines for Mineral Exploration & Development: Roundtable: Holland & Hart LLP: Laura Granier, Partner, Regulatory, Agency Litigation & Judicial Review, and Water Rights & Government Affairs (Ch); American Exploration & Mining Association (AEMA): Mark Compton, Executive Director; Big Rock Exploration: Gabriel Sweet, M.Sc., PG, Vice President, Operations; Mining Minnesota: Julie Lucas, Executive Director; SWCA Environmental Consultants: Andrew Harley, PhD, Client Services Director, Mining

2:50 PM  I.12A. Silicon Valley and Other Sources of Capital and Interest: Roundtable: ExploreTech: Tyler Hall, PhD, President (Ch); Nomadic Venture Partners: Tem Tumurbat, Co-Founder and Managing Partner; Primary VC: Zach Fredericks, Principal; Red Cloud Financial Services: Sebastian de Kloet, Managing Director;  U.S. Defense Investor Network & AUKUS Defense Investor Network (DIN): Heather J. Richman, Founder and Entrepreneur in Residence, BMNT

3:30 - 4:00 PM Refreshments: Sponsored by: CohnReznick LLP; McCarl's Technical Services

3:40 PM I.13. Alliances and Innovations: Strategic Paths to Future Success: Two Fireside Chats: Alliances Fireside Chat with Torys LLP: Mike Pickersgill, Head, Mining and Metals; Torngat Metals Ltd.: Daniel Dumas, Chairman of the Technical Advisory Board; and Innovations Fireside Chat with Torys LLP: Braden Jebson, Partner; Enim: Jean-Nicolas Beaudry, Chief Commercial Officer

3:40 PM I.13A. Walking the Walk: Identifying and Capturing Value when Developing a Mining Project: Roundtable: Whittle Consulting: Raziel Zisman, M.A., M.E.S., LL.M., Partner & Leader, Sustainable Governance Initiative (Ch); Aston Bay Holdings Ltd.: Thomas Ullrich, Chief Executive Officer, Director; AtkinsRealis: Tony Lipiec, Chief Technology Officer, Mining & Metals; Focus Graphite Advanced Materials: Dean Hanisch, CEO; US Gold Corp.: George Bee ICD.D, President and CEO

4:30 PM I.14. How Do Small Mining and Exploration Companies Attract Institutional and Retail Investors: Roundtable: Reseau ProMarket Inc.: Dany Cenac Robert, President (Ch); Canadian Securities Exchange (CSE): Robert Cook, SVP, Market Development; Red Cloud Mining Capital: Chad Williams, P. Eng.; ROCKLINC Investment Partners: Jonathan Mark Wellum, CFA, Chairman, CEO and Founder; Sidoti & Company, LLC; Bob Power, Senior Advisor; WCPD Inc. and Foundation WCPD: Paolo Cattelan, ing., MBA, Vice President, Business Development

4:30 PM I.14A. How Best to Manage Risks in Times of Crisis: Roundtable: Global External Relations: Adam Hawkins, President (Ch); Pushtree Associates, LLC: Alan Oshiki, Managing Partner (Ch); A&O Shearman LLP: Emily Westridge Black, Partner; H/Advisors Abernathy: Rhonda Barnat, Senior Counsellor 

5:45 PM Evening Reception Registration

Sponsored by: Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP; CohnReznick LLP; Imdex Limited; McCarl's Technical Services; Red Cloud Securities; SRK Consulting

Two Guest Speakers:

6:30 PM Geopolitics & China, "the big elephants in the mining room" - Keith Spence ( 石凯 ), CEO & Partner, Global Mining Capital, with Greg McNab, partner, Dentons and Andre Gauthier, P.Eng.,P.Geo, Msc.A., Founding Partner, Caur Technologies

7:10 PM Mining Investments Succeed or Fail Because of People not Rocks – Best Practices in Management Due Diligence - Dr. Stephen Enders, Executive Chairman, Brooks & Nelson, LLC

8:00 PM Conclusion

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Wednesday, May 21, 2025 
NY SME's Current Trends in Mining Finance Conference (CTMF 2025)
Navigating Risks in an Uncertain and New Reality
Connecting Mining, Finance and Engineering Executives ™
Monday, May 19 - Wednesday, May 21, 2025
Register* here. Space is limited. There are no walk-ins.
All activities will be in A&O Shearman's Conference Center

Lead Sponsors: A&O Shearman; SLR International Consulting; SLR - Malk Partners; SME Foundation


7:00 AM Registration, Breakfast and Networking: Sponsored by: Behre Dolbear; SGS: Societe Generale de Surveillance SA; US Gold Corp.

7:20-8:05 AM II.1. An exclusive pre recorded conversation between two world leading authorities, moderated by Michael Fox, Publisher of the Prospector News, discussing their view of the global macro-economy, and financial, gold and commodities markets. NY SME proudly offers this exclusive, pre recorded fire side chat between Dr. Marc Faber and Felix Zulauf, the Founder and CEO of Zulauf Consulting, and UBS's former Global Markets Strategist.

8:10 AM II.2. What does it Take to Do A Proper Feasibility Study: How do we fix the budget and time over runs plaguing mining projects?: Roundtable: Independent Mining Consultants, Inc. (IMC): John M. Marek, P.E., President (Ch); Call & Nicholas, Inc.: Rob Pratt, President; Colorado School of Mines: George Sturgis, Former VP of Projects, Hecla Mining Co., now J. Steven Whisler Professor of Practice, Mining Engineering; M3 Engineering: Robert Davidson, Project Manager

8:10 AM II.2A. Balancing the Scales: ESG and Profitability in Mining: Roundtable: WSP USA: Anne L. Williamson, SVP Sustainability & ESG: US Region (Ch); WSP USA: Randal Huffsmith, P.E., BCEE, Senior Vice President - US Mining Sector Leader (Ch); WSP: Edwin Moritz, Senior VP Geology, Certified Minerals Appraiser; ElementUS Rare Earths & Minerals: Joseph Carrabba, Chief Executive Officer and Board member, US Antimony; Brimstone Energy: John Uhrie, Vice President, Engineering; Woods Capital LLC: Michael J. Woods, President and Founding Member

9:00 AM  II.3. Effective Partnerships between Projects and Consultants: Roundtable: Dahrouge Geological Consulting USA Ltd.: Jacob Anderson CPG Resource Geologist, CPG, MAusIMM (Ch); Dahrouge Geological Consulting Ltd: Trevor Mills, P.G., RM-SME, Senior Geologist; NioCorp Developments Limited: Mark Smith P.E., Esq., Executive Chairman, President and CEO; NioCorp Developments Limited: Scott Honan, Chief Operating Officer; US Strategic Metals: Greg Sutton, General Manager of Mining Operations

9:00 AM II.3A. Managing Cyber Risks in an OT Environment including Discussion of Unique Cyber Challenges involving Legacy Technology, Malware, and Recovery: Roundtable: A&O Shearman LLP: Anna Rudawski, Partner, Cybersecurity and Data Privacy (Ch); CYPFER: Evgueni Erchov, Senior Director of Research and Threat Intelligence; Equinox Gold Corp. and Blue Moon Metals Inc.: Maryse Bélanger, Independent Director 

9:50 AM  II.4. Decarbonizing the Steel Value Chain through Value-Added High Grade Iron Products: Roundtable: Evercore Group: Andrew Frame, Managing Director (Ch); Blastr Green Steel: Mark Bula, CEO & Director; Pinnacle Iron and Steel Corp. Edwin Bennet, CFO & Director; Quebec Government: Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests of Québec, Jonathan Lafontaine, Strategic Advisor for Exploration and Promotion; Strategic Resources Inc.: Sean Cleary, CEO & Director

9:50 AM  II.4A. The Importance of Better Communications with Local Communities and Others to Better Manage Explorers' and Miners' Risks: Roundtable: Refined Substance Inc.: Kimberly Darlington, President and Founder (Ch); Global External: Adam Hawkins, Founder and President; Holbrook & Associates: Briana R. Clark, Principal; MinnesotaMining: Julie Lucas, Executive Director; SLR International: Luke Stephens MSc., FAusIMM(CP), Vice President - ESG (Americas): Mining Advisory 

10:20 -11:00 AM Refreshments: Sponsored by: CohnReznick LLP; McCarl's Technical Services

10:40 AM II.5. Project Finance from the Engineering Perspective: Roundtable: Barr Engineering: Dan Palo, Vice President and Senior Process Engineer, PhD, P.Eng., PE, (Ch); Barr Engineering: Tim Arnold, Senior Mining Engineer, PE; Endeavour Financial, David Rhodes, Managing Director and Executive Director, Empress Royalty; Kappes Cassidy and Associates: Daniel W. Kappes, President & CEO; Union Milling Contractors: Nick Michael RM-SME, Member - formerly Vice President Technical Services, Orion Resource Partners

10:40 AM II.5A. Optimizing Adversity: Maximizing Return On Late-Stage Mining Assets in Restructurings & Asset Sales. Responding to Market Trends and Policy Shifts: Roundtable: Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP: Peter Morrison, Partner (Ch); A&O Shearman LLP: Frederic Sosnick, Partner, Global Co-Head of Restructuring and member of the Executive Committee; FTI Consulting, Inc.: David Beckman, Senior Managing Director; Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP: Carolyn McIntosh, Senior Partner

11:30 AM II.6. Developing the Critical Mining Supply Chain in Quebec: Roundtable: Kinterra Capital: Laura Fernandez, Partner, (Ch); Dumont Nickel: Johnna Muinonen, President; Dumont Nickel: François Vézina, Chief Operating Officer; Goldman Sachs: Jacqueline Chen, Vice President; Kinterra Capital: Shaun McGeough, Vice President of Investment; Quebec Government: Jonathan Lafontaine, Strategic Advisor for Exploration and Promotion, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests of Québec

11:30 AM  II.6A. Integrating Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) into Post Mining Planning: Roundtable: SWCA Environmental Consultants: Andrew Harley, PhD, Business Line Director of Mining (Ch); Americas Tailings Inc.: Mike Gingles, Chief Executive Officer; Commerce Resources Corporation: Cindy Valence MBA, General Manager, Sustainability; RESPEC: Lisa Kirk, Ph.D., P.G., Principal Biogeochemist and Manager and Affiliate Professor of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Montana State University; SRK Consulting: Jeffrey Parshley PG, Corporate Consultant (Closure planning and Closure cost estimation); SWCA Environmental Consultants: Jeff Wakefield, Natural Resources National Director

12:20 PM Networking Lunch: Sponsored by: CohnReznick LLP; RESPEC; WSP

12:30 PM II.7. Lunch Discussion - Nearshoring, Strengthening Critical Mineral Supply Chains in America: Roundtable – Broadcast in all rooms from the A&O Shearman Room

Mining Journal: Paul Harris, Americas Editor (Ch); Cedrus Arbor LLC: Erez Ichilov, Founder and Manager; New York University: School of Professional Studies: Dr. Carolyn Kissane, Clinical Professor; Center for Global Studies, Associate Dean of the graduate programs in Global Affairs and Global Security; SAFE: Center for Critical Minerals Strategy: Abigail Hunter, Executive Director; SLR International: Marcelo del Giudice, Vice President: Advisory & Consulting (LATAM)

1:30 PM II.8. What is the Current State of Battery Raw Material Markets: Roundtable: Fastmarkets: Grace Asenov, Base & Energy Metals Editor, Americas (Ch); Aminco Resources: Justin Potisit, Business Development Manager; InnovAsian Tech: Dr. Rocky Lee,  Managing Partner; Lomiko Metals Inc.: Gordana Slepcev, M.Sc.P. Eng, Chief Executive Officer and Director; Northern Graphite Corporation: Hugues Jacquemin, BSc Hons. Dipl. Esp., CEO and Director; Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc.: Charles Oliver Tarte CPA, CMA, Chief Financial Officer

1:30 PM II.8A. The Importance of Resources and Reserves: Roundtable: SRK Consulting: Ben Parsons MSc, MAusIMM, Principal Resource Geologist (Ch); IBK Capital Corp.: Michael F. White, President and Chief Executive Officer; SRK Consulting (US) Inc.: Matthew Hastings - Resource Geologist, Principal Consultant

2:20 PM II.9. Promising New Technology: Can They Bridge the Timeline Gap?: Roundtable: Prospector News: Michael Fox, Publisher (Ch); Aston Bay Holdings Ltd.: Thomas Ullrich, Chief Executive Officer, Director; IMDEX Limited: Paul House, Chief Executive, Managing Director; IMDEX Limited: Dave Lawie: Chief Geoscientist, Chief Technologist: Mining; NOVAMERA Inc.: Dustin Angelo, President and CEO; Prospector Portal: Emily King, Founder, Prospector; SGS Canada Inc.: Tyler Crary, Principal Metallurgist

2:20 PM II.9A. Copper Supply: Key to Growing Power Demand and Electrification: Roundtable: Mining Journal: Paul Harris, Americas Editor, (Ch); Cygnus Metals Limited: Ernest Mast, President & Managing Director; University of Michigan: Adam C. Simon, Arthur F. Thurnau, Professor of Earth & Environmental Sciences 

3:00 - 3:30 PM Refreshments: Sponsored by: CohnReznick LLP; McCarl's Technical Services

3:10 PM II.10. Managing Exploration, Development and Operating Costs: Roundtable:  The Ellis Martin Report: Ellis Martin, Founder & President (Ch); Alaska Silver: Dr. Peter Megaw, C.P.G., Technical Advisor, Consulting Exploration Geologist; Power Metallic Mines Inc.: Terry Lynch, CEO; SLR Consulting: Ian Weir, P. Eng., Technical Manager, Mining Advisory, Principal Mining Engineer; US Gold Corp.: George Bee ICD.D, President and CEO

3:10 PM II.10A. Will Uranium/ Nuclear Energy be Our Future Base Load Power Capacity - To Fuel Forecast Electricity Growth? How? When?: Roundtable: National Investor Publishing: Chris Temple, Publisher & Editor (Ch); Capstone Partners: Raymond McCormick, Managing Director of Energy and Natural Resources; Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc.: Jack Lifton, Strategic Advisor; LucidCatalyst: Isuru Seneviratne, Director

4:00 PM II.11. Gold Mine and Mining Valuation Metrics and Measures: Roundtable: Mining Journal: Paul Harris, Americas Editor (Ch); Kroll, LLC: Peter Lam, CPA, CA, CFA, Senior Director; PMV Research LLC: Michael Spohn, Private Investor; SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd.; Jason J. Cox, P. Eng., Global Technical Director; SLR International Corporation: Grant A. Malensek, P.Eng., Technical Director: U.S. Mining Advisory; VanEck: Adam Graf CRA, Senior Analyst: Gold and Precious Metals Equity Strategy 

4:00 PM II.11A. Future-Proofing Mining: Building Trust Driving Investment and Creating a Sustainable Legacy: Roundtable: MRC Recruiting: Lindsey Schultz, CEO (Ch); AON plc: Danny Hall, Managing Director, Mining and Energy; Atlantic Strategic Minerals: Chris Wyatt, Chief Executive Officer; Giffen Consulting Ltd.: Joel Giffen, P.Tech., AScT, Owner; Lupine & Associates: Hayley Rambur, Communications Leader/ Principal; Precision Mineral Accounting (PMA): Kelly Ward, Chief Operating Officer

4:50 PM II.12. The Green Metals' Time Is Now: Sustainable Metals and Mining Finance: Roundtable: S&P Global Ratings: Erin Boeke Burke, Director & Lead Analyst Sustainable Finance (Ch); Arthur D. Little: Frank McCleary, Partner; BNP Paribas: Emilie Siebenborn, Head of Sustainable Finance Capital Markets Americas

4:50 PM II.12A. The Role of the Metallurgist in New Project Development: Roundtable: Virginia Tech - Mining and Minerals Engineering: Aaron Noble Ph.D., Professor, Department Head and Associate Director, Center for Advanced Separation Technologies (Ch); Bechtel Mining and Metals: Dave Meadows, Chief Technology Officer; L3 Process Development: Tommee Larochelle, Ing., PE, MBA, PhD. Chief Technology Officer, Co-Owner, a Qualified; McCarl's Technical Services: Thomas Rauch, President and FY2024-2025 President of the  SME Foundation

5:30 PM  Evening Reception Registration

Sponsored by:  Blake Cassels & Graydon LLP; CohnReznick LLP; Imdex Limited; McCarl's Technical Services; Red Cloud Securities; SRK Consulting

6:15 PM: Why is it essential for investors to have a large exposure to precious metals and commodities? Jonathan Mark Wellum

6:45 PM: Exploration Realities - How we use your money to make a discovery: Case Studies: The Juanacipio Vein: Found sleeping beneath a Mexican bean field and Waterpump Creek: Forty years from stream sediment anomaly to resource: A Conversation with Kit Marrs and Peter Magew: Alaska Silver 

8:00 PM Conclusion

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