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Tim Gitzel is president and CEO of Cameco, one of the largest global providers of uranium fuel. He was appointed in July of 2011, having joined the company in 2007 as chief operating officer. He has extensive experience in Canadian and international uranium mining activities through nearly 30 years of senior management and legal experience. Prior to joining Cameco, he was executive vice-president for the mining business unit of AREVA based in Paris, France with responsibility for global uranium, gold, exploration, and decommissioning operations in 11 countries. He also served as president and chief executive officer for AREVA's Canadian subsidiary.
Tim was born and raised in Saskatchewan and has both a Bachelor of Arts and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Saskatchewan.
Tim currently serves on the boards of the World Nuclear Association, Washington based Nuclear Energy Institute, the Business Council of Canada and The Mosaic Company. He is a member of the IAEA’s Standing Advisory Group on Nuclear Energy, the Edwards School of Business Dean’s Advisory Council and the University of Saskatchewan College of Law Dean’s Advisory Council. He is past chair of the World Nuclear Association, past president of the Saskatchewan Mining Association, and has served on several other boards both in industry and in supporting his community. As well, Tim serves as Honorary Consul of Kazakhstan to Saskatchewan and is Co-Chair of the Kazakhstan Canada Business Council.
Rob is the Chairman and Chief Owner of McEwen Mining, which has three producing mines in Nevada, Ontario, and Argentina and holds 48% interest in the large Los Azules copper project in Argentina. Rob has been associated with the gold industry all his career, his first 18 years in the investment industry and since 1990 as CEO of several gold mining companies.
Rob is the founder of Goldcorp, where he took the company from a market capitalization of $50 million to over $8 billion. With a cost of investment in McEwen Mining (NYSE, TSX: MUX) and McEwen Copper of US$220 million, he owns 17.3% of MUX, 12.9% of McEwen Copper and takes a salary of $1/ year.
Rob and his wife, Cheryl, have donated over $60 million to encourage excellence and innovation in healthcare and education.
Rob was awarded the Order of Canada in 2007, the Queen Elizabeth's Diamond Jubilee Award in 2013, was inducted into the Mining Hall of Fame in 2017 and has Honorary Doctor of Law Degrees from York University and Western University.
He is also a member of the Dean’s Advisory Board, Schulich School of Business; X Prize Foundation: Vision Circle and Board of Trustees; a member of CEO (Chief Executive Organization) and of WPO (World Presidents’ Organization) and serves on the Advisory Board of the McEwen School of Architecture.
Hecla Mining Company, established 133 years ago, is the largest producer of silver in the United States, accounting for over 40% of the nation's silver output. Phil Baker has led Hecla as CEO for more than 20 years, beginning his tenure when silver prices were at their lowest since 1993. Under his leadership, Hecla has addressed significant legacy environmental liabilities, proactively investing hundreds of millions of dollars in environmental efforts long before the widespread focus on ESG principles.
In 2008, Phil orchestrated the sale of Hecla's Venezuelan operations, where the company was the largest gold producer, and used the proceeds to acquire full ownership of Greens Creek, one of the world's top silver mines. His dedication to innovation prompted the development of the patented Underhand Closed Bench mining method at the Lucky Friday mine, significantly enhancing safety and productivity for the future. In 2022, Hecla expanded its portfolio by acquiring the Keno Hill mining district, which is expected to contribute to nearly 40% of Canada’s silver production starting in 2026.
Phil is a prominent advocate for the critical role of silver in the energy transition, especially in photovoltaics. He has served as a past Chairman of the United States National Mining Association and is the current Chairman of the Silver Institute. His extensive experience has given him insight into the highs and lows of the mining industry.
Abby Wulf, Executive Chair, American Battery Materials Initiative, Department of Energy
Abby leads the American Battery Materials Initiative (ABMI), the White House-led, Department of Energy-coordinated, interagency effort to secure the minerals and materials needed to meet electric vehicle (EV) and broader electrification goals. Prior to leading ABMI, Abby was the founding Director of SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, a Washington, DC-based nonpartisan nonprofit that focused on ensuring that critical mineral supply chains—from mining and processing to manufacturing and recycling—supported the economic, environmental, humanitarian, and national security priorities of the United States and its allies. While at SAFE, Abby worked extensively with industry, academia, Congress, and federal officials both domestically and internationally to establish diverse, secure, and sustainable critical mineral and battery supply chains. Abby has wide-ranging Earth science expertise. She previously served in positions with the NASA’s Earth Science Division and the American Geosciences Institute.
Dr. Quartermain serves as a Director of Dakota Gold and was most recently Executive Chairman of Pretium Resources Inc., which he founded in October 2010. Prior to Pretium, he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Silver Standard Resources Inc. (now SSR Mining Inc.) for 25 years from 1985-2010. Dr. Quartermain holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of New Brunswick, a Master of Science from Queens University, his Professional Geoscience certification from the Engineers and Geoscientists BC and Honorary Doctor of Science from the University of New Brunswick. In addition to his focus on Dakota Gold, Dr. Quartermain has a number of education, wildlife and social justice philanthropic interests that he supports.
Dr. Quartermain was inducted into the Canadian Mining Hall of Fame ("CMHF") in August 2022 for his significant contributions to the mining and exploration industry in Canada and internationally over his career. View the CMHF Tribute Video for Robert Quartermain
Minister George Pirie was appointed as Minister of Mines by Premier Ford in June 2022. George’s family roots began in the Porcupine over 100 years ago. He is a graduate of Laurentian University and is happily married with two children and three grandchildren. Prior to entering politics, George was a senior mining executive with over thirty-five years of experience in the industry both domestically and internationally. He has held senior positions in the industry for over seventeen years and also has a long history of involvement in the local community. As Mayor of Timmins, George oversaw the largest mining boom in fifty years. He has served on the Mining Association of Canada, the Ontario Mining Association and was also the co-chairman of the Ontario Mineral Industry Cluster Initiative.
Locally, in Timmins, he has made a positive impact in his community by serving on the Porcupine Health Unit and as Chairman of the Timmins Police Service. He has also served as Chairman of the Board of Governors with Northern College, co-chaired local United Way campaigns, and served on local hospital boards as well as community associations.
Dr. Othon Monteiro is a Technology to Market Advisor to ARPA-E, the US Department of Energy, where he leads the agency’s efforts for commercialization of technologies in the areas of Critical Minerals, Geothermal and Geological Hydrogen. He has recently joined ARPA-E, where he brings experience as entrepreneur as well as in academic and industrial R&D. He was a Fellow and a Staff Scientist at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory for over 12 years where his work focuses on advanced materials development. He was also a Senior Scientist at Baker Hughes Oil Services Co. for almost a decade, where his work comprised bringing advanced technologies to geothermal and Oil&Gas exploration and production. Throughout his career, Dr. Monteiro formed and led a few startups in the materials and energy space.
Dr. Monteiro earned his PhD in Materials Sciences and Mineral Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley, M.S. from New Mexico Tech and bachelor’s degree from the Military Institute of Engineering. He also holds an MBA from the University of Texas at Austin. He is the recipient of an R&D 100 Award for Innovation, a US Senate Appreciation Award and the Outstanding Achievement award from the Commonwealth of Virginia for technology transfer.
Joseph “Joe” Sopcisak currently serves as the Technical Integration Officer for Manufacturing Capability Expansion and Investment Prioritization (MCEIP) within the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (OASD) for Industrial Base Policy (IBP) where he serves as a senior advisor, materials science subject matter expert, technical liaison and research analyst on Industrial Base sectors, supply chains, and key supplier matters. MCEIP prioritizes and invests in industrial development and production critical for protecting national security and is comprised of the Defense Production Act (DPA) Title I, DPA Title III, and IBAS (ICAM) portfolios.
Prior to his role with OSD, Joe was a staff research scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory where he served as a materials engineering expert and project manager for the advancement of novel materials and processes to address our nation’s most critical defense, security, space, and science challenges. He has a broad background in materials research and manufacturing including materials characterization, physical metallurgy, additive manufacturing, alloy design, mining, and materials for extreme environments such as hypersonics. He is experienced in ceramics, metals, composites, refractories, bulk metallic glasses, laser-metal interactions, corrosion, and phase transformations. Joe holds a B.S. in materials science from the University of Pittsburgh and an M.S. in materials science from the University of Virginia.
Abigail Hunter leads the SAFE’s Ambassador Alfred Hoffman Jr. Center for Critical Minerals Strategy (Minerals Center). Previously, Abigail served as Director of International Affairs and Partnerships within the Minerals Center. In this role, she nurtured existing and new SAFE partnerships to advance sustainable and ethical supply chains amongst allies and like-minded countries for the future minerals-based global economy.
Before joining SAFE full time, Hunter headed federal government affairs for Quebec for nearly three years as the senior attachée in Washington, D.C. Her mandate focused on the energy, environment, and trade relationship between the province and United States. Hunter started her career at the National Governors Association, where she led the association’s international work.
Hunter completed her Masters in Sustainable Energy at the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies. Her four-part capstone on aluminum's clean energy paradox was published by the SAFE Center for Strategic Industrial Metals. She received her Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University with a double major in International Management and Managing for Sustainability.
Born in Toronto and growing up in New Jersey, Hunter is a proud dual citizen and conflicted hockey fan.
Ms. Mehta has over 20 years of experience in the fields of finance and engineering and is currently working as General Manager of Joint Ventures at Rio Tinto Aluminium. She was previously Director, Mining Investment Banking at Laurentian Bank Securities Inc. and Senior Mining Advisor in Investment Banking with Paradigm Capital Inc., as well as Vice President of Operations for North American Nickel. Over the years, she served as Investment Manager for Sentient Asset Management Canada and held various operational positions for multiple mining companies, including Rio Tinto's joint venture Iron Ore Company of Canada. Ms. Mehta holds a Bachelor's degree in mining engineering and an MBA from McGill University, as well as a Master of Law degree from the Osgoode Hall Law School of York University. She has completed the ICD - Director Education Program.
Over the past fifteen years, Ian has been actively engaged in the emerging advanced materials sector. Currently in semi-retirement, he serves as Executive Director of C2M2A, an industry-led multi-stakeholder network that seeks and provides collaborative solutions to advance Canada’s significant potential in the global critical material supply market. He also chaired Canada’s seat on the International Standards Organization’s Rare Earth Technical Committee, serves as a committee member of ISO/TC 333 - Lithium, co-chaired Canada’s Rare Earth R&D Initiative (2015 – 2021) and serves on the Advisory Board of the Rare Earth Industry Association. In 2012, Ian launched the now-biennial Critical Material Symposium series under the aegis of the Metallurgical Society of Canada. He has appeared before Canada’s Natural Resource and Finance Parliamentary Committees on several occasions.
Over his career in corporate & project management, supply chain development and international marketing. Ian served as President and CEO of Ontario Hydro International (consulting & technical services, established Hydro One Telecom, mergers & acquisitions), CEO of Process Products Limited (engineered fasteners & components and JIT supply chain services) and on the Boards of several clean technology companies.
Ian holds a BEng (Metallurgy) from McGill and an MBA - Schulich School of Business.
Dr. Grant S. Bromhal is the Senior Science Advisor to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Resource Sustainability. He is also the Acting Director of the Mineral Sustainability Division in DOE’s Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, where he leads a team to facilitate an environmentally, economically, and geopolitically sustainable supply chain of critical minerals, particularly coming from unconventional and secondary sources. He recently joined DOE HQ after over 20 years at the National Energy Technology Laboratory (NETL), where he was the Senior Fellow focusing on Geological and Environmental Sciences, and the Technical Director of the Science-informed Machine Learning for Accelerating Real-Time Decisions in Subsurface Applications (SMART) Initiative. He has led research teams that perform R&D in carbon storage, environmental impacts of oil and gas recovery, geothermal energy, and related topics.
Dr. Bromhal earned his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University and bachelor’s degrees in Civil Engineering and Math from West Virginia University. He is the recipient of an R&D100 Award for Innovation, a U.S. Department of Energy Secretary’s Achievement Honor Award, and a U.S. Geological Survey Director’s Award for Exemplary Service to the Nation.
John began his career in 1992 as an equity analyst on the Merrill Lynch global allocation fund (MALOX). From 1993-2019, John was a senior executive for Mutual Fund and ETF providers, spending most of his career at Merrill Lynch Funds (now Blackrock) and JP Morgan Chase Funds. He was ranked #1 in the US in both gross and net sales once at Merrill Lynch and three times at JP Morgan Chase. John has conducted over 250 seminars and has been a speaker at 8 global events. He has also been a contributor to Kitco since 2017.
He was a member of the precious metals PM team at Sprott in 2017 and has developed his own compelling track record in mining equities since 1/1/16. John uses a proprietary methodology, which combines technical analysis with public information gathered from direct interaction with senior management of commodities companies. He believes that building a diversified portfolio of 25 to 50 resource stocks is critical to success. John’s “go anywhere” approach allows him greater flexibility than the average PM, who is many times constrained by prospectus language such as holding 5% or less in any one stock, focusing on tax-efficiency at the potential expense of total return, being 80% invested at all times, etc.
In September 2019, John started Feneck Consulting, LLC, based on demand from commodity companies, especially those in the metals and mining sector. He enjoys working with commodities investors, and started the Feneck Commodities Report newsletter in 2021. For more information, please visit http://www.feneckconsulting.com
Alex Jacquez serves as Special Assistant to the President for Economic Development and Industrial Strategy for the White House National Economic Council. Prior to joining the Biden-Harris Administration, he served as Senior Policy Advisor for labor and economic policy on the Senate Budget Committee under Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT). He has previously served in various policy and engagement roles for Senate Democratic leadership, the Obama-Biden White House, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and federal and state campaigns. He graduated from Lehigh University.
Senior executive with over 15 years’ experience in the commodities industry, including over 5 years in the mining industry
Extensive leadership experience in strategic management, fundraising, economic analysis, financial reporting, regulatory compliance and corporate tax
Formerly CFO of First Point Minerals Corp. from 2012 to 2015
Previously with KPMG LLP and Methanex Corporation
A member of the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada
Brent is an accomplished finance executive with extensive experience in the investment and banking sectors. Brent joined Deans Knight in 2024 as part of their leadership team in the role of CEO, and remains the President of JDS Resources Inc., the JDS Group of Companies’ venture capital and private equity arm responsible for acquisitions and project financing for JDS opportunities.
Before joining Deans Knight, Brent was the President and Co-founder of JDS Silver Inc. (along with Jeff Stibbard), the owner, builder, and operator of the Silvertip Mine located in Northern British Columbia. Brent and Jeff sold JDS Silver to Coeur Mining in November 2017. Prior to joining JDS Resources in 2012, Brent was a licensed Investment Advisor with RBC Dominion Securities, the investment branch of the Royal Bank of Canada, for seven years. Brent managed portfolios for high-net-worth families and individuals.
Preceding his finance career, Brent played for 15 years in the National Hockey League with five teams, drafted by the Montreal Canadiens and debuting with the club in 1988. Brent was a member of the 1998 Stanley Cup champion, Detroit Red Wings. He retired from the NHL in 2003.
Tina Jeffress is Group Manager for Energy and Sustainability with Panasonic North America’s Corporate and Government Affairs team where she leads energy and sustainability policy, supporting the rapid expansion of Panasonic’s EV battery business. She also supports Panasonic Energy on sustainability priorities, including supply chain mapping and transparency, decarbonization, and human rights. Prior to joining Panasonic, Tina worked for ScottMadden Consulting where she specialized in electric utilities and ESG issues, supporting clients on grid modernization, renewables, and sustainability strategy. Previously, she was associate director for the Project on U.S. Leadership in Development at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), leading key energy sector partnerships and research on the role of business and corporate philanthropy in international development. She began her career working with non-profit organizations in Los Angeles, Washington, and the Dominican Republic. She holds a BA in International Development Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles and an MBA from the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Ryan Castilloux is founder and managing director of Adamas Intelligence – an independent market research and advisory firm focused on mine-to-application supply chains for rare earth elements and battery materials.
Scott Melbye is a 40-year veteran of the nuclear energy industry having held key leadership positions in major global uranium mining companies and various industry organizations.
Scott is the Executive Vice President of Texas-based, Uranium Energy Corp (UEC). UEC is the fastest growing North American uranium company and has licensed uranium operations and development projects in South Texas, the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Saskatchewan Canada. Scott is also Chief Executive Officer of Uranium Royalty Corp, the only pure-play royalty and streaming company in the uranium industry, providing development capital for new mine development (Nasdaq-listed – UROY). He has served as Vice President Commercial of the Uranium Participation Corporation (now Sprott Physical Uranium Trust) managing a publicly traded fund, which allows investors to buy and hold physical uranium. He also completed an advisory role to the CEO of the Kazakhstan national atomic company, Kazatomprom (the world’s largest uranium producer).
Through June 2014, Scott was Executive Vice President, Marketing for Uranium One, responsible for global sales activities. Uranium One is among the world’s top four uranium producers from its mines in Kazakhstan and is the wholly-owned mining subsidiary of the Russian nuclear energy company Rosatom.
Prior to this, Scott spent 22 years with the Cameco Group of companies, both in the Saskatchewan head office, and their U.S. subsidiaries. He most recently served as President of Cameco Inc., the subsidiary responsible for managing the company’s world-wide uranium marketing and trading activities (annual sales exceeding 30 million pounds U3O8 through established relationships with most global nuclear utilities).
Previous experience includes uranium brokerage and trading at Nukem Inc. in New York, and nuclear fuel procurement at the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station in Arizona.
He has served as Chair of the Board of Governors of the World Nuclear Fuel Market (WNFM), and is the current President of the Uranium Producers of America (UPA). He currently serves in an advisory role to the nuclear engineering graduate program at the Colorado School of Mines. Scott is a frequent speaker at international nuclear energy conferences and has testified on uranium matters before the International Trade Commission, U.S. Senate Energy & Natural Resources, and U.S. House Oversight Committees. He has represented the U.S. and Canadian Nuclear Energy Industries in various global trade missions, including India, China, Mexico, Japan, Czechia and the United Arab Emirates.
Scott received a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with degree specialization in International Business from Arizona State University in 1984. Scott is a U.S. Citizen and resident of Castle Rock, Colorado.
Alex is Head of Government Affairs at Sila, a next-generation battery materials company. In this role, Alex leads Sila's global government relations and public policy initiatives. Prior to that, Alex was Senior Director at ClearPath, where he managed a broad clean energy portfolio. From 2017-2020, Alex held senior roles at the U.S. Department of Energy, including Deputy Assistant Secretary in DOE's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), where he led investments in a $1.1 billion R&D portfolio to improve the energy security, productivity, and competitiveness of America's homes, businesses, and industries. Prior to that, Alex served as Chief of Staff to the EERE Assistant Secretary.
Daniel previously served as Chief Operation Officer for the SolarStone Development, a U.S.-based utility-scale and community solar project developer. His primary responsibilities included project origination, interconnection, engineering, portfolio management, and project finance. Daniel managed over 60 community solar projects across 4 jurisdictions and over 1, 000 MW of utility-solar projects in the Upper Midwest and Mid-Continent regions. Daniel previously served as Vice President of Business Development at C12 Energy, and also founded and ran a software company focused on asset management for community solar projects.
Daniel has a Ph.D. in climate physics and chemistry from MIT, where he worked as Executive Director of the Sustainable Energy Revolution Program
Mr. Cash was appointed Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO of Ur-Energy Inc. in 2022. Mr. Cash joined Ur-Energy in 2007 and was appointed as Vice President Regulatory Affairs in 2011. He led the permitting and licensure of both the Lost Creek and Shirley Basin uranium mines, while managing the environmental, health and safety and geology departments and contributing to the development and growth of the Company. During his tenure with Ur-Energy, Mr. Cash gained a well-deserved reputation for developing impactful solutions for industry related to water management, EPA aquifer exemptions, technical design, and environmental matters. Mr. Cash has nearly 30 years of diverse experience in the uranium industry, from which he has acquired broad-reaching expertise in exploration, radiation safety, regulatory and legislative affairs, and uranium recovery operations, as well as extensive management experience. He is a respected industry leader and has served as a past president of the Uranium Producers of America.
Mr. Cash is a Fellow of the inaugural World Nuclear Summer Institute and received B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in Geology and Geophysics from the University of Missouri-Rolla.
Andrew advises leading OEMs and Oil & Gas companies on how to react to the rapid growth in Li-ion battery deployment, both in electric vehicles and energy storage systems. This includes advice on contract structures, commercial terms and direct investment into the sector.
He has over 20 years of experience in the metals, mining and chemicals industry as an analyst and consultant and has held roles as Head of Forecasts & Consulting at Benchmark Mineral Intelligence, Director at Wood Mackenzie, and Associate Director and Senior Commodities Analyst at VTB Capital.
Supply Chain Insights maintains industry-wide models and forecasts, providing both data and advisory solutions to those involved in and looking to invest in the battery sector. This includes input to Lenders Market Reports, Due Diligence Projects, and Feasibility Studies.
He holds a MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from the University of Oxford.
Mr. Lynch graduated in 1981 from St. Francis Xavier University with a joint honour’s degree in Economics and BBA. Prior to becoming a director with International PBX Ventures in 2012, Mr. Lynch had been CEO of privately held Nevada-focused Relief Gold. He also had been a director and later CEO of TSX-listed Firstgold Corp. He assumed the CEO position after the company had run into financial difficulty bringing its Relief Canyon mine into production. He arranged a sale of 51% of the company for a total capital injection of $26.5 million from Northwest Non-Ferrous Metals, one of China’s largest mining engineering and consulting groups.
From 2005 to 2008 Mr. Lynch was a partner with Kingsmill Capital Partners, a financial advisory firm specializing in advising public and private early-stage growth companies. Prior to joining Kingsmill Capital, he spent 15 years operating startup companies in industrial products, oil and gas and media. Mr. Lynch is also a co-founder of Cardiol Therapeutics, a NASDAQ and TSX listed clinical-stage life sciences company focused on the research and clinical development of cannabidiol as an anti-fibrotic and anti-inflammatory therapy for the treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Jocelyn Douhéret joined the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests as Director of Mining Policies Office in February 2023. Previously, he worked more than 6 years as Director of the Marketing Office at Société du Plan Nord. Mr Douhéret also held different positions during 10 years in the mining sector as General Manager of an environmental services company, then as Director and Vice President of Business Development for a company offering services and equipment.
From 1998 to 2006, he worked for Québec companies on industrial development projects in Eastern Europe, Latin America as well as in Canada, particularly in the fields of natural resources, energy, and environment. Mr. Douhéret began his career in 1996 as a scientific attaché at the French Embassy in Slovakia. He is a graduate of ENESAD (Dijon, France, 1994) and holds a master’s degree in science from Université Laval (Québec, Canada,1996).
Mr. Lépine holds a bachelor’s degree in resources Geology and a Master's degree in Earth Sciences from the Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM), and is a professional geologist and member of the (Ordre des géologues du Québec). He also holds an MBA from the Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue (UQAT). Well-known in Nord-du-Québec, Mr. Lépine has been involved in Québec's mineral exploration industry for over fifteen years. Most recently, he held the position of Vice President Exploration at Doré Copper Mining Corp. He also served as Vice President Exploration from 2020 to 2022 at Yorbeau Resources Inc. and as Vice President Exploration at Cogitore Resources Inc. from 2013 to 2015.Mr. Lépine sits on the Board of Directors of the Fondation de l'Université du Québec en Abitibi Témiscamingue (FUQAT). He was also President of the Rouyn-Noranda Chapter of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM) for 6 years. He was part of the Ressources Cogitore team that received the Prospector of the Year award from the Association de l'exploration minérale du Québec (AEMQ) in 2009 for the discovery of the Scott Lake deposit in the Chibougamau-Chapais region.
Prior to joining the Manufacturing Energy Supply Chain Office, Zack Valdez developed workforce and innovation strategy with the Office of Advanced Manufacturing at the National Institutes of Standards and Technology. Dr. Valdez has extensive experience with Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math outreach and engagement with national non-profits. He is also an alumni of the prestigious American Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology Policy Fellowship, where he served on the Energy and National Resources Committee of the U.S. Senate. Zack received his academic degrees in his native state of Texas with a Ph.D. from Baylor University in Geoscience and Engineering and Physics B.S. degrees from St. Mary’s University.
Mark was formerly President & CEO of RNC Minerals (Royal Nickel Corporation) where he led a team that successfully raised over $100 million and advanced the Dumont nickel-cobalt project from initial resource to a fully permitted, construction ready project. He has held a number of senior management roles with Quadra Mining, Inco, and Purolator Courier, and was a partner at Mercer Management Consulting. Since 2001, Mr. Selby has been recognized as one of the leading authorities on the nickel market. He graduated from Queen's University with a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) and has also served on the boards of multiple junior mining companies.
Judy Brown has oversight of external affairs for South32’s assets across the Americas, including and particularly the Hermosa project. She is an established and highly sought-after strategic government and community affairs expert, accomplished in managing complex international, national, and local issues of policy and reputation. Prior to joining South32, she served in multiple chief external affairs roles for Rio Tinto, most recently as Chief Adviser, External Affairs, in Latin America and the Asia Pacific region.
Adam Hawkins is an expert on external affairs in the mining industry. His decades of experience span every phase of the mining process, from early-stage exploration and entitling projects to permitting new facilities, expanding operations, and closures. He has worked on projects on every continent except Antarctica.
Adam began his career as a U.S. Senate staffer and spent seven years in-house with Rio Tinto. Adam is a go-to on mining policy, an MSHA Part 48 certified surface miner, a past board trustee of the Arizona Mining Association, and the 2020 president of the American Exploration and Mining Association.
He holds an MBA from the Thunderbird School of Global Management and has a range of domestic and international professional experience.
Adam’s expertise is trusted and sought by mining companies in identifying and addressing social, political, legislative, regulatory, and reputational risk factors - vital for firms seeking effective guidance in moving mining projects from concept to closure.
Adam’s knowledge has proved highly valuable for clients seeking to position their projects with the public more effectively. Adam works with clients on how to effectively position their projects in the public arena, including identifying key stakeholders, activating the community through conventional contact and social media, developing effective talking points that support communications efforts, and forging long-standing partnerships with key non-governmental organizations. This includes conducting analyses of critical permitting milestones and conforming activities to the client’s needs. Adam helps clients interpret this data and craft targeted messaging to influence the best possible outcomes.
Adam is an advisory board member of the U.S. Global Leadership Council, an advisory council member of U.S. Veterans Initiative, and serves on the boards of several other non-profits.
Dr. Nadia Mykytczuk is serving as the CEO and President of MIRARCO (Mining Innovation, Rehabilitation and Applied Research Corporation) in Sudbury, ON. She also serves in the role of Executive Director of the Goodman School of Mines at Laurentian University. She has 19 years experience working in environmental microbiology, with a focus on mining systems and the development of bioleaching and bioremediation technologies.
As an NOHFC Industrial Research Chair in Biomining and Bioremediation, Dr. Mykytczuk will leverage her existing industrial and research partnerships to help deliver on new technologies for critical minerals and supporting sustainable mining practices. Under MIRARCO, she is embarking on the development of a Centre for Mine Waste Biotechnology in Sudbury, Ontario (estimated $40M project) aiming to advance to scale up and commercialization of biotechnologies for mine waste treatment with industry and private sector partners.
Mr. O’Brien is a Senior Executive and Senior Marketing Executive, with over 25 years of experience in the mining and exploration sector. He has served in roles from Investor Relations to CEO and has been involved projects spanning the continuum from grass roots discovery to development, mine build and operations. From 2018 to 2023, he served as Director of Marketing and Communications for PureGold Mining. He is a former Director & President of Kermode Resources, former Vice President of Apella Resources, former Director and President/CEO of Pro Minerals, and a former Director of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada
Angela Johnson is a professional geologist and a diversified mining and exploration professional with fourteen years of experience holding numerous technical, operational, and sustainability leadership roles for junior and intermediate producers across North and South America. Ms. Johnson currently serves as VP Corporate Development & Sustainability for Faraday Copper, as well as on the Board for Gold Royalty Corp. Ms. Johnson has spent her career specializing in advancing exploration efforts with a focus on building local teams, and community, stakeholder and government engagement. Angela holds a B.Sc. (honours) in Geology from the University of Alberta, an M.Sc. in Geology/Geochemistry from the University of Victoria, an MBA in Financial Services from Dalhousie University, and is a registered member of the Association of Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. She also volunteers as a committee member for AME’s Policy and Government Relations Committee.
David Ewing brings over 20 years of experience in environment and sustainability in both the public and private sectors. While working within the mining and energy sectors he has built effective working relationships with regulatory authorities, Indigenous peoples, and local communities to advance resource projects. In his most recent position, he successfully developed a sustainability program for Brookfield Renewable, taking its subsidiary carbon neutral in 2020. David earned a Bachelor of Environmental Studies from the University of Waterloo, and a Master of Public Administration from Queen's University.
Killian Charles is President and CEO of Brunswick Exploration, Inc since 2020. Prior to this, he was Vice President-Corporate Development for Osisko Metals, Inc where he now remains as a Special Advisor.
In the past, Mr. Charles occupied the position of Mining Analyst at Laurentian Bank Securities, Inc. and Mining Analyst at Industrial Alliance Securities, Inc. (Broker) for six years. He also worked as a Manager of Corporate Development at Integra Gold Corp. until its acquisition by Eldorado Gold in 2017.
Mr. Charles received an undergraduate degree in Earth and Planetary Sciences from McGill University.
Ernie is the Director, President and the Chief Executive Officer of Lithium Royalty Corp. He managed the origination, structuring, and execution of our royalties which involved cross-border negotiations with parties in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, Serbia, Finland, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States. Ernie has visited many of the world’s lithium deposits, as well as several of the chemical and battery plants that service the EV industry. Ernie is a regular presenter at industry and investor conferences, including Fastmarkets and LME Week.
Prior to LRC, Ernie was an Analyst at Tide Point Capital Management, a hedge fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut that specialized in lithium, battery materials and specialty chemicals. At Tide Point Capital, Ernie led investments into lithium companies that included Sociedad Quimica y Minera de Chile, Albemarle Corporation, Galaxy Resources Limited, Orezone Gold Corp and others.
Prior to Tide Point Capital, Ernie was a senior associate at Credit Suisse based in New York City, where he led research and diligence on lithium. In 2014, Ernie led the Credit Suisse team in publishing one of the seminal lithium primers that helped companies in the space raise capital based on its in-depth analysis of the industry.
Ernie sits on the London Metal Exchange Lithium Advisory Committee and serves as a Director on the board of Sinova Global Inc. Ernie is a CFA charter holder and holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics from the University of Chicago.
Born in Montreal, Canada, Vicky comes from a mining family- her father, sister, brother-in-law and her husband are all miners. She attended the University of Western Ontario where she received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Applied Geoscience and a Master of Science Degree in Civil & Environmental Engineering.
From 2010 to 2021, Peacey was the Senior Manager of Permitting and Approvals at Resolution Copper. She managed all federal, state and local agency approvals, agreements and permits. She ensured that the company is sensitive to the environment and cultural heritage during the planning process and that the mine will be operated in a way that preserves and protects the natural surroundings. Her current role is President and General Manager at Resolution Copper.
Peacey joined Rio Tinto in 2002 as a Senior Environmental Engineer at Kennecott’s Bingham Canyon Mine in Utah. She successfully designed and implemented a strategy to obtain multiple state permits for a major expansion of the Bingham Canyon Mine open pit, concentrator and tailings. This work included the completion of all baseline data collection and impact assessments for groundwater, geochemistry, surface water and air as well as closure and reclamation.
She then moved to Marquette, Michigan in 2008 as Manager of Environmental Affairs and Permitting for Rio Tinto’s Kennecott Eagle Minerals where she developed and implemented a strategy to successfully obtain all Federal, State and County permits and approvals for a $400 million underground mine, concentrator and tailings facility. Production commenced in September 2014 ahead of schedule and on budget.
Peacey lives in Gilbert, Arizona with her husband and three children.
Perpetua Resources’ Stibnite Gold Project is a proposed gold and antimony mine at the abandoned Stibnite Mining District in central Idaho. The project is designed to address the environmental legacies left behind and is poised to be the only domestic source of the critical mineral antimony, which is essential for energy, technology, and defense products.
As Vice President of External Affairs for Perpetua Resources, Mckinsey is responsible for the government relations, social license development, stakeholder engagement and communications required to bring the Stibnite Gold Project through the complex regulatory approval process and into development. Mckinsey has worked for the Project since 2011, first as a consultant and then joined the team in 2017.
Before joining Perpetua, Mckinsey was a partner at Gallatin Public Affairs where she consulted on some of the top energy development, mining projects, and political issues in the west. Mckinsey is a fifth-generation Idahoan.
Mr. Goranson, through his 35+ year career, has taken the initial work in the field of in-situ recovery (ISR) technology and elevated commercial uranium production to a large scale.
He is an experienced executive with an impressive history in the uranium extraction industry, including building, renovating, and operating a number of ISR facilities in the United States, including our Alta Mesa and Rosita ISR projects. Most recently, Mr. Goranson was the Chief Operating Officer for Energy Fuels Resources (USA) Inc., where he was responsible for the operations of the company’s conventional and in-situ recovery uranium projects, including Nichols Ranch and Alta Mesa ISR Projects. Mr. Goranson served as President, Chief Operating Officer and Director for Uranerz Energy Corp., where he was responsible for commissioning, operating and expanding the Nichols Ranch ISR Uranium Project. Mr. Goranson was President, Cameco Resources, the company that operated Cameco, Inc.’s U.S. ISR operations. Also, Mr. Goranson was Vice President of Mesteña Uranium LLC, where he led the construction, startup and operation of the Alta Mesa project which achieved over one million pounds of uranium production per year. His responsibilities included marketing uranium, negotiating long-term uranium supply contracts and spot uranium sales with nuclear utilities. In addition to his experience with conventional and ISR uranium production, Mr. Goranson has extensive experience in uranium markets, Federal and State regulatory affairs and government policy.
Mr. Goranson has recently served as the President of the Uranium Producers of America, and as the President of the Wyoming Mining Association. He has served in leadership positions within the National Mining Association, Texas Mining and Reclamation Association, and the Nuclear Energy Institute. He currently serves on the Board of Brush Country Groundwater Conservation District located in South Texas. Mr. Goranson is a registered Professional Engineer in the State of Texas, and he holds a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Natural Gas Engineering from Texas A&M University-Kingsville and Texas A& I University, respectively.
Alisha Hiyate is the Editor-in-Chief of The Northern Miner, and was previously Editor-in-Chief of Canadian Mining Journal, one of Canada’s longest-running mining publications. Alisha has more than 15 years of experience as a mining journalist covering projects and mines, exploration, new technology, and environmental and social issues related to mining.
As President of The Northern Miner Group, Anthony has overall responsibility for some of the mining industry’s most distinguished media brands including: The Northern Miner, Canadian Mining Journal and MINING.com. Anthony holds the CFA designation, has an MBA in Investment Management and serves on the board of The Canadian Mining Hall of Fame.
Henry Lazenby is The Northern Miner’s Western Editor, based in Vancouver B.C. An award-winning journalist with 13 years of experience covering the resource sector, Henry started in South Africa as a community journalist. He now specializes in the North American and international mineral exploration, mining, and metals markets. His extensive network stems from regular visits to mine sites and major conferences
David graduated as a geologist from the University of Western Ontario and worked almost ten years in the gold exploration industry with Placer Dome, Franco Nevada, and Newmont Capital. He transitioned over to capital markets in 2003, joining Dundee Capital Markets research department and for the next 18 years covered uranium, precious metals, and battery metals companies at Dundee and Eight Capital. He joined Red Cloud Securities in January 2021 to head up its research department and once again focus on uranium stocks. He has been to 75 countries and over 110 uranium projects worldwide. He is a member of the PDAC, is on the PDAC selection committee, and has been Chair of the uranium session for the last decade. David has shared his knowledge and field experience in print and on screen with such media outlets as The Financial Post, Globe and Mail, Street Events, BNN, CNBC, and The Economist.
Kendra Johnston is Managing Director of PearTree Securities Inc. and the Past President and CEO of AME. Kendra is a Professional Geologist and senior mining executive with nearly 20 years of experience working with and for the advancement of junior exploration companies. Having spent most of her career working in BC and Yukon, she is a passionate industry advocate for mineral exploration and development and brings extensive, knowledge and experience in public geoscience, financial and capital markets, Indigenous engagement, as well as the social and regulatory landscapes that impact mineral exploration. Kendra has been instrumental in promoting Canada as the top global jurisdiction for responsible and inclusive mineral exploration and development and as a major international hub for industry expertise.
Kendra, graduated from the University of Victoria with BSc in Earth Sciences and Geography and the Smith School of Business at Queen’s University with an MBA. She also holds a Certificate in Responsible Leadership from Queen’s University and a Certificate in Mining Law from York University. Her roles prior to PearTree include President & CEO of AME and President & Director of Independence Gold Corp. Kendra is also an active industry volunteer, sitting on the Board of the Mineral Deposit Research Unit at UBC and Britannia Mine Museum among various other volunteer committees that span the industry’s philanthropic initiatives
Time | Presentation | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
9:00am | Welcome Remarks | Anthony Vaccaro, President, The Northern Miner Group |
9:15am | Panel: What does IRA mean for mining? | Dr. Othon Monteiro, Technology-to-Market Advisor, ARPA-E Dr. Grant S. Bromhal, Acting Director, Division of Minerals Sustainability Fossil Energy and Carbon Management Office of Resource Sustainability Zack Valdez, Chief of Staff, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) |
10:00am | PearTree Presentation: Canada’s Critical Minerals Landscape and Financing Trends | Kendra Johnston, Managing Director, PearTree Securities Inc. |
10:25am | Panel: Ontario’s Critical Minerals Powering the Electric Vehicle Revolution | George Pirie, Minister of Mines, Ontario Minister of Mines Trevor Walker, President & CEO, Frontier Lithium Mark Selby, CEO & Director, Canada Nickel Dr. Nadia Mykytczuk, CEO and President, Mirarco |
11:10am | What is Silver's place in the Energy Transition? | Phil Baker, President and CEO, Hecla Mining Company |
11:50am | Presentation: Energy Transition…Cost vs. Return? | Brent Gilchrist, CEO, Deans Knight Capital Management President, JDS Resources Inc. |
12:30pm | Lunch | |
12:45pm | Keynote: Robert Quartermain | Robert Quartermain Co-Chairman, Dakota Gold |
1:35pm | Fireside Chat with Angelina Mehta | Angelina Mehta, General Manager, Rio Tinto Aluminum |
2:00pm | Panel: The Missing Middle: who are midstream players and what do they want from producers? | Ian M London, P.ENG, MBA, Executive Director, Canadian Critical Minerals & Materials Alliance (C2M2A) Tina Jeffress, Group Manager, Panasonic Alex Fitzsimmons, Head of Government Affairs, Sila Martin Turenne, President, CEO and Director, FPX Nickel |
4:00pm | Keynote: Rob McEwen | Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner, McEwen Mining |
5:00pm | Cocktail Reception |
Time | Presentation | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
9:00am | Welcome Remarks | Anthony Vaccaro, President, The Northern Miner Group |
9:15am | Panel: Supply Chain Security | Abigail Hunter, Director, Amb. Alfred J. Hoffman Centre for Critical Minerals Strategy Joseph Sopcisak, Technical Integration Officer, Department of Defense Alex Jacquez, Special Assistant to the President for Economic Development and Industrial Strategy |
10:05am | Panel: Quebec Panel - Leading the Green Energy Shift: From Policy to Finance | Jocelyn Douhéret, Director of mining policy, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests Sylvain Lépine, General Director, NQ Mining Investment Killian Charles, President and CEO, Brunswick Exploration |
11:00am | Panel: Kobold Metals and Midnight Sun
| Adrian O’Brien, Director of Marketing and Communications, Midnight Sun Daniel Enderton, Chief Strategy Officer, Kobold Metals |
11:50am | Panel: Challenges and Opportunities in the Junior Space | John Feneck, President, Feneck Consulting, LLC Terry Lynch, CEO, Power Nickel Inc. |
12:45pm | Lunch | |
1:00pm | TNM Mining Person of the Year Award Presentation - During Lunch | |
1:15pm | Fireside Chat with Tim Gitzel and David Talbot | Tim Gitzel, President and CEO, Cameco Corporation |
2:00pm | Panel: The Role of Uranium in the Energy Transition | John Cash, Chairman of the Board of Directors and CEO, Ur-Energy Inc. Scott E. Melbye, Executive Vice President, Uranium Energy Corp. Paul Goranson, Director and Chief Executive Officer, encore Energy Corp. |
2:45pm | Break | |
3:00pm | Panel: Metals that will shape the future | Andy Leyland, Managing Director, Supply Chain Insights Ryan Castilloux, Managing Director, Adamas Intelligence Abby Wulf, Executive Chair, Department of Energy Ernie Ortiz, President & CEO, Lithium Royalty Corp. |
3:45pm | Panel: Community Engagement and Social License to operate (Global External) | Adam Hawkins, President, Global External Judy Brown, Head of External Affairs, South32 Angela Johnson, VP Corporate Development & Sustainability, Faraday Copper Victoria Pearcey, President and General Manager at Resolution Copper McKinsey Lyon, VP External Affairs, Perpetua Resources |
4:15pm | Closing Remarks by Host | |
4:30pm | Cocktail Reception |
Company Name | Primary Ticker | Primary Focus | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
Aclara Resources Inc. | TSX: ARA | Chile | Rare earths explorer & developer |
Aftermath Silver Ltd. | TSX-V: AAG | Chile, Peru | Silver explorer |
Alaska Energy Metals Corporation | TSX-V: AEMC | Alaska | Nickel-copper explorer |
American Lithium Corp. | NASDAQ: AMLI | USA, Peru | Lithium explorer & developer |
American West Metals Limited | ASX: AW1 | Utah | Copper explorer |
Arizona Sonoran Copper Co. | TSX: ASCU | Arizona | Copper explorer & developer |
Blackrock Silver Corp. | TSX-V: BRC | Nevada | Silver explorer |
Bravo Mining Corp. | TSX-V: BRVO | Brazil | Polymetallic developer |
Brunswick Exploration Inc. | TSX-V: BRW | Canada | Lithium explorer |
C3 Metals Inc. | TSX-V: CCCM | Peru | Copper-gold explorer |
Cascadia Minerals Ltd. | TSX-V: CAM | Yukon | Copper-gold explorer |
Century Lithium Corp. | TSX-V: LCE | Nevada | Lithium developer |
Cosa Resources Corp. | TSX-V: COSA | Saskatchewan | Uranium-copper explorer |
Culpeo Minerals Limited | ASX: CPO | Chile | Copper explorer |
Defense Metals Corp. | TSX-V: DEFN | British Columbia | Rare earths explorer & developer |
District Metals Corp. | TSX-DMX | Sweden | Polymetallic explorer & developer |
E3 Lithium Limited | TSX-V: ETL | Alberta, Saskatchewan | Lithium explorer & developer |
Ecora Resources PLC | LSE: ECOR | Global | Energy Transition metals royalty & streaming |
enCore Energy Corp. | TSX-V: EU | USA | Uranium producer & explorer |
Faraday Copper Corp. | TSX: FDY | Arizona, Nevada | Copper explorer & developer |
Fireweed Metals Corp. | TSX-V: FWZ | Yukon | Zinc-lead-silver developer & explorer |
First Tellurium Corp. | CSE: FTEL | British Columbia, Colorado | Tellurium explorer |
Fission Uranium Corp. | TSX: FCU | Canada | Uranium explorer |
Forum Energy Metals Corp. | TSX-V: FMC | Saskatchewan | Uranium explorer |
FPX Nickel Corp. | TSX-V: FPX | British Columbia | Nickel developer |
Golden Metal Resources plc | AIM: GMET | Nevada | Precious and Strategic metals explorer |
Highland Copper Company Inc. | TSX-V: HI | Michigan | Copper explorer & developer |
IsoEnergy Ltd. | TSX-V: ISO | Saskatchewan, USA, Australia, Argentina | Uranium explorer & developer |
Kodiak Copper Corp. | TSX-V: KDK | British Columbia, Arizona | Copper explorer |
Laramide Resources Ltd. | TSX: LAM | Australia, USA | Uranium explorer & developer |
Lithium Ionic Corp. | TSX-V: LTH | Brazil | Lithium explorer & developer |
Lithium Universe Limited | ASX: LU7 | Quebec, Australia | Lithium explorer & developer |
LithiumBank Resources Corp. | TSX-V: LBNK | Alberta | Lithium explorer & developer |
Lost River Mining, Inc. | Private | Alaska | Lithium-tungsten explorer |
Magna Mining Inc. | TSX-V: NICU | Ontario | Nickel-copper explorer & developer |
Major Drilling Group International Inc. | TSX: MDI | Global | Metals & mining driller |
Marimaca Copper Corp. | TSX: MARI | Chile | Copper explorer & developer |
McEwen Mining / McEwen Copper | NYSE/TSX: MUX | Americas | Gold-silver producer, Copper developer & explorer |
Metallic Minerals Corp. | TSX-V: MMG | Yukon | Silver-copper-PGM explorer |
Midnight Sun Mining Corp. | TSX-V: MMA | Zambia | Copper explorer & developer |
Mundoro Capital Inc. | TSX-V: MUN | Bulgaria, Serbia, Arizona | Precious-base metals explorer & project generator |
Nevada Lithium Resources Inc. | CSE: NVLH | Nevada | Lithium explorer |
Noram Lithium Corp. | TSX-V: NRM | Nevada | Lithium explorer & developer |
Nuclear Fuels Inc. | CSE: NF | Wyoming | Uranium explorer |
Osisko Metals Incorporated | TSX-V: OM | Canada | Copper-zinc explorer & developer |
Peninsula Energy Limited | ASX: PEN | Wyoming | Uranium explorer & developer |
Power Nickel Inc. | TSX-V: PNPN | Quebec, Chile | Nickel explorer |
Premier American Uranium Inc. | TSX-V: PUR | USA | Uranium explorer |
Red Canyon Resources Ltd. | CSE: REDC | British Columbia, Nevada, Utah | Copper explorer |
Regulus Resources Inc. | TSX-V: REG | Peru | Copper-gold explorer & developer |
Scandium Canada Ltd.(Formerly Imperial Mining Group Ltd.) | TSX-V: SCD | Quebec, Labrador | Scandium & Rare earths explorer |
Standard Lithium Ltd. | TSX-V: SLI | USA | Lithium explorer |
Standard Uranium Ltd. | TSX-V: STND | Saskatchewan | Uranium explorer |
Stillwater Critical Minerals Corp. | TSX-V: PGE | Montana, Yukon | Nickel-PGE-Copper explorer |
Surge Battery Metals Inc. | TSX-V: NILI | Nevada | Lithium explorer |
Surge Copper Corp. | TSX-V: SURG | British Columbia | Copper-Polymetallic explorer & developer |
Tinka Resources Limited | TSX-V: TK | Peru | Zinc-silver explorer |
Ucore Rare Metals Inc. | TSX-V: UCU | Alaska | Rare earth metals developer |
United Lithium Corp. | CSE: ULTH | Sweden, Finland | Lithium explorer & developer |
Uranium Energy Corp. | NYSE-A: UEC | North America | Uranium developer |
Valhalla Metals Inc. | TSX-V: VMXX | Alaska | Polymetallic explorer |
Visionary Metals Corp. | TSX-V: VIZ | Wyoming | Nickel-cobalt explorer |
Vizsla Copper Corp. | TSX-V: VCU | British Columbia | Copper explorer |
Vizsla Silver Corp. | NYSE-A/TSX-V: VZLA | Mexico | Precious-base metals explorer & developer |
Western Copper & Gold Corp. | NYSE-A/TSX: WRN | Yukon | Gold-copper explorer & developer |
World Copper Ltd. | TSX-V: WCU | Chile, Arizona | Copper explorer & developer |
Xanadu Mines Ltd. | TSX/ASX: XAM | Mongolia | Copper-gold explorer |
The mining and metals industry is on the brink of rapid, game-changing shifts due to the Energy Transition. The metals sector, Governments, OEMs, and the investment community all have crucial roles to play as we outline new horizons and identify the opportunities connected to them.
The Energy Transition Metals Summit will bring together the leaders at the forefront of driving this Transition and experts that can explain what it all means for the mining sector, investors and society at large.
Don’t miss your opportunity to stay ahead in this evolving landscape. Mark April 29TH and 30TH in your Calendar and plan to be in Washington D.C. so that you can partake in:
Insights from Government Leaders: Gain valuable insights into the funding logic, policies and regulations shaping the energy transition landscape.
Original Equipment Manufacturers: Discover the cuttingedge technologies and innovations that will drive will be the
future source of metal demand.
Investment Opportunities: Learn about the companies that are making a difference in the evolving energy transition sector.
Mining and Metals Leaders: Connect with industry leaders and experts who will provide a clear vision of what lies ahead for mining and metals.
The Energy Transition Metals Summit is produced in partnership with Precious Metals Summit Conferences, LLC and will include a two-day program bringing together corporate issuers and investors for 1on1 meetings and company presentations
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Time | Presentation |
|---|---|
8:30 - 9:00 | Registration & Breakfast |
9:00 - 9:05 | Welcome and Introductions |
9:05 - 9:35 | Don Lindsay, Former CEO, Teck Resources Ltd. |
9:35 - 9:50 | Metal Energy Corp. |
9:50 - 10:05 | Los Andes Copper Ltd. |
10:05 -10:20 | NextGen Energy Ltd. |
10:20 - 11:15 | The Future Of Mining - Unlocking Opportunities for the Next Generation |
11:15 - 11:30 | Panoro Minerals Ltd. |
11:30 - 11:45 | Fireweed Metals Corp. |
11:45 - 12:00 | Archer Exploration Corp. |
12:00 - 12:45 | Lunch Break |
12:55 - 1:10 | Horizon Copper Corp. |
1:10 - 1:25 | ORECAP Invest Corp. |
1:25 - 1:40 | Victoria Gold |
1:45 - 2:00 | M2 Capital Partners |
2:00 - 2:10 | Break |
2:10 - 2:25 | O3 Mining |
2:25 - 3:10 | How an effective ESG strategy can help ensure the next Super Cycle leaves no one behind |
3:10 - 3:25 | Sanu Gold Corporation |
3:25 - 3:40 | American Eagle Gold Corp. |
3:40 - 4:20 | Frank Giustra, Strategic Advisor, Aris Mining |
4:20 | Closing remarks |
Time | Presentation |
|---|---|
8:30 - 9:00 | Registration & Breakfast |
9:00 - 9:05 | Welcome and Introductions |
9:05 - 9:20 | Power Nickel Inc. |
9:20 - 9:50 | Catherine McLeod-Seltzer, Independent Chair, Kinross Gold |
9:50 - 10:05 | Nickel Creek Platinum Corp. |
10:05 - 10:20 | Century Lithium Corp. |
10:20 - 10:50 | John McCluskey, President, CEO and Director, Alamos Gold |
10:50 - 11:05 | Lithium Chile Inc. |
11:05 - 11:50 | Quebec’s novel approach to project de-risking |
11:50 -12:15 | Break |
12:15 - 12:55 | Featured Speaker Lunch: Robert Friedland, Founder and Executive Co-chair, Ivanhoe Mines |
12:55 - 1:10 | Li-Ft Power Ltd. |
1:10 - 1:25 | TRX Gold Corporation |
1:25 - 1:40 | Quebec Precious Metals Corp. |
1:45 - 2:15 | Randy Smallwood, President and CEO, Wheaton Precious Metals |
2:15 - 2:30 | Tudor Gold Corp. |
2:30 - 2:45 | Altiplano Metals Inc. |
2:45 - 3:00 | West Red Lake Gold Mines Ltd. |
3:00 - 3:45 | The Road Ahead: Unlocking the innovation gateway |
3:45 - 4:00 | Dolly Varden Silver Corp. |
4:00 - 4:15 | Empress Royalty |
4:15 - 4:45 | David Garofalo, CEO, President, Chairman and Director, Gold Royalty |
5:00 - 6:00 | Closing remarks |
