2012 Conference Programme
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Programme Day One, Tuesday 22 May 2012
8.15 Arrival, tea, and coffee and registration
Session One Chair: Rob Slater, Coffey Mining
9.00 Welcome Bill Repard, Executive Chairman, Paydirt Media Pty Ltd (5)
9.05 Rob Slater, Coffey Mining, (10)
9.15 Hon Martin Ferguson, Minister for Resources, Energy and Tourism, Australian Government (Via video message ) (10)
9.25 HE Jimmy Hok. Minister of Natural Resources, Republic of Suriname (20)
9.45 Charlie Sartain, Chief Executive Officer, Xstrata Copper (25)
10.10 Ken Hellsten, Managing Director, Strike Resources Ltd (15)
10.25 Questions (5)
10.30 Morning Tea (30)
Session Two; Chris Gale, Latin Resources Ltd
11.00 Fabián Rueda, Gerente General de la Empresa Nacional Minera, Republic of Ecuador(15)
11.15 Tony McDonald, CEO and Managing Director, Cerro Resources NL (15)
11.30 Michael Fowler, Managing Director, Genesis Minerals Ltd (15)
11.45 Javier Chamorro, Executive Director, ProNicaragua (15)
12.00 Questions (5)
12.05 Australian Ambassadors in Latin America and Austrade introductions (40)
12.45 Lunch, Sponsored by COALAR (80)
Session Three
14.05 Guillermo Shinno, Vice Minister of Mines, Republic of Peru (15)
14.20 Ashley Pattison, Managing Director, Mundo Minerals Ltd (15)
14.35 Trevor Tennant, Managing Director, Southern Hemisphere Mining Ltd (20)
14.55 Ian Stuart, Managing Director, Laconia Resources Ltd (15)
15.10 Chris Gale, Managing Director, Latin Resources Ltd (15)
15.25 Questions (5)
15.30 Afternoon Tea, Sponsored by Southern Hemisphere Mining Ltd (30)
Session Four
16.00 Australia and Latin America: The Big Picture
Moderator: Ticky Fullerton, Presenter, Lateline Business, ABC Television
Panel Members:
David Luboff, Executive Director, Macquarie Funds Group and Chair, Council on Australia- Latin America Relations
Charlie Sartain, Chief Executive Officer, Xstrata Copper
Dr Anna Ciccarelli, Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (International), University of Queensland
David Landers, General Manager, Growth and Emerging Markets, Austrade
Jose Blanco, Chairman, Australia-Latin America Business Council (80)
17.20 Cocktail function held in the exhibition area
Programme Day Two, Wednesday 23 May 2012
8.30 Arrival tea, coffee and registration
Session Five Chair: David Landers, Austrade
9.00 TBC, Republic of Chile (15)
9.15 Christian Easterday, Managing Director, Hot Chili Ltd (25)
9.40 Glen Darby, Managing Director, Condor Blanco Mines Ltd (15)
9.55 Mark Thomas, Senior Vice President-Credit and Political Risks, Lockton Companies Ltd (15)
10.10 Questions (5)
10.15 Morning tea (30)
Session Six Chair; Dr Doug Jones, Minera IRL
10.45 Senator the Hon Bob Carr, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Australian Government (25)
11.10 Rafael Alexandri Rionda, General Director of Mexican Geological Survey, ProMéxico (25)
11.35 Tony Rovira, Managing Director, Azure Minerals Ltd (15)
11.50 Paul Barbaro, Sedgman Ltd (15)
12.05 Octavio Carvajal, Partner, Vera & Carvajal (15)
12.20 Peter Godwin, Intierra Resources Intelligence (15)
12.35 Questions (5)
12.40 Lunch, Sponsored by Ausenco (70)
Session Seven Chair: Tony Rovira, Azure Minerals Ltd
13.50 HE Roberto Kreimerman, Minister for Industry, Energy and Mining, Republic of Uruguay (15)
14.05 Glen Darby, Managing Director, Condor Blanco Mines Ltd (15)
14.20 Manuel A. Hernandez, Business Development Manager (Andean Region), South America,
Coffey Mining (20)
14.40 Stephen Prior, Managing Director, Admiralty Resources NL (15)
14.55 Questions (5)
15.00 Afternoon Tea, Sponsored by Admirality NL (30)
Session Eight Chair: Mark Thomas, Lockton Companies Ltd
15.30 Christopher Ávila Mier, Undersecretary of Economic Development, Industry and Mines, State of Zacatecas, Mexico (15)
15.45 Wolf Martinick, Executive Chairman, Oro Verde Ltd (15)
16.00 John Correia, Director Corporate Finance, MinesOnline (15)
16.15 Questions (5)
16.20 Panel Session (40) Jeff Hart (convenor)
17.00 Closing drinks, Conservatory Bar, Sheraton on the Park