Future Minerals Forum 2024
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Wednesday
January 10, 2024
9:00 am
DAY 1: PLENARY SESSION: TURNING TALK INTO ACTION
9:00 am
TOWARDS A CRITICAL MINERALS STRATEGY FOR THE SUPER REGION
9:00 am
MASTER OF CEREMONIES
Tumi Makgabo
Founder & Director, AfricaWorldwide Media
Fatma Fahad
Journalist & News Anchor, Al Arabiya News Channel9:25 am
WELCOME ADDRESS
Bandar AlKhorayef
Minister, Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources9:45 am
PANEL SESSION 1:
WHY THE SUPER REGION? SHOULD THE SUPER REGION HAVE ITS OWN CRITICAL MINERALS STRATEGY?
David Eades
Journalist, BBC News
Muhammad Ali
Minister, Ministry of Energy (Power Division)
Nusrat Ghani
Minister, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Henry Dele Alake
Minister, Ministry Of Solid Minerals Development
Stuart Chambers
Chairman, Anglo American
Robert Wilt
Chief Executive Officer, Maaden
Steele Li
Vice Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, CMOC Group10:20 am
KEYNOTE ADDRESS AND QUESTIONS:
SAUDI ARABIAN ENERGY IN TRANSITION
Tumi Makgabo
Founder & Director, AfricaWorldwide Media
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10:40 am
FIRESIDE CHAT 1:
INTERVIEW WITH H.E. YASIR AL-RUMAYYA
Eithne Treanor
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Yasir Al Rumayyan
Governor & Board Member, Public Investment Fund10:50 am
PANEL SESSION 2:
MAKING AFRICA, WESTERN AND CENTRAL ASIA PROCESSING AND MANUFACTURING HUBS
Tumi Makgabo
Founder & Director, AfricaWorldwide Media
Khalid Al Falih
Minister, Ministry of Investment (KSA)
Geoffrey Pyatt
Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of State
Paul Kabuswe
Minister, Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development (Zambia)
Dominic Barton
Chairman, Rio Tinto plc
Eduardo Bartolomeo
Chief Executive Officer, Vale S.A
Mutlaq Al-Morished
Chief Executive Officer, National Industrialisation Company (Tasnee)11:25 am
FIRESIDE CHAT 2:
SAUDI ARABIA AND MINERALS, CATALYSTS FOR DEVELOPMENT – A MULTI-DIMENSIONAL PERSPECTIVE
Dan Murphy
Anchor and Correspondent, CNBC Arabia
Adel Al-Jubeir
Minister, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Saudi Arabia)11:40 am
ROUNDTABLE DEBATE:
FUNDING GLOBAL MINERAL VALUE CHAINS – EXPLORATION, PROJECTS AND TRADING FINANCE
David Eades
Journalist, BBC News
Khalid Al Mudaifer
Vice Minister, Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources
Jeremy Weir
Executive Chairman & CEO, Trafigura
Gareth Penny
Chairman, Ninety One
Frank Giustra
President & CEO, Fiore Companies
Saad Alkhalb
Chief Executive Officer, Saudi EXIM Bank
Alec Machiels
Director, Traxys North America
Tom Kendall
Managing Director, ICBC Standard Bank12:15 pm
FIRESIDE CHAT 3:
REALITY CHECK ON THE ENERGY TRANSITION – GRADUAL AND MANAGED
David Eades
Journalist, BBC News
Amos Hochstein
Special Presidential Coordinator, U.S. Department of State12:30 pm
PANEL SESSION 3:
REALITY CHECK ON THE ENERGY TRANSITION – GRADUAL AND MANAGED?
Cornelius Pieper
Managing Director and Senior Partner, Boston Consulting Group
Faisal Alibrahim
Minister, Ministry of Economy and Planning
Jonathan Price
President & CEO, Teck Resources
Bill Oplinger
President & CEO, ALCOA
Marna Cloete
President & Chief Financial Officer, Ivanhoe Mines
Noura Al-Saud
Co-Founder, AEON Collective
Alec Machiels
Director, Traxys North America1:00 pm
DAY 1: STREAM SESSION: TURNING TALK INTO ACTION:
1:00 pm
GREEN METALS AND TECHNOLOGY
1:00 pm
Opening remarks
1:10 pm
Fireside chat 1:
Understanding the problem – how do commodities markets allocate resources?
Eithne Treanor
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James Rilett
Chief Product Officer, Open Mineral1:25 pm
Panel session 1:
Will green metal supply be able to meet short/ mid/ long term demand levels?
Kwasi Ampofo
Head, Bloomberg LP BNEF
Luisa Moreno
President & Director, Defense Metals Corporation
Matthew Chamberlain
Chief Executive Officer, London Metal Exchange
Agesan Rajagopaul
Partner, McKinsey & Company
T. Kumaresan
Executive Vice President, L&T1:50 pm
PRESENTATION:
MINING WITH A GREATER PURPOSE AND POWERING GREAT IDEAS
Robert Friedland
Founder, Ivanhoe Mines1:55 pm
Panel session 4:
Memorandum of Understanding – signing ceremony
2:00 pm
RESPONSIBLE FUTURE MINERALS THEATRE
2:00 pm
Opening remarks
2:10 pm
Panel session 1:
New technologies fast tracking responsible exploration
Jim Paterson
Co-founder and Principal, Discovery Group
Rob Wood
Commissioner, Saudi Geological Survey
Govind Friedland
Executive Chairman, GoviEx Uranium2:10 pm
PANEL SESSION 4:
GROWING MINERAL INVESTMENT IN NEW JURISDICTIONS
Rohitesh Dhawan
President & CEO, International Council on Mining and Metals
Bandar AlKhorayef
Minister, Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources
Mark Cutifani
Chairman, Vale Canada
Meshary Al-Judaimi
Group Head, Gulf Investment Corporation
Mark Bristow
President and Chief Executive Officer, Barrick Gold
Benedikt Sobotka
Chief Executive Officer, Eurasian Resources Group
Jeremy Weir
Executive Chairman & CEO, Trafigura2:30 pm
Panel session 2:
Debunking myths and changing perceptions: outlining what a new mineral development social contract looks like
Carole Cable
Partner, Brunswick Group
Florence Drummond
Executive Director, Development Partner Institute
Michelle Michot Foss
Fellow, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy
Robin Armstrong
Leader, Natural History Museum2:40 pm
LUNCH
2:55 pm
GREEN METALS AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES FUTURE
2:55 pm
FIRESIDE CHAT 4:
INTERVIEW WITH SALINE WATER CONVERSION CORPORATION (SWCC)
Fatma Fahad
Journalist & News Anchor, Al Arabiya News Channel
Abdullah Alabdulkareim
President, Saudi Water Authority2:55 pm
Fireside chat 2:
Promoting the energy transition and ensuring responsible supply
Remi Piet
Co-Founder & Senior Partner, Embellie Advisory Middle East
Moath Al Rawi
Chief Executive Officer, Arabian Geophysical & surveying Company3:00 pm
Panel session 3:
Transforming the critical mineral sectors and delivering on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: A fit for purpose sustainability framework for the region
Hamid Rashid
Head, United Nations
Julian Treger
Chief Executive Officer, CoTec Holdings
Aiden Lee
Chief Executive Officer, Graphjet Technology
Stacy Hope
Managing Director, Women In Mining UK (WIM UK)3:10 pm
FIRESIDE CHAT 5:
REIMAGINING GLOBAL FINANCE – DRIVING MINERAL INVESTMENT IN THE SUPER REGION
David Eades
Journalist, BBC News
Mohammed Al-Jadaan
Minister, Ministry of Finance (KSA)3:10 pm
Panel session 2:
Incorporating hydrogen into a phased managed energy transition
Veronica Smith
Chief Executive Officer, The Connect Africa Network
Frank Wouters
Chairman, MENA Hydrogen Alliance
Driss Berraho
Executive Vice President, ACWA
Joanne Bate
Chief Operations Officer, Industrial Development Corporation3:20 pm
PANEL SESSION 5:
MINERALS VALUE ADDITION ENABLED BY INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT
Tumi Makgabo
Founder & Director, AfricaWorldwide Media
Saleh AlJasser
Minister, Ministry of Transport and Logistic Services
Antoinette N’Samba Kalambayi
Minister, Ministry of Mines
Kirill Dmitriev
Chief Executive Officer, Russian Direct Investment Fund
Martin Ayisi
Chief Executive Officer, Minerals Commission of Ghana
Wang Qinghai
Chairman, JCHX Mining Management Co.3:30 pm
Fireside chat 1:
New trends in the Kazakhstan mining sector – opportunities for junior mining sector
Remi Piet
Co-Founder & Senior Partner, Embellie Advisory Middle East
Kanat Kudaibergen
Managing Partner, Greywolf Management3:40 pm
Panel session 3:
Decarbonizing mineral and metal production
Victor Rodriguez
Head, CRU
Joe Lombard
Vice Chairman, Hatch
Martin Feth
Managing Director and Partner, Boston Consulting Group
Joanne Bate
Chief Operations Officer, Industrial Development Corporation
Richard Horrocks-Taylor
Global Head, Standard Chartered Bank (London)
Bassam Dally
Professor, KAUST (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology)3:50 pm
Reflections on Ministerial Round Table – Part 1:
Are we in a new era of super region collaboration on critical minerals?
Fatma Fahad
Journalist & News Anchor, Al Arabiya News Channel
Sara Modig
Secretary Of State, Ministry of Climate and Enterprise, Sweden
Wille Rydman
Minister, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (Finland)
Peter Lokeris
Minister, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Development (Uganda)
Benjamin Gallezot
Minister Delegate, Prime Minister's Office (France)
Roman Stiftner
Managing Director, Austrian Chamber of Commerce3:50 pm
Panel session 4:
Winning hearts and minds. Addressing the mineral sector’s image problem.
Gracelin Baskaran
Founding Director, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Amanda van Dyke
Managing Director, ARCH Emerging Markets Partners
Patience Mpofu
Founder & CEO, Insight Mining Experts
Carole Cable
Partner, Brunswick Group
Richard Rothenberg
Chief Executive Director, Global AI
Johnson Omolo
General Manager, Africa Broadcasting4:10 pm
Company spotlight:
Interview with United Cement Industrial Company
Mohammad Almatrafi
Chief Executive Officer, United Cement Industrial Company4:20 pm
Fireside Chat 3:
Reality check on the energy transition – gradual and managed?
David Eades
Journalist, BBC News
Amos Hochstein
Special Presidential Coordinator, U.S. Department of State4:20 pm
Panel session 4:
Supporting mining exploration in Saudi Arabia
Peter Leon
Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills
Kamal Al Juhani
Board Member, ALS Arabia
Sheik Abdur Kader
Executive Vice President, DRA Global
Ameen AlGhamdi
Vice President, Saudi Mining Services Company
Duncan Bradford
Executive Vice President, Maaden
Jonathan Cordero
Head, Eurasian Resources Group
Ahmed AlAqeel
General Manager, Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources4:20 pm
Panel session 5:
Are companies recalibrating their risk appetite to invest in super region mineral development?
Amanda van Dyke
Managing Director, ARCH Emerging Markets Partners
Owen Hegarty
Executive Chairman, EMR Capital
Michael Barton
Managing Partner, Orion Resource Partners
William Husband
Global Head, Citibank
George Cheveley
Portfolio Manager, Ninety One
Christopher Ecclestone
Principal, Hallgarten + Company
Rogier de la Rambelje
Head, EAS Advisors4:30 pm
Panel session 6:
Reimagining global finance – driving mineral investment in the super region
David Eades
Journalist, BBC News
Reta Jo Lewis
President and Chair of the Board, Export-Import Bank of the United States
Frank Giustra
President & CEO, Fiore Companies
Hamid Rashid
Head, United Nations
Jeff Currie
Global Head, Goldman Sachs International
Rahim Bapoo
Managing Director, BMO Capital Markets4:50 pm
Panel session 5:
Building a robust and resilient junior minerals sector
Jim Paterson
Co-founder and Principal, Discovery Group
Sean Wade
Chief Executive Officer, Power Metal Resources
Marcel DeGroot
Co-Founder and President, Pathway Capital
Tim Coughlin
President and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Road Minerals
Pini Althaus
Managing Partner, Cove Capital
Ross Bhappu
Head, Resource Capital Funds5:00 pm
SUPPLY CHAIN TRANSPARENCY AND CERTIFICATION GENERATING TRUST
5:00 pm
Panel session 7:
Navigating a complex future - building a robust and resilient mineral supply roadmap
Tumi Makgabo
Founder & Director, AfricaWorldwide Media
Adam Lundin
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Lundin Mining Corporation
Taylor Melvin
President and Chief Executive Officer, Ivanhoe Electric
Martin Horgan
Chief Executive Officer, Centamin
Amanda van Dyke
Managing Director, ARCH Emerging Markets Partners
Pekka Vauramo
President & CEO, Metso
Bashar AlMalik
Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Railway Company5:20 pm
Closing remarks
5:30 pm
Panel session 8:
Super region’s expectations of responsible supply – key priorities
David Eades
Journalist, BBC News
Bruce Bodine
President and Chief Executive Officer, The Mosaic Company
Andrew Southam
Chief Executive Officer, KAZ Minerals
Themba Mkhwanazi
Regional Director (RD), Anglo American Platinum
Bruno Oberle
President, World Resources Forum
Rohitesh Dhawan
President & CEO, International Council on Mining and Metals
Frank Fannon
Managing Director, Fannon Global Advisors6:00 pm
Closing remarks