Sunday, 9 November 2014 | |||
15:30 - 17:00 | Informal Networking Reception, Westin Lima Hotel & Convention Center | ||
17:30 - 19:00 | Welcome Reception, Westin Lima Hotel & Convention Center | ||
Sponsored by CME Group | |||
Monday, 10 November 2014 | |||
09:15 - 10:30 | Opening Session | ||
Welcome Remarks Grant Angwin, LBMA Chairman and General Manager, Johnson Matthey | |||
Welcome Remarks Marisol Espinoza, Vice President of Peru | |||
Introductory Remarks Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive, LBMA | |||
Introductory Remarks Eva Arias, President, Sociedad Nacional de Mineria Petroleo Y Energia | |||
Keynote Speech Wolfgang Munchau, Associate Editor, Financial Times | |||
10:30 - 11:30 | Coffee Break | ||
11:30 - 12:45 | Session 2: Precious Metals Investment Panel: Damaged Collateral or Still the Ultimate Asset? | ||
Moderator – Wolfgang Munchau, Associate Editor, Financial Times | |||
Investment Panel: Tom Kendall, Metals Strategist Sid Mitra, Portfolio Manager, Passport Capital Michael Sheehan, Precious Metals Portfolio Manager, Redkite Capital Management LLP Joe Wickwire, Portfolio Manager, Fidelity Investments | |||
12:45 - 14:15 | Lunch | ||
Sponsored by Johnson Matthey USA | |||
14:15 - 15:30 | Session 3: Official Sector Session | ||
Moderator - David Marsh, Chairman of OMFIF | |||
Juan Ignacio Basco, Deputy General Manager, Central Bank of Argentina Evariste Lefeuvre, Chief Economist, Natixis North America Alexandre Gautier, Director of Market Operations Department, Banque de France | |||
15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break | ||
16:00 - 16:30 | Session 3a: Gold Price Briefing | ||
Chairman – Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive, LBMA | |||
Panel: Finbarr Hutcheson, ICE Benchmark Administration Matthew Glenville, ICE Benchmark Administration | |||
16:30 - 18:30 | Close of Day One | ||
18:30 - 19:30 | Pre-Dinner Cocktail Reception | ||
19:30 - 22:00 | Gala Dinner, Westin Lima Hotel & Convention Center | ||
Sponsored by EBS | |||
Tuesday, 11 November 2014 | |||
09:00 - 10:15 | Session 4: Mining & Production: When in a Hole Stop Digging | ||
Moderator – Frank Tweddle, Principal Partner, Andes Mining Research SAC | |||
Challenges in Financing the Growth of a Precious Metals Mining Company Roque Benavides, CEO, Compania de Minas Buenaventura | |||
Licence to Operate: Lessons for Managing Relationships with Government, Labour and Communities tbc | |||
Challenges Facing PGMs Stuart Murray, Chairman, Sylvania Platinum Ltd | |||
Controlling Costs Through the Price Cycle Mike Bunch, Executive Vice President & Chief Operating Officer, Summit Mining International Inc. | |||
10:15 - 10:45 | Coffee Break | ||
10:30 - 13:00 | RESPONSIBLE GOLD FORUM - Pre-Meeting Informal Session | ||
Chair and Facilitator: Tyler Gillard, OECD | |||
Introductory Session on Responsible Gold Sourcing Programmes | |||
Trying to navigate the acronym jungle? Like to know more about standards, certification programs, and implementation initiatives for responsible gold sourcing? Representatives from the following initiatives will provide brief presentations and answer questions about their programmes: | |||
Sakhila Mirza, General Counsel, London Bullion Market Association Marieke van der Mijn, Standards Coordinator, Responsible Jewellery Council Jennifer Horning, International Programme Coordinator, Solidaridad Thomas Hentschel, Swiss Better Gold Initiative Cristina Echavarria, Executive Board Member, Alliance for Responsible Mining Guido Battaglia, Director, Gold for Development – World Gold Council | |||
10:45 - 12:00 | Session 5: Precious Metals Physical Markets - Global View | ||
Moderator – John Levin, Global Head of Metal Sales, ANZ | |||
PGMs Physical Demand / Market Developments Jeremy Coombes, Consultant | |||
Refiners Perspective Grant Angwin, General Manager, Johnson Matthey | |||
Physical Demand for Gold in India Sunil Kashyap, Managing Director, Bank of Scotia-Mocatta | |||
Perspective on Chinese Physical Markets John Levin, Global Head of Metal Sales, ANZ | |||
11:15 - 12:00 | Coffee Break - RESPONSIBLE GOLD FORUM | ||
12:00 - 13:00 | RESPONSIBLE GOLD FORUM - Q&A and one-to-one follow-up | ||
12:00 - 12:45 | Session 6: Hot Topics Facing the Precious Metals Market | ||
Moderator – Jon Spall, Managing Director, GCUBED Metals Ltd | |||
Panel: Roque Benavides, CEO, Compania de Minas Buenaventura Katarina Cvijovic, Managing Director, Standard Bank Amrik Sandhu, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Rajesh Khosla, Managing Director, MMTC-PAMP India Pvt. Ltd | |||
12:45 - 13:45 | Session 7: Delegate Feedback & Closing Session | ||
Chairman – Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive, LBMA | |||
Wrap Up/Conference Review Ross Norman, CEO, Sharps Pixley John Reade, Global Gold Strategist & Partner, Paulson Europe | |||
Conference Closing Remarks Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive, LBMA | |||
Prizes Presentation: Best Speaker and Feedback Session Participant | |||
13:00 - 14:30 | Lunch - Responsible Gold Forum | ||
13:45 - 14:45 | Close of Conference, followed by lunch | ||
THE LBMA-RJC RESPONSIBLE GOLD FORUM 2014 | |||
14:30 - 15:30 | Mining: Building a Business Case for Responsible Practices | ||
Key Questions: Is there a business case yet for miners participating in due diligence and certification programs? What have been the challenges of encouraging uptake? What are the desired impacts, and what evidence do we have so far? | |||
Chairman - Javier Velarde, Vice President, Newmont | |||
Panel: Pavell Galvez Orozco, General Manager, Minera Yanaquihua S.A.C Cristina Echavarria, Executive Board Member, Alliance for Responsible Mining Thomas Hentschel, Swiss Better Gold Initiative Guido Battaglia, Director, Gold for Development – World Gold Council | |||
15:30 - 16:30 | Refining: the Challenges of Being a ‘Choke Point’ | ||
Key Questions: Annual production of the LBMA Good Delivery Gold Refiners cover approximately 85-90% of the gold market. What are the challenges of being a responsible refiner and staying engaged with ‘high-risk’ areas? What are the limitations of refiner leverage with their suppliers? | |||
Chairman - Tyler Gillard, OECD | |||
Panel: Mehdi Barkhardar, PAMP S.A. Neil Harby, Head: Evaluation, Rand Refinery (Pty) Limited Janet McCarthy, Independent Consultant Harrison Mitchell, Director and Head of Due Diligence and Responsible Supply Chains, RCS Global Sakhila Mirza, General Counsel, London Bullion Market Association | |||
16:30 - 17:15 | Downstream | ||
Key Questions: What are the key drivers of downstream engagement with responsible sourcing? How significant is the role of regulation? To what extent are downstream markets and consumers engaged? | |||
Chairman - Martin Peter, Head of Economic Development Cooperation, Swiss Embassy | |||
Panel: Marieke van der Mijn, Standards Coordinator, Responsible Jewellery Council Jennifer Horning, International Programme Coordinator, Solidaridad Mathieu Lamolle, Market Analyst, International Trade Centre (ITC) - Standards Map | |||
17:15 - 17:30 | Close of Forum - Ruth Crowell, LBMA |