08:55

CHAIR'S OPENING REMARKS

09:00 - 09:15

MALAYSIA GOVERNMENT PRESENTATION: UNDERSTANDING THE LEGAL FRAMEWORK OF THE MINING AND MINERALS INDUSTRY

Mohd Yusri Bin Mohd Yusoff

CIO/Senior Under Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Malaysia (invited)

09:15 - 09:30

INDONESIA GOVERNMENT PRESENTATION: BUILDING A STRONGER INVESTMENT CLIMATE FOR MINERAL AND COAL EXPLORATION

Sampe L. Purba

Senior Advisor,  Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia

09:30 - 09:50

PHILIPPINES GOVERNMENT PRESENTATION: REGULATORY UPDATE IN THE REGION AND THE POTENTIAL OF LATERITE NICKEL ORE

Atty. Wilfredo G. Moncano

Acting Director (Department of Environment and Natural Resources) Mines & Geosciences Bureau, Republic of the Philippines  

09:50 - 10:30

GOVERNMENT MINERALS PANEL DISCUSSION: NEW MINING OPPORTUNITIES IN ASIA – DISCUSSING THE KEY TRENDS THAT WILL SHAPE THE FUTURE MARKETS

Moderator:

Richard Stanger

President, Cambodian Association for Mining and Exploration Companies (CAMEC), Cambodia

Panellists:

Sampe L. Purba

Senior Advisor,  Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Indonesia

Mohd Yusri Bin Mohd Yusoff

CIO/Senior Under Secretary, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Malaysia (invited)

Atty. Wilfredo G. Moncano

Acting Director (Department of Environment and Natural Resources) Mines & Geosciences Bureau, Republic of the Philippines  

10:30

MORNING REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE

11:00

MINING/TECH SPOTLIGHT

11:15

MINING/TECH SPOTLIGHT

11:30 - 11:50

PRESENTATION: BEST PRACTICES TO INVEST IN LARGE SCALE MINING PROJECTS IN TODAY’S ECONOMIC CULTURE

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11:50 - 12:30

PANEL DISCUSSION: STRUCTURING THE RIGHT FINANCING OPTION FOR ONGOING PROJECTS

Moderator:

Andrew Heinrichs

Director – Acquisitions, Strategic Venture Fund, Hong Kong

Panellists:

Daniel Mallo

Managing Director – Head of Energy, Infrastructure and Metals and Mining, Asia Pacific,  Société Générale, Hong Kong

Michel Labrousse

Managing Partner, Mazarin Capital, Hong Kong

Edward Gustely

Managing Director Penida Capital, Indonesia 

Jayant Bhandari

Mining & Institutional Investor Expert,  Anarcho Capital Inc, Canada

12:30 

NETWORKING LUNCH

14:00

MINING/TECH SPOTLIGHT

14:15

MINING/TECH SPOTLIGHT

14:30 - 14:50

PRESENTATION: M&A TRANSACTIONS IN 2019 AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS ON INVESTORS – HOW ARE THESE NEEDS BEING MET?

Didier Rault

Chairman and CEO, World Mining Investment Ltd, Hong Kong

14:50 - 15:10

PRESENTATION: ASSESSING HOW DEALS AND FINANCINGS ARE STRUCTURING IN THE GLOBAL MINING MARKETPLACE

Jayant Bhandari

Mining & Institutional Investor Expert,  Anarcho Capital Inc, Canada

15:10 - 15:30

PRESENTATION: DEVELOPING A MINE IS DIFFICULT AS PROJECTS GET COMPLEX AND FOUND IN REMOTE LOCATIONS – DETERMINE THE FACTORS CAUSES SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF MINING PROJECTS

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Laura Whitton

Senior Manager, Technology,  Rio Tinto, Singapore (invited)

15:30 

AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE

16:00

MINING/TECH SPOTLIGHT

16:15

MINING/TECH SPOTLIGHT

16:30 - 17:10

FOCUS ROUNDTABLES

Roundtable 1: ESG CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MINING SECTOR

Hardik Shah

ESG Practice Lead,  GMO, Singapore (invited)

Roundtable 2: DRIVING DEMAND, PRICING AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDIA COAL MARKET 

Shri B N Shukla

Chairman cum Managing Director,  MCL Coal Fields, India

Roundtable 3: PREVENTING CYBER THREATS WITHIN THE EVOLVING LANDSCAPE 

Laura Whitton

Senior Manager, Technology,  Rio Tinto, Singapore (invited)

Roundtable 4: ALTERNATIVE SOURCES OF CAPITAL IN MINING

Andrew Heinrichs

Director – Acquisitions, Strategic Venture Fund, Hong Kong

17:10 - 17:30

PRESENTATION: CREATING A FUTURE IN MINING – INTEGRATION AND AUTOMATION

Abhinav Sethi

Portfolio Manager, BHP Billiton, Singapore

17:50

CLOSING SUMMARY:  KEY TAKEAWAYS & MARKET FORECASTS FOR THE REST OF 2019 & BEYOND

18:00

CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE