UNO News Net: CERBA EURASIA MINING CONFERENCE 2015 at PDAC, Metor Toronto Convention Centre, Tuesday, March 3, 2015

CERBA EURASIA MINING CONFERENCE 2015

CERBA, committed to promoting a deep understanding of the Eurasian markets and a thoughtful delivery of quality information, analysis and business intelligence on their investment and business landscape, expects up to 200 speakers and guests to participate in this year's EURASIA MINING CONFERENCE 2015. Experts from business, purchasing, government, diplomatic, consulting, academic and non-profit backgrounds will focus on key trends, constraints and opportunities in Eurasia in the context of today's dynamic global economy.

WHEN: Tuesday, March 3, 2015

WHERE: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Room 205DC,

255 Front Street West, Toronto, ON

ADMISSION FEES:

CERBA Member Price: $125.00 CAD incl. taxes

Regular Price: $175.00 CAD incl. taxes

　

Updated:

26 February, 2015
Tuesday, March 3, 2015 / 8:45 am - 6:00 pm
MTCC, North Building, Room 205 DC
PROGRAM

08:45 – 09:30 Registration & Coffee

09:30 – 09:50 Opening Remarks

09:50 – 14:30 SESSION 1. Eurasian Market Watch:

Latest Economic Developments and Regulations
Moderator: Lou Naumovski, Chairman, CERBA;

VP and General Director, Moscow Office, Kinross Gold Corporation
  09:50 – 12:00 Panel 1: Senior National Regulators
 Yervand Zakharyan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Armenia

 Niyazbek Kurbanov , Deputy Chairman, Geology and Subsoil Use Committee, Ministry of Investment and Development of Kazakhstan

 Kadyrzhan Kauldashev, Deputy Chairman, Kazgeology

 Alexey Orel, Director of the Department of State Policy in the Field of Subsoil Usage and Nature Management, Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation

 Maqsud Isokov, Director of the Institute of Mineral Resources, Goskomgeology, Uzbekistan

 Current political and economic, investment climate and prognosis

 Regulatory environment, dynamics and subsoil legislation

 International financing programs and practices

 Mitigating risks and legal aspects of the mining industry

12:00 – 13:00 Lunch (Ontario Room, InterContinental Hotel)
13:00 – 14:30 Panel 2: Private Sector Analysts
 Philip Hopwood, Partner, Global Leader - Mining, Deloitte

 David Cox, Vice-President of Sales, SNL Metals Economics Group

 Aida Sitdikova, Director, Energy and Natural Resources, Russia and CIS, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

 Mikhail Leskov, Board Member, Russian Union of Gold Producers

14:30 – 14:45 Coffee-break

14:45 – 16:00 SESSION 2. Aspects of Mining in the Region:

Innovative Mining Practices and How Junior Miners are Faring
Moderator: Philip Hopwood, Partner, Global Leader - Mining, Deloitte
    Evaluating mining investment opportunities

 Partnering and fundraising

 Challenges faced by junior miners

 Innovative mining practices
 Claude Schimper, Regional Vice President, Russia, Kinross Gold Corporation

 Craig Parry, Chief Executive Officer, Tiger’s Realm Coal

 Roman Shchetinskiy, Head of New Projects, GV Gold

 Hratch Jabrayan, Vice President and General Manager, Dundee Precious Metals Kapan

 Garen Ghazaryan, Regional Director, Global Metals/Sagamar

 Andrey Koniuhov, COO, Director of Geology and Advance Projects, N- Mining

16:00 – 18:00 One-on-one Meetings and Networking Reception

(Ontario Room, InterContinental Hotel)
  For one-on-one meetings please download the meeting request at www.cerbamining.com and send to julia@cerbanet.org

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE CONFERENCE

Featured Speakers 2015

	Yervand Zakharyan, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Armenia		Kadyrzhan Kauldashev, Deputy Chairman, Kazgeology
	Aida Sitdikova, Director, Energy and Natural Resources, Russia and CIS, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)		Craig Parry, Chief Executive Officer, Tiger’s Realm Coal
	Alexey Orel, Director of the Department of State Policy in the Field of Subsoil Usage and Nature Management, Ministry of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation		Hratch Jabrayan, Vice President and General Manager, Dundee Precious Metals Kapan CJSC
	Maqsud Isokov, Director of the Institute of Mineral Resources, Goskomgeology, Uzbekistan ,		Philip Hopwood, Partner, Global Leader - Mining, Deloitte