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DAY 1: Wednesday 27th October
08:00 Registration (until 08:25)
08:30 Welcome and introduction: then and now – the past two years and the rationale behind FINEX Dr Bob Foster - CEO, Stratex International plc
Welcome on behalf of CBI Minerals Group Nigel Jackson – Chairman, CBI Minerals Group
SESSION 1: Mining-financial framework in UK: achievements and challenges
Chair: Nigel Jackson CBI Minerals Group
08:40 Accessing finance for mining companies KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Claire Dorrian – Senior Manager, Product Management, AIM
09:10 Junior miners – is there life after debt? Dr Tim Williams - Director, Global Mining and Metals, Ernst & Young
09:35 The international mining service sector in the UK and Ireland Dr Clive Hallett - Principal, CRT Minerals; Project Manager, MIRO (Minerals Industry Research Organization)g
10:00 The British Geological Survey’s (BGS) role in overseas mineral exploration Prof. John Ludden – Director, British Geological Survey
10:30Tea/coffee – sponsored by Micromine
SESSION 2: Supply and demand – foreseeing the future
Chair: Graham Brown Anglo American Corporation
11:00 Commodities – is there a Super-Cycle? KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Chris Watling – CEO & Chief Markets Strategist, Longview Economics
11:30 Meeting the world’s metals needs KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Bill Scotting – Exec VP, Head of Strategy, ArcelorMittal
12:00 The uses and abuses of metal market analysis KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Phillip Crowson - Hon. Prof., Univ. Dundee; former Director, London Metal Exchange
12:30Lunch – sponsored by SRK Exploration Services Ltd
SESSION 3: IR and PR – getting the message across
Chair: Tony Mahalski Chairman, LM Associates
13:30 The value of sponsored research to a plc Gabriel Didham – MD, Objective Capital Research Ltd
13:50 To spin or not to spin? Hugo de Salis – Principal, St Brides Media & Finance Ltd
14:10 How to get the market to work for you John Meyer – Head of Resources, Fairfax ISL plc
14:30 Panel discussion
14:45Afternoon Tea – sponsored by St Brides Media & Finance
SESSION 4: Markets and regulation – reward and risk
Chair: Iain Duncan – Simmons & Simmons
15:15 Technical reports – who needs them? Christopher Hall – Mining Consultant, Grant Thornton
15:40 Minerals reporting standards in Europe Dr Stephen Henley – Deputy Chairman, PERC (Pan-European Reserves & Resources Reporting Committee); MD, Resources Computing International Ltd
16:05 Environmental and social issues - what investors should know about the risks Fergus Anckorn – Technical Director, AMEC Earth and Environmental (UK) Ltd
16:30 Mining scams – then and now, and how to spot them Dr Chris Hinde – Editorial Director, Mining Journal, AspermontUK
16:55Cocktail Reception and Networking - sponsored by Golder Associates

DAY 2: Thursday 28th October
SESSION 1: Where do we go from here?
Chair: Richard Chase – Ambrian Partners
08:45 Mining financing in frontier countries KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Dr Sacha Backes – Investment Officer, Oil, Gas, Mining, & Chemicals, International Finance Corporation
09:15 Mineral commodities in 2010 – what are we exploring for and where? KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Prof. Laurence Robb – Univ. Oxford; Director, Savannah Gold Ltd
09:45 The new risk landscape Tanya Costello – Associate Director, Control Risks
10:10 Future financing trends in the mining sector Michael Lynch-Bell – Partner, Global Mining & Metals, Ernst & Young
10:30Tea/coffee- sponsored by Altus Strategies Ltd
SESSION 2: BRICS jurisdictions and their long-term impact
Chair: Mark Parker – African Eagle Resources plc
11:10 China's mining sector: a macroeconomic perspective Cedric Chehab – Head of Commodities Research & Strategy, Business Monitor International
11:35 China from a practical perspective Roger Goodwin – President & Group Finance Director, Griffin Mining Ltd
11:50 Brazil: a major-company perspective on mining and exploration opportunities Graham Brown - Group Head, Geoscience & Exploration, Anglo American
12:15Lunch – sponsored by Ambrian Partners Ltd
SESSION 3: Value-driven exploration
Chair: Dr Barry Lisle - President, Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining
13:15 Adding value in gold exploration: beyond technology and drilling SIR JULIUS WERNHER MEMORIAL LECTURE
Prof. Neil Phillips – Univ. Melbourne; Phillipsgold Pty Ltd
13:45 Valuing gold companies Charles Gibson - Sector Head, Mining Research, Edison Investment Research Ltd
14:10 Medium- and long-term market influences: what is the equilibrium price for tomorrow's copper? Paul Dewison– Research Manager, Bloomsbury Mineral Economics
14:35 Future sources of zinc - a geologist's perspective from Europe Dr Duncan Large – Consulting Geologist
15:00Afternoon Tea - sponsored by SGS Minerals Services
SESSION 4: The right ingredients
Chair: to be confirmed
15:15 The perfect mix – an advisor’s view Richard Chase – Managing Director, Ambrian Partners
15:40 Why do some companies succeed and others fail? – Avoiding the pitfalls Charles Kernot – Director, Metals & Mining, Evolution Securities Ltd
SESSION 5: The contribution of the university sector and CEPD
Chair: – Dr Iain McDonald – Cardiff University
16:05 Benefits of student placements with exploration companies as illustrated by the Cardiff University BSc in Exploration and Resource Geology Dr Hazel Pritchard – Director, Exploration & Resources BSc, Cardiff University
16:20 Masters-level courses: experiences of working with the minerals industry Dr Charlie Moon – Programme Leader, MSc Mining Geology, Camborne School of Mines
16:35 Training of economic geology PhD’s - a perspective from NERC facilities Dr Adrian Boyce - Manager, NERC Isotope Community Support Facility, Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre
16:50 Add another string to your bow Liv Carroll – Senior Business Analyst, Gemcom Software International Inc.
17:05Cocktail Reception and Networking - sponsored by Simmons & Simmons;
followed by Mining Sundowner at The Glassblower, Glasshouse Street, WC1