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• Meet all those involved during our speed networking session and continue discussions informally at the networking drinks reception

 

Mr Robert Amsterdam, Founding Partner, Amsterdam & Peroff International litigation and human rights lawyer, Robert R. Amsterdam, is sought out by companies who want to expand their business into geographies beyond the limits of mature markets. In his 25 years of practice, Amsterdam has represented multinationals and domestic companies in emerging markets as diverse as Russia, Hungary, Nigeria, Venezuela and Guatemala, effective particularly in cases where the legal and political collide. An expert in the field of state intervention and expropriation, high profile cases have also included shareholder disputes, corporate restructuring, fraud and asset recovery and multi-jurisdictional corporate litigation. Amsterdam is an early advocate of corporate human rights and corporate foreign policy. These concepts closely tie together legal and political strategies to create the most potent solutions for clients in countries which operate outside the rule of law. As an advocate for the rule of law, Amsterdam has both defended and prosecuted cases for and against governments. High-profile clients have included PriceWaterhouseCoopers and the Four Seasons Hotel Group and in 2003, he was retained by the former CEO of the Yukos Oil Company, Mikhail Khodorkovsky. His defense of Khodorkovsky, which has combined a complex legal and political response to the illegal conduct of the Russian Federation, has resulted in successful recourse to the Council of Europe, the European Union and numerous other international actors. His efforts in combination with those of his partner, Dean Peroff, and a highly talented legal team, have in September 2007, borne fruit in the landmark decisions rendered by the Swiss Federal Court and the Federal Court of the US in the Northern District of California. A sought-after speaker, Amsterdam has spoken on the rule of law, geopolitical risk, legal strategies in difficult jurisdictions and energy politics at leading international academic institutions including the Cato Institute, Carnegie Endowment, Chatham House and the Fraser Institute. Amsterdam is also a seasoned media commentator, with regular appearances on BBC, CNBC, CNN and Sky News and is frequently quoted by the international press.

Mr Tony Andrews, Executive Director, PDAC Tony Andrews is Executive Director of the Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), a position he has held since 1987. He is a geologist by training and graduated with a Ph.D. from the University of Western Ontario in 1978, followed by a Postdoctoral Fellowship at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography from 1978 - 1980. His career has involved positions held in the academic, industry and government sectors. His activities have included field mapping, exploration, applied research and management of multidisciplinary research teams. A significant portion of his career prior to joining the PDAC was devoted to applied research on mineral deposits with application to exploration strategies. This work included base metal and precious metal deposits in the ancient shield areas of Canada and their modern equivalents forming on the ocean floors of today. Since joining the PDAC in 1987 he has focused his efforts on expanding the influence and effectiveness of the Association across Canada and more recently as an internationally recognized organization representing the mineral exploration sector globally. He is currently leading the Association’s efforts in the areas of integrated land and resource use planning and corporate social responsibility (CSR) as applied to mineral exploration and development. He is the PDAC representative to the International Council of Mines and Metals.

Mr Paul Atherley, Chief Executive Officer, Leyshon Resources Paul Atherley is Managing Director of AIM listed Leyshon Resources Limited which is rapidly bringing into production one of China’s most exciting gold projects situated in the heart of a major unexplored gold belt in Heilongjiang northeast China. Mr Atherley is a mining engineer with over 25 years industry experience and was previously an Executive Director of HSBC Investment Banking. He has extensive experience in the acquisition, development and financing of resource projects around the world.

Mr Edward Bickham, Group Head, External Relations, Anglo American Edward Bickham joined Anglo American plc as Executive Vice President, External Affairs, in April 2000. He has responsibility for stakeholder relations, the social and ethical dimension of sustainable development, political risk, public policy issues, development of a Group Information Portal and overall communications strategy. He is a member of the International Advisory Group of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative; Chair of the CBI's International Investment Panel and of the Human Rights working group of the International Council on Mining and Metals. Prior to joining Anglo he was Deputy Chairman and Director of Strategy (Dec.1998-April 2000) and Managing Director, Corporate and Public Affairs (1993-2000) at Hill and Knowlton. He served as Special Adviser to the Foreign Secretary (1990-93). From 1985 until 1988 he was Special Adviser to the Home Secretary and to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (1983-85). He was Director of Corporate Communications for British Satellite Broadcasting from 1988 to1990. He graduated in law from St John’s College, Oxford (1974-77).

Mr Sean Boyd, Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Agnico-Eagle Mines Mr. Boyd, a Chartered Accountant, has been with the company since 1985 and was appointed to his current position in 2005. Prior to becoming Vice Chairman and CEO of Agnico-Eagle Mines Limited, Mr. Boyd held various senior management positions including President, Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Boyd is a graduate of the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Commerce, 1981. He is on the board of directors of several mineral exploration companies.

Mr Graham Brown, Head, Base Metals Exploration, Anglo American Graham graduated in 1980 from the University of Strathclyde, Scotland where he then joined Amax as an exploration geologist and was recruited to its trainee international cadet programme initially based in Australia. Working on numerous base and precious metal exploration projects and mining operations in many different countries, Graham then went on to obtain his Msc in Applied Exploration and Mining Geology from James Cook University, Australia. In 1994 Graham joined Minorco as Chief Geologist based in Hungary. He subsequently became VP Exploration – Europe-Asia with responsibility for managing exploration programmes in Bulgaria, Sweden, Ireland, India and Iran. After the Minorco/AAplc merger Graham moved to the UK in 1999 as Vice President – Geology, working with the Head of Exploration as principal technical consultant for Anglo American. In 2003 he was then appointed Senior Vice President Exploration Division, responsible for the technical services department and participating on the Group Geosciences R&D committee. In June 2005 he was promoted to the Head of Base Metals Exploration responsible for the management of all exploration activities. Four recent exploration discoveries made by his team are the Boyongan-Bayugo copper-gold deposits in the Philippines, the Jacaré nickel deposit in Brazil, the Gamsberg East zinc deposit in South Africa and the Sulfatos copper deposit in Chile. These deposits are currently under evaluation. Graham is based at the head office in London.

Mr William Bulmer, Head, Mining Investments, IFC William Bulmer is a Senior Manager in the International Finance Corporation (IFC) where he is head of the Mining Division leading a team of around 20 investment staff. IFC has a broad range of mining investments, including precious and base metals, minerals and coal, in a diverse global portfolio. Bill has over 25 years’ finance experience in emerging markets and, during his time with IFC, has worked in several investment departments handling a variety of project, corporate and equity financings. Prior to joining the Mining Division he was Associate Director in the Environment and Social Development Department. In this role Bill helped IFC implement a sustainability strategy that moved from a rules based compliance approach to one of helping clients solve problems, manage risks and exploit opportunities. He was part of IFC’s leadership team responsible for the new IFC Social and Environmental Performance Standards. Bill was educated in the UK with a BSc(hons) from the University of Reading and an MBA from Cranfield University.

Mr Tye Burt, President and Chief Executive Officer, Kinross Mr. Burt was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Kinross in March, 2005. Prior to that, Mr. Burt held the position of Vice Chairman and Executive Director of Corporate Development of Barrick Gold. From December 2002 to February 2004, he was Executive Director of Corporate Development of Barrick Gold. From May 2002 to December 2002 he was Principal, Harris Partners Limited (investment banking) (but consulting on a full time basis to Barrick Gold). From May 2000 to May 2002, he was President of Cartesian Capital Corp. Mr. Burt was a director and Vice Chairman of the audit committee of the Ontario Financing Authority. Mr. Burt is a director of NRX Global Corporation and a member of the Board of Governors of the University of Guelph. Mr. Burt is a member of the Law Society of Upper Canada and holds a Bachelor of Laws degree from Osgoode Hall Law School and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Guelph.

Mr Abdallah Dabbagh, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ma'aden Dr. A. E. Dabbagh has a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has been the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Saudi Arabian Mining Company, Ma’aden, since its inception in 1997. Dr. Dabbagh has been a leader in the field of management, education, research and technological advance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for over 20 years. His career prior to joining Ma’aden was highlighted by his work in the establishment of the Research Institute – a contract research organization at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals – and by significant achievements in the transfer, application and adoption of modern technology. He has been the recipient of many national achievement awards. Dr. Dabbagh has served on the board of many companies, including the board of directors of Saudi ARAMCO. He is a Member of the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry Board and is seen as a leader in the Saudi Arabian business community.

Ms Carmel Daniele, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, CD Capital Ms. Carmel Daniele is the founder of CD Capital and CIO of the CD Private Equity Natural Resources Fund. She was previously at RAB Capital Plc focusing on selecting and then negotiating and structuring natural resource investments for their flagship RAB Special Situations Fund. Prior to this she was Group Executive - Corporate Advisory at Newmont Mining negotiating and structuring mergers and acquisitions for the Newmont Capital group which included the US$24 billion 3-way merger between Franco-Nevada, Newmont and Normandy to create the largest gold company in the world. Previously, Carmel held various corporate finance roles at Normandy Mining, LaSource SAS (joint venture with Le Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres), PosGold and Deloitte. Carmel has a strong track record in creating exceptional returns in challenging high pressure situations utilising her cross-discipline skills in law, accounting and mining finance. Carmel holds a Bachelor of Economics and Master of Laws (Corporate and Commercial) from the University of Adelaide and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Aidan Davy, Program Director, ICMM Aidan Davy joined ICMM in June 2007. He is responsible for ICMM's Socio-economic Development work program. Aidan has 20 years cross-sectoral experience on sustainable development issues, working with a range of private, multi-lateral and not-for-profit organizations. In the past decade, his primary focus has been on social responsibility and accountability issues relating to the extractive industries. During this period, he has worked: as an independent consultant for a range of multi-lateral/bilateral and private sector clients on many of the emerging challenges for the sector; as senior specialist with the Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman (CAO) in Washington DC, the external accountability office for the two private sector institutions of the World Bank; as Director of Corporate Services for the International Business Leaders Forum (IBLF), where he developed practical CSR engagement strategies for a variety of multinational companies and represented IBLF on the Secretariat for the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights; and with the World Bank on the social dimensions of extractives, the value of tri-sector partnerships in delivering social and community development, and the integration of social concerns into privately financed extractives projects. For the first decade of his career, Aidan primarily worked on environmental issues, in an international consulting company, a multinational manufacturing company, and the World Bank. His initial focus was on Environmental and Social Impact Assessments (ESIAs) for projects in a variety of sectors, including mining, initially for an environmental consulting practice and later for the World Bank. In the intervening years, he worked on environmental audits, Environmental Management Systems, and the then emerging sustainable development agenda. Aidan has an Honors BSc in Environmental Sciences and Technology from the National University of Ireland.

Mr Zoli Diliza, Chief Executive Officer, Chamber of Mines of South Africa Mzolisi obtained a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Business and a Bachelor of Administration (Honours) degrees from the Universities of Rhodes and Stellenbosch respectively. He is the Chief Executive of the Chamber of Mines of South Africa, a position he has occupied since 1998. He became the first black person to occupy such a position in 100 years. He participated in a number of Black Economic Empowerment initiatives including being a former Commissioner of the BEE Commission and is currently a Trustee of Teba Bank, the multi-billion Rand Mines Pension Fund and a director of Uthingo Management (Pty) Limited. He is a director of a number of mining industry and the Black Management Forum Investment Company Limited (BMFI). He is an Executive Member of the London based International Council on Mining, Minerals and Metals. He is a Director of Growthpoint Properties Limited, a variable rate property JSE listed loan stock company with a portfolio of properties valued at R15 billion. He is the Chairman of Strategic Partners Group (Pty) Ltd (“SPG”) – a broad-based black economic empowerment company which has a 25% equity interest in multi-billion Rand Gautrain Rapid Rail Link Project.

Mr Arthur Ditto, President and Chief Executive Officer, Katanga Mining Arthur Ditto has over 40 years’ experience in the mining industry and has held the position of President, CEO & Director of Katanga Mining Limited since November 2005. Between 1993 and 2005, he served Kinross Gold Corporation in a variety of capacities, including President, Chief Operating Officer, Vice Chairman and Director. Prior to that, Mr Ditto was President and CEO of Plexus Resources and held various senior management and engineering positions in large copper producing operations with Anaconda/Arco. Mr Ditto holds a BSc in mining engineering from Montana Tech, is a graduate of the University of Illinois Executive Development Programs and is a registered engineer in British Columbia.

Mr Murray Eagle, General Manager, Sustainable Development and Community Affairs, Lihir Gold Mr Eagle has over 30 years experience working in environmental management and project management roles. Most recently he was manager of Klohn Crippen Berger’s Australian operations for 2 years. Prior to that Mr Eagle spent 8 years at BHP Billiton as HSEC Manager External Affairs and Manager Environment with BHP Iron Ore. He is based on Lihir Island.

Dr Sally Eyre, Director, Marketing and Business Development, Endeavour Mining Capital Corp. Dr. Eyre is responsible for the institutional marketing of Endeavour Mining Capital (EDV.TSX) and the development of new business relationships for the Company’s financial advisory division. Dr. Eyre has extensive experience in the global resource capital markets and has been directly involved in raising in excess of CAD$1 billion in equity for both mining and oil and gas companies during the past five years. She has held executive positions with a number of Canadian resource companies, including Vice President, Corporate Affairs of UrAsia Energy Ltd. (acquired by Uranium One in April 2007) and Senior Vice President, Corporate Development of Petro Rubiales Energy Corp. (recently acquired Pacific Stratus Energy Ltd.) Dr. Eyre has a PhD in Economic Geology from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London and is a member of the Society of Economic Geologists.

Robert Friedland, Executive Chairman, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd. Robert Friedland is in the vanguard of North American natural-resource sector leaders who have pioneered business links in Greater China and the Asia Pacific region during the past 20 years. One of the mining industry’s best-known international financiers, Mr. Friedland has been associated with resource development and technology ventures for 25 years. As the founder and Executive Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines — a Canadian public company whose shares trade on the New York, NASDAQ and Toronto exchanges — Mr. Friedland has directed the assembly by Ivanhoe Mines of a portfolio of interests in several countries during the past 12 years. Ivanhoe’s core asset is the 12-kilometre-long (7.5-mile) chain of copper-gold deposits discovered at Oyu Tolgoi in southern Mongolia. Oyu Tolgoi, within 80 kilometres of the Mongolia-China border, is the world’s largest and highest-grade copper-gold mine development project.

Charles Gibson, Senior Analyst, Edison Investment Research Limited A chemist by academic training, Charlie spent a decade in the City as a mining analyst at Cazenove and a specialist mining salesman at T Hoare Canaccord, before joining Edison. He has extensive media experience, having written for MoneyWeek and The Business magazines, and The Evening Standard. He also presented LBC's early morning radio show, Dawn Traders, broadcast daily to the City and continues to guest present for LBC on financial and business matters.

Mr Ian Gordon, Economic Commentator and Vice-President, Bolder Investment Partners Ian Gordon is a leading financial historian and a top performing retail broker. He is author of the highly acclaimed Longwave Analyst newsletter and is a frequent guest speaker. The son of a British military officer, Ian followed in his father's footsteps and graduated from The Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst. He served as a Platoon Commander in the Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). Four years later in 1967 Ian immigrated to Canada and graduated with a History degree from the University of Manitoba; a decision that has had a profound impact on his career to this day. It was during this period that he began to study the historical trends that ultimately provided the foundation for his Longwave theory. It wasn't until 1983 that Ian entered the financial realm. He worked as a stock broker in Ontario for eight years before working in Management for three more years in Toronto and Vancouver. It was 1998 when Ian determined that the Longwave Theory was too compelling to ignore any longer. He began writing the Longwave Analyst and re-entered the sales side of the business. He accurately predicted the end of the massive equity bull market and also accurately predicted the beginnings of the current gold bull market (1999). By 2003, Ian was the #1 performer at Canaccord Capital (Canada's largest independent brokerage firm) a position he maintained until he left the firm in mid 2005. Ian currently serves as a Vice President of Bolder Investment Partners in Vancouver. This new home affords Ian the flexibility to access institutional investment accounts. The Longwave Theory, in addition to a keen sense of what constitutes a winning deal, has enabled Ian to enjoy meteoric growth over the last 8 years. Today, Ian and his team attend to the needs of their extensive client base and undertake numerous quality junior precious metals financings.

Mr Jay Hambro, Chief Executive Officer, Aricom Mr Hambro joined the Board of Aricom as CEO in July 2006. Mr Hambro trained in resource finance at NM Rothschild & Sons, based in both London and then in North America, and then moved to the investment banking division of HSBC as a Manager of Metals & Mining corporate finance before joining Peter Hambro Mining in early 2002. Mr Hambro has a degree in Business Management and is a member of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths.

Mr Mark Hansen, Managing Director, Prairie Downs Metals Mr Hansen trained as a geologist and has over 25 years experience in the exploration and mining industry, both as an exploration and development geologist and as a consultant and independent expert. He has experience in project and corporate analysis, including employment as a mining analyst and adviser in the securities industry. He has 15 years experience as a director of listed companies in both Australia and Canada. Mr Hansen is currently a director of the following ASX listed companies: Colonial Resources Limited and Western Uranium Limited. He is also currently a director of several unlisted public and private companies.

Mr John Hathaway, Senior Managing Director, Tocqueville Asset Management John Hathaway, Senior Managing Director, is a Portfolio Manager and a member of the Investment Committee at Tocqueville Asset Management L.P. He is also a Director of Tocqueville Management corp., the General Partner of Tocqueville Asset Management. Mr. Hathaway, who has 37 years of investment experience, manages the Tocqueville Gold Fund, Tocqueville Gold Partners and separate accounts for individual and institutional clients following a gold strategy. Prior to joining Tocqueville in 1998, Mr. Hathaway began his career in 1970 as an Equity Analyst with Spencer Trask & Co. In 1976 he joined the investment advisory firm David J. Greene and Company, where he became a Partner. In 1986 he founded and managed Hudson Capital Advisors followed by seven years with Oak Hall Advisors as the Chief Investment Officer. Mr. Hathaway has a B.A. degree from Harvard College, and an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia.

Mr Frank Holmes, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer, US Global Investors Frank Holmes is Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of U.S. Global Investors, Inc. The company is a registered investment adviser that manages nearly $6 billion in 13 no-load mutual funds and for other advisory clients. Mr. Holmes, a Toronto native, moved to San Antonio in 1989 after purchasing a controlling interest in U.S. Global Investors. His background includes positions as research analyst, portfolio manager and managing director of corporate finance with a Canadian firm. His specialized knowledge gives him expertise in resource-based industries and money management. He is a former president and chairman of the Toronto Society of the Investment Dealers Association, and he has served on the Toronto Stock Exchange’s Listing Committee. He was selected as the 2006 mining fund manager of the year by Mining Journal, a leading publication for the global natural resources industry. Mr. Holmes is a regular keynote speaker at national and international investment conferences. He is also a much-sought-after commentator on the financial television networks CNBC and Bloomberg, and has been profiled by Fortune, Barron’s, The Financial Times and other publications. U.S. Global Investors’ funds have received numerous awards and honors during Mr. Holmes’ tenure. The Global Resources Fund (PSPFX) and the World Precious Minerals Fund (UNWPX) received 2007 Lipper Fund Awards as the best overall fund in their respective categories.

Mr Terence Holohan, COO, Platmin Ltd Mr. Holohan graduated in 1979 with a Bachelors of Science degree in Physical and Extractive Metallurgy from Leeds University (United Kingdom) and is a Chartered Engineer (QP) through the IMMM (United Kingdom). Mr. Holohan joined Platmin as Chief Operating Officer in June of 2007. He most recently (2003 to mid 2006) held the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer for Ivanhoe Nickel and Platinum Limited. He has extensive experience in the design, construction and operation of large platinum group metal mines, smelters and refineries previously (2002 to 2003) holding positions as Business Manager, and Alternative Director, for Anglo Platinum and its subsidiary that operated the Rustenburg Base Metal Refinery and the Waterval Smelter. He has also held senior management positions for both Impala Platinum and BHP Billiton.

Mr David Humphreys, Chief Economist, Norilsk Nickel David Humphreys is Chief Economist of Norilsk Nickel, Russia’s largest mining company, which he joined in late 2004. He was previously Chief Economist at Rio Tinto where he worked for eighteen years. David has written and lectured extensively on the economics of the mining and metals industries, publishing over one hundred articles and papers. Prior to joining Rio Tinto, David worked as an advisor on minerals policy to the UK government. He has a bachelor’s degree and PhD from the University of Wales.

Mr Bernard Loriol, CEO & CIO, BAC Fund Bernard was born on 30.7.57 in Bienne. He has a Degree in commercial and industrial science, finance from Geneva University. His previous positions include a Trader at Commodex S.A., Head at Mocatta, Portfolio Manager at both MICM S.A. and Elvia-Vie, Fund Manager at Darier Hentsch & Cie, Director of Business Development at Harcourt S.A. (specialising in Hedge Funds and as a Partner and Founder now of BAC, a Swiss Mutual Fund.

Mr Steve Lucas, Assistant Deputy Minister, Minerals and Metals Sector, Natural Resources Canada Dr. Stephen Lucas became Assistant Deputy Minister of the Minerals and Metals Sector, Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), in April 2007. Prior to his appointment, he was Director General of the Policy, Planning and International Affairs Directorate in Health Canada's Health Products and Food Branch. Dr. Lucas started his career at the Geological Survey of Canada in 1988 as a research scientist. He joined the Strategic Policy Sector in NRCan in 2000 as Senior Director, Science, Innovation, Regional and Aboriginal Affairs. Dr. Lucas holds a Bachelor of Science in Geological Engineering from Queen's University, and a Ph.D. in structural geology from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.

Mr Michael Lynch-Bell, Partner in Charge, Mining & Metals, Ernst & Young Michael Lynch-Bell is responsible for leading Ernst & Young's Global Metals and Minerals Transaction Advisory Services team for the Europe, Middle East and Africa region. Michael has spent over 33 years in the firm, specialising in the provision of services to the extractive industries sectors, and has worked with most of the firm's extractive industry sector clients in many different parts of the world. He has been involved in the flotation of over 50 companies on various stock exchanges around the world including six out of the last seven mining full listings in the UK in the last five years and has advised on numerous stock exchange transactions. Michael can be contacted at Ernst & Young’s London office. Tel: +44 20 7951 3064.

Tony Mahalski, Chairman , Association of Mining Analysts (AMA) Tony has over thirty years experience in global resource capital markets. He has represented resource brokers and investment banks in Europe and the United States both as shareholder and proprietor. Tony has specialised in funding and advising the mining and resource companies throughout this period. He has been and invited speaker at many industry conferences throughout Europe and North America. Tony is currently the Chairman of LM Associates IR Consultants.

Mr Abel Malinga, Head, Mining, IDC Abel Malinga is Head of the Mining and Beneficiation Strategic Business Unit (Mining and Beneficiation SBU) at the Industrial Development Corporation of South Africa Limited (IDC). He was educated at University of Cape Town where he obtained a BSc degree in 1992. He later registered and obtained a Masters degree in Business Leadership from Unisa’s School of Business Leadership between 1996 and 1999. His career spans a wide range of sectors within the mining industry. Malinga has managed and led a number of projects in the areas of mining, franchising development, food, beverages and agro industries. He spent a large part of his career time in the mining and financial industries, and has worked extensively with funding of developmental projects, entrepreneurial development and empowerment funding. Malinga is a non Executive director and Chairmen of the Audit Committee of Eastern Produce Malawi and Sapekoe (Pty) LTD, a Director of Corridor Sands Limited (Mozambique) and trustee of Argill Venture Capital Fund, a previous trustee of National Empowerment Fund Ventures.

Mr Peter Marrone, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Yamana Gold Peter Marrone, Chairman and CEO of Yamana Gold, formed the company in July 2003, creating a significant gold producer in Brazil. Prior to that, Peter was head of investment banking at a major Canadian investment bank. Peter has more than 20 years of business and capital market experience and has been on the boards of a number of public companies and advised companies with a strong Brazilian presence. Peter had been familiar with the Brazilian assets acquired by Yamana in 2003 for more than a decade. Peter has also been instrumental in the creation of other companies including Aura Gold Inc., which is an advanced exploration metals company, and Vaaldiam Resources Ltd., which is a diamond company. Yamana Gold Inc. is an intermediate producing gold company with major properties and mines in Brazil. Yamana is listed on the TSX, NYSE and LSE and has seen an increase in market capitalization of more than ten times since it was formed in July 2003.

Mr Rick Moignard, President and Chief Executive Officer, Gemcom Software Rick Moignard joined Gemcom in 2002 following 7 successful years as CEO for Chancery Software Ltd., a company he grew from a small entrepreneurship to a world-class corporation offering enterprise student management solutions to educational institutions. In addition to his software-solutions background, Mr. Moignard has also been an Executive Vice President and CFO with Woodward’s Ltd. and an Executive Vice President and COO of TIE Telecom. During his tenure with Gemcom, Mr. Moignard has leveraged his many years of experience to guide the Company to year-on-year profitable growth. Key to this growth has been his ability to focus the Company’s executive team and regional business units on developing partnerships with their clients to deliver solutions that address each one’s business objectives and mining challenges. In 2006, Mr. Moignard played the central role in the Company’s acquisition of Surpac Minex Group Pty. Ltd., an Australian-based provider of mining technology and customer groups complementary to Gemcom’s. The combined Company Mr. Moignard now leads has doubled in size, with 20 locations throughout the world. Mr. Moignard graduated with a BBA from Acadia University and an MBA from the University of Toronto.

Mr Tim Moody, Exploration Director, Rio Tinto

Craig Munro, Senior Vice President, Corporate and CFO, Anvil Mining Mr Munro joined Anvil in April, 2004. He is a Certified Practicing Accountant with over 30 years experience in the mining industry. Mr Munro was Executive Director, Finance for Aquarius Platinum Limited from December 1997 to January 2002 during which time he was responsible for all financial and corporate matters including listing on the London Stock Exchange AIM market, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange and the Australian Stock Exchange. Mr Munro is a non-executive director of Gallery Gold Limited, a Fellow of the Australasian I.M.M., a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practicing Accountants.

Mr Kevin Norrish, Director, Commodities Research, Barclays Capital Kevin Norrish is a Director in the Commodities Research Team at Barclays Capital. Based in London, his expertise lies in metals and energy markets. Lately, he has focused on the analysis of commodities as an asset class and presenting of the research team’s strategic views to Barclays Capital’s investor client base. He appears regularly at industry conferences, on TV and in the financial media. Mr. Norrish joined Barclays Capital in August 1998 as a Minerals Economist in the Commodities group with the brief of starting up the bank’s research for clients in the commodity markets. Prior to Barclays Capital, he was at CRU International, where he was Research Manager for Copper and carried out research in a number of different industrial metals markets. Mr. Norrish has a MSc. in Agricultural Economics from Reading University.

Mr Andrew Pullar, Fund Manager, Baker Steel Capital Managers Andrew joined Baker Steel Capital Managers in Sydney in 2004 prior to which he was the senior metals and mining analyst for AME Mineral Economics. Andrew has a degree in Mining Engineering from the University of the Witwatersrand and obtained a South African Mine Managers certificate while working for DeBeers and has further operational experience from the South African Gold Fields. He is a member of the Australian Institute for Mining and Metallurgy. Andrew moved to Baker Steel's London office in July 2006.

Mr Philip Romualdez, President, Chamber of Mines of Philippines

Mr Mark Sawyer, General Manager, Group Business Development, Xstrata Mark Sawyer is General Manager Group Business Development for Xstrata plc. Prior to joining Xstrata, Mark was one of the founding partners of Cutfield Freeman & Co Ltd, a boutique corporate finance company advising many of the world’s top mining and metals companies. Mark started out his career in mining with Rio Tinto plc.

Jonathan Scott, Parter, Herbert Smith LLP Jonathan is a leading specialist in competition law. He has extensive experience before the EU and UK competition authorities as well as in private enforcement cases in court. Issues Jonathan advises on include cartels, abuse of dominance, market references, competition litigation and merger clearance. He has advised on enquiries by the EU and UK competition authorities into several industries including oil and gas, glass, wines and spirits, travel, distribution, retail, financial services, insurance and FMCG industries.

Rob Sherwin, Director, Regester Larkin Rob is managing director of Regester Larkin's Middle East office in the United Arab Emirates. He joined Regester Larkin in January 2008 from the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO), where, as Middle East Energy Adviser, he worked with many UK government departments and its network of Embassies to engage with Middle East governments and companies on issues of energy security and climate change. Prior to working for the UK government, Rob worked for Shell for 10 years, latterly in the Middle East.

Peter Steenkamp, Chief Executive Officer, Pamodzi Gold Peter has 22 years gold mining experience with Anglo, ARMGold and Harmony. His most recent previous three positions, all with Harmony, included Mine Manager, Chief Operating Officer (SA Operations) and Executive Business Development.

Mr Kenneth Stowe, President and Chief Executive Officer, Northgate Minerals Corporation After graduating with a BSc (mining engineering) and an MSc (mining engineering) in 1978 from Queen's University, Mr. Stowe began a 21-year career with Noranda Inc., where he worked in operations, research and management. During his career, Mr. Stowe has held the position of Vice President, Technology at Diamond Field Resources Inc., Vice-President, Operations and Environment at Westmin Resources Limited and Senior Vice President Mining Operations with Boliden Limited. Mr. Stowe joined Northgate Exploration in 1999 as President and Chief Operating Officer and was appointed CEO of the Corporation in June 2001.

Mr Jeff Stufsky, Managing Director and Global Head of Mining & Debt Solutions, BNP Paribas

Terry Tucker, President & CEO, StrataGold Corporation Mr. Tucker is a geology graduate of the University of Alberta (B.Sc. Specialization, 1989) and is a member of the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British Columbia. Previously, Mr. Tucker was Vice President of Exploration for Expatriate Resources Ltd. (now Yukon Zinc Corporation), President and CEO of Nickelodeon Minerals Inc. (1997-2000) and Project Geologist for Westmin Resources Ltd. (1992-1997).

Paul Walker, Chief Executive Officer, GFMS Dr. Paul Walker, Chief Executive Officer of GFMS, is also responsible for the company's gold, silver and PGM research in East Asia, India and South Africa. He has a PhD from the University of Nottingham in the UK.

Mr Rod Webster, Chief Executive Officer, Weatherly International PLC Mr Webster is a graduate mining engineer from the University of Sydney. He has over 30 years of experience in the resources industry, including more than 10 years in managing director or chief executive officer positions. From 2001 to 2005, he was a senior executive at First Quantum Minerals Ltd (FQM), a Toronto Stock Exchange and AIM-quoted company, developing and operating copper mines in Zambia, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Mauritania. Most recently, he was in charge of FQM's Mauritanian activities, and prior to that he was the CEO responsible for the development of the Kansanshi mine in Zambia -- probably the world's most significant new copper mine in recent times. In 2000-2001, he was also a non-executive director of another major Zambian copper producer, Mopani Copper Mines Ltd, in which FQM held a major interest. Prior to his involvement with FQM, Mr Webster was a founding director and the CEO of an Australian base metals producer, Western Metals Ltd. During his six-year stewardship, Western Metals grew to become Australia's third-largest base metals producer, with annual production exceeding 260,000 tonnes of zinc, 100,000 tonnes of lead and 35,000 tonnes of copper. To achieve this growth, the company raised approximately US$600 million for the development of six new mines and a private port. In his earlier years as a mining engineer, he held senior management positions with the global resource companies, Homestake Gold of Australia Ltd and BHP Minerals Ltd. Mr Webster is a Fellow of both the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He has been a member of the Executive Committees of both the Australian Minerals Council and the International Zinc Association, and a non-executive director of numerous companies.

Phil Wright, Director, President & CEO, Lundin Mining Born 1953. Mr. Wright is a graduate of Harvard School of Business (PMD). He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Financial Services Institute of Australasia. His experience includes eight years as Group General Manager of Email Limited's Metals Distribution Group; five years with MIM Holdings Ltd. serving as Executive General Manager Corporate Development; Executive Chairman Minera Alumbrera and Executive General Manager responsible for Mount Isa Operations; two years with the Lundin Group as President of International Curator Resources Ltd. and President and Chief Executive of Tenke Mining Corp.; and two years as Chief Executive of Adelaide Brighton Ltd, Australia's largest producer of cement and lime.

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