SCHEDULE
Wednesday, November 27
8:30 - 9:00
REGISTRATION / COFFEE
9:00 - 10:00
Summit Opening Remarks
National and Provincial Authorities
10:00 - 11:00
Copper Panel
Alfredo Cornejo
Governor of the Province of Mendoza
Raúl Jalil
Governor of the Province of Catamarca
Gustavo Sáenz
Governor of the Province of Salta
Marcelo Orrego
Governor of the Province of San Juan
Carlos Sadir
Governor of the Province of Jujuy
Moderator: Roberto Cacciola, CAEM
11:00 - 11:30
COFFEE BREAK
11:30 - 12:30
Institutionality in Mendoza
Jimena Latorre
Minister of Energy and Environment
Natalio Mema Rodríguez
Minister of Government, Infrastructure, and Territorial Development
Víctor Fayad
Minister of Finance and Treasury
Rodolfo Vargas Arizu
Minister of Production
Tadeo García Zalazar
Minister of Education, Culture, Childhood, and School Management
Moderator: Rosana Villegas, journalist
12:30 - 13:30
MDMO - Malargüe Western Mining District
Celso Jaque
Mayor of Malargüe
Emilio Guiñazú
CEO of Impulsa Mendoza
Jerónimo Shantal
Director of Mining of Mendoza
Augusto Roggiero
FACAI
Moderator: Marcelo Torres, journalist
Transparency and community engagement
EITI
Ausenco
Eramine
13:30 - 15:00
LUNCH (Full Registration Access)
15:00 - 15:30
Women in Mining
Irini Wentink
President of Red MIA
Antonella Tassaroli
Director of Tassaroli S.A.
Maria Eugenia Sampalione
WIM ARGENTINA
Moderator: Alejandra Cardona, CAEM
15:00 - 16:00
Regulatory Stability
National Legislators:
Francisco Monti, Pamela Verasay, Walberto Allende
Moderator: Sául Failbogen-Vitale, Manoff, Feilbogen
15:30 - 16:30
Sustainability: Challenges and the Role of Mining Companies
Major Companies Representatives
Juan Cortese
BHP
Santiago Cichetti
Rio Tinto
Carlos Chana
ERM
Mariana Abugattas
Glencore
Flavia Royón
Consultant and Former Secretary of Energy of Argentina
Steve Anderson
First Quantum Minerals
Moderator: Jimena Latorre, Minister of Energy and Environment of Mendoza
16:45 - 17:15
Geology in Mendoza
Julio Bruna Novillo
SEGEMAR
Rory Eitchie
Kobrea
Moderator: Manuel Sanchez Bandini
Plan Pilares
Osvaldo Urzua
Karungen
Emilio Guiñazú
Impulsa Mendoza
Manuel Baños
Argenteo Mining
Pablo Puerino
CEM and Plan Pilares Foundation
Moderator: Edward Guajardo, journalist
17:15 - 17:45
COFFEE BREAK
17:45 - 18:45
Infrastructure Plan of Mendoza
Fernando Ciarera
National Director of Value Chain and Mining Infrastructure
María Teresa Badui
Undersecretary of Infrastructure and Territorial Development of Mendoza
Presentation of the Sustainability Plan
Nuria Ojeda
Undersecretary of Environment
Carla Ortega
Head of the Sustainability Area of the Mining Directorate
18:45 - 19:00
Presentation of the Mining Exporters Group
Alfredo Bascou
Ambassador
19:30
COCKTAIL (Full Registration Access)
Thursday, November 28
9:00 - 10:00
Development of Mining Around the Capital Markets
Guillaume Légaré
TSX
Gonzalo Pascual Merlo
BYMA
Moderator: Shawn Doyle-McCarthy
10:00 - 10:30
TSX Market Opening Ceremony
TSX Estudio McCarthy
10:30 - 11:15
Copper Market Outlook - Opportunities for Mendoza
International Market Analysts
Jose Mazumdar
Exploration Insights Canada
Ezequiel Vallejos Meana
Toyota Argentina
Lisandro Nieri
National Congressman
Moderator: Paul Harris-Kitco/Mining Journal
11:15 - 11:45
COFFEE BREAK
11:45 - 12:30
Challenges and Opportunities for Mendoza as a Financial HUB
Neil Adshead
Consultant Analyst & Fund Manager (Centerra Gold Inc.)
Nicole Bell
Director at Cupel Advisory Corp
Dale Mah
VP Corporate Development, Geologist, Mining, Analyst
Moderator: Paul Harris-Kitco/Mining Journal
Video Conference: Global Focus on Sustainability and Best Practices
Gonzalo Muñoz
Founder of TiCiclos Chile
Moderator: Nicolas Daher, The Economist Business Unit
12:30 - 13:00
Capital Market Financing Instruments
Alexia Rosenthal
TCA
Nicolas Guía
Max Capital
Jeremías Daniel Maratas
Banco Comafi
Moderator: Ignacio Barbeira, Undersecretary of Finance
13:00 - 13:30
The Role of Banks in Mining Financing
Agustín Von Grolman
Banco Macro
Silvia Bellantig
Banco San Juan
Roberto Castellino
Banco San Juan
Moderator: Fernando Heredia, Forbes
13:00 - 15:00
LUNCH (Full Registration Access)
15:00 - 16:00
Sustainable Finance in Mining
Companies and markets linked to sustainable debt securities and carbon certification
15:00 - 16:00
Panel: Exploration Opportunities for Mendoza
Presentation of Success Cases by Exploration Companies
Roque Benavidez
Buenaventura
Moderator: Emilio Guiñazú
16:00 - 16:30
COFFEE BREAK
16:00 - 18:00
TMX Training (Full Registration Access)
‘Navigating TSX Financing: Understanding NI 43-101 and the Role of a Qualified Person (QP)’
Guillaume Légaré
Head - South America, Toronto Stock Exchange & TSX Venture Exchange
Luc Arsenault
Senior Manager Toronto Stock Exchange TMX Group
19:00
CLOSING DINNER (Full Registration Access)
Friday, November 29
08:00
SHORT COURSES (Full Registration Access)
8:00 - 9:30
Introduction to Capital Markets
Mae Dahl
Director at Cupel Advisory Corp., Canada
9:30 - 10:45
How to Build the (Near) Perfect Company
Nicole Bell
Consultant Analyst & Fund Manager, Canada
10:45 - 11:15
COFFEE BREAK
11:15 - 12:30
Valuation of Mining Projects
Joe Mazumdar
Editor/Analyst at Exploration Insights, Canada
12:30 - 13:45
Lessons Learned on the Buy-Side
Neil Adshead
Consultant Analyst & Fund Manager, Canada