Session 1: Investor Perspective on ESG
Chair: Iain Duncan, Partner, Energy, Natural Resources and Infrastructure, Simmons & Simmons
Speakers:
- Mike Barton, Portfolio Manager, Orion Resource Partners
- Natasha Braginsky Mounier, Retired partner, Capital Group
- Michael Canfiled, RI Leaders Fund Portfolio Manager, ManGroup
- Rupert Krefting, Head of Corporate Finance & Stewardship, M&G Investments
Date: Monday 5 October
Time: 12.30 - 13.30
Duration: 60 min
Session 2: ESG Solutions
Chair: Jane Joughin, Corporate Consultant (ESG), SRK Consulting
Speakers:
- Ella Cullan, Founder & CEO, Minespider
- Dr Robert Peel, CEO, Minviro
- Xavier Richard, COO, Mina Verde
- Jamie, Strauss, Founder & CEO, Digbee ESG
- John van Eeghen, CEO, Reality Check Systems
Date: Monday 5 October
Time: 14.30 -15.30
Duration: 60 min
Session 3: Underlying Risks and Rewards associated with ESG Factors
Chair: Adrian Rimmer, Senior Advisor, Green Finance, London Stock Exchange Group
Speakers:
- Paul Gurney, Managing Director, Equity Sales Europe & Asia Pacific, BMO Capital Markets
- Chris Owen, Partner, Simmons & Simmons
- Jane Joughin, Corporate Consultant (ESG), SRK Consulting
- Nabylah Abo Dehman, Manager, Social Issues, Principles for Responsible Investment
Date: Tuesday 6 October
Time: 12.30 -13.30
Duration: 60 min
Session 4: Managing ESG Narrative and Investor Expectations in the Mining Sector
Chair: Rebecca Gudgeon, Partner, Head of ‘HS Sustain’, Hudson Sandler
Speakers:
- Anton Butmanov, Director for Sustainable Development, En+ Group
- Ben Cleary, Portfolio Manager, Tribeca Global Nature Resources Fund
- Iancu Daramus, Senior Sustainability Analyst, Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)
Date: Tuesday 6 October
Time: 14.30 -13.30
Duration: 60 min
Session 5: Closer Look - Company Case Studies
Chair: John Merry, Principal Consultant (ESG)< SRK Consulting
Speakers:
- Jack Cunningham, Group Sustainability, Policy & Risk, Director, Gemfields
- Alexander Lemon, President, Mkango
- Joe Walsh, Managing Director, Lepidico Ltd
- Jeremy Wrathall, CEO, Cornish Lithium
Date: Wednesday 7 October
Time: 12.30 -13.30
Duration: 60 min
Session 6: ESG in the Fertilizer Industry
Chair: Mark Garraway, Managing Partner, Instinctif
Speakers:
- Andy Hemphill, Senior Markets Editor, Independent Commodity Intelligence Services (ICIS)
- Ibrahim Sagna, Global Head & Director of the Advisory & Capital Markets, Afreximbank
- Niels Wage, CEO, Danakali
Date: Wednesday 7 October
Time: 14.30 -15.30
Duration: 60 min
Session 7: Panel 1 - Closer Look - Company Case Studies
Chair: Thomas Hoskyns, Editor, Mining Journal
Speakers:
- Tania Tchadaeva, Director, Corporate Governance, Polymetal International
- Victor Drozdov, Head of Business Communications and Investor Relations, Polyus Gold
- Mark Child, Chairman & CEO, Condor Gold
Date: Thursday 8 October
Time: 12.30 -13.30
Duration: 60 min
Session 8: Panel 2 - Closer Look - Company Case Studies
Chair: Chris Cann, Mining Journal
Speakers:
- Olga Kalashnikova, Head of Environment, Severstal
- Nigel Robinson, CEO, Central Asia Metals
- Angelina Verba, Head of IR and Capital Markets, Uralkali
Date: Thursday 8 October
Time: 14.30 -15.30
Duration: 60 min
Session 9: ESG, Strategy and the Long View
Chair: David Trenchard, Founder and CEO, David Trenchard Consulting
Speakers:
- Yulia Chekunaeva, Director, Capital Markets, EN+ Group
- Aidan Davy, Chief Operating Officer and Director, Environment Programme, ICMM
- Adam Matthews, Co-Chair, Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI), Director of Ethics & Engagement at the Church of England
- Eric Rasmussen, Director Natural Resources, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Namrata Thapar, Global Head of Mining, IFC
Date: Friday 9 October
Time: 12.30 -13.30
Duration: 60 min
