Keynote Conference Day One - 20 September 2016
08:45 - 08:50
WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER
08:50 - 09:00
CHAIR'S OPENING REMARKS
PANAMA MINING INDUSTRY INVESTMENT MARKETPLACE TODAY
10:00 - 10:30
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: WHAT IS THE FUTURE FOR MINING IN LATIN AMERICA?
10:30 - 11:00
MORNING REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
INVESTMENT CLIMATE FOR LATIN AMERICA
12:00 - 12:45
PANEL DISCUSSION: EXAMINING THE GLOBAL MARKETS, ECONOMIC SLOWDOWN, METAL PRICES RECOVERY AND KEY EXPLORATION TRENDS AND GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES – WHAT’S THE IMPACT ON LATIN AMERICA MINING AND METAL PROCESSING SECTORS?
Sr. Augusto Arosemena
Minister, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Panama
Sara C Cardenas Castillo
Director, Mine Planning, Ministry of Mines & Energy, Colombia
Cristina Thomen
Secretary General, Mining and Petroleum Chamber of the Dominican Republic (CAMIPE)
Martin Valdes
Managing Director, Latin America, Resource Capital Funds, Chile
Juan Tang
Chief Operating Officer, Wealth Minerals Inc, Canada
12:45 - 14:00
NETWORKING LUNCH
14:00 - 14:30
PRESENTATION: NEW MINING OPPORTUNITIES IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, CENTRAL AMERICA & THE CARIBBEAN
Cristina Thomen
Secretary General, Mining and Petroleum Chamber of the Dominican Republic (CAMIPE)
Board Member, Latin American Mining Organization (OLAMI)
Board Member, Mining Federation of Central American and the Caribbean (FMCC)
14:30 - 15:00
PRESENTATION: ATTRACTING INVESTMENTS INTO THE REGIONAL MINING INDUSTRY OF MEXICO AND SETTING AMBITIOUS TARGETS TO BECOME THE LEADER IN CENTRAL AMERICA
Reserved for Mining Development Bank (FIFOMI), Mexico
15:30 - 16:00
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
MINING IN CENTRAL AMERICA
16:30 - 17:00
PRESENTATION: WHAT IS THE INVESTMENT POTENTIAL FOR THE MINING AND METALS SECTOR IN GUYANA?

Senior Official, Guyana Geology and Mines Commission
17:00 - 17:30
PRESENTATION: WHY SOME LATIN AMERICA MINING PROJECTS FAIL AND STALL? WHAT WORKS IN IMPLEMENTING SUSTAINABILITY AND CORPORATE RESPONSIBILITY PROGRAMS IN LATIN AMERICA MINING?
Gonzalo Rios
International & Latin America Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Advisor, previously with MAgnico Eagle Mines, Pan American Silver, Coeur Mining
18:00 - 18:05
CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS