08:45 - 08:50

WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER

08:50 - 09:00

CHAIR'S OPENING REMARKS

​CHANGING DYNAMIC OF THE MINERAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY IN LATIN AMERICA

09:00 - 09:30

PRESENTATION: THE EXPANDED NEW PANAMA CANAL AND ITS BENEFITS TO THE MINERALS AND DRY BULK TRADE & TRANSPORTATION IN THE AMERICAS

Sr. Jorge Barakat Pitty

Minister, Ministry of Maritime Affairs, Panama

 Administrator,  Panama Maritime Authority

09:30 - 10:00

PRESENTATION: PROFITING FROM DIVERSIFICATION IN MINING IN COLOMBIA

Kate Bahnsen

CEO, Oro Verde Inc., Colombia

10:00 - 10:45

PANEL DISCUSSION: THE CHANGING DYNAMIC OF MINING AND EXPLORATION TRENDS, SOURCES OF FINANCING, PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTMENTS, CORPORATE RESTRUCTURING AND DIVESTMENTS IN LATIN AMERICA

Simon Whistler

Managing Director, Control Risks, USA

Monty Reed

General Manager, Aura Minerals, Honduras

Kate Bahnsen

CEO, Oro Verde Inc., Colombia

Martin Valdes

Managing Director, Latin America, Resource Capital Funds, Chile

10:45 - 11:15

MORNING REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE

​RISK, RETURN & COMMODITIES

11:15 - 11:45

PRESENTATION: RISKS AND RETURNS IN INVESTING IN CENTRAL AND SOUTH AMERICA’S MINING SECTORS

Simon Whistler

Managing Director, Control Risks, USA

11:45 - 12:15

PRESENTATION: THE CHALLENGES OF MINING INVESTMENTS IN CENTRAL AMERICA: AN AURA MINERALS PERSPECTIVE

Monty Reed

General Manager, Aura Minerals, Honduras

12:15 - 13:00

PLENARY ROUNDTABLES: DIALOGUE WITH MINING INVESTORS, MINERS AND FUND MANAGERS

Each roundtable will be moderated by an expert & the audience will pick the commodity which is most interesting to them. After 30 minutes roundtable leaders will compare and contrast their results on stage.

Roundtable 1: Gold

Roundtable 2: Silver

Roundtable 3: Copper

Roundtable 4: Lithium

13:00 - 14:00

NETWORKING LUNCH

​RISK, RETURN & COMMODITIES

14:00 - 14:30

PRESENTATION: MARKET UPDATE: WHAT ARE THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR MINING COMPANIES AND INVESTORS IN LATIN AMERICA – A FUND MANAGER’S PERSPECTIVE

Martin Valdes

Managing Director, Latin America, Resource Capital Funds, Chile

​TECHNOLOGY, TESTING & OPERATIONS

14:30 - 15:00

PRESENTATION: MINERAL TESTING AND VALIDATION IN LATIN AMERICA

Kristel Muniz

Director, Mineral Services, SGS Colombia

15:00 - 15:45

PANEL DISCUSSION: ADVANCES IN MINING TECHNOLOGY & OPERATIONS - DIALOGUE WITH LEADING MINING SOLUTION PROVIDERS ON THE UPCOMING MINING REVOLUTION

15:45 - 15:50

CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS & END OF CONFERENCE