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Keynote Conference Day One - 23 June 2026
08:00 - REGISTRATION
09:00 - 09:15
WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER
ASIA’S MINERAL RESOURCES STRATEGY, FUNDING & UNLOCKING MINING PROJECTS
09:15 - 10:30
OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: FROM MINE TO MARKET - BUILDING SECURE, LOW-CARBON AND TRACEABLE COMMODITY SUPPLY CHAINS
Ian Hiscock
Principal, Energy Shift Institute, Singapore (Session Chair)
Ian Spencer Herbison
CEO,, Speyside Group, United Kingdom
Prannoy Chowdhury
Associate Director – Asia,, Carbon Trust, Singapore
Pjotr Gainullin
Director, Palm 83, Singapore
Jonathan Cain
Managing Director,,MMD Green Mining Solutions (Mauritius) Limited
Vinit Lakhani
Founder and CEO,,Quadmet, Singapore
Bapak Rachmat Makkasau
Chairman,,Indonesian Mining Association, Indonesia
10:30
MORNING REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES, CRITICAL MINERALS, GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION & TECHNOLOGY
11:10 - 11:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: NAVIGATING MARKET VOLATILITY & COMMODITIES OUTLOOK FOR 2026-2030 (GOLD, COAL, IRON ORE, COPPER & OTHER MINERALS)
Rajiv Biswas
CEO, Asia-Pacific Economics, Singapore
11:40 - 12:10
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: NET ZERO PATHWAYS FOR COPPER & NICKEL VALUE CHAINS
Prannoy Chowdhury
Associate Director – Asia,, Carbon Trust, Singapore
12:10 - 12:40
GOVERNMENT ADDRESS: EXAMINING THE CURRENT STATE OF MINING INDUSTRY IN THE PHILIPPINES – KEY EXPLORATION TRENDS, INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES & GOVERNMENT INITIATIVES
Carla Grepo
Commercial Counsellor, Philippine Department of Trade and Industry, Philippines
12:40
NETWORKING LUNCH
COMMODITIES, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SHOWCASE
14:00 - 14:25
PRESENTATION: PRACTICAL AI IN MINING - DRIVING MEASURABLE OUTCOMES IN MINING OPERATIONS
Edward Bardo
Global Director of Mining and Metals Solutions, Aspen Technology, United States
14:25 - 14:50
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE: TURNING MINE WASTE INTO VALUE – STRATEGIES FOR MODERN MINES
Jason Tatman
Global Market Manager – Asia-Pacific, North America, and South America, HPY Technology, China
14:50 - 15:15
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE: COST EFFECTIVE INNOVATION IN GROUTING FOR GROUNDWATER CONTROL
Ron Colman
Business Development and Hydrogeology, Sovereign Hydroseal, Australia
15:15
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES FINANCING & INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
15:45 - 16:05
PRESENTATION: INFORMING & SAFEGUARDING INVESTMENT - NAVIGATING A CHANGING RISK LANDSCAPE AND SECURING LICENSE TO OPERATE
Ian Spencer Herbison
CEO,, Speyside Group, United Kingdom
16:05 - 16:25
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: MINING FINANCING MODELS, MARKET TRENDS, AND INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
16:25 - 17:15
PANEL DISCUSSION: MONEY DRIVES MINERALS - FACILITATING STRATEGIC MINING INITIATIVES AND INVESTMENTS AND HOW THE GEOPOLITICAL RIVALRY IS AN INVESTMENT BATTLEGROUND FOR DOMINANCE IN MINERALS SUPPLY CHAINS, RESHAPING THE FUTURE OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Gautam Varma
Managing Director, V2 Ventures, Singapore (Session Chair)
Didier Rault
President, World Mining Investment, France
Vinit Lakhani
Founder and CEO,,Quadmet, Singapore
Carla Grepo
Commercial Counsellor, Philippine Department of Trade and Industry, Philippines
Samyah Salem Alsereidi
Director of Geology and Mining Department,, Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation, UAE
17:15
CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS
17:30
MINING ASIA NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION