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Keynote Conference Day One - 18 June 2025
07:45 - REGISTRATION
09:10 - 09:20
WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER
COMMODITIES, CRITICAL MINERALS, GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION & TECHNOLOGY
09:20 - 10:30
OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: THE RISKS, REWARDS & TRENDS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE METALS, MINING & NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY, AND THE PATHS TO CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION, DECARBONISATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ROLE OF CRITICAL MINERALS
Jayant Bhandari (Session Chair)
Mining & Institutional Investor Expert, Anarcho Capital Inc, Singapore
Andrew Guy Phillips
Executive Director,, Lithium Power International, Australia
Kevin Toohers
Regional Manager, Southeast Asia and the Pacific,, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, Thailand
YJ Lee
Director,, Arcane Capital Advisors, Singapore
Hendra Sinadia
Executive Director,,Indonesian Mining Association, Indonesia
Ian Hiscock
Principal, Energy Shift Institute (ESI), Australia
Meidy Katrin Lengkey
Secretary General, Indonesia Nickel Mining Association (APNI), Indonesia
Zhishan L.
Founder, Zishan Mining Co, China
10:30
MORNING REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
11:10 - 11:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: GLOBAL AND ASIA ECONOMIC OUTLOOK - THE IMPACT OF TRUMP 2.0 ON ASIA
Rajiv Biswas
CEO, Asia-Pacific Economics, Singapore
11:40 - 12:10
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: U.S. GOVERNMENT TOOLS FOR DEVELOPING “BANKABLE” CRITICAL MINERALS PROJECTS IN ASIA
Kevin Toohers
Regional Manager, Southeast Asia and the Pacific, U.S. Trade and Development Agency, U.S. Embassy Bangkok, Thailand
12:10 - 12:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: ALIGNING THE INDONESIAN NICKEL SECTOR WITH A GREEN INDUSTRIAL STRATEGY
Ian Hiscock
Principal, Energy Shift Institute (ESI), Australia
12:40
NETWORKING LUNCH
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SHOWCASE
14:00 - 14:20
PRESENTATION: INVESTING IN GOLD & OUTLOOK FOR 2025 AND BEYOND – WHY SHOULD INVESTORS CARE ABOUT GOLD & HOW TO GET EXPOSURE?
Gautam Varma
Managing Director, V2 Ventures, Singapore
14:20 - 14:40
PRESENTATION: CROSS-CULTURAL COMMUNICATION & FOREIGN PUBLIC RELATIONS INVIGORATE GLOBAL COOPERATION FOR THE MINING SECTOR
Zhishan L.
Founder, Zishan Mining Co, China
14:40 - 15:00
SHOWCASE – SERABI GOLD: SUSTAINABLE GOLD PRODUCTION & GROWTH IN BRAZIL
Andrew Khov
Vice President, Investor Relations & Business Development, Serabi Gold, Canada
15:00
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
15:30 - 16:00
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE: WATER - THE CRITICAL LINK TO THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION
Swaminathan Sekar
VP Investments, Gradiant Corp, United Arab Emirates
METALS FINANCING & INVESTMENT
16:00 - 17:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: FROM EXPLORATION TO PRODUCTION, MINING FINANCING & INVESTMENT TRENDS FOR MINERALS PROJECTS IN THE ASIA
Gautam Varma (Session Chair)
Managing Director, V2 Ventures, Singapore
Swaminathan Sekar
VP Investments, Gradiant Corp, United Arab Emirates
Michel Labrousse
Managing Partner, Mazarin Capital, Hong Kong
Michael Wyer
Non Executive Director, Quantum Graphite | Director, Chimaera Financial Group, Australia
Greg Fournier
Managing Director & Head, Investment Banking Asia Pacific Region, CIBC, China
Jayant Bhandari
Mining & Institutional Investor Expert, Anarcho Capital Inc, Singapore
17:00
CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS
17:15 - 18:15
MINING ASIA NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION