Schedule at a glance
Sunday, November 3, 2024
8.00 – 16.00
Workshop:
Project Financial Modelling
Advanced tools (Integrated Valuation & Risk Modelling and Dynamic Cash Flow Modelling) to estimate returns, gauge uncertainty, and better present the probable outcome of your project.
Instructor: Michael Samis, SMC Decisions, Vikram Jayaraman, Kent Burkholder, Mike Paduada
12.00 – 13.00
Lunch (for workshop attendees only)
17.30 – 20.00
Registration
18.00 – 20.00
Exhibit Table Top
18.00 – 20.00
Welcome Reception
Monday, November 4, 2024
7.30 – 14.00
Introduction & Welcome Address
8.40 – 16.15
Exhibit Table Top
9.00 – 12.00
Session 1
Study Development and Portfolio Management
“Rocks to Riches”
9.00 – 9.40
Keynote:
From initial exploration and study development, this session focuses on the entire journey of building the business case to transform geological data into a constructible, permittable, and financeable mining asset.
by Mark Travers, CEO, Brazilian Nickel Limited
13.00 – 16.15
Session 2
Final Investment Decision to Project Delivery
“Putting your neck on the line.”
13.00 – 13.40
Keynote:
Improving Project Performance in the Mining Industry
by Olga Kovalik, EVP, Vale Base Metals
14.05 – 14.25
15.40 – 16.05
Expert Panel Open Mic Discussion
16.00 – 16.15
Closing Remarks
Networking Cocktail Dinner
Tuesday, November 5, 2024
Session 3
Project Financing
“Whose money to use and how to get it”
9.00 – 9.40
Keynote:
Insight and trends in securing project financing for Canadian miners
by Stephen Davy, Vice Chair, Corporate and Investment Banking, Scotia, SVP Mining
10.05 – 10.30
11.20 – 12.00
Expert Panel Open Mic Discussion
12.00 – 13.00
13.00 – 16.15
Session 4
Lessons Learned
“The Good, The Bad and the Ugly”
13.00 – 13.40
Keynote:
Beating the odds in mining project delivery – how generative scheduling can help
by Piotr Pikul, Partner, McKinsey & Company
14.05 – 14.30
Coffee Break & Corporate Exhibit
15.45 – 16.05
Expert Panel Open Mic Discussion
16.05 – 16.15
Closing Wrap-up
