Agenda
Day One | Day Two
Day 1 Wednesday 2 June 2010
8.30 Registration & morning coffee
9.00 Opening remarks
9.10 Greenland an attractive place to invest
- Investment opportunities in Greenland
9.40 Consequences of the financial crisis-What can we expect from 2010 & beyond?
- Consequences of the financial crisis-What can we expect from 2010 & beyond?
- Short term and long term economic outlook
- Structural policy issues etc
Henrik Thomasen, Project Manager, NIRAS Greenland
10.20 GEUS - Latest discoveries and outlook
Leif Thorning, Geological Survey of Denmark & Greenland (GEUS)
Bo Steensgaard, Geological Survey of Denmark & Greenland (GEUS)
11.00 Morning tea
11.30 Financing alternatives for exploration projects
- Facing challenging capital markets as the global economic crisis has had an amplified effect in the juniorresource companies
- Responsible reduction of operating expenses by prioritizing programs, reducing overheads, cutting budgets and initiating measures aimed at capital preservation.
12.00 Key Challenges in Community Engagement and Development
- About ICMM: Background and Overview on the International Council on Mining and Metals
- Key Mining Sector Risks and Opportunities and those related to community engagement/development
- ICMM's work program: how it is addressing key sectoral risks and opportunities
- Characteristics of successful community development programs
Claire White, Program Officer, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)
12.30 Lunch
Petroleum - Current activities & exploration programmes
1.30 Nunaoil
Hans Kristian Olsen, Managing Director, Nunaoil
2.00 Cairn Energy PLC
Mike Watts, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Cairn Energy PLC
2.30 A panel on offshore petroleum exploration
- Activities/requirements/logistics
- Potential biophysical effects and their management
- Potential community effects and economic benefits and their management
3.00 Afternoon tea
3.30 Platina's Skaergaard gold-pgm project moves to next stage
Rob Mosig, Managing Director, Platina Resources Limited Logistics
4.00 Transport & logistics in challenging areas
Niels Clemensen, Artic Base Supply A/S, Nuuk Greenland
4.30 Challenges operating in an arctic climate
- Case study example - Sydveranger (Northern part of Norway)
John Pettigrew, Commercial Mining Manager - Europe, Caterpillar Inc - Global Mining Division
Michael Olsen, Contract and Project Manager Sydvaranger, Pon Equipment A/S
5.00 Close of Day 1
All speakers and delegates are invited to attend an informal cocktail reception
Official Conference Dinner
Network with your peers in a relaxed environment and make new business contacts.
