This year’s theme is Mining and covid-19: From Crisis to Sustainability. Many sessions will examine important mining sector trends and government responses stemming from the ongoing health and economic crisis. The AGM includes a global cast of speakers comprised of high-level officials and top mining-sector experts from government, academia, industry, non-governmental, and international organizations.
The AGM will run for three hours each day, from 8:30 to 11:30 EDT / 14:30 to 17:30 CEST. Most sessions will include simultaneous interpretation for participants in English, French, and Spanish.
Sessions run concurrently throughout the event. Consult the Agenda at a Glance to plan ahead. The full agenda with session descriptions is available in English, French, and Spanish.
17 one-hour sessions include:
• Artisanal and small scale mining
• Climate change
• Employment and skills
• Environmental and tailings management
• Gender equality
• Mine closure
• Resource taxation
• Responsible sourcing
• Technological innovation.
Speakers include:
• Henrik Ager, President, Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology
• Mohammad Haroon Chakhansuri, Minister of Mines and Petroleum, Afghanistan
• Mark Cutifani, CEO, Anglo American
• Aidan Davy, COO, ICMM
• Aïssatou Sophie Gladima, Minister of Mines and Geology, Senegal
• Carolina Rojas-Hayes, Deputy Minister of Mines, Colombia
• Luis Miguel Incháustegui, Minister of Energy and Mines, Peru
• Daniel Kaufmann, President Emeritus, NRGI
• Segolo Lekau, Commissioner General, Botswana Unified Revenue Service
• Baldo Prokurica, Minister of Mining, Chile
• Wayne Swan, Former Deputy PM and Treasurer, Australia
• Nigel Topping, High Level Champion for Climate Action, United Kingdom.
Registration is here.
