Conferences

Global Mining Finance Spring Conference 2012

Programme

8.30 - 9.25 Registration

9.25 Welcome and Introduction: Dr Robert McCaffrey, Director, Global Commodities Media

9.30 Opening Keynote Presentation
Global Exploration Funding, Current Trends across the Mining & Metals Sector
Sponsor: Ernst & Young: Speaker: David Russell: Director: Global Resources: Metals and Mining

Session 1 Global Mining Hotspots: Focus on some of the world's most prospective regions including the United States, Europe, Canada and Africa

10.00 Gold and Silver Exploration, Development and Production in the United States - Arizona
and Idaho Sponsor: Northern Vertex Inc Speaker: Dr Bob Thompson Chief Geologist

10.30 Gold Exploration, Development and Production in New Europe - Turkey
Sponsor: Ariana Resources Plc: Speaker: Kerim Sener Managing Director

11.00 Coffee & networking

11.30. Gold Exploration, Development and Production In Ontario - Canada
Sponsor: Treasury Metals Inc: Speaker: Martin Walter President and CEO

12.00 Gold Exploration, Development and Production In Southern Africa - Zimbabwe
Sponsor: Caledonia Mining Corporation: Speaker: Mark Learmonth Vice President
Corporate Development and Investor Relations

12.30 Meet the delegates

13.00 Networking Lunch

Session 2 - Financing Global Mining Projects

14.00 Raising Finance In the Current Marketplace - A Broker's Perspective
Sponsor: Cenkos Securities: Speaker: Joe Nally: Natural Resources

14.30 Is debt available in the current climate? Raising debt finance: a corporate and investment banking perspective
Sponsor: Societe Generale: Speaker David Halkyard, co-head, Mining finance

15.00 Closing keynote
A fund Manager's View: what criteria must miners now meet to be attractive for Investment
Sponsor Scipion Capital: Speaker Elena Clarici: Portfolio Manager Scipion Mining and Resources Fund

15.30 Onwards Drinks Reception and Networking

(Subject to change)