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DRAFT AGENDA

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Tuesday 19^th June 2012

10.00 – 18.00  Registration of participants and installation of exhibition stands 

 

Day One :Wednesday 20^th June 2012

 

9.30 Presentation of the programme by the masters of ceremony:

• Gilbert Temba, President, AZMEC
• Emmanuel Mutati, President, Chamber of Mines of Zambia

 

10.00 – 11.00 Session 1: The legislative & regulatory framework in the mining and energy sector

• Current Law, Evolution, Changes Hon. Richard Musukwa, MP, Deputy Minister of Mines, Energy and Water Development - DOWNLOAD
• Nathan Chishimba, Immediate Past President, Chamber of Mines - DOWNLOAD
• Developing Zambia’s mining sector: towards a win-win for all, Kundhavi Kadiresan, Country Director for Zambia, World Bank - DOWNLOAD
• Transparent, equitable and optimal exploitation of mineral resources: The Role of the Chambers of Mines, Veston Malango, President, MIASA - DOWNLOAD

 

10.30   Opening & Visit of the exhibition stands

 

11.00 – 11.30 Coffee Break                   Sponsored by:                    

 

11.30 – 13.00        Session 2	11.30 – 13.00           Workshop 1
Unleashing the potential of Zambia energy resources: updates on generation and T&D	Enabling Greatness Led by Mubanga Chileshe, Mac Recruitment Ltd
Chairperson: Dr Silani Mwenechanya   Zambia’s Untapped [Electricity] Generation Potential – A CEC Perspective,Michael J. Tarney, Managing Director- Corporate Development,  Copperbelt Energy Corporation - DOWNLOAD Exploring for Geothermal Power in the East African Rift Valley; The Case of Zambia, Banda Moses, Director, Kalahari Geo- Energy Ltd Power and Energy Projects, Victor Mundende, Acting MD, ZESCO - DOWNLOAD James Manda, Director - Infrastructure and Operations Regulation, Energy Regulation Board - DOWNLOAD	Enabling greatness - a case study of how Micare Mines transformed the attitudes of over 5,000 employees to attitudes of leadership, enabling greatness in the team and exceeding their business plans expectation.

 

12.30 -14.00  Lunch Break                   Sponsored by:                 

 

16.00 – 17.00 Session 3: Zambia’s current/forecast mineral production. How can capacity grow?

Chairperson: Ian Hart, Exploration Manager, Vale - DOWNLOAD

• ZCCM-IH’s strategic role, Mukela, Muyunda, CEO, ZCCM - IH - DOWNLOAD
• Technology and Innovation: A roadmap for capacity growth, Brad Gnanasivam, Director - Strategy & Business Development, Konkola Copper Mines Plc
• The Mopani Story, Daniel Callow, CEO, Mopani Copper Mines Plc - DOWNLOAD
• Supplying future copper demand: Zambia’s role, Vivienne Lloyd, Senior Consultant, CRU Group - DOWNLOAD
• Innovation on the Dumper Truck Body, Bart Roychoudhury, Sales Manager, Van Reenen Steel (Pty) Ltd - DOWNLOAD

 

15.30-16.00 Coffee Break

 

16.00 Official opening ceremony

Welcome speeches by Platinum Sponsor:

• Jeyakumar Janakaraj, CEO, Konkola Copper Mines Plc - DOWNLOAD

Keynote address by:

• Hon. Christopher Yaluma, MP, Minister of Mines, Energy & Water Development
• Dr Guy Scott, Vice President of the Republic of Zambia

17.00     End of Day 1

 

 

Day Two :Thursday  21^th June 2012

 

09.00 – 10.00                  Session 4	09.00 – 10.00                 Workshop 2
Funding for exploration: current market trends	Optimising Water Usage in the Mining Sector Led by Nyundo Armitage
Chairperson: Fred Bandubonse, GM Chamber of Mines, Zambia   Zambia Mining- where to next? Peter Von Klemperer, Director Mining & Metals, Corporate Investment Banking, Standard Bank - DOWNLOAD Role of a Development Finance Institution in Exploration Funding, Dr Ndoba Vibetti, Senior Project Manager, Mining and Mineral Beneficiation, Strategic Business Unit, IDC - DOWNLOAD	Types of water pollution arising from mining activities and how to address them Acid mine drainage Heavy metal contamination & leaching Process chemicals pollution Erosion and sedimentation   Strategies for pollution prevention Economic & environmental costs of contaminated water from mining activities Impact of mining operations on the ecosystem Effectively and efficiently incorporating water in the production process Managing water consumption on mining site Regulatory framework: enforcing and governing mine water management Water use, reuse and treatment: what is currently being done and how it can be improved Incorporating the latest technology in mine water management Aims:  Disseminating information with regards to what is being currently done to manage and optimise water usage in the mining sector while addressing the socio-environmental issues.

 

10.00-10.30 Coffee Break

 

10.30 – 11.30 Session 5: Updates on new exploration projects/ mines in the development phase

 

Chairperson: Daniel Callow, CEO, Mopani Copper Mines Plc

• Discover, Develop, Deliver, Tony De Santis, COO,  Blackthorn Resources - DOWNLOAD
• An Update of Uranium Exploration and Development in Zambia, Andrew Goode, Project Director, Africa and Country Manager, Denison Mines - DOWNLOAD
• Updates in Mineral Exploration Projects/ Mining Development Projects, Dr Sixtus Mulenga, Co Founder & CEO, Tranter Resources Zambia Ltd - DOWNLOAD

 

11.30 – 12.30 Session 6: Sustainable Development & Governance : transparency and corporate social responsibility issues

Chairperson: Acting Director, ZEMA*

• Vale in Zambia – Creating long term value through strategic partnerships and Mineral Exploration, Eduardo Etchart, Exploration Manager, Vale - DOWNLOAD
• Sustainable Development & Governance : Transparency and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) issues – The CASE OF AIRTEL IN ZAMBIA, Fayaz King, Managing Director, Airtel - DOWNLOAD
• The role of development partners in building sustainable CSR relationships with key stakeholders: the experience of EITI, Anwar Ravat, Operations Adviser Mining, World Bank - DOWNLOAD
• Sustainable Development Challenges in the Mining and Petroleum Sector, Sheila Khama, Director of Extractive Resources Services, Africa Center for Economic Transformation - DOWNLOAD
• ATLAS COPCO ZAMBIA - DOWNLOAD

 

 

12.30 -14.00 Lunch Sponsored By:                                                                                      

 

14.00 -15.00 Session 7: Upstream Petroleum exploration potential & downstream sector updates

Chairperson: Geoffrey Mulenga, Treasurer, AZMEC

• Africa’s evolving  downstream oil sector, David Bleasdale, Executive Director, CITAC Africa LLP - DOWNLOAD

• Emerging Frontier in Energy Search, Nic J. Money, Geologist, AZMEC - DOWNLOAD

 

15.00 – 15.30 Coffee Break

 

15.30 – 17.00                                               Workshop 3

Interactive Workshop Snakes for Safety Led by Rick Melvill, Creative Director, Unplugged Communications

The workshop will focus on what tools are available when maximising value from communication spend, as well as how to assess which tools are required. To move people, to act: you need to engage with them effectively, especially with HSE and risk to life and business issues.   As a working system this program has been successfully used in South Africa by among other blue chip organizations; AngloCoal, Kumba, Aquarius, Xstrata, Murray & Roberts, Sasol Mining, shaft Sinkers.   10 min What’s in a message 10 min Examples of “getting the message across” 10 min Steps needed to arrive at an effective engagement plan 40 min Experiential Case Study Demonstration: Snakes for Safety 10 min Discussion

 

17.00  End of Day 2

 

19.00 – 22.00 Gala Dinner at the Intercontinental Hotel Sponsored by:

 

 

Day Three : Friday 22^nd  June 2012

 

 

9.00 – 10.30 Session 8: Implementing transport infrastructures projects: fundamentals for success

 

Chairperson: Zambia Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport*

 

• Infrastructure development along transport corridors: an incentive for trade expansion, Andrew Sinyangwe, Business Development Manager, Walvis Bay Corridor Group - DOWNLOAD
• Advent of rails and its role in the mining industry, Dave Skipping - DOWNLOAD
• Henry Sakala, Manager privatisation, ZDA - DOWNLOAD
• Nelson Nyangu, Director of Planning , Ministry of Transport & Communications, Director of Planning - DOWNLOAD

 

10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break

 

 

11.00  – 12.30 Session 9: Local Participation and Human Capital: How to attract, include and retain the right people in the supply chain

 

Chairperson: Dr Osbert Sikazwe, Dean, UNZA School of Mines

 

• Local Participation and Human Capital, Fred Bantubonse, General Manager, Chamber of Mines of Zambia - DOWNLOAD
• Education and Skills in the Development of the Mineral Sector in Zambia, Professor Imasiku Nyambe, Zambia School of Mines - DOWNLOAD
• Quality Training and Return on Investment, David Vosburg, Managing Director, Topfloor - DOWNLOAD
• Mining & socio-economic objectives: a model for employment creation, skills & SME development & women’s empowerment, Mrs Malani Padayachee-Saman, CEO, MPA (Pty) Ltd - DOWNLOAD
• ZCCM-IH’s initiatives, Mukela Muyunda, CEO, ZCCM - IH - DOWNLOAD

 

 

12.30 – 14.30: Lunch Break

 

14.30 – 16.30 Session 10:  Round table discussion:  policy options and safeguards against volatile world commodity prices

 

Chairperson: Gilbert Temba, President, AZMEC

 

• Macroeconomic  policies and instruments to reduce Zambia import bill
• Fiscal policy developments and aims
• Domestic economic growth

Panel members:

• Robert Liebenthal, Vice President, Economics Association of Zambia
• Praveen Kumar, Cluster Leader & Lead Economist, World Bank - DOWNLOAD
• Caesar Cheelo, Research Fellow on Trade & Investment, ZIPAR
• Dr Mulenga Pamu, Director of Economics, Bank of Zambia
• Fredson Yamba, Secretary to Treasury, Ministry of Finance

 

 

16.30 -17.00  Closing Ceremony  & Presentation of conference report

 

19.00 – 22.00 Closing Cocktail Reception at Taj Padmozi