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Agenda: Critical Minerals Mission
Agenda: Critical Minerals Mission
September 11-13 | Denver, CO
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Wednesday, September 11, 2024
Kick-off lunch with Consulate General
Denver Energy Center, 1625 Broadway, Suite 820, Denver, CO
| 11:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Arrival and Registration |
| 12:15 p.m. – 12:20 p.m. | Welcoming Remarks by Bryan N. Detchou, Senior Director, Natural Resources, Environment and Sustainability, Canadian Chamber of Commerce |
| 12:20 p.m. – 12:25 p.m. | Introduction by Matt Johnson, External Manager – Eagle Mine, Lunding Mining |
| 12:25 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Opening remarks by Sylvain Fabi, Consul General of Canada in Denver and Rob Stewart, Deputy Minister of Trade, Government of Canada |
| 12:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. | Presentation by Stan Pence, Trade Commissioner Foreign investment attraction to Canada (Mining, Oil and gas) and Sean Clark, Senior Trade Commissioner. |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. | Lunch |
Roundtables with Government & Industry Stakeholders
Denver Energy Center, 1625 Broadway, Suite 820, Denver, CO
| 1:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. | Panel 1: The State of Mining in Colorado Moderator: Kelly Ward, President, Women in Mining USA (Denver Chapter) Panellists: Senator Cleave Simpson, Colorado General Assembly Adam Eckman, President & CEO, Colorado Mining Association Scott Petsel, President, Metallic Minerals John Wilmot, General Manager of Colorado Operations, Climax Molybdenum |
| 2:55 p.m. – 3:40 p.m. | Panel 2: Building a Skilled Mining Workforce in North America Moderator: Lesley Warren, Director, Mining Future Initiative, University of Toronto Panellists: Misael Cabrera, Director, University of Arizona School of Mining Dr. Snehamoy Chatterjee, Associate Professor, Michigan Technological University Sarah Derdowski, Program Manager IN2, National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) |
| 3:50 p.m. – 4:35 p.m. | Panel 3: Critical Minerals and National Security, Defense, and Geopolitics Moderator: Photinie Koutsavlis, Vice President, Mining Association of Canada Panellists: Cullen Hendrix, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute Robert Johnston, Executive Director at the Center on Global Energy Policy, Columbia University Morgan Bazilian, Director, Payne Institute for Public Policy Adam C. Burstein, Lead, Strategic & Critical Materials, Office of the Secretary of Defense |
| 4:45 p.m. – 5:40 p.m. | Fireside Chat | Governor of Colorado Moderator: Matthew Homes, SVP Policy and Government Relations, Canadian Chamber of Commerce Speaker: Jared Polis, 43rd Governor of Colorado |
| 5:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks by Matthew Holmes, Canadian Chamber of Commerce |
Mission Reception
The Governor’s Residence (Carriage House), 400 E 8th Ave, Denver, CO
| 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. | Cocktail Reception with Government and Industry leaders Remarks by: Rep. Matthew Soper, Colorado House of Representatives Jeff Gaulin, General Manager, Vale Base Metals David Anonychuk, Global Vice President, Metallurgy and Consulting, SGS Bryan N. Detchou, Canadian Chamber of Commerce |
Thursday, September 12, 2024
Breakfast
Denver Energy Center, 1625 Broadway, Suite 820, Denver, CO
| 8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. | Breakfast & Networking |
Roundtables with Government & Industry Stakeholders
Denver Energy Center, 1625 Broadway, Suite 820, Denver, CO
| 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | Panel 4: Financing Critical Minerals Projects in North America Moderator: Brad Handler, Program Lead, Sustainable Finance Lab, Payne Institute Panellists: Karr McCurdy, Partner, Rock Elm Capital David Hammond, Principal Mineral Economist, Hammond International Group |
| 10:15 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. | Panel 5: Canada-US Collaboration on Critical Minerals Moderator: Marcella Munro, Head, Government & Regulatory Affairs, Teck Resources Panellists: Chris Davy, Director for Energy Transformation, U.S. Department of State Rob Stewart, Deputy Minister of International Trade, Global Affairs Canada |
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. | Presentation: Updates from the Wilson Center Moderator: Bryan Detchou, Senior Director, Canadian Chamber of Commerce Speaker: Christopher Sands, Director, Canada Institute, Wilson Center |
| 12:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks by Matthew Holmes & Bryan Detchou, Canadian Chamber of Commerce |
Critical Minerals Symposium
Colorado School of Mines, 1500 Illinois St, Golden, CO
| 2:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Participation in Payne Institute Critical Minerals Symposium |
| 5:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. | Critical Minerals Symposium Reception |
Friday, September 13, 2024
| 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Participation in Payne Institute Critical Minerals Symposium |
| 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Visit of Edgar Experimental Mine Accompanied by: Ryan Peay, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Resource Sustainability, U.S. Department of Energy |
| Departure of delegates |
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