AGENDA OVERVIEW
The Symposium Mines Guinea Conference program will offer participants unparalleled insights into Republic of Guinea’s and by extension, the region’s Mining industry future. During the three days of conference, over 80 expert panelists will share project updates, challenges in the industry, the critical role of technology in this sector and regulatory updates. The Main theme of SMG 2021 is:
“GROWING GUINEA’S ECONOMY THROUGH DIVERSIFIED & SUSTAINABLE MINING OPERATIONS”
The conference program sessions will feature:
- Interactive Presentations – Speakers will discuss their projects, technologies and future plans. A Q&A session will follow to give delegates a chance to comment and ask questions on the presentations made.
- Open Panel Discussions – Panellists will share their opinions on specific topics through a moderated discussion among peers. The moderator will also introduce points of discussion raised by audience members.
- Round Table Discussions – Led by an industry expert, the Audience will participate in high level discussions on the issues of the day. The more intimate nature of these sessions often rewards participants with unique insights.
- Networking Functions – Whether it is a simple Coffee Break or a Gala Dinner, the Networking Breaks offer you a chance to meet with speakers and other participants in a less formal environment. You can schedule meetings with other attendees ahead of time with the SMG Networking App.
Would you like to Speak?
Contact our team and express your interest to speak,
so that a member of our program team can speak to you and see how you can be included into the SMG 2021 Agenda!
Topics:
- Continue and intensify geological research.
- Boost the local transformation of raw materials to create a synergy between Mines and energy.
- Encourage mining companies to invest in synergy with their activities, in other areas of sustainable development such as agriculture
- Urge mining companies to adhere to the pooling of transport and mineral evacuation infrastructures.
- Strengthen the institutional capacity of the mining administration.
- Invite local communities to prioritize inclusive dialogue to foster a peaceful business climate
- Review the legislation to set up economic units
- Readjust mining investments considering the lack of accommodation of mining infrastructure for agriculture.
2019 Agenda Overview
TOURIST TRIP TO LOOS ISLANDS – TUESDAY
The Loos Islands are an archipelago of six islands off Conakry, the capital. Three are inhabited: Kassa, Room, and Tamara and three other uninhabited: Coral, Blanche and Cabris. These three inhabited islands each have their particularities and particular tourist attractions that we ask you to discover.
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Registration and Stand Setup, Sheraton Grand Hotel
Icebreaker Cocktail – Sponsored by CPDM
Arrival and Seating of Participants
OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY
- Presentation of the Symposium Agenda, Bouna SYLLA, President of the Organising Committee, Symposium Mines Guinea 2019
- Speech by Mr Malick N’DIAYE, President, Guinea Chamber of Mines and Deputy General Manager, Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC)
- Presentation of Lead Sponsors:
- Mr. Souleymane TRAORE, Director General, Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée
- Mr. Frédéric BOUZIGUES, Managing Director, Société Minière de Boké (SMB)
- Mr. Paulo Roberto CASTELLARI, Chief Executive Officer, Guinea Alumina Corporation SA (GAC)
- Welcome Speech by Hon. Mr Abdoulaye MAGASSOUBA, Minister of Mines & Geology
- Opening Speech by His Excellency the President of the Republic of Guinea, Professor. Alpha CONDÉ
VISIT OF THE EXHIBITION STANDS AND COFFEE BREAK
KEYNOTE SPEECH: THE SYNERGY BETWEEN MINING AND INFRASTRUCTURE: THE CHALLENGE FOR GUINEA’S INTEGRATED AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Keynote Speaker
Dr Donald KABERUKA, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, SouthBridge Group
KEYNOTE PANEL: THE SYNERGY BETWEEN MINING AND INFRASTRUCTURE: THE CHALLENGE FOR GUINEA’S INTEGRATED AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Moderator
Abu Bakar Traore, Director of Cabinet ABT, Former Minister of Mines and Former Minister of Finance of Mali.
Speakers
Mr. Abdoulaye MAGASSOUBA, Minister of Mines and Geology, Republic of Guinea
Dr Soukeyna KANE, Regional Director, World Bank Group
Mr. Souleymane TRAORE, Director General, Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée
Mr. Fadi WAZNI, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Société Minière de Boké
Mr. Paulo CASTELLARI, Chief Executive Officer of Guinea Alumina Corporation (GAC);
Mr. Abdoulaye COULIBALY, Director, Governance and Public Finance Management Department, AfDB
Mr. Boubacar BOCOUM, Chief Expert on Mining Issues, World Bank
SESSION 1: GUINEA’S INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK
Moderator
Dr Vera SONGWE, Executive Secretary, Economic Commission for Africa
Speakers
Mr. Cheick SAKO, State Minister, Minister of Justice, Guinea
Mr Gabriel CURTIS, Minister of Investments and Public and Private Partnerships, Guinea
Mr. Aliou MAIGA, Director of Operations, West and Central Africa, IFC
Mr. Alexios KIRILOW, Lawyer and Acting Legal Counsel, Guinea Alumina Corporation SA (GAC)
Mr. Pascal AGBOYIBOR, Lawyer
Mr. Guy FONDJO, President, Professional
LUNCH BREAK
SESSION 2 – Perspectives du Marché Mondial des Minerais et Métaux
Modérateur
Stéphane BRABANT,Avocat associé & Responsable (Chairman) du Groupe Afrique, Herbert Smith Freehills ;
Intervenants
M. Carl FIRMAN, Analyste Wood Mackenzie (Presentation);
M. Bob Adam, Independent Consultant;
M. Mamady FOFANA, Directeur Général de la SOGUIPAMI.
Dr. Alkaly Yamoussa BANGOURA, Conseiller du Président, Chargé des Questions Minières
PAUSE-CAFÉ
SESSION 3: GUINEA’S MINING POTENTIAL: TOWARDS BETTER GEOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE
Moderator
Dr. Alkaly Yamoussa BANGOURA, Adviser to the President for Mining Issues,
Speakers
Mr. Mohamed Lamine SY SAVANE, Director General, Center for Mining Promotion and Development, Ministry of Mines and Geology;
Mr. Jean François LABBE, BRGM Consultant;
Mr. Daouda DIAKITE, Assistant Minister of Mines and Geology (Presentation);
Dr Tomas Grand, AMTEC
Mr. Benoit LA SALLE, Director and Chairman of the Board, Sama Resources
Mr. Abdellah MOUTTAQI, Secretary General, National Office of Hydrocarbons and Mines of Morocco
CLOSE OF DAY 1
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WELCOME COCKTAIL
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Gala Dinner
SESSION 4 – SOCIAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT
Moderator
Dr. Pascal REY, President and CEO, INSUCO
Speakers
Mr Aboubacar Sylla, Consultant, Ergo Strategy Group
M. Souleymane Traoré, Directeur Général, Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée.
M. Saadou NIMAGA, Secrétaire Général du Ministère des Mines et de la Géologie ;
M. Eric MABUSHI, Coordinateur pour l’Afrique de l’Ouest, SFI CASA.
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SESSION 5: GUINEA: FROM BAUXITE TO ALUMINA
Moderator
Mr Chris BAYLISS, Deputy Secretary General, International Aluminum Institute
Speakers
Mr. Alan CLARK, Director, CMA Group (Presentation)
Dr. Alkaly Yamoussa BANGOURA, Advisor to the President of the Republic, in charge of Mining Issues
Mr. Ismaël DIAKITE, General Manager, SMB Winning Consortium Refinery
Mr. Paulo CASTELLARI, Chief Executive Officer, Guinea Alumina Corporation / EGA
Mr. Justin HUGHES, Head, Aluminium Raw Materials, CRU Group
Mr. Chengzhong ZHANG, Deputy General Manager, Chinalco
Dr. Ashok NANDI, President of the International Bauxite Alumina and Aluminum Society, IBAAS
Mr. Jean-François DURAND-SMET, Mining Engineer, Consultant
SESSION 6: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT MANAGEMENT
Moderator:
Adrian MILL, Head of Environmental and Social Sustainability, BDO
Speakers:
Dr. Seydou Bari SIDIBE, Secretary General, Ministry of Environment, Water and Forests
Mr. Abdourahmane DIABY, General Manager, Société Anglogold Ashanti de Guinée ( SAG)
Mr. Didier BAZZO, ESIA Consultant, Société Minière de Boké (SMB)
Mr. Ruben de Meijer, Managing Director, Vermeer West Africa
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COFFEE BREAK
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SESSION 7: MINES AND LOCAL CONTENT
Moderator
Mr. Olivier BUYOYA, Resident Representative of the IFC
Speakers
Mr. Tibou KAMARA, Minister of State in the Presidency, Special Advisor to the President of the Republic, Minister of Industry and Small and Medium Enterprises
Mr. Malick NDIAYE, President, Guinea Chamber of Mines
Mr. Danny KEATING, Managing Director of Dynamic Mining
Mr. Alexandre CAMARA, Managing Director of Globetrans
Dr Ibrahim DIALLO, DG Bourse de la Sous-Traitance
Mr. Jason PEIRCE, Environmental and Social Director, Alufer Mining
LUNCH BREAK
SESSION 8: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Moderator
Mr. Rodrigue DJAHLIN, Sustainable Infrastructure Consulting Services Africa Manager, IFC
Speakers
Mr. Abdoulaye MAGASSOUBA, Minister of Mines and Geology, Republic of Guinea
Ms. Rachel Gomez CAMARA, Country Director, CECI
Mr. Alhassane TOURE, Director General, National Agency for Financing Local Authorities (ANAFIC)
Mr. Evgeny TULUBENSKY, Chairman-of the Board of Directors, Société Minière de Dinguiraye (SMD)
Mr Alexandre LARIONONV, Interim Representative of Russky Aluminy LTD in Guinea
Ms. Carine GRACIA, Director of Community Relations of Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG)
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COFFEE BREAK
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SESSION 9: GOLD PROJECT DEVELOPMENT
Moderator
Mr. Oumar TOGUEYENI, Regional Vice President, West Africa, IAM Gold
Speakers
Mr. Oleg PELEVIN, Director of Projects and Development Strategy, Nordgold
Mr. Abdourahmane DIABY, Managing Director, Anglogold Ashanti Company
Mr Boubacar THERA, Managing Director, Toro Gold
Mr Driss MOUNJI, Director of Operations, Managem Guinea
CLOSE OF DAY 2
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OFFICIAL GALA DINNER
JARDIN, SHERATON GRAND HOTEL
SESSION 10: MINES AND ENERGY
Moderator
Mr. Kabiné KOMARA, Former High Commissioner of the Organization for the Development of the Senegal River, Former Prime Minister of the Republic of Guinea
Speakers:
Dr. Cheick Taliby SYLLA, Minister of Energy and Hydraulics; Senior Representative, TBEA
Mr. Youssouf UWAMAHORO, Senior Specialist, Energy Department, World Bank
Mr. Aboubacar MOUSTAPHA, Mining Technical Expert, Fuels, Lubes, Petroleum Specialties & Energy, TOTAL
Mr. Benoit GARRIVIER, Head of Development and Transaction, AEMP
Mr. Michel GAO, Director General, TBEA Guinea (Presentation)
Mr. Lorentz NWACHUKU, Investment Expert, IFC Infrastructures
SESSION 11: Financement des Infrastructures Minières
Moderator
Mr. Guy de SELLIER, President, HCF International
Speakers
Mr. Stéphane BRABANT, Associate Attorney & Chairman of the Africa Group, Herbert Smith Freehills
Mr. Kelvin TAN, Founder, Core Advisory, Singapore
Mr. Koffi KLOUSSEH, Project Development Director Africa 50
Mr Christian MULAMULA, Mining Investment Expert, IFC.
COFFEE BREAK
SESSION 12: CREATING A MASTERPLAN THROUGH SHARED INFRASTRUCTURE
Moderator
Mr. Saadou NIMAGA, Secretary General, Ministry of Mines and Geology
Speakers
Mr Denis REYNARD, Project Director, SETEC International
Mr. Richard CHEVALIER, Project Manager Mutualization (GAC, CBG, Rusal)
Ms. Marie GUIS, Partner at Lincoln Legal Services
Mr. Jean-François ARSENAULT, Managing Partner, CPCS
Mr. Olivier LE BARS, Associate, White & Case
LUNCH
SESSION 13: MINES AND INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT
Mining, but not as you know it: Future success will depend on driving wider economic growth in sectors such as agriculture, while protecting the environment and driving sustainable job creation. Are you ready for mining’s new era?
Moderator
Amb. Catherine INGLEHEARN, British Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea
Panel Members
Mr. James LUMLEY, Chief Executive, AAM
Mr. Jon WHITE, CEO, Impact Agri
Mr. Ibrahima AMINU, APP Manager, Invest in Africa
Mr. Sandy BURRELL, Director, WSP Group
Mr. Craig SILLARS, Specialist, Mining and Infrastructure, DIT
Mr. Baba SYLLA, Deputy Director General , The Center for Mineral Promotion and Development
Mr. Sory KOUYATE, Coordinator of the Mining Sector Governance Support Project, Pagsem
SESSION 14: MINES AND INTEGRATED DEVELOPMENT
Moderator
Mr. Paulo GOMEZ, Counsellor of the Government of Guinea;
Speakers
Mr. Peter AUSTIN, Consultant at Creativa (Presentation);
Mr. Bouna SYLLA, Economic and Fiscal Adviser to the Minister of Mines and Geology;
Mr. El Hadj Adama TOURE, Director, Enclave Project, World Bank;
Mr. Mohamed Seinkoun GASSAMA, Director General, Authority for Development and Administration of Special Economic Zones
Ms. Linda Rudo MUNYENGETERWA, Director of Infrastructure and Natural Resources for Africa and the Middle East, IFC
Mr. Boubacar BOCOUM, Chief Expert on Mining Issues, World Bank
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CLOSING COCKTAIL
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CLOSING GALA DINNER
JARDIN, SHERATON GRAND HOTEL
TOURIST TOUR OF BOKÉ
1 overnight and 2 days from 26 – 27 April 2019
Registrations close 23rd April 2019
Description: The Boké region is cosmopolitan and very rich in tourism, agriculture and mining. It brings together important resources and the largest mining companies in Guinea since independence. This output will allow you to have a great touristic and mining industry experience
For additional information and bookings please visit: http://ametrade.org/smguinee/
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