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

Day 1
23 Apr 2019
Day 2
24 Apr 2019
Day 3
25 Apr 2019
Day 4
26 Apr 2019
Day 5
27 Apr 2019

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.

For additional information and bookings please visit:

http://smguinee.com/  

Registration and Stand Setup, Sheraton Grand Hotel

Icebreaker Cocktail – Sponsored by CPDM

Arrival and Seating of Participants

OFFICIAL OPENING CEREMONY

    • MC:  Mme. Maimouna DIAKHABY, Assistant to Minister/Communications Officer, Ministry of Mines and Geology
 
  • 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
His Excellency Prof. Alpha Condé
HE Abdoulaye Magassouba
Malick N’DIAYE
Mr Souleymane Traore
Paulo Roberto Castellari
Bouna SYLLA
Fréderic Bouzigues
10:00 – 11:00

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

HE Abdoulaye Magassouba
Mr. Abdoulaye COULIBALY
Mr Souleymane Traore
Paulo Roberto Castellari
Dr Soukeyna KANE
Abou-Bakar Traoré
Boubacar Bocoum
Fadi Wazni

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

Alexios Kirillov
Mr. Pascal AGBOYIBO
Mr. Guy FONDJO
Mr. Aliou MAIGA
Mr. Cheick SAKO
Dr Vera SONGWE
Gabriel Curtis
13:30 - 14:30

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 

Mr Fassine Fofana
Mr Stéphane BRABANT
Mamady FOFANA
Carl FIRMAN
Bob Adam
Dr. Alkaly Yamoussa Bangoura
15:45 – 16 :15

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

 
Mr. Abdellah MOUTTAQI
Mr. Daouda DIAKITE
Mr. Jean François LABBE
Mr. Mohamed Lamine SY SAVANE
Dr. Alkaly Yamoussa Bangoura
Benoit La Salle

CLOSE OF DAY 1

WELCOME COCKTAIL

Terrace, Sheraton Grand Hotel

Gala Dinner

Gardens, Sheraton Grand Hotel

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.

Dr. Pascal Rey
Mr. Saadou NIMAGA
Mr Souleymane Traore
Mr Eric MABUSHI
Mr Aboubacar Sylla

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

Dr. Ashok Nandi
Mr. Ismaël DIAKITE
ZHANG Chengzhong
Mr. Alan CLARK
Mr. Jean-François DURAND-SMET
Justin Hughes
Chris Bayliss

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

 
Mr. Abdourahmane DIABY
Mr. Didier BAZZO
Ruben de Meijer
Adrian Mill
Seydou Bari Sidibé

COFFEE BREAK

Sponsored by:

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

Malick N’DIAYE
SESSION 7: MINES AND LOCAL CONTENT
Jason Peirce
Mr. Tibou KAMARA
Mr. Olivier BUYOYA
Mr. Alexandre CAMARA
Mr. Danny KEATING
13:45- 14:45

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)

HE Abdoulaye Magassouba
Mr. Alhassane TOURE
Ms. Rachel Gomez CAMARA
Ms. Carine GRACIA
Mr Alexandre LARIONONV
Mr. Rodrigue DJAHLIN
Evgeny Tulubensky

COFFEE BREAK

Sponsored by:

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

Mr Driss MOUNJI
Mr Boubacar THERA
Mr. Abdourahmane DIABY
Oleg Pelevin
Oumar Togueyeni

CLOSE OF DAY 2

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

Mr. Youssouf UWAMAHORO
Dr. Cheick Taliby SYLLA
Mr. Lorentz NWACHUKU
Mr. Michel GAO
Benoit Garrivier
Mr. Kabiné KOMARA
Aboubacar Moustapha

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.

Mr. Koffi Klousseh
Mr. Guy de SELLIER
Mr. Kelvin TAN
Mr Stéphane BRABANT
Mr Christian MULAMULA
Boubacar Bocoum
11:00 – 11:20

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 
Mr. Jean-François ARSENAULT
Ms. Marie GUIS
Mr. Richard CHEVALIER
Mr Denis REYNARD
Mr. Saadou NIMAGA
Mr. Olivier LE BARS
12:30 – 14:00

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

Mr. Jon White
Mr. James Lumley
Amb. Catherine Inglehearn
Mr. Sory KOUYATE
Mr. Baba SYLLA
Mr. Craig Sillars
Mr. Sandy Burrell
Mr. Ibrahima Aminu

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

Mr. Mohamed Seinkoun GASSAMA
Mr. El Hadj Adama TOURE
Mr. Peter AUSTIN
Ms. Linda Rudo MUNYENGETERWA
Bouna SYLLA
Paulo Gomez
Boubacar Bocoum

CLOSING COCKTAIL

TERRACE, SHERATON GRAND HOTEL

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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