Agenda 2021

Bi-Minister of Mining and Energy,  Government of Chile
Ingeniero comercial de la Universidad Católica y máster en Administración de Empresas y máster en Administración Pública de la Universidad de Harvard.

Su trayectoria profesional se inició entre 2000 y 2010 en la empresa asesora de finanzas corportivas Asset Chile.

El año 2010 se unió al primer gobierno del Presidente Sebastián Piñera como jefe de gabinete del ministro de Interior Rodrigo Hinzpeter, donde ocupó un rol preponderante en el Comité de Emergencia creado para enfrentar la reconstrucción del país tras el terremoto de febrero de 2010.

El 29 de julio de 2011 asumió como subsecretario de Vivienda, donde continuó con la labor de reconstrucción, potenciando el rol de desarrollo urbano del ministerio.

Posteriormente, el 24 de julio de 2013 asumió como ministro de Trabajo y Previsión Social, desde donde se abocó a extender la Sala Cuna a todas las mujeres trabajadoras, misión que definió entonces como un proyecto que “empareja la cancha entre los niños”.

Tras desempeñar diversas labores en el sector privado, en enero de 2019 asumió la responsabilidad de dirigir el Fondo de Infraestructura, una nueva empresa del Estado que tiene el objetivo de desarrollar nueva infraestructura pública como carreteras, trenes y puertos.

 

Ahora asume un desafío aún mayor. Encabezar el ministerio de Energía que tiene por misión conducir a Chile hacia una nueva matriz energética, más verde, descarbonizada, con énfasis en las energías renovables no convencionales y con la misión de encaminar a Chile a ser neutro en emisión de carbono.

Tiene 45 años y está casado con la historiadora Luz María Diaz de Valdés.

 

 

CEO,  Codelco
Octavio Araneda is a mining engineer from Universidad de Chile, a MSc from Curtin University in Australia and a MSc in metallurgy from Universidad de Chile. He has 33 years of experience, having practically developed his entire career at the state-owned mining company, mainly in the El Teniente division where he became general manager in 2010, before rising to become VP of operations Central South in 2012 and CEO of the entire company in September 2019.

Octavio Araneda es ingeniero civil de Minas de la Universidad de Chile, MSc de la Universidad de Curtin en Australia y Magíster en metalurgia de la Universidad de Chile. Tiene 33 años de experiencia, ha desarrollado prácticamente toda su carrera en la empresa minera estatal, principalmente en la División El Teniente, donde asumió como gerente general en 2010, antes de convertirse en vicepresidente de Operaciones Centro Sur en 2012 y presidente ejecutivo de la compañía en septiembre de 2019.

President,  Sonami
Diego Hernández holds a degree in Civil Mining Engineering from the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (Mines ParisTech), in France, validated by both Universidad de Chile and Universidade Federal de MG (Brazil). From 1973 to 1985, he held several positions in mining companies in Chile as well as in Brazil. From 1985 to 1988, Diego Hernández was Technical Director of Rio Tinto Group, in Brazil, and from 1988 to 1996, Mr. Hernández occupied several senior positions within Anglo American PLC Group in Chile, including CEO of Compañía Minera de Mantos Blancos. Between 1996 and 2001, Diego Hernández was CEO of Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, a major Chilean copper mining joint venture. From 2001 to 2004, he was Non-Ferrous Executive Director of Vale do Rio Doce (VALE) and, from 2004 to 2010, President of BHP Billiton Base Metals. From 2010 to May 2012, he was appointed Executive President of CODELCO - Chile, which is the world’s largest copper producer. From August 2012 to September 2014 he was CEO of Antofagasta Minerals and from September 2014 to April 2016 CEO of Antofagasta plc. a Chilean-based copper mining group. Currently he is Chairman at SONAMI (Chilean Chamber of Mines) and Director at Nexa Resources.

CEO,  Codelco
Octavio Araneda is a mining engineer from Universidad de Chile, a MSc from Curtin University in Australia and a MSc in metallurgy from Universidad de Chile. He has 33 years of experience, having practically developed his entire career at the state-owned mining company, mainly in the El Teniente division where he became general manager in 2010, before rising to become VP of operations Central South in 2012 and CEO of the entire company in September 2019.

Octavio Araneda es ingeniero civil de Minas de la Universidad de Chile, MSc de la Universidad de Curtin en Australia y Magíster en metalurgia de la Universidad de Chile. Tiene 33 años de experiencia, ha desarrollado prácticamente toda su carrera en la empresa minera estatal, principalmente en la División El Teniente, donde asumió como gerente general en 2010, antes de convertirse en vicepresidente de Operaciones Centro Sur en 2012 y presidente ejecutivo de la compañía en septiembre de 2019.

President,  Sonami
Diego Hernández holds a degree in Civil Mining Engineering from the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Paris (Mines ParisTech), in France, validated by both Universidad de Chile and Universidade Federal de MG (Brazil). From 1973 to 1985, he held several positions in mining companies in Chile as well as in Brazil. From 1985 to 1988, Diego Hernández was Technical Director of Rio Tinto Group, in Brazil, and from 1988 to 1996, Mr. Hernández occupied several senior positions within Anglo American PLC Group in Chile, including CEO of Compañía Minera de Mantos Blancos. Between 1996 and 2001, Diego Hernández was CEO of Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, a major Chilean copper mining joint venture. From 2001 to 2004, he was Non-Ferrous Executive Director of Vale do Rio Doce (VALE) and, from 2004 to 2010, President of BHP Billiton Base Metals. From 2010 to May 2012, he was appointed Executive President of CODELCO - Chile, which is the world’s largest copper producer. From August 2012 to September 2014 he was CEO of Antofagasta Minerals and from September 2014 to April 2016 CEO of Antofagasta plc. a Chilean-based copper mining group. Currently he is Chairman at SONAMI (Chilean Chamber of Mines) and Director at Nexa Resources.

President Minerals Americas,  BHP

CEO, Chile,  Anglo American
Aaron Puna is currently Chief Executive Officer of Anglo American Chile since August 1, 2019. Prior to this he was the Executive Head of Technical for Base Metals. He has over 20 years’ experience in the mining industry having worked in a range of commodities in both open pit and underground mines. He joined Anglo American in Australia in 2008 and has been fulfilled General Manager roles for Capcoal and Dawson as well as Corporate roles focused on performance. In 2016 he was appointed to the role of Head of Open Pit Mining, Group Technical & Sustainability, in London where his remit included technical excellence, operational excellence, and sustainability. 

Group CEO,  Antofagasta
Iván Arriagada joined Antofagasta Minerals S.A., a Chilean-controlled company listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index in February 2015. In April 2016, he was appointed CEO of Antofagasta plc, the holding company of Antofagasta Mining Group. Mr Arriagadais a Commercial Engineer, graduate of the Adolfo Ibañez Business School at Universidad Federico Santa María and holds a Master of Science from the London School of Economics. Prior to joining Antofagasta Minerals, he held the position of ChiefFinancial Officer at Codelco. Before this, he was President of Pampa Norte at Base Metals BHP Billiton, Vice President of Operations at Base Metals BHP Billiton and Chief Financial Officer for Copper at BHP Billiton. Mr Arriagada previously worked in the oil and gas industry at Royal Dutch Shell International, holding various posts in finance and business development, primarily in England, USA and Argentina.

Iván Arriagada ingresa al Grupo Minero Antofagasta Mineral S.A, empresa chilena inscrita en el London Stock Exchange y constituyente del Indice FTSE 100 en febrero de 2015. En abril de 2016, es designado Presidente
Ejecutivo de Antofagasta PLC, empresa controladora del Grupo. Iván es Ingeniero Comercial, graduado de
la Escuela de Negocios Adolfo Ibáñez de la Universidad Federico Santa María. Posee un Masters en Ciencias
del London School of Economics. Antes de unirse a Antofagasta Minerals, ocupó el cargo de Vice Presidente
de Finanzas de Codelco, Presidente de Pampa Norte de BHP Billiton Metales, Vice Presidente de Operaciones
de Metales Base de BHP Billiton y Vice Presidente de Cobre de BHP Billiton. Previamente trabajó en la industria
del petróleo y gas en el Royal Dutch Shell International, ocupando diversos puestos en finanzas y desarrollo
de negocios , principalmente en Inglaterra , EE.UU. y Argentina.

President and Chief Executive Officer,  Hudbay Minerals Inc.
Peter Kukielski was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in January, 2020 after serving as Interim Chief Executive Officer since July 2019. Peter has more than 30 years of extensive global experience within the base metals, precious metals and bulk materials sectors, having overseen operations across the globe for companies. Most recently, Mr. Kukielski was President and Chief Executive Officer of Nevsun Resources Ltd. from May 2017 until the acquisition of Nevsun in December 2018. From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Kukielski was Chief Executive Officer of Anemka Resources, a private company backed by Warburg Pincus formed to invest in global mining assets. From 2008 to 2013, he was the Chief Executive, Mining for ArcelorMittal, responsible for 27 operating mines and three major development projects, distributed within 12 countries. From 2006 to 2008, Mr. Kukielski was the Chief Operating Officer of Teck Resources, responsible for the copper, zinc, gold and the metallurgical coal operations and projects, in addition to overseeing the commercial function. From 2001 to 2006, he was with Falconbridge (originally Noranda) in senior roles, latterly including Chief Operating Officer, and in years prior he had various increasingly senior roles with other major mining companies, including direct experiences in engineering, commissioning and operating significant mines in a wide variety of international jurisdictions.

President And Chief Operating Officer – Americas,  Freeport McMoran
Josh Olmsted is President and Chief Operating Officer-Americas. He has responsibility for driving critical operational, technological and transformational initiatives within the company’s Americas organization. Mr. Olmsted has nearly 30 years with the company that have included senior leadership roles at several operating sites in the U.S. and South America. He has a Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering from Colorado School of Mines, and he completed the General Management Program at Harvard Business School.

Director of Copper Research and Strategy,  CRU
Vanessa Davidson is manager of CRU's Copper and Wire and Cable teams. She has over 20 years' experience in evaluating a range of metal markets, including lead, zinc, aluminium, nickel, stainless steel, ferrochrome, and more recently copper. During her time at CRU, Vanessa has managed many marketing studies, cost reports and project feasibility studies. She has also given frequent papers at international conferences.

Vanessa graduated with a degree in Economics in 1985.

Chief Executive, Copper,  Rio Tinto
Bold Baatar was appointed chief executive, Copper in February 2021. Prior to this, from 2016, he ran the Energy & Minerals product group. During this time, he has helped drive the optimisation of Rio Tinto’s portfolio, and generated significant shareholder value through a responsive market approach and development of new products and markets.

Under his leadership, Energy & Minerals maintained a strong focus on sustainability and extraction of critical minerals from our existing ore bodies such battery grade lithium, scandium and monazite.

Previously a member of the RT Iron Ore ExCo, as managing director Iron Ore Sales and Marketing and Marine, based in Singapore, with accountability for the Group's iron ore sales and ocean freight business servicing global operations

Bold joined Rio Tinto in May 2013 as president of Copper International Operations, responsible for a diverse portfolio of greenfield and operating sites in South Africa, Australia, Indonesia, USA and Mongolia. Bold served as an advisor to the Group from 2010 on its investments in the Oyu Tolgoi, copper and gold mine in Mongolia.

He previously held executive leadership positions with a diversified investment management business and a local gold mining company in Mongolia. Until 2009, Bold was an investment banker with JPMorgan for 11 years in New York and London focusing on private equity and leveraged buyout transactions, M&A and issuance of public equity and debt securities.

He was the chairman of Mongolian Stock Exchange from 2010 to 2012, chairman of the Mongolian Mining Association from 2012 to 2014 and served as a non-executive director on the board of Southgobi Resources Ltd from 2013 to 2014.

President Minerals Americas,  BHP

President, Mining and Metals,  Bechtel
Ailie MacAdam joined Bechtel in 1985 and she has held project, business development and senior management roles in the infrastructure, oil & gas and mining industries. These include operations manager and acting president of the Infrastructure global business unit, general manager for the Asia-Pacific region and project director for Crossrail – Europe’s largest infrastructure project.
Ailie has a BSc. in chemical engineering from Bradford University. She was elected senior vice president in 2012.
In 2016, Ailie was named one of the UK’s Top 50 Women in Engineering.
She was appointed president of the M&M business unit in November 2020.

Ailie MacAdam se integró a Bechtel en 1985 y ha ocupado cargos en proyectos, desarrollo de negocios y alta gerencia en las industrias de infraestructura, petróleo y gas y minería. Estos incluyen gerente de operaciones y presidenta interina de la unidad de negocios global de Infraestructura, gerenta general para la región de Asia-Pacífico y directora del proyecto Crossrail, el proyecto de infraestructura más grande de Europa.
Ailie tiene título de ingeniera química de Bradford University. Fue elegida senior vice president en 2012.
En 2016, Ailie fue nombrada una de las Top 50 Women in Engineering en Reino Unido.
Fue nombrada presidenta de la unidad de negocios de M&M en noviembre de 2020.

Group Chief Executive Officer,  FLSmidth
Thomas Schulz is the CEO of FLSmidth since 2013. He was the driving force behind the 2019 launch of MissionZero, FLSmidth’s ambition to deliver zero emission technology to both mining and cement already in 2030. MissionZero is a game changer in two industries labelled “hard to abate” by the UN and with emissions that total more than 10% of all global emissions.

Prior to joining FLSmidth in 2013, Thomas Schulz held various global management positions in Sandvik since 2001, among others:  Member of Group Executive Management and Chairman of SJL Shan Bao. From 1998 – 2001 he was with Svedala Industri AB.  Based on his international assignments he was located in various countries like Sweden, Singapore, Denmark and Germany.

Thomas Schulz has an educational background as MSc in Mineral Processing (1993) and PhD in Mining Engineering (1999) from Technical University of Aachen in Germany. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of Norsk Hydro ASA

Vice President of Strategy and Transformation, Americas,,  Worley

Managing Director & Partner,  Boston Consulting Group

Managing Director & Partner,  Boston Consulting Group
Agustín Costa is Managing Director & Partner at Boston Consulting Group, where he co-leads the Mining Sector globally. Agustín supports global mining clients in topics of digital transformation, analytics, operational improvement, strategy and organization. He is a professor on innovation and digital transformation at Universidad de Chile´s mining industry MBA. He holds an Industrial Engineer degree from ITBA (Instituto Tecnológico de Buenos Aires), has a technical degree in Electronics & Telecommunications and received an MBA degree with distinction (honors) from Harvard Business School.

CEO,  The Weir Group

Jon Stanton is CEO of The Weir Group PLC, one of the world’s leading providers of mining technology with 11,000 employees in more than 60 countries.  Weir designs, manufactures and services solutions in extraction, comminution, mill circuit, fluid and tailings management and its equipment is used to process the majority of the world’s copper.  Since becoming CEO in 2016 Jon has put making mining operations more sustainable and efficient at the heart of the Group’s purpose.  This recognises the role Weir’s innovative engineering plays in helping miners increase productivity and safety while reducing energy, water and waste.

 

Jon first joined Weir as Group Finance Director in 2010 having previously been a partner with EY, where he led global board-level relationships with a number of FTSE-100 multi-national companies.  In May 2019 he joined the Board of Imperial Brands as a Non-Executive Director and became Chair of the Audit Committee in June 2020.

 

President and Chief Executive Officer,  Hudbay Minerals Inc.
Peter Kukielski was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer in January, 2020 after serving as Interim Chief Executive Officer since July 2019. Peter has more than 30 years of extensive global experience within the base metals, precious metals and bulk materials sectors, having overseen operations across the globe for companies. Most recently, Mr. Kukielski was President and Chief Executive Officer of Nevsun Resources Ltd. from May 2017 until the acquisition of Nevsun in December 2018. From 2013 to 2017, Mr. Kukielski was Chief Executive Officer of Anemka Resources, a private company backed by Warburg Pincus formed to invest in global mining assets. From 2008 to 2013, he was the Chief Executive, Mining for ArcelorMittal, responsible for 27 operating mines and three major development projects, distributed within 12 countries. From 2006 to 2008, Mr. Kukielski was the Chief Operating Officer of Teck Resources, responsible for the copper, zinc, gold and the metallurgical coal operations and projects, in addition to overseeing the commercial function. From 2001 to 2006, he was with Falconbridge (originally Noranda) in senior roles, latterly including Chief Operating Officer, and in years prior he had various increasingly senior roles with other major mining companies, including direct experiences in engineering, commissioning and operating significant mines in a wide variety of international jurisdictions.

Senior Analyst, Base Metals,  CRU
Marta Dec joined CRU in September 2020 as a senior analyst in the Base Metals team. She is the lead cost analyst for nickel. Before joining CRU, Marta has worked as a research specialist for McKinsey in London and Brussels, covering copper and cobalt markets. Prior to her analyst career she has spend over 6 years working in variety of operational and technical roles for First Quantum Minerals in Finland, Zambia, Australia and Panama. She holds a Masters of Science in Engineering specializing in Mining & Power Engineering, hence why her strong interest in renewable energy and ESG aspects in mining and metals.

Managing Director, Deputy Regional Group Head,  Fitch Ratings
Joe Bormann is a managing director and deputy regional group head for Fitch Ratings’ Latin America corporate team. Joe joined Fitch in 2000. He is a Chairperson for corporate rating committees and has served as a member of Fitch’s Corporate Criteria Committee. Joe has broad knowledge of the region, as he has been the lead analyst on more than 50 issuers during his career at Fitch. His sectors of professional expertise include metals/mining, pulp/paper, and building materials. Joe has an MBA from the University of Chicago and is a member of the CFA Institute and the CFA Society Chicago.

Joe Bormann es director general y jefe adjunto del grupo regional para el equipo corporativo de América Latina de Fitch Ratings. Joe se unió a Fitch en el año 2000. Es presidente de comités de calificación corporativa y se ha desempeñado como miembro del Comité de Criterios Corporativos de Fitch. Joe tiene un amplio conocimiento de la región, ya que ha sido el analista líder en más de 50 emisores durante su carrera en Fitch. Sus sectores de experiencia profesional incluyen metales / minería, pulpa / papel y materiales para la construcción. Joe obtuvo un MBA de la Universidad de Chicago y es miembro del CFA Institute y de la CFA Society Chicago.

Director of Studies,  Consejo Minero

• Desde 2012 es Gerente de Estudios del Consejo Minero.
• Entre 2000 y 2011 se desempeñó en el sector público, primero en la Fiscalía Nacional Económica, luego en regulación de mercados del Ministerio de Economía y posteriormente como asesor del Ministerio Secretaría General de la Presidencia.
• Entre 1990 y 1999 tuvo cargos académicos, como investigador de Ilades/Georgetown University y profesor del Departamento de Industrias de la Universidad Federico Santa María.
• Ha dictado cursos de regulación y competencia en diversas universidades.>
• También ha integrado la Comisión Preventiva Antimonopolios, el Tribunal de la Libre Competencia y el Panel de Expertos del Transporte Público.
• Es economista de la Universidad Católica de Chile y Master en Economía de Georgetown University (Ilades, Santiago de Chile)

Strategy & Business Intelligence Manager,  Boliden Smelters

Johan Andersson is Strategy & Business Intelligence Manager at Boliden Smelters, primarily focusing on the forming and implementation of the company’s strategy.

He has an academic background in business administration and prior to joining Boliden, Johan was Trade Commissioner for Sweden in Chile, where his responsibility was to support Swedish companies in their internationalization in Chile and Peru. In that position he had the opportunity to get to know the Chilean and Peruvian mining industry first hand, which then lead on to start working for Boliden, a metal producer in the forefront of sustainability.  

Head of Global Commodities Strategy,  BOCI Global Commodities
Xiao Fu is the head of Commodity Markets Strategy at Bank of China International. Ms Fu's team covers all commodity sectors ranging from energy, base metals, precious metals and agriculture. Her focus is to combine top-down global macro / financial drivers with fundamental analysis to provide investment advice. She speaks regularly at global conferences and is frequently quoted by media including Bloomberg, Reuters, the FT and the Wall Street Journal. Before joining BOCI, Ms Fu worked as an economist and a commodity strategist at Deutsche Bank in London. She studied Economics at the London School of Economics and Harvard University.

President,  Boliden Smelters

Daniel has a Master of Science (MSc) in Chemical Engineering with Industrial Economics from Åbo Academy University, Finland. Before entering Boliden AB Daniel has many years of experience from industrial companies i.e. as Business Area Manager, as site Manager for Business Unit and several roles as Production Manager both in Sweden and internationally.

 

Chief Executive, Copper,  Rio Tinto
Bold Baatar was appointed chief executive, Copper in February 2021. Prior to this, from 2016, he ran the Energy & Minerals product group. During this time, he has helped drive the optimisation of Rio Tinto’s portfolio, and generated significant shareholder value through a responsive market approach and development of new products and markets.

Under his leadership, Energy & Minerals maintained a strong focus on sustainability and extraction of critical minerals from our existing ore bodies such battery grade lithium, scandium and monazite.

Previously a member of the RT Iron Ore ExCo, as managing director Iron Ore Sales and Marketing and Marine, based in Singapore, with accountability for the Group's iron ore sales and ocean freight business servicing global operations

Bold joined Rio Tinto in May 2013 as president of Copper International Operations, responsible for a diverse portfolio of greenfield and operating sites in South Africa, Australia, Indonesia, USA and Mongolia. Bold served as an advisor to the Group from 2010 on its investments in the Oyu Tolgoi, copper and gold mine in Mongolia.

He previously held executive leadership positions with a diversified investment management business and a local gold mining company in Mongolia. Until 2009, Bold was an investment banker with JPMorgan for 11 years in New York and London focusing on private equity and leveraged buyout transactions, M&A and issuance of public equity and debt securities.

He was the chairman of Mongolian Stock Exchange from 2010 to 2012, chairman of the Mongolian Mining Association from 2012 to 2014 and served as a non-executive director on the board of Southgobi Resources Ltd from 2013 to 2014.

Head of Global Commodities Strategy,  BOCI Global Commodities
Xiao Fu is the head of Commodity Markets Strategy at Bank of China International. Ms Fu's team covers all commodity sectors ranging from energy, base metals, precious metals and agriculture. Her focus is to combine top-down global macro / financial drivers with fundamental analysis to provide investment advice. She speaks regularly at global conferences and is frequently quoted by media including Bloomberg, Reuters, the FT and the Wall Street Journal. Before joining BOCI, Ms Fu worked as an economist and a commodity strategist at Deutsche Bank in London. She studied Economics at the London School of Economics and Harvard University.

Secretary General of Copper Branch,  China Non-ferrous Metal Industry Association

Duan Shaofu, Director of Heavy Nonferrous Metals Department/Secretary General of Copper Branch of China Nonferrous Metal Industry Association. He is a Professor Senior Engineer with over 20 years working experience in the nonferrous metal research industry.

He once participated in the research and scheme work of 12th/13th Five-Year Plan for nonferrous metals, 3rd/4th round of national mineral resources planning, and presided over the China Copper Industry Development Strategy Study, Nonferrous Metals Green Mine Standard, Global Refined Copper Consumption and Trend Study, etc.

Vice President,  China Copper

Mr. Ma Huizhi, Vice President of China Copper; Chairman and President of China Copper International Trading Group Ltd. Mr. Ma used to serve as top manager in big-sized enterprises like Baiyin Nonferrous Group, China Copper Ltd etc. Having been working in nonferrous industry more than 30 years, Mr. Ma possesses rich experiences in management of international trading enterprises.

Mining and Future Energy Correspondent,  Reuters
Ernest Scheyder is a journalist at Reuters covering the future of energy and transportation, with a focus on
copper, lithium, cobalt and other minerals powering the electrification trend reshaping our global economy. He also
writes regularly on electric vehicle and battery technology. Previously, he covered the oil and natural gas industry
for eight years, including a stint living in North Dakota’s Bakken shale oil patch for Reuters, telling the stories of the
fracking boom and bust from a unique perch. A Maine native, Scheyder is a graduate of the University of
Maine and the Columbia Journalism School.

Ernest Scheyder es periodista en Reuters y cubre el futuro de la energía y el transporte, con foco en cobre, litio,
cobalto y otros minerales que sirven para la tendencia de electrificación que cambiará la forma de nuestra economía
global. También escribe con regularidad sobre tecnología de batería y vehículos eléctricos. Con anterioridad, cubrió
la industria de gas natural y petróleo durante ocho años, incluido un período en que vivió en los pozos de petróleo
de esquisto de Bakken en Dakota del Norte para Reuters, donde relató los sucesos de auge y decadencia de la
fractura hidráulica desde una posición única. Nativo de Maine, Scheyder se graduó en la Universidad de Maine
y en la Facultad de Periodismo de Columbia. Es fanático de los deportes de resistencia, y corrió cinco maratones y
diez triatlones.

Managing Partner,  DMM Advisory Group
Krisztina is the Managing Partner of DMM Advisory Group, an international management consultancy providing strategy, commercial and technical consulting services for the metals, mining and diamond sectors. Krisztina has gathered over 20 years expertise in strategy and management consulting. Her commodity focus has been copper and steel raw materials with focus on nickel. She developed and led a number of relevant projects including strategy development, custom-made market investigation and outlook, evaluation of material movements, value chain study, market entry analysis, project evaluation, and due diligence. Her list of clients includes several mining majors, metal producers, junior mining companies, investors, and sector bodies. She has a Bachelor degree from the University of Cologne, Germany, and an MBA from NYU Stern Business School New York, USA. She regularly speaks at international conferences.

Managing Director,  Metra Martech Ltd

Peter trained in the aerospace Industry and after several industrial  positions  he joined the French Consultancy Metra International, working internationally particularly on new technology projects and markets, for Governments and major companies.

With a colleague, he bought out the UK industrial side of the consultancy and  has since focused on market models and technologies concerned mainly, but not exclusively with materials and processes.

Senior Technology Analyst,  IDTechEx

Luke Gear is a Senior Technology Analyst at IDTechEx where he leads the research on Electric Vehicles. He has a specialist knowledge of the markets and technologies underlying electric vehicles, energy storage for electric vehicles, and stationary energy storage, as well as an expertise in forecasting, technology benchmarking and competitive landscape analysis.

Luke's background is a Master of Physics from the University of Bath, where he studied a variety of topics including photonics, nanoscience and condensed matter. His interest for sustainable energy began with his Master's placement at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, where he helped improve the efficiency of a piece of specialist scientific software. His work contributed to the ITER project, a fusion experiment in Southern France that hopes to be the first to generate a surplus of energy.

Today, Luke speaks regularly both at IDTechEx events and external events, sharing the latest insights on electric vehicle and battery trends. He has provided keynote presentations and technical masterclasses across three continents.

Head of Business Unit Raw Materials,  Fraunhofer Institute
Dr Luis Tercero is head of the Business Unit Systemic Risks and coordinates all work related to materials and raw materials at the Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI in Karlsruhe, Germany. Starting 2009, he has managed or been actively involved in a variety of projects (German, EU, Industry) related to critical raw materials, raw material supply and demand, changing demand through emerging technologies, dynamic modelling of material flows, raw materials policy and resource efficiency. He received his formal training as a chemical engineer (B.Sc., M.Sc., Dr.-Ing.) in Nicaragua, U.S.A. and Germany.

 

El Dr. Tercero Espinoza maneja la Unidad de Negocios Riesgos Sistémicos y coordina los trabajos sobre materiales y materias primas en el Instituto Fraunhofer para la Investigación de Sistemas y de la Innovación ISI en Karlsruhe, Alemania. Desde el 2009 ha manejado o contribuido a diversos proyectos (alemanes, europeos, para la industria) relacionados con materias primar críticas, suministro y demanda de materias primas, cambio en la demanda por nuevas tecnologías, modelos dinámicos de flujos de materiales, y políticas y eficiencia en el uso de materias primas. Estudió ingeniería química (licenciatura, maestría, doctorado) en Nicaragua, EEUU y Alemania.

 

CEO, Chile,  Anglo American
Aaron Puna is currently Chief Executive Officer of Anglo American Chile since August 1, 2019. Prior to this he was the Executive Head of Technical for Base Metals. He has over 20 years’ experience in the mining industry having worked in a range of commodities in both open pit and underground mines. He joined Anglo American in Australia in 2008 and has been fulfilled General Manager roles for Capcoal and Dawson as well as Corporate roles focused on performance. In 2016 he was appointed to the role of Head of Open Pit Mining, Group Technical & Sustainability, in London where his remit included technical excellence, operational excellence, and sustainability. 

CEO,  KGHM

Vice President, Chile, Sustainability and Corporate Affairs,  Teck
Amparo es responsable de proporcionar la dirección estratégica a las relaciones con las comunidades y el gobierno, los asuntos corporativos y las comunicaciones de las operaciones chilenas. También lidera los sistemas de Salud, Seguridad, Medio Ambiente y Sistemas Comunitarios, y las actividades de permisos ambientales de los proyectos en Chile.

Directora de la Sociedad Nacional de Minería y nombrada entre las 100 Mujeres Inspiradoras Mundiales en la Minería 2020 (WIM100) por Women In Mining UK.

Periodista de la Universidad Católica, con más de 30 años de experiencia trabajando en empresas chilenas y multinacionales.

Fundadora,  Comunidad Inclusiva

Directora de Salud Ocupacional y,  Codelco and President, Women and Mining Chile

Executive Director,  CESCO

Alejandra Wood is a historian of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. For more than a decade, she was the External Affairs Manager of BHP Billiton after which she became manager of Scotiabank's corporate affairs and CSR division. Until October 2015, she was executive director of the Gabriela Mistral Cultural Center (GAM), a position she held for five years. She currently holds the position of executive director of the Center of Copper and Mining Studies (CESCO), a non-profit organization based in Chile, which has been acting as the forum of discussion for the future for copper industry, involving various important stakeholders for more than 30 years. She is member of the board of Ciudad Emergente, Beethoven Foundation and Mustakis Foundation and member of the Icare Innovation Circle. She is also counsel fo Comunidad Mujer. In the year 2010 she was highlighted for her management skills, in the annual balances of Revista Qué Pasa, La Segunda newspaper and Paula magazine. In 2007 and 2013 she was included in the 100 Women Leaders of Chile, recognition given by the newspaper El Mercurio and in 2012 she received the Women's Energy award for her work with the community. 

Historiadora de la Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile. Por más de una década se desempeñó como gerenta de Asuntos Externos de BHP Billiton. Fue gerenta de la división de Asuntos Corporativos y RSE de Scotiabank. Hasta octubre de 2015 fue directora ejecutiva del Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM), cargo que ejerció durante cinco años. Actualmente ocupa el cargo de directora ejecutiva del Centro de Estudios del Cobre y la Minería (CESCO), organización sin fines de lucro que ha actuado como un foro de discusión en torno al futuro de la minería del cobre en Chile y la región, involucrando a varios stakeholders relevantes por más de treinta años. Es miembro del directorio de Ciudad Emergente, Fundación Beethoven y Fundación Mustakis y miembro del Círculo de Innovación de Icare. Además es consejera de Comunidad Mujer. El año 2010 fue destacada por su gestión, en los balances anuales de Revista Qué Pasa, diario La Segunda y Revista Paula. Los años 2007 y 2013 fue incluida entre las 100 Mujeres Líderes de Chile reconocimiento entregado por el diario El Mercurio y en 2012 recibió el premio Energía de Mujer por su trabajo con la comunidad. 

 

Sub-secretary of Mining,  Ministry of Mining, Government of Chile
Ingeniero Civil de Industrias con mención en Minería y Máster en Economía de Minerales de la Pontificia Universidad Católica.

Fue Secretario Regional Ministerial de Obras Públicas en la Región de Antofagasta y posee 8 años de experiencia en explotación de minas de rajo abierto y subterránea.

Hasta su nombramiento, se desempeñaba como Intendente en la Región de Antofagasta.

Minister of Women and Gender Equity,  Government of Chile
Ms. Zalaquett is a former member of Congress, entrepreneur and radio and TV personality. She studied Journalism in Bolivia and Chile and holds a Diploma in Political Campaign Management from American University.

In December 2009, she was elected to Congress as a member of the Unión Demócrata Independiente (UDI) party to represent the districts of Maipú, Estación Central and Cerrillos from 2010 to 2014. As a legislator, she participated actively on the following standing committees: Tourism, Foreign Affairs, Economics, Inter-Branch Matters, Latin American Integration, Family and Senior Citizens. She chaired the Tourism Standing Committee from 2012 to 2013 and the Economics Standing Committee from 2013 to 2014.

Ms. Zalaquett has dedicated a great deal of effort to social issues, serving on the board of nonprofit Fundación Palestina Belén 2000 and the Metropolitan Region Tourism Committee. Ms. Zalaquett is an active member of the Unión Demócrata Independiente party and served as the party’s Deputy Chair for the period 2010-2011.

She is married and has four children.

Manager of Corporate Affairs & Communications,  Bechtel
Marilyn Urtubia has nearly 15 years of experience in corporate communications, and public and media relations. After spending seven years in France, where she worked as a consultant for global sporting events, she joined Bechtel in 2012 and held multiple roles in the execution of a mega project.
Subsequently, she was appointed corporate affairs & communications lead for Latin America. She assumed her current role as M&M’s manager of external affairs & communications in 2016.
Marilyn has a BA in journalism from Universidad Católica del Norte and a graduate certificate in coaching from Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.

Marilyn Urtubia cuenta con cerca de 15 años de experiencia en comunicaciones corporativas y relaciones públicas y con los medios. Después de pasar siete años en Francia, donde trabajó como consultora para eventos deportivos de talla mundial, se unió a Bechtel en 2012, ocupando varios cargos durante la ejecución de un megaproyecto.
Posteriormente, fue nombrada líder de asuntos corporativos y comunicaciones para Latinoamérica. Asumió su cargo actual como gerenta de asuntos externos y comunicaciones de M&M en 2016.
Marilyn tiene título en periodismo de la Universidad Católica del Norte y un certificado en coaching de la Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez.

Principal Consultant, Consulting,  CRU
Taylor Shively is in his 14th year with CRU Consulting and specialises in providing analysis and strategic advice to miners, smelters, processors, governments and project lenders around the world. With extensive experience assessing project competitiveness and modelling risk, cash flow and mining costs, he has developed risk-adjusted models and targeted advice to support long term mine planning and decision making at some of the world’s largest copper mining operations. Taylor holds a M.S. in Engineering and Technology Management and a B.S. in Economics, both from the Colorado School of Mines.

Managing Director,  SRK Consulting Chile and Corporate Consultant
Esteban Hormazabal is Managing Director of SRK Consulting Chile and Corporate Consultant. He has more than 25 years of specific experience in geotechnical engineering, rock mechanics and geotechnical instrumentation, working in different world class mining and civil engineering projects. Additionally, he is an expert in analysis and geomechanical design of underground mining and surface excavations using 2D and 3D numerical modelling, stability analysis and slope design in open pits and waste dumps.
He has led different and important open pit and underground mining projects in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Mexico, Peru, Russia, Uruguay, USA and Uzbekistan.
Esteban has authored several publications and has been speaker at different national and international conferences. He is a Fellow member of the AusIMM, member of SAIMM and the Commission for the Qualification of Competencies in Mineral Resources & Reserves of Chile (Competent Person).

Senior Partner,  Rio Indomito

Founder, Executive Co-Chairman,  Ivanhoe Mines
For more than 25 years, Robert Friedland has been recognized by leaders of the international financial sector and mineral resource industries as an entrepreneurial explorer, technology innovator and company builder. He has successfully developed a portfolio of respected public and private companies whose initiatives have led to several of the world’s most significant mineral discoveries and mine developments, applications of disruptive technologies and contributions to significant economic growth in established and emerging markets in the Asia Pacific Region, Southern Africa and the Americas.

Senior Vice President, Base Metals, North America and Peru,  Teck Resources Limited
Shehzad Bharmal was appointed Senior Vice President, Base Metals, North America and Peru in December 2020. Prior to that he led Teck’s Base Metals Operations in North America which include copper and zinc mines and a zinc metallurgical complex. He also leads global Supply Management for Teck. Mr Bharmal joined Teck in 1992 as an Engineer-in-Training, and over the last 29 years, has held progressively more senior roles within the organization. Previous roles include Vice President responsible for Technology and Innovation across Teck; Vice President, Strategy and Development, Copper; General Manager, Operations Development in Chile for Teck’s projects; and Director, Business Improvement, where he led business improvement activities across the company. Mr Bharmal holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree, Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University. He is also a graduate of the Executive Development Program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

Group CEO,  Antofagasta
Iván Arriagada joined Antofagasta Minerals S.A., a Chilean-controlled company listed on the London Stock Exchange and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index in February 2015. In April 2016, he was appointed CEO of Antofagasta plc, the holding company of Antofagasta Mining Group. Mr Arriagadais a Commercial Engineer, graduate of the Adolfo Ibañez Business School at Universidad Federico Santa María and holds a Master of Science from the London School of Economics. Prior to joining Antofagasta Minerals, he held the position of ChiefFinancial Officer at Codelco. Before this, he was President of Pampa Norte at Base Metals BHP Billiton, Vice President of Operations at Base Metals BHP Billiton and Chief Financial Officer for Copper at BHP Billiton. Mr Arriagada previously worked in the oil and gas industry at Royal Dutch Shell International, holding various posts in finance and business development, primarily in England, USA and Argentina.

Iván Arriagada ingresa al Grupo Minero Antofagasta Mineral S.A, empresa chilena inscrita en el London Stock Exchange y constituyente del Indice FTSE 100 en febrero de 2015. En abril de 2016, es designado Presidente
Ejecutivo de Antofagasta PLC, empresa controladora del Grupo. Iván es Ingeniero Comercial, graduado de
la Escuela de Negocios Adolfo Ibáñez de la Universidad Federico Santa María. Posee un Masters en Ciencias
del London School of Economics. Antes de unirse a Antofagasta Minerals, ocupó el cargo de Vice Presidente
de Finanzas de Codelco, Presidente de Pampa Norte de BHP Billiton Metales, Vice Presidente de Operaciones
de Metales Base de BHP Billiton y Vice Presidente de Cobre de BHP Billiton. Previamente trabajó en la industria
del petróleo y gas en el Royal Dutch Shell International, ocupando diversos puestos en finanzas y desarrollo
de negocios , principalmente en Inglaterra , EE.UU. y Argentina.

Senior Vice President, Base Metals, North America and Peru,  Teck Resources Limited
Shehzad Bharmal was appointed Senior Vice President, Base Metals, North America and Peru in December 2020. Prior to that he led Teck’s Base Metals Operations in North America which include copper and zinc mines and a zinc metallurgical complex. He also leads global Supply Management for Teck. Mr Bharmal joined Teck in 1992 as an Engineer-in-Training, and over the last 29 years, has held progressively more senior roles within the organization. Previous roles include Vice President responsible for Technology and Innovation across Teck; Vice President, Strategy and Development, Copper; General Manager, Operations Development in Chile for Teck’s projects; and Director, Business Improvement, where he led business improvement activities across the company. Mr Bharmal holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree, Mechanical Engineering from the University of British Columbia and a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Simon Fraser University. He is also a graduate of the Executive Development Program at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management.

President – CEO,  Compañía Minera Antamina S.A
President and General Manager of Antamina, he is a Mining Engineer from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica del Peru, with a master's degree in Business Administration (MBA) from the ESAN School of Business Administration, he also has specialization studies at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and Kellogg School of Management.
With over 30 years of experience in managing open pit and underground mining Operations and Projects.
He has vast experience as General Manager in prestigious companies in the sector such as Rio Alto Mining, Compañia Minera Milpo, and Compañia de Minas Buenaventura, where he recently held the position of CEO - General Manager. In addition, he is currently President of the Board of Directors of the Peruvian Institute of Mining Engineers (IIMP).

Presidente y Gerente General de Antamina, es Ingeniero de Minas por la Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, con maestría en Administración de Empresas (MBA) por la Escuela de Administración de Negocios de ESAN, además posee estudios de especialización en Wharton School de la Universidad de Pennsylvania y en Kellogg School of Management.
Cuenta con más de 30 años de experiencia en la gestión de Operaciones y Proyectos mineros de tajo abierto y subterráneo.
Posee amplia experiencia como Gerente General en prestigiosas empresas del sector como Rio Alto Mining, Compañía Minera Milpo, y Compañía de Minas Buenaventura, donde recientemente estuvo desempeñándose como CEO – Gerente General. Además, actualmente es Presidente del Consejo Directivo del Instituto de Ingenieros de Minas del Perú (IIMP).

Principal Analyst,  CRU
Erik Heimlich is a Principal Analyst in the Copper Analysis team at CRU. Since joining CRU in 2012, Erik has been involved in the analysis of the copper market with a particular focus on Latin American mine supply. 
Erik regularly undertakes site visits to copper operations around the world.

Erik holds an MSc in Economics and Econometrics from Essex University and is based in CRU's Santiago office.

Vice President Underground Planning,  Freeport McMoRan

Tim Casten is a mining engineer with over 30 years of experience in underground mining.  He holds an undergraduate degree from the Camborne School of Mines in the UK and a MSc. from the Mackay School of Mines at the University of Nevada-Reno, USA.

After starting his career on the Channel Tunnel in the UK, Tim held a variety of roles in underground mining including time at both the San Manuel block cave mine and the Resolution project in Arizona, USA.  Tim joined Freeport-McMoRan in 1997 and worked on the underground operations at the Grasberg district in West Papua, Indonesia.

He is currently based out of the corporate office in Phoenix, Arizona, where he is the Vice President of Underground Planning and heads up a team primarily focused on supporting the Indonesian underground operations at the Grasberg minerals district.

CEO,  London Metal Exchange
Matthew Chamberlain is the CEO of the London Metal Exchange and a member of the Management Committee of HKEX Group. He was previously the COO and Head of Strategy of the LME and co-Head of Business Development across the LME and LME Clear.
During his time at the LME, Matthew has led the LME's warehousing reform process, the deployment of the new London platinum and palladium prices and the LMEprecious initiative.
Matthew joined the LME in November 2012 having advised HKEX on the acquisition of the LME while heading European financial technology coverage at UBS. Previously, he was a founding member of the financial institutions coverage team at Perella Weinberg. He started his career at Citibank.
 Matthew holds an MA from Cambridge University.

Director, ESG Research,  Fitch Ratings

Nneka Chike-Obi joined Fitch Ratings in the ESG Research team in 2020. She is based in Hong Kong and covers thematic ESG topics with a particular interest in emerging markets, agriculture, and natural resources. Before joining Fitch, Nneka worked in emerging markets’ impact investing and private equity at Acorus Capital in Hong Kong and AgDevCo in London, focusing on the natural resources and industrial sectors. She previously worked as a commodities analyst at ICAP and Barclays Investment Bank. Nneka has an M.Sc. from The London School of Economics and a B.A. from Stanford University.

 

Executive Director,  The Copper Mark
With over 10 years of experience working on the design, implementation and independent assessment of sustainability standards, Michèle Brülhart has evaluated and assisted companies at every level of the supply chain—from raw material to end product—and across multiple materials. She was previously the Director of Innovations at the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) and served as the Head of Auditing at RCS Global for several years. Prior to her work at RCS Global, she held roles focused on responsible sourcing at Underwriters Laboratories, the German Center for International Cooperation (GIZ) and STR Responsible Sourcing.

Chief of Staff and Chief Sustainability Officer,  LME

Georgina is the Chief of Staff and Chief Sustainability Officer for the LME Group, incorporating the LME and LME Clear, where she plays a central role in all aspects of the LME's operations and strategic initiatives.  She is also responsible for leading the LME’s work on sustainability, incorporating LME responsible sourcing – delivering an industry-wide programme in partnership with the OECD to ensure globally accepted standards for the sourcing of metals are embedded for production of LME-listed metals.  Georgina has worked at the LME since September 2012, initially in research and analytics.  She began her career at Euromoney Institutional Investor and has a doctorate in psychology.

Executive Director, Vice President,  Aurubis
Tim Kurth is a specialist in logistics from the University of Applied Sciences in Friedberg, Germany. He started his career in "Unilever" (1990-2001) where he gained experience in business planning, purchasing, accounting and customer service as Director of Export. His career growth continued in „Numico“ and until 2004 took the position Division Manager Logistics for the brands "Milupa" and "Pulmoll", mainly dealing with planning and providing of raw materials for the company's activity. He lived and worked in Opole (Poland) from 2004 to 2006 where he held the position “Supply Chain” Director. During the same year he started work in Norddeutsche Affinerie (the former name of Aurubis) and until July 2014 he took the position Vice President Corporate Logistics. In the period 2009-2013 he also took the corporate function Group Innovation Manager in the concern, responsible for various activities, including important projects in Bulgaria.

Executive Vice President, Metals,  Southwire Company
Charlie Murrah is executive vice president of Southwire’s Metals Group, which sources and manages the company’s metal position, serves aluminum and copper OEM rod markets, and sells Southwire continuous rod systems (SCR) globally. Murrah began his career with Southwire in 1984 as an industrial engineer in the Carrollton Utility Products Plant. He subsequently held numerous positions in the company’s engineering, manufacturing, metals, supply chain and sales organizations, serving most recent as the president of the company’s Power Systems & Solutions Group. The Carrollton native is a graduate of Carrollton High School and a 1984 graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering. He is a Georgia registered professional engineer and a certified production and inventory manager. He serves on the advisory board for Georgia Tech’s College of Industrial Engineering, and is a current board member of the Carrollton City School’s Education Foundation and the Aluminum Association. In 1996, he was inducted into the Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni of Georgia Tech.

Executive Vice President, Metals,  Southwire Company
Charlie Murrah is executive vice president of Southwire’s Metals Group, which sources and manages the company’s metal position, serves aluminum and copper OEM rod markets, and sells Southwire continuous rod systems (SCR) globally. Murrah began his career with Southwire in 1984 as an industrial engineer in the Carrollton Utility Products Plant. He subsequently held numerous positions in the company’s engineering, manufacturing, metals, supply chain and sales organizations, serving most recent as the president of the company’s Power Systems & Solutions Group. The Carrollton native is a graduate of Carrollton High School and a 1984 graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering. He is a Georgia registered professional engineer and a certified production and inventory manager. He serves on the advisory board for Georgia Tech’s College of Industrial Engineering, and is a current board member of the Carrollton City School’s Education Foundation and the Aluminum Association. In 1996, he was inducted into the Council of Outstanding Young Engineering Alumni of Georgia Tech.

Metals Strategist,  Goldman Sachs

Managing Consultant,  CRU

Robert Edwards has twenty years of experience in the metals and mining industry. Between 1996 and 2004 worked at CRU focusing on the specialty steel and associated materials sectors. Subsequently, he worked for two years as group economist at the steel producer Corus / Tata Steel Europe, in London. In 2007, Robert returned to CRU where he worked on a variety of single client projects related to steel and steelmaking raw materials. In 2010, he took charge of CRU's North American steel flat products research, with editorial responsibility for the company's flagship Steel Sheet Monitor and Market Outlook publications.

In November 2012, Robert assumed responsibility for developing copper mining costs in CRU's base metals unit. After a successful three and a half years in this role, he transitioned to a new position in the first half of 2016, covering global copper demand and markets.

Robert Edwards cuenta con veinte años de experiencia en la industria de minería y metales. Entre 1996 y 2004, se desempeñó en CRU, con un enfoque en los sectores de aceros especiales y materiales asociados. Posteriormente, fue economista del grupo en el productor de acero Corus / Tata Steel Europe, en Londres. En 2007, Robert volvió a CRU, donde trabajó en una variedad de proyectos para clientes individuales en relación con el acero y la materia prima para la industria del acero. En 2010, asumió el cargo de la investigación de productos planos de acero en Norteamérica para CRU, con responsabilidad editorial de las publicaciones insignia de la empresa, Steel Sheet Monitor y Market Outlook.

En noviembre de 2012, Robert asumió la responsabilidad del desarrollo de costos de la minería de cobre en la unidad de metales base de CRU. Luego de tres años y medio de éxito en este cargo, cambió a un nuevo puesto en la primera mitad de 2016, con responsabilidad de la demanda y mercados globales de cobre.

Research Manager,  Concord Resources Ltd
Duncan Hobbs brings over 25 years of experience to his London-based role as director of market research for all non-ferrous metals and related materials, including copper, traded by Concord Resources Ltd. Previously he managed a team of four senior staff responsible for non-ferrous metals and bulk commodities market research at Noble Group, based in Singapore. Underlying these positions with physical traders, Mr Hobb's previous experience includes commodities market research and business development roles in financial services with Macquarie Bank; mining and metal production with Nyrstar; engineering services with Hatch; and independent research with CRU, where he was a member of the steel team. He began his career in dry bulk shipping market research with Drewry in London.

Duncan Hobbs aporta más de 25 años de experiencia, con base en Londres, en su función como director de investigación de mercado de todos los metales no ferrosos y materiales relacionados, incluyendo el cobre, comercializado por Concord Resources Ltd. Previamente dirigió un equipo de cuatro funcionarios senior, responsable de la investigación de mercado de metales no ferrosos y materias primas a granel en Noble Group, con base en Singapur. Subyacente a estas responsabilidades con comercializadores de activos físicos, la experiencia previa de Duncan incluye investigación de mercado de materias primas y funciones de desarrollo de negocios en servicios financieros con Macquarie Bank; minería y producción de metales en Nyrstar; servicios de ingeniería con Hatch; y una investigación independiente con CRU, donde fue miembro del equipo para el acero. Comenzó su carrera en la investigación de mercado de envío de productos a granel en seco para Drewry en Londres.

Principal Consultant,  CRU
Charlie Durant joined CRU in 2010. He gained an academic scholarship to study for a masters in International Business at the University of Nottingham, where he also obtained his undergraduate degree. Charlie is a Principal Consultant in the Copper Team.  He works across various products and is the editor of the Copper Market Outlook. Charlie was previously Head of CRU’s Aluminium Downstream and Demand Team and also worked in CRU’s Thermal Coal Team.

Charlie Durant se unió a CRU en 2010. Obtuvo una beca de excelencia académica para estudiar su magister en Negocios Internacionales en la Universidad de Nottingham, donde también obtuvo su título de pregrado. Charlie es Consultor Principal del Equipo de Cobre. Trabaja en varios proyectos y es editor de la publicación Copper Market Outlook. Anteriormente, Charlie fue jefe del Equipo de Procesamiento y Demanda de Aluminio, y también trabajo en el Equipo de Carbón Térmico.

President,  Lion Consulting Asia Ltd, and Everwell Resources Ltd
Michael Lion is the President of both Everwell Resources and Lion Consulting Asia Ltd., a company that formerly consulted to Sims Metal Management Ltd for 18 years, serving as Chairman of Sims Metal Management Asia. His fifty year career has focused primarily on the global sourcing, marketing and trading of non-ferrous scrap. A pioneer of China and Asian markets consumption of scrap in 1970s, holding roles as an executive, principal and former owner of both international scrap and prime trading and LME ring-dealing organizations. Mr Lion currently serves as chairman of the BIR International Trade Council, (I.T.C.) and as a member of its Advisory board. He is a regular contributor to both press and international industry conferences and events.

President,  SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS
As President of SDI LaFarga COPPERWORKS™, Kurt Breischaft leads a high-performing team that continually drives efficiencies and innovates quality products. Kurt has worked in the copper industry for more than 25 years, building expertise in numerous roles from engineering to management to new product development. “The dedication and innovation I’ve seen from our team at COPPERWORKS™ over the last 8 years has been truly remarkable. Working together with our partners Steel Dynamics and La Farga, we have made extraordinary strides in manufacturing our Infinity™ fire-refined copper products. In 2020, we bought our new furnace online to produce Elemental™ electrolytic tough pitch copper products, and our team has gone to the next level.”

Analyst, Base Metals,  CRU
Sam Grant joined CRU in October 2018 as an Analyst with the Base Metals team in London. 
Sam contributes to copper and zinc market research, including demand forecasting, and scrap market analysis.

He holds an MSc in the Global Management of Natural Resources from University College London with Distinction, and a BSc (Hons) Geology degree from the University of Brighton.

He previously spent six months at the University of South Australia as a Research Student working with industry partners on methods of mine tailings management.

General Manager Non-Ferrous Metals,  SMS Group

Head of Expert Witness and Dispute Resolution, Consulting,  CRU
Paulo joined CRU Consulting in 2013 after three and a half years as Senior Economist at Vale S.A. in charge of macroeconomic and commodities research in investor relations.

Paulo developed Vale’s demand and price forecast models for strategic planning and financial valuation of iron ore, base metals and fertilizer businesses, and advised senior management on the effects of global macroeconomic cycles on commodity demand and price co-movements. He has also presented his views to shareholders, institutional investors and market analysts in conferences and industry events.

Over the years Paulo has been involved with several projects within the commodities industry, including developing a country risk methodology for discount rate calculations, participating in due diligences and debt and equity capital offerings, negotiating with strategic partners and potential buyers in asset sales and elaborating an economic assessment on Brazil’s New Mining Code.

Earlier in his career, Paulo researched and advised on emerging market economies, both in academia and in consulting.

Paulo holds a Masters degree and a BA in Economics from the PUC-Rio University and has recently completed an Executive Development Program at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He received a Goldman Sachs Global Leader award in 2005, and he speaks English, Portuguese and Italian.

Associate Attorney,  Gibson Dunn
Zachary Kady is an associate in the New York office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of Gibson Dunn’s Litigation and International Arbitration Practice Groups.
Mr. Kady has extensive experience in both international commercial arbitrations and investor-state arbitrations. He has represented clients before the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID), the London Court of International Arbitration (LCIA), JAMS, the International Centre for Dispute Resolution (ICDR), and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC). Mr. Kady’s clients span all industries and he has particular experience in complex contractual disputes as well as cases relating to mining and energy projects. Mr. Kady has significant experience pursuing complex, creative, multi-jurisdictional strategies for the enforcement of arbitral awards. Mr. Kady also regularly advises clients on the risks, merits, and optimal strategies for pursuing potential business decisions, litigation, or arbitration.
In addition to arbitration work, Mr. Kady has handled several domestic litigation disputes where he represents clients from various industries, including insurance, energy technology, media, and music/entertainment.  Mr. Kady also devotes significant time to pro bono projects working on behalf of aggrieved inmates and immigrants seeking asylum or other protections from removal.
Mr. Kady earned his Juris Doctor, cum laude, in 2014 from the Georgetown University Law Center where he was also a member of the Immigration Law Journal and the Barrister’s Council Moot Court Team, twice competing in the Philip C. Jessup International Law Moot Court Competition and later acting as team advisor.  He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in International Affairs from The George Washington University in 2010.
Mr. Kady is admitted to practice in the State of New York and the United States District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York.

Of Counsel,  Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher
Fernando Almeida is an of counsel based in the São Paulo office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and a member of the Firm’s Capital Markets, Mergers and Acquisitions, FCPA, White Collar Defense and Investigations, Global Finance, Securities Enforcement, Securities Regulation and Corporate Governance, and Latin America Practice Groups.

Mr. Almeida has extensive experience advising major international and Brazilian investment banks, corporations and private equity investors in a wide range of cross-border transactions involving Brazil. Mr. Almeida has represented various issuers and underwriters in cross-border public and private offerings of equity and debt securities, as well as in private placements and bank financings. He also has significant experience advising foreign investors in the acquisition of, and joint venture formation with, Brazilian public and private companies, and serves as counsel to Brazilian companies in cross-border business combinations. Mr. Almeida has been described by legal publication Latin Lawyer as being well versed in Brazilian capital markets work and has been recognized by Legal 500 as a prominent member of Gibson Dunn’s Latin America capital markets practice. He is also recognized by The Best Lawyers in Brazil as a leading lawyer in banking and finance law.

In more than 10 years of U.S. law practice, Mr. Almeida represented many of Brazil’s leading corporates, including Ambev, ALL Logística, Aracruz, BTG Pactual, Contax, CSN, Embraer, Globex/Ponto Frio, M. Dias Branco, Marítima Seguros, PDG Realty, Petrobras, Santos-Brasil, Sul América, Telemar/Oi, VCP and Votorantim Participações. During this time, he also advised several of the leading international and Brazilian investment banks acting as underwriters or financial advisors in securities offerings and mergers and acquisitions involving Brazilian companies. Mr. Almeida also has counseled international and Brazilian private equity and other strategic investors, including Apax, Chow Tai Fook (CTF) Enterprises, Eminence Capital, GIC Real Estate, GP Investments, Publicis Group, Tarpon and Travelers, in their strategic investments, joint ventures and buyouts in Brazil.

Mr. Almeida also has substantial experience with investigations and enforcement actions under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) involving Brazilian corporations with SEC-reporting obligations and local subsidiaries of U.S. and European multinationals.

Prior to rejoining Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where Mr. Almeida worked in Gibson Dunn’s New York office from 2004 through 2006, he practiced for almost six years in the New York and São Paulo offices of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. He was also a foreign associate in the New York office of Shearman & Sterling. Mr. Almeida is a citizen of Brazil and, prior to becoming a U.S. lawyer, practiced Brazilian law in São Paulo, including as in-house counsel to CSFB Garantia, where he advised the bank’s various business units.

Mr. Almeida earned a law degree from the University of São Paulo School of Law and an LL.M. from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He also holds an executive MBA from Fundação Getulio Vargas. Mr. Almeida is a member of the New York State bar and is fluent in both English and Portuguese.

Head of Sulphur & Sulphuric Acid Analysis,  CRU
Dr Peter Harrisson has worked on CRU’s Sulphur and Sulphuric Acid analysis since joining the company in early 2011 and is Head of the Sulphur team. He also works across other nutrient areas, including both market and cost analysis. Prior to joining CRU, Dr Harrisson completed a PhD in Industrial Chemistry at Durham University.

Director de Estudios y Políticas Públicas,  COCHILCO

Analyst, Base Metals,  CRU
Gruffudd Roberts joined CRU in October 2017 as a Research Analyst in the Copper Team based in London.
He holds and MSc in Metals and Energy Finance from Imperial College London, and an MESci in Exploration and Resource Geology from Cardiff University.

Gruffudd covers the supply side, providing in-depth research and analysis.

China Copper Analyst, Base Metals,  CRU
Ruilin Wang joined CRU in May 2015, focusing on price assessments. Ruilin started with a role in the price assessment team, covering Steel, Ferroalloys, Aluminium, Lead and Zinc, to serve a variety of CRU reports such as Ryan’s Notes and Monitors. Ruilin moved to the Aluminium team to work as a China Market and Cost Analyst in June 2017.

Ruilin gained a Master’s degree in New Media at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Ruilin is based in our Beijing office.

Head of Application and Training,  SensoTech GmbH
Already during her studies (Master of Science) in biotechnology, Alexandra Graf applied her knowledge in the chemical-technical and pharmaceutical industry as well as in research and development, expanding her expertise.Today she is Head of Application and Training at SensoTech GmbH, responsible for application support and development. This includes feasibility studies in SensoTech GmbH's in-house laboratory, data set calculations and on-site customer support, e.g. during commissioning of measurement technology.

Head of Application and Training,  SensoTech GmbH
Already during her studies (Master of Science) in biotechnology, Alexandra Graf applied her knowledge in the chemical-technical and pharmaceutical industry as well as in research and development, expanding her expertise.Today she is Head of Application and Training at SensoTech GmbH, responsible for application support and development. This includes feasibility studies in SensoTech GmbH's in-house laboratory, data set calculations and on-site customer support, e.g. during commissioning of measurement technology.

Analyst, Base Metals,  CRU
Gruffudd Roberts joined CRU in October 2017 as a Research Analyst in the Copper Team based in London.
He holds and MSc in Metals and Energy Finance from Imperial College London, and an MESci in Exploration and Resource Geology from Cardiff University.

Gruffudd covers the supply side, providing in-depth research and analysis.

Director de Estudios y Políticas Públicas,  COCHILCO

Head of Sulphur & Sulphuric Acid Analysis,  CRU
Dr Peter Harrisson has worked on CRU’s Sulphur and Sulphuric Acid analysis since joining the company in early 2011 and is Head of the Sulphur team. He also works across other nutrient areas, including both market and cost analysis. Prior to joining CRU, Dr Harrisson completed a PhD in Industrial Chemistry at Durham University.

China Copper Analyst, Base Metals,  CRU
Ruilin Wang joined CRU in May 2015, focusing on price assessments. Ruilin started with a role in the price assessment team, covering Steel, Ferroalloys, Aluminium, Lead and Zinc, to serve a variety of CRU reports such as Ryan’s Notes and Monitors. Ruilin moved to the Aluminium team to work as a China Market and Cost Analyst in June 2017.

Ruilin gained a Master’s degree in New Media at the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

Ruilin is based in our Beijing office.