Keynote Conference Day One - 12 May 2025
07:45 - REGISTRATION
OPENING CEREMONY
09:00 - 09:10
ORGANISER’S WELCOME REMARKS
09:10 - 09:20
OPENING GOVERNMENT ADDRESS: CRITICAL MINERALS & MINING OUTLOOK IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
His Excellency Saif Ghubash
Assistant Undersecretary for Petroleum, Gas & Mineral Resources Sector, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, United Arab Emirates
COMMODITIES, FINANCING & INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
09:20 - 09:50
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST MINING SECTOR
Konstantin Lyakhov
Partner, Kearney, United Arab Emirates
09:50 - 10:20
PRESENTATION: NEW FINANCING CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES IN CRITICAL MINERALS, CLEAN ENERGY AND HYDROGEN PROJECTS
Joshua Hawley
CEO, IGA Capital Finance Brokers LLC, United Arab Emirates
10:20 - 11:10
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
METALS, CRITICAL MINERALS, GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION & TECHNOLOGY
11:10 - 11:40
PRESENTATION: THE ROLE OF GRAPHITE MINERALS IN THE EV INDUSTRY
Mohamad Chafic
Chief Executive Officer, Kazax Minerals Inc, United Arab Emirates
11:40 - 12:10
PRESENTATION: REINVENTING THE MINING INDUSTRY WITH DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, AI, COLLABORATION, INNOVATION AND ESG
Sanjeev Dutta
Co-Founder, DeltaGreen Global | Senior Advisor – MENA & AIPAC, Aqua Index Holding Corp
12:10 - 12:30
PRESENTATION: MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN KAZAKHSTAN
Chingiz Kassenov
CEO, Kaz Rare Earth Spectrum, Kazakhstan
12:30 - 12:50
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: OUTLOOK ON GOLD & PRECIOUS METALS IN THE MIDDLE EAST – WHAT IS CATCHING THE INVESTORS’ ATTENTION NOW?
12:50 - 14:00
LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SHOWCASE
14:00 - 14:20
PRESENTATION: UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF CRITICAL MINERALS IN MAURITANIA
Sidi Mohamed Kaem
CEO, National Federation of Gold Factories (FENOR), Mauritania
14:20 - 14:40
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE: DRILLHOLE TO DECISION - SEEQUENT'S CLOUD SOLUTIONS TO STREAMLINE THE DRILLHOLE TO DECISION WORKFLOW
Mark Butcher
Senior Customer Solutions Specialist (Mining Data Management), Seequent United Kingdom
14:40 - 15:00
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE: WATER - THE CRITICAL LINK TO THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION
Swaminathan Sekar
VP Investment, Gradiant Corp, United Arab Emirates
15:00 - 15:30
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
METALS FINANCING & INVESTMENT
15:30 - 16:10
PANEL DISCUSSION: FROM EXPLORATION TO PRODUCTION, MINING FINANCING & INVESTMENT TRENDS FOR CRITICAL MINERALS PROJECTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
Sanjeev Dutta (Session Chair)
Co-Founder, DeltaGreen Global | Senior Advisor – MENA & AIPAC, Aqua Index Holding Corp
Konstantin Lyakhov
Partner, Kearney, United Arab Emirates
Sipho Ngwenya
Managing Director, Trit Mines, United Arab Emirates
Joshua Hawley
CEO, IGA Capital Finance Brokers LLC, United Arab Emirates
16:10
CLOSING REMARKS & END OF DAY 1