Registration, Coffee, and Innovation Showcase

Introduction from the Conference Chairperson

Speaker

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  Derek Chubb
  Senior Partner - ERM

WATER SECURITY & SUSTAINABILITY

Water Security and Climate Change: Creating a Sustainable Water Strategy

• Reducing water risk with a strong water risk management program
• Scenario modelling to quantify climate impacts
• Understanding catchment water balances and developing regional, long-term water strategies with partners

Speaker

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  Dr Hubert Fleming
  Head, Water Strategy - Anglo American

Catalyzing Water Security in the Mining Sector: what is the state of play?

• What is the road to water security?
• How far down the road are companies in their path to water security?
• How does disclosure drive change and what is on the horizon?

Speaker

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  Christina Copeland
  Senior Manager, Water Security - CDP

Understanding the Risks and Opportunities behind Mining and Water Risk

• Reviewing global data on current and future mining and water risk and climate-related financial exposure
• Assessing and responding to water risks with applied tools
• Exploring investible projects in water – the case of WWF’s bankable basin solutions

Speaker

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  Alexis Morgan
  Global Water Stewardship Lead - WWF

Audience Poll, Questions and Answers

Coffee, Networking, and Innovation Showcase

COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

Water Stewardship as a Competitive Advantage: Identifying the Most Ideal Sustainable Water Management Strategies

• Reviewing global water strategy and how we want to look in 5 – 10 years
• Shifting into water stewardship outside the fence line to reduce water reuse
• Managing risk by setting watershed-based targets and working with NGOs

Speaker

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  Briana Gunn
  Director of Environmental Affairs, Sustainability & External Relations - Newmont Mining

Addressing Social Water Issues: A Water Working Group Perspective for Mining in Peru

• A review of the Shared Value Platform (SVP) which is a territory-based initiative to de-risk investments
• Addressing the water challenges in Peruvian mining regions
• Learning from a participative initiative including government, mining companies, communities and other stakeholders to further the positive impacts made

Managing Water Risk & Working with Local Communities in Water Scarce Areas

• Focusing on flood prevention as well as protection of water access and water quality
• Monitoring water usage in and around the mines using ultrasonic flow meters, laser water-level readers at tailings dams and mapping across a network of local boreholes
• Training local village water committees on the responsible management of local boreholes and water points

Speaker

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  Jerry Zozo
  Superintendent - Kibali Gold Mine

Audience Poll, Questions and Answers

Buffet Lunch, Networking, and Innovation Showcase

Roundtable Sessions

Please select your choice of topics to sit with your peers to discuss and collaborate on the challenges, opportunities and next steps for the industry.

Roundtables:

• Effectively working with your community to maintain and ensure safety of the water supply
  Moderator: Frederic Grivel, Mining & Metals Industry Director, SUEZ Groupe
• Mine closures & applying the most sustainable and efficient water management strategy
  Moderator: Jacob Croall, Senior Manager, Water Technology, Newmont Mining
• Desalination & reverse osmosis processes for water reuse – converting poorer quality water into a higher quality that is usable and inexpensive
• How to achieve significant cost savings with water reuse while adhering to a high standard of environmental governance
• Dry stack tailings management systems – on the path to sustainable water management (MINING COMPANIES ONLY)
  Moderator: Bryan Ulrich, VP, Mine Site Infrastructure, Stantec 
• Identifying which uses need freshwater and what can use other sources

Roundtable Report

Each moderator will take 5 minutes to sum up the discussion and next steps for the topic.

Coffee, Networking, and Innovation Showcase

DESALINATION

Salinity Water Treatment in Nunavut: Technical Challenge and Solution

• Hear the main challenge and option used to treat salinity in underground mine water and surface contact water
• Review of two solutions: reverse osmosis and evaporation unit

Speaker

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  Thomas Genty
  Environmental Engineer - Agnico Eagle

PANEL SESSION: Analyzing Key Developments and the Future of Desalination

• Desalination in recent years has advanced considerably, is it becoming more relevant?
• What is expected in the future of desalination and why?
• How success stories, new developments and technological disruptions are affecting price

Chairperson’s Closing Remarks

End of Conference Day One