9 April 2019
Registration, Coffee, and Innovation Showcase
Introduction from the Conference Chairperson
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
Speaker
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Cesar Fonseca
Head of Latin America, 2030 Water Resources Group - World Bank Group
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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Hilaire Diarra
Group Environmental & Community Manager - Randgold Resources
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 (MINING COMPANIES ONLY)
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
Speaker
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Sandy Fabritz-Whitney
Director of Water Strategy - Freeport McMoRan Cooper & Gold Inc.