KPMG’s 9

th

 Annual Mining Executive Forum

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8:00 am – 9:00 am

Breakfast and Registration 

9:00 am – 9:05 am

Forum Welcome

Lee Hodgkinson 
Partner & National Industry leader, Mining
KPMG LLP

9:05 am – 9:30 am

Keynote Address:
Jamie C. Sokalsky

President & Chief Executive Officer, Barrick Gold Corporation

9:35 am – 10:00 am 

Networking Break

10:00 am – 10:45 am

Keynote address: Economic Outlook 2014 
Douglas Porter

Chief Economist and Managing Director of BMO 
Capital Markets

10:45 am – 12:00 pm

Plenary session: Commodity Outlook 

It continues to be a volatile time for commodity prices. We will 
hear from two respected voices on the outlook for gold and 
base metals, and how recent events may impact the outlook 
for 2014.

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Lunch

1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Breakout session #1: 
Innovative Approaches to Developing Mining and 
Infrastructure Projects

 

New mining projects today are becoming increasingly more 
expensive and complex, requiring development of not just 
the mine and processing facilities, but in many cases, also 
the supporting infrastructure such as power plants and 
transmission lines, roads, pipelines, ports, etc. Our panelists 
will explore new and different delivery models that can be 
employed in developing these projects, the lessons learned 
from their experiences, and tips and techniques for managing 
costs throughout construction.

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