LBMA Media Centre

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• Introductory Remarks - LBMA Chief Executive
  David Gornall, LBMA Chairman & Global Head of Precious Metals Trading, Natixis (View Speech doc) View Transcript 
• Keynote Speech:  Post Crisis Challenges to Central Bank Independence
  Mr Salvatore Rossi, Director General, Banca d'Italia View Transcript
• Keynote Speech: Is Europe Wasting a Good Crisis?
  Francesco Papadia, Chairman, Primary Collateralised Securities (View Presentation Slides)View Transcript
• Session 2: Precious Metals Short-Term Investment
  Chairman: Tom Kendall, Director, Precious Metals Research, Credit Suisse View Transcript
• Algorithmic Trading Facts & Fantasies
  Scott Kerson, Head of Commodities, AHL / Man Systematic Strategies, Man Group PLC (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript
• Options for Outperformance - Managing the Challenges of Volatility and Duration
  Patrick Green, Director, Commodities Trading, Barclays (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript 
• The Gold Price is an Equation of Investors Demand.  Platinum Group Metals Share More Fundamentals!
  Christophe Eibl, CEO, Tiberius Asset Management AG (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript
• Driver of the ETF and its Future
  Daniele Sabato, ETF Sales Trader, Flow Traders (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript
• Market Dynamics: India, Asia and the World
  Skekhar Bhandari, Executive VIce President, Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript
• Session 3: Precious Metals Long-Term Investment
  Chairman: John Reade, Gold Strategist & Partner, Paulson Europe LLP View Transcript
• Stand and Deliver! The Way Forward for Gold Mining Equities
  Charles Carter, Executive Vice President, Anglogold Ashanti Ltd. (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript
• Physical Investment - Unshakeable Faith? 
  David Madge, President, A-Mark Precious Metals, Inc (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript
• A Portfolio Approach to Generating Alpha from Gold
  Jeremy Baker, Portfolio Manager, Harcourt Investment Consulting AG, Zurich (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript
• South African Investors' Approach to Precious Metals: are ETFs a Substitute for or a Hedge against Mining Equities?
  Vladimir Nedeljkovic, Head Investments, Absa CIBW (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript
• Session 4: Official Sector
  Chairman: Terence Keeley, Head of Official Institutions, Blackrock View Transcript
• Central Banks and Gold - A New Challenge
  Mr Juan Ignacio Basco, Deputy General Manager, Central Bank of Argentina (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript
• The Bank of England's Gold Vault Operations
  Mathew Hunt, Head of Customer Banking Division, Bank of England View Transcript
• Session 5A: Precious Metals Regulation – Financial Markets Update
  Chairman:  Ruth Crowell, Deputy Chief Executive, LBMA View Transcript
• Upcoming changes to London Precious Metals Markets
  Don Groves, Technical Specialist, Financial Conduct Authority (View Presentation Slides)
• US & EU Regulation & Potential Impacts
  Jonathan Jachym, Executive Director -Government Relations,CME Group (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript
• US Dodd Frank Act and Precious Metals - Where Are We Now?
  John Bullock, Attorney, IPMI (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript
• Session 6:  Silver
  Chairman: Michael DiRienzo, Executive Director, The Silver Institute View Transcript
• Future of Silver Mining 
  Mitchell J Krebs, President, CEO and Director, Coeur Mining, Inc (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript
• The Importance of Silver in the Portfolio of a Fully Integrated Mining Company
  Radoslaw Zalozinski, Director of Market and Credit Risk Management, KGHM Polska Miedz S.A. (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript
• Silver – a Worthy Investment Vehicle?
  Shayne McGuire, Gold Fund Manager, Teacher Retirement System of Texas (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript
• Session 7: PGMs: 
  Chairman: David Jollie,  Strategic Analyst, Mitsui &Co. Precious Metals Inc View Transcript
• The Catalyst for Change 
  Andrew Hinkly, Executive Head of Marketing, Anglo American Platinum (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript 
• Challenges Facing PGM Refiners and Fabricators
  Mark Barnard, Director of Marketing, Materials Services, BASF Corporation, Catalysts Division (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript
• Platinum and Palladium Availability
  Walter de Wet, Head of Commodity Research, Standard Bank plc. (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript
• Session 8: Panel Session – Is the Bull Market Over?
  Chairman: Dr Brian Lucey, Professor of Finance, Trinity College Dublin  View Transcript
• Panel:
  Philip Klapwijk, Managing Director, Precious Metals Insight (View Presentation Slides)
  Andy Smith, Analyst (View Presentation Slides)
  Marwan Shakarchi, Chairman, MKS Switzerland
  Jeremy East, Global Head of Metals Trading, Standard Chartered Bank View Transcript of the Session
• Session 9: Delegate Feedback & Closing Session
  Chairman: Stewart Murray, Chief Executive, LBMA (View Presentation Slides)
• Conference Summary
  Edel Tully, Global Precious Metals Strategist, UBS (View Presentation Slides) View Transcript
• Italian Jewellery 
  Neil Meader, Consultant, Metallis Consulting Ltd (View Presentation Slides)
• Chinese Jewellery: Market Growth in an Expanding Economy
  Vincent Chow, Chairman, Chow Sang Sang Group (View Presentation Slides) 
• Indian Jewellery:  Trends, Characteristics and Dynamics
  C K Venkataraman, Chief Executive Officer, Titan Industries (View Presentation Slides)
• Session A: OECD Due Diligence Implementation
  Chairman: Tyler Gillard, Head of Project, OECD (View Presentation Slides)
• Italian Government Perspective
  Maria Benadetta Francesconi, Italian Ministry of Economic Development (View Presentation Slides)
• Jewellery – Downstream Implementation
  Iris Van der Veken, Manager of Corporate Affairs, Rosy Blue (View Presentation Slides)
• Refiner’s Best Practice Policies & Programmes
  Janet McCarthy, Group Counsel, Metalor Technologies Ltd (View Presentation Slides)
• Artisanal Mining ETF
  Kevin Telmer, Executive Director, Artisanal Gold Council (View Presentation Slides)
• Signe Ratso, Director, Directorate-General for Trade, EU Commission (View Presentation Slides)
  Philip Olden, Consultant, Signet (View Presentation Slides)
  Adam Greene, Vice President, Labour Affairs and Corporate Responsibility, USCIB (View Presentation Slides) 
  Cecilia Gardner, President & CEO, Jewellers Vigilance Committee (View Presentation Slides)
  Neil Harby, Head of Evaluation, Rand Refinery (View Presentation Slides)
• Session C: Industry Initiatives 
  Chairman: Ms Ruth Crowell, Deputy Chief Executive, LBMA (View Presentation Slides)
• Fiona Solomon, Director, Responsible Jewellery Council (View Presentation Slides)
  Terry Heymann, Director, Gold for Development, World Gold Council (View Presentation Slides)
  Carolyn Duran, Intel Corporation, CFSI (EICC) (View Presentation Slides)
  Patrick Schein, Executive Board Member, Alliance for Responsible Mining (View Presentation Slides)