LBMA Media Centre

LBMA/LPPM Precious Metals Conference Boston 28 - 30 October 2018. Please see below the programme of session and speakers.

Day 1 Monday 29 October

• Opening Session - Welcome to Boston 
  Paul Fisher, LBMA Co-Chairman |View Speech
  Tim Pearce, LPPM Chairman and General Manager, Johnson Matthey
  Ray Testa, SVP at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York and COO of the Markets Group l View Speech
• Introductory Remarks 
  Ruth Crowell, LBMA Chief Executive |View Slides  
• Keynote Speeches
  International Macro-Economic Perspective
  Adam Posen, President, Peterson Institute for International Economics
  Crypto-Currencies and Blockchain Changing Financial Markets
  Raghav Chawla, Director of Blockchain Product Management, Fidelity Investments  | View Slides 
• Session 2: Crash, Reflate, Repeat? Dissecting the Economic (Dis)order 
  Moderator: Paul Fisher, LBMA Chairman
  Panel Discussion
  Gabriel Glöckler, Principal Adviser, Directorate General Communications, European Central Bank
  Peter Zoellner, Head of Banking Department, BIS
  Adam Posen, President, Peterson Institute for International Economics
  Isabelle Strauss-Kahn, Consultant, Former Banque de France and World Bank Treasury  
• Session 3: Alibaba, Alphabet, Amazon...Gold? Why Should Investors Care About Precious Metals? 
  Moderator: Dr Edel Tully, Global Head Precious Metals Distribution, UBS
  Panel Discussion
  David Chang, CFA Commodities Portfolio Manager, Wellington Management
  Shayne McGuire, Portfolio Manager, Emerging Markets Equities and Gold Fund, Teacher Retirement System of Texas
  David Seif, Director, Economist, Point72 
• Session 4: What’s Brewing with PGMs?
  Moderator: Rupen Raithatha, Research Manager, Johnson Matthey
  Future Propulsion System Mix and the Impact on PGM Usage
  Rahul Mital, Global Diesel Technical Specialist, General Motors  | View Slides
  World Emissions Standards: Opportunities and Risks for PGMs in Automotive Catalysis
  Dr Amanda Josey, Head of Global Product Management, Mobile Emissions, BASF Corporation
  Unpacking the PGM Supply Conundrum
  Justin Froneman, Chief Financial Officer, United States Region, Sibanye-Stillwater  | View Slides

Day 2 Tuesday 30 October

• Keynote Address: Inside Perspective on the Financial Crisis and the Lessons Learned
  Mike Silva, Partner, Chair, U.S. Financial Services Regulatory Practice, DLA Piper l View Slides  
• Keynote Address: ESG Challenges and Opportunities in the Mining Industry
  Elaine Dorward-King, EVP Sustainability & External Relations, Newmont Mining Corporation l View Slides 
• Session 5: Refiners Session – One Year Older...Any Wiser? and LBMA Physical Services Update
  Moderator: Neil Harby, Chief Technical Officer, LBMA | View Slides
  Panel Discussion
  Grant Angwin, President, Asahi Refining USA Inc.
  Richard Hayes, CEO, Gold Corporation Perth Mint
  Michael Mesaric, CEO, Valcambi
  Marwan Shakarchi, Chairman, MKS (Switzerland) SA
• Session 6: Gold Bar Integrity Up the Supply Chain
  Sakhila Mirza, General Counsel and Executive Director, LBMA|View Slides
  Peter Sinclair, Chief Sustainability Officer, Barrick Gold Corporation
  Sasha Lezhnev, Deputy Director of Policy, Enough Project
  Roy Sebag, Founder and CEO, Goldmoney Inc. and MENE Inc View Slides
  Frank Amato, Co-Founder, Block5 View Slides 
• Session 7: Boston Tea Party! Revolution or Evolution in Precious Metals?  Moderator: Suki Cooper, Executive Director, Precious Metals Research, Standard Chartered Bank
  Let’s Get Physical – Silver Market Overview
  David Holmes, Senior Vice President, Trading & Sales, Heraeus Precious Metals  | View Slides
  China’s Gold Market
  Li Fu, CFA, Deputy Division Chief, PM Division, China Citic Bank 
  Gold in India - Transformation from a Negative to a Positive Approach
  Rajesh Khosla, Chairman Emeritus, MMTC-PAMP India Pvt Ltd | View Slides 
• Session 8: Delegate Feedback & Closing Session  
  Moderator: Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive, LBMA
  Wrap Up/Conference Review
  John Reade, Chief Market Strategist, World Gold Council
  Dr David Jollie, Head of Sales and Market Insight, Anglo American Platinum
  Conference Closing Remarks
  Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive, LBMA | View Slides