LBMA Assaying and Refining Conference 2015

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Programme of sessions and speakers

Day 1

Monday
20 March

Welcome Remarks


Ruth Crowell
Chief Executive, LBMA

Session 1: Introduction and the Work of LBMA

Stewart Murray
LBMA CEO (September 1999 - December 2013)

Dr Mike Hinds
MHinds Analytical Consulting Inc., Canada

Dr Jonathan J. Jodry
Head of Laboratories & New Business Development, Metalor Technologies SA

Session 2: Assaying

Dippal Manchanda
Technical Director, AnchorCert Gro

Chris Walne
Technical Manager London Assay Office

Session 4: Analytical Methods

Jean-Pascal Bourgeois
University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland

Madeleine Theron
Rand Refinery

Daniela Manara
Head of Laboratory, PAMP SA

Session 4: Reference Materials & Other Analytical Methods

Robert Lawrence
Evaluation Manager, Johnson Matthey

Elizbar Aliev
Krastsvetmet

Hiroshi Sawai
TKG Laboratory Center Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.

Day 2

Tuesday
10 March

Session 5: Bar Integrity

Quentin Bochud
Laboratory Manager, Metalor Technologies SA

Daniel Sutter
Helmut-Fischer

George Rhodes

Neil Harby
Chief Technical Officer, LBMA

David Janczewski
Royal Mint

Dr Mike Hinds
MHinds Analytical Consulting Inc., Canada

Stewart Murray
LBMA CEO (September 1999 - December 2013)

Session 6: Practical Issues

Tony Evanson
Brink's

Federico Padrono Martini
IKOI

Dirk Hofmans
Umicore

Session 6: Dealing with Uncertainty

Kevin Tucker
Inspectorate International

Jon Forrest
Royal Canadian Mint

Alessandro Ruffoni
Analytical Techniques Manager, Argor-Heraeus SA