LBMA Assaying and Refining Conference 2023
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Programme of sessions and speakers
Day 1
Monday
13 March
Moderator: Neil Harby - Chief Technical Officer, LBMA
Moderator: Michael W. Hinds - Consultant, MHinds Analytical Consulting Inc.
Moderator: Michael B. Mooiman - Professor, Franklin University and Argo Associates
Enrico Cappellini
Commercial Director, IKOI S.p.A
Giovanni Faoro
Chairman and R&D Strategies, IKOI S.p.A
Simone Frigerio
Technical Director, Argor - Heraeus
Stefano Ghiringhelli
Argor - Heraeus
Moderator: Barbara Badiello - Head of Laboratory, MKS PAMP SA
Barbara Beck
Senior Researcher, University of Lausanne
Patrice Kiener
President/CEO, InModelia
Day 2
Tuesday
14 March
Session 5: Featured Paper Presentation
Moderator: Hitoshi Kosai - Chief of International Planning Office/Head of President's Strategy, Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K
Jonathan J. Jodry
Business Development Director, Metalor Industries SA & Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
Moderator: Hannah Coakley - Precious Metals Coordinator, LBMA
Moderator: Daniela Manara - Trace Analysis and Metallurgy Laboratory Manager, Metalor Technologies
Alessia Sironi
Head of Laboratory, Valcambi SA
Luca Maerna
Laboratory Assayer, Valcambi SA
Pedro Pianezzi
Technician (R&D), Valcambi SA
Moderator: Madeleine Theron - Senior Manager (Laboratory), Rand Refinery (Pty) Ltd
Takuya Obi
Assay Chemist, Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
Yutaka Ohtani
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
Hiroshi Sawai
Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
Session 9: Assaying 4
Moderator: Alessandro Ruffoni - Senior Assayer, Argor-Heraeus SA
Farahnaz Rejali
Head of Research, Regional Research Group of Isfahan, Standard Research Institute
Session 10: Summary and Q&A
Moderator: Neil Harby - Chief Technical Officer, LBMA
Alessandro Ruffoni
Senior Assayer, Argor-Hereaus SA
Barbara Badiello
Head of Laboratory, MKS PAMP SA
Daniela Manara
Trace Analysis and Metallurgy Laboratory Manager, Metalor Technologies
Hitoshi Kosai
Chief of International Planning Office/Head of President’s Strategy, Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo K.K.
Madeleine Theron
Senior Manager (Laboratory), Rand Refinery PTY Ltd