LBMA/LPPM Global Precious Metals Conference 2025 - Kyoto
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Programme of sessions and speakers
Day 1
Monday
27 October
Session 1: Opening Session & Keynote Addresses
Ruth Crowell
Chief Executive, LBMA
Paul Fisher
LBMA Chairman
Peter Zoellner
Chairman, LBMA
Dr. Jonathan Butler
Metals Sales Director, TD Securities
Hiroshi Nakaso
Chairman, Daiwa Institute of Research (DIR)
Moderator: John Reade - Chief Market Strategist, World Gold Council
John Reade
Chief Market Strategist, World Gold Council
Saad Rahim
Chief Economist, Trafigura
Amir Ravan
Senior Portfolio Manager, Commodities, Jain Global
Wayne Gordon
Managing Director, Chief Investment Office, UBS
Session 4: Sustainability and Responsible Sourcing: ASM, GDLs and Central Banks
Moderator: Alan Martin, Head of Responsible Sourcing, LBMA
Alan Martin
Head of Responsible Sourcing, LBMA
Enkhjin Atarbaatar
Director General of the Financial Markets Department, Central Bank of Mongolia
Dr. Robin Kolvenbach
Co-CEO, Argor-Heraeus SA, Mendrisio (Switzerland)
Gregory Mthembu-Salter
Director, Phuzumoya Consulting
Maribeth Borja
Head, Gold Buying Station – Quezon City and Materials Control Manager, Mint and Refinery Operations Department, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Moderator: David Jollie, Head of Sales and Market Insight, Anglo American Platinum
David Jollie
Global Head of Sales, Valterra Platinum
Lou Britton
CTO, Auris Noble
Dr. Katsuhiko Hirose
Taketomo Washida
Managing Director, Tokuriki Honten
Ming Wen
Director of State key Laboratory of Precious Metal Functional Materials, Sino-Platinum Metals Co., Ltd.
Day 2
Tuesday
28 October
Moderator: Peter Zoellner, Former Head of Banking Department, Bank for International Settlements
Peter Zoellner
Chairman, LBMA
Heung-Soon Jung
Director of Reserve Investment Division, Reserve Management Group, Bank of Korea
Katarzyna Zajdel-Kurowska
Director, Asset Management and Advisory, World Bank
Jaime Cortina
Head of Treasury, Bank for International Settlements
Joaquin Tapia
Director of Foreign Exchange Reserves, Banco de Mexico
Moderator: Adrian Ash, Director of Research, BullionVault
Adrian Ash
Director of Research, BullionVault
Mark Woolley
Senior Vice President, BGS Europe at Brinks Global Services
Tim Murray
Director, Precious Metals Management, Johnson Matthey
Joseph Stefans
Head of Trading, MKS PAMP
Steven Smith
Head of Precious Metals Origination Americas, HSBC
Moderator: Rhona O'Connell, Head of Market Analysis, EMEA & Asia, StoneX
Rhona O'Connell
Head of Market Analysis, EMEA & Asia, StoneX
Bart Melek
Managing Director & Global Head of Commodity Strategy, TD Securities
Nobuyasu Tsutsumi
Procurement Manager, Precious Metals, PGMs & Base Metals, Shoei Chemical Inc.
Jan Bączkiewicz
Commercial Operations Director, KGHM Polska Miedź S.A.
Session 10: Outlook for Asian Gold Demand
Moderator: Nikos Kavalis, Director, Metals Focus Ltd
Nikos Kavalis
Director, Metals Focus
Roland Wang
Regional CEO - China, World Gold Council
Bruce Ikemizu
Chairman, JBMA
Dileep Narayanan
Head - Bullion and Treasury, Malabar Group
Session 11: Delegate Feedback & Closing Remarks
Ruth Crowell
Chief Executive, LBMA
Suki Cooper
Global Head, Commodities Research, Standard Chartered Bank
James Steel
Chief Precious Metals Analyst, HSBC Bank USA NA
