LBMA/WGC Sustainability & Responsible Sourcing Summit 2024

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Programme of sessions and speakers

Day 1

Thursday
21 March

TNFD - Act or Ignore for Now?

View Belinda Ellington's slides here

Belinda Ellington
Consultant Solicitor, Ellington Resolution Ltd, Mercatis Law

Welcome and Opening Remarks

View Ruth Crowell's slides here

Ruth Crowell
Chief Executive, LBMA

Terry Heymann
CFO, World Gold Council

Paul Fisher
LBMA Chairman

Akshat Rathi
Senior Reporter for Climate, Bloomberg News

Session 1: Collaboration and Convergence on Gold Supply Chain Climate Plans and Actions

Moderator: John Mulligan - Director, Climate Change Lead and Market Relations, World Gold Council

Andrew Parsons
Vice President of Sustainability and Climate, Gold Fields

Michelle Richardson
Chief Impact Officer, Royal Canadian Mint

Iris Van der Veken
Executive Director, Watch & Jewellery Initiative 2030

Emma Leith
VP ESG & Communications, La Mancha Resource Capital

Session 2: Structural Change in the ASM Sector

Moderator: Alan Martin - Head of Responsible Sourcing, LBMA

Gregory Mthembu-Salter
Director, Phuzumoya Consulting

Diana Culillas
CEO, Swiss Better Gold

Rashid Ackah
Founder, R.D. Ackahs & Partners

Edward Bickham
Senior Adviser, World Gold Council

Dr Rachel Perks
Senior Mining Specialist, World Bank

Session 3: Adapting to the Evolving Sustainability Landscape

Session 3A moderator: Louis Marechal - Senior Advisor, Minerals and Extractives, OECD
Session 3B moderator: John Mulligan - Director, Climate Change Lead and Market Relations, World Gold Council

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Xavier Miserez
Head of Sales, MKS PAMP

Thierry Vircoulon
Research Fellow, French Institute of International Relations

Dr David Soud
Head of Research and Analysis, I.R. Consilium

Jill Cooper
Director, ESG, Orion Resource Partners

Alice Vanni
Corporate Social Responsibility Director, Italpreziosi

Dr Stacy Hope
Managing Director, Women in Mining (UK), and Partner, ERM

Charlie Betts
Managing Director, The Betts Group

Day 2

Friday
22 March

Keynote Addresses

View Mihwa Park's slides here

View Harry Wright's slides here

Mihwa Park
WEPs Coordinator, UN Women

Harry Wright
CEO and Founder, Bright Tide

Session 4: Role of Social Responsibility

Moderator: Jennifer Peyser - Executive Director, RMI

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Estelle Levin-Nally
CEO and Founder, Levin Sources

Marianna Smirnova
Senior Director, Responsible Sourcing and Standards, RMI

Joanne Lebert
Executive Director, IMPACT

Session 5: Moderated Debate Sessions

Jonathan Jodry
Business Development Director, Metalor Technologies SA

Philip Olden
Sustainable Development Commission, CIBJO

John Mulligan
Director of Market Relations and Climate Change Lead, World Gold Council

Belinda Ellington
Consultant Solicitor, Ellington Resolution Ltd, Mercatis Law

Summit Summary and Next Steps

Sakhila Mirza
Deputy Chief Executive and General Council, LBMA

Terry Heymann
CFO, World Gold Council