
Programme
15 - 17 October 2023
HOUR
PROGRAMME
Sunday, 15 October 2023
15:30
17:30
Sponsored by CME Group
Day One – Monday, 16 October 2023
09:00 - 09:30
Welcome Remarks
Paul Fisher, LBMA Chairman
John Cullen, LPPM Chairman and Director, Johnson Matthey
Introductory Remarks
Ruth Crowell, LBMA Chief Executive
Special Address
Chairman Yu, Shanghai Gold Exchange
09:30 - 10:30
Keynote Speaker
David McWilliams, Economist
Keynote Speaker
James Kynge, Global China Editor, Financial Times
10:30 - 11:30
Sponsored by Gold Standard DMCC
11:30 - 12:45
Moderator: John Reade, Chief Market Strategist, World Gold Council
Panel
Frederik von Ameln, Portfolio Manager, PUBLICA
Peter Zöllner, Head of Banking Department, Bank for International Settlements
James Strawson, Precious Metals Trader, Citadel
12:45 - 14:15
Sponsored by ICE Benchmark Administration
14:15 - 15:15
Moderator: Nicky Shiels, Head of Metals Strategy, MKS PAMP SA
Dr Bernhard Fuchs, Senior VP Metals, Umicore
Emma Townshend, Executive Corporate Affairs, Implats
Margery Ryan, Industrial PGM Research & Strategy Manager, Johnson Matthey
15:15-16:30
Sponsored by Women in PGMs
Silver
Rhona O'Connell, Head of Market Analysis EMEA & Asia, StoneX
Dr Trevor Keel, Director, Material Value Ltd.
PGMs
Wilma Swarts, Head of PGMs, Metals Focus
Emma Townshend, Executive Corporate Affairs, Implats
Meet the Speaker: Investment
John Reade, Chief Market Strategist, World Gold Council
James Strawson, Precious Metals Trader, Citadel
Meet the Speaker: Asia
James Kynge, Global China Editor, Financial Times
Jeremy East, Senior Advisor, LBMA
Artificial Intelligence
Frank Amato, Co-Founder, Block 5
Jonathan J. Jodry, Business Development Director, Metalor and TANAKA Kikinzoku
Precious Metals and Climate Change
David Jollie, Head of Sales and Market Insight, Anglo Platinum Marketing Limited
John Mulligan, Director, Climate Change Lead and Market Relations, World Gold Council
16:30
18:30
Sponsored by Metalor and TANAKA
23:00
Sponsored by LPPM
Day Two – Tuesday, 17 October 2023
09:00 - 09:30
Keynote Speaker
Elin Hauge, AI and Business Strategist
09:30 - 10:00
Moderator: Michael DiRienzo, Executive Director of the Silver Institute
Phillips S. Baker, Jr., President and CEO, Hecla Mining
Dr Trevor Keel, Director, Material Value Ltd.
10:00 - 11:00
Moderator: Gregory Mthembu-Salter, Director, Phuzumoya Consulting
Hannah Koep-Andrieu, Head of Due Diligence, OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct
Brad Brooks-Rubin, Senior Advisor, US Department of State
Hilton Ingram, Executive Head of Marketing, Anglo American Platinum
Antoine de Montmollin, Group CEO, Metalor Technologies SA
11:00 - 11:30
Sponsored by Ashoka Global DMCC
11:30 - 12:30
Wolfgang Wrzesniok-Rossbach , Founder and CEO, Fragold GmbH
Brian Hayward, Head of International Americas, Loomis International
Moderator: Wolfgang Wrzesniok-Rossbach, Founder and CEO, Fragold GmbH
Panel
Brian Hayward, Head of Loomis International Americas, Loomis International
Henrik Marx, Global Head of Trading (EVP), Heraeus
Bhargava Vaidya, Proprietor, BN Vaidya & Associates
Mark Yang, Alternate Country CEO and Head of Global Markets, UOB China
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:30
Moderator: Adrian Ash, Director of Research, BullionVault
Panel
David Gornall, Senior Advisor, LBMA
Matt Slater, Global Head of Precious Metals Forwards & Physical Trading, UBS
Mehdi Barkhordar, Chairman, NeoShapes SA
Rory McVeigh, Senior Sales Manager (Precious Metals), SCGC
14:30 - 15:30
Moderator: Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive, LBMA
Conference Wrap Up
Suki Cooper, Executive Director, Precious Metals Research, Standard Chartered
James Steel, Chief Precious Metals Analyst, HSBC Bank USA NA
Conference Closing Remarks
Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive, LBMA
Presentation of Prizes
Best speaker award, delegate prizes
Sponsored by MKS PAMP and Royal Canadian Mint
15:30