Conference Agenda
The 2nd Russian Symposium will focus on the mining challenges and investment opportunities in Russia, Central Asia and the Ukraine highlighting the latest developments affecting foreign participation in Russian mining enterprises and what should foreign investors be prepared for when entering the CIS mining market.
The key conference sessions will include:
9.00 Chairman’s introduction
Dr Chris Hinde, Editorial Director, Mining Journal, Aspermont UK
Session One – Mining investment outlook in Russia
Sponsored by SRK (UK) Ltd 
09.05 Winning Gold in Russia. Review of mining investment climate, risks and regulation.
Mikhail Leskov, Managing Director, NBL Gold
09.25 Reporting Russian resources and reserves for International Markets.
Dr Mike Armitage, Chairman and Principal Geologist, SRK (UK)
09.40 Mining Company and Project Valuation in Russia.
Alexander Lopatnikov, Managing Director, American Appraisal (Russia)
Session Two – Building successful gold mining business in Russia
10.00 Creating a Mining Champion in the Russian Far East.
Peter Hambro, Chairman, Petropavlovsk Plc
10.20 Highland Gold: Focused, Profitable and Growing
Brent Horochuk, Chief Operating Officer, Highland Gold
10.40 Ovoca Gold: success in Russia.
Tim McCutcheon, Chief Executive Officer, Ovoca Gold
11:00 Morning break
Session Three – Creating world class Coal and Non-Ferrous mining in Russia
11.30 Presentation broadcast from Raspadskaya’s office in Mezhdurechensk
Alexander Andreev, Director, Strategic Planning, Raspadskaya Coal Company
11.50 Presentation broadcast from SUEK’s office in Moscow
Oleg Pertsovskiy, Head of Risk management, Strategy and Corporate development, SUEK
12.10 Development of Ozernoye Mining and Processing Plant for the Production of Zinc, Lead and Gold concentrates.
Sergey Garichev, Deputy General Director, Strategic Development, MBC Corporation
Session Four – Exploration potential of Central Asia
Sponsored by Wardell Armstrong 
Moderator; Dr Chris Broadbent, Director, Wardell Armstrong International
12:30 Exploration potential of Central Eurasia.
Dr Alla Dolgopolova, Deputy Head, Centre for Russian and Central EurAsian Mineral Studies
12.50 Kazakhstan Mining Sector – Open For Business.
Dr Phil Newall, Director – Minerals, Wardell Armstrong International
13.10 Centerra Gold an emerging Senior Producer in Central Asia
Gordon Reid, Corporate Vice President Operations, Centerra Gold Inc.
13.30 Lunch
Session Five – Update on economic developments and mining in Ukraine
14.30 Economic policy priorities of the new Ukrainian government
Sergei Voloboev, Director, Emerging Markets Economics Research, Credit Suisse
14.50 Investment opportunities in the Ukrainian titanium sector.
Igor Stelmakh, Head of Structured Finance, Exim-Consulting
Session Six – Financing emerging mining producers in Russia and CIS
Sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers 
15.10 Review of current global market conditions in the mining sector and key conditions for financing mining companies.
John Meyer, Head of Resources, Fairfax IS PLC
15.25 Mining financing in Frontier Countries.
Dr Sacha Backes, Business Development Officer, Mining, International Finance Corporation
15:40 Afternoon break
Session Seven – Challenges of raising equity capital on the Global Markets
Sponsored by PricewaterhouseCoopers
16.00 Key capital markets for mining and resources companies. Where to list? Listing procedure, and opportunities to raise funds in Europe, China, Canada, US.
Jason Burkitt, Partner, UK Mining Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers
16.15 Taking CIS mining company public. Extracting value from your listing.
Jon Edwards, Senior Manager – Russia & CIS, Equity Primary Markets, London Stock Exchange
16.30 NYSE Euronext: the world’s largest stock exchange for Russian mining companies.
Aaron Goldstein, Head of Russian Business Development, International Listings, NYSE Euronext
16.45 Guest panelist: Discussion on challanges for mining IPOs in 2010/11
Aukse Jurkute, Managing Director and Head of Equity Capital Markets for CIS region, Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Session Eight -Mining Investors Q & A panel
• Review of the financing issues facing CIS mining companies in Europe and Asia
• Discussion on the perceptions of risks and rewards at corporate
and national level.
• How investors approach the mining sector going forward?
• How international investors view forthcoming international IPOs of Russian
& CIS miners.
Q&A
Ajay Paliwal, Director, Jiva Capital
Georges Lequime, Fund Manager and Investment Analyst, The Earth
Resource Investment Group
Dr Ilya Brodsky, Managing Director, Specialised Research and
Investment Group (SPRING)
Charles Kernot, Director, Metals and Mining, Evolution Securities
17.25 Closing remarks from the chair
17.30 Drinks
