8th Annual Rocks & Stocks 2021: Strategic Minerals – Canada at the Crossroads

When:
November 4, 2021 all-day
2021-11-04T00:00:00-04:00
2021-11-05T00:00:00-04:00
Where:
Live Online
Contact:

Professional Development Series Live Online

 

Thursday, November 4, 2021
8:30am to 4:00pm Eastern (5:30am to 12:30pm Pacific)

INTRODUCTION

  • 8:15 AM – Waiting Room Open
  • 8:30 AM – Opening and Welcome (Kurt Breede and Nigel Fung, Co-Chairs)
  • 8:35 AM – Opening Remarks (Pierre Julien, CIM President)

 

ONLINE SESSION #1 – Strategic Minerals – Creating Opportunities; Session Chair: Jessie Liu-Ernsting

  • 8:45 AM – Ontario View of Critical Minerals (Clara Lauziere, Manager, Critical Minerals Strategy Unit at Ontario Ministry of Energy, Northern Development and Mines)
  • 9:15 AM – US Critical Minerals Policy and Implication on Canada (Robert Johnston, Founding Partner, Kanata Impact Fund)
  • 9:45 AM – Networking Breakout Rooms
  • 10:00 AM – Critical Mineral Strategy from First Nation Business owner perspective (Jason Thompson, Superior Strategies Supply and Service and Warrior Supplies)
  • 10:30 AM – Indigenous Community Integration/Involvement in Ontario’s Critical Mineral Strategy (Jason Rasevych, Partner, National Indigenous Client Services Lead, Deloitte)
  • 11:00 AM – Open Floor Panel Discussion
  • 11:30 AM – Keynote Address by Janice Zinck, Director of Critical Minerals and Strategic Resources, Natural Resources Canada

 

ONLINE SESSION #2 – Strategic Minerals – Facing the Challenges; Session Chair: Nigel Fung

  • 1:00 PM – Overview of Critical Minerals and the Challenges in Meeting Demand (Chris Berry, Founder and President, House Mountain Partners)
  • 1:30 PM – Perspectives on the nickel market as it relates to Canada’s Critical Mineral Strategy (Mark Selby, CEO, Canada Nickel Co.)
  • 2:00 PM – Networking Breakout Rooms
  • 2:15 PM – Assessing Exploration Potential of Critical Minerals Properties using AI and Machine Learning (Aaron McMahon)
  • 2:45 PM – Open Floor Panel Discussion
  • 3:15 PM – Questions and Closing Remarks

 

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