Mining for Development Conference 2013
Maximising Benefits for Communities
Conference Program
Mining for Development Conference 2013 Program – Download PDF
Monday 20 May 2013
| 07.30 | Registration, refreshments and networking |
| 08.30 | Plenary one |
| Conference welcome | |
| Ian Satchwell, IM4DC Director | |
| Opening address | |
| The Hon Dr Andrew Leigh MP, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister | |
| Keynote one: Mining for development: a priority for Australian aid | |
| Peter Baxter, Director General, AusAID | |
| Keynote two: Mining for Development: an international perspective | |
| Mr Mark Lowcock, Permanent Secretary, Department of International Development, United Kingdom | |
| Keynote three: Responding to fast changing community aspirations | |
| Ms Ume Wainetti, National Program Coordinator, Family and Sexual Violence Action Committee, PNG | |
| Keynote Four: Success factors for inclusive development from mining | |
| Professor Paul Collier CBE, Director for the Centre for the Study of African Economies at The University of Oxford | |
| 10.30 | Morning tea |
| 11.00 | Plenary two: Realising the opportunities and meeting the challenges |
| Professor Chris Moran, Director, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland | |
| HE Wahidullah Shahrani, Minister for Mines, Islamic Republic of Afghanistan | |
| Hon Irene Muloni, Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, Uganda | |
| Dr Graeme Hancock, President and Chief Representative, Anglo American Development LLC, Mongolia | |
| 12.30 | Conference lunch: Mining and equitable development |
| Mr Peter Baxter, Director General, AusAID | |
| Dr Esperanca Bias, Minister of Mineral Resources, Republic of Mozambique | |
| 14.00 | Plenary three: Addressing gender issues in mining for development |
| Ewen McDonald, Deputy Director General, AusAID | |
| Katherine C Heller, Social Development Specialist, Oil, Gas and Mining, The World Bank | |
| Dr Helen Szoke, Chief Executive, Oxfam Australia | |
| Ume Wainetti, OK Tedi | |
| Mrs Doris Eaton, Pilbara Chairperson, Yamatji Marlpa Aboriginal Corporation | |
| 15.00 | Afternoon tea |
| 15.30 | Plenary four: Developing human capacity and leadership for change |
| Winthrop Professor Mark Griffin, Future Fellow, School of Psychology, The University of Western Australia | |
| Antonio Pedro, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa Sub-regional Office for Eastern Africa | |
| Peter Aitsi, Director Transparency International PNG and Country Manager Newcrest Mining | |
| Dr Ernesto Sirolli, Chairman and CEO, The Sirolli Institute | |
| Peter Meurs, Director of Developments, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd | |
| 16.30 | Plenary five: Summary and wrap up of day one |
| 17.00 | Conclusion of day one |
| 19.00 | Conference dinner, Doltone House, Pyrmont. Keynote address: Inspiring change |
| Tim Shanahan, Director, Energy and Minerals Institute | |
| Michael L Ross, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Los Angeles and Director of the Center for Southeast Asian Studies |
Tuesday 21 May 2013
| 09.00 | Plenary six: Building good governance for mining for development |
| Professor Paul Flatau, Director and Chair in Social Investment and Impact, Centre for Social Impact, Business School, The University of Western Australia | |
| HE Mrs Sinkinesh Ejigu, Minister of Mines and Chair of the Bureau of African Union Mining Ministers, Ethiopia | |
| Gudrun Kopp, Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany | |
| Erik Solheim, Chair, OECD Development Assistance Committee | |
| 10.30 | Morning tea |
| 11.00 | Concurrent session one (a): Strengthening subnational governance |
| David Brereton, Deputy Director, research Integration, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland | |
| Professor Carlos Casas, Chair, Economics Department, Universidad del Pacifico | |
| Carlos Monge, Latin America Regional Coordinator, Revenue Watch Institute | |
| Mr Javier Aguilar, Deputy Program Manager, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative Multi-Donor Trust Fund, World Bank | |
| 11.00 | Concurrent session one (b): Frameworks for negotiation and agreement making |
| Associate Professor Jill Howieson, Law School, The University of Western Australia (scoping of negotiation capacity-building) | |
| Ms Jackie Mandelbaum, Lead Law and Policy Researcher, Columbia University | |
| Professor Fabien Nkot, Office of the Prime Minister, Cameroon | |
| Bruce Harvey, Global Practice Leader – Communities & Social Performance, Rio Tinto | |
| Ms Rhonda Jacobsen, Senior Legal Officer at the North Queensland Land Council Native Title Representative Body and Acting Commissioner of the Land and Environment Court | |
| Dr Paulo de Sa, Manager, Sustainable Energy Department, Oil, Gas and Mining Unit, World Bank | |
| 12.30 | Conference lunch: Achieving inclusive development through collective impact |
| Rowan Callick, Asia Pacific Editor, The Australian | |
| Mr James Gilling, First Assistant Director General, AusAid | |
| Mr S Vijay Iyer Director, Sustainable Energy Department, World Bank | |
| Dr Paul R. Samson, Director General, Multilateral Development Institutions Directorate, Canadian International Development Agency | |
| Mr Petter Nore, Director and Head of Department, Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation | |
| 14.00 | Concurrent session two (a): Preventing conflict through positive stakeholder relationships |
| Saleem Ali, Director, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining | |
| Dame Meg Taylor, Office of the Compliance/Adviser Ombudsman, World Bank Group | |
| Aidan Davy, Deputy President and Senior Program Director, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) | |
| Doris Puiahi, Program Manager, Live and Learn, Solomon Islands | |
| Alex Benkenstein, South African Institute of International Affairs | |
| 14.00 | Concurrent session two (b): Building sustainable local enterprise and employment |
| Melanie Stutsel, Director – Health, Safety, Environment and Community Policy, Minerals Council of Australia | |
| Jon Samuel, Head of Social Performance, AngloAmerican | |
| Ainsley Butler, Chief Investment Officer, Building Markets | |
| Fabrice Ilunga Mujinga, Master Enterprise Facilitator, Kamina Friends Inc, DR Congo | |
| Hudson Mtegha, University of the Witwatersrand | |
| 15.30 | Afternoon tea |
| 16.00 | Plenary seven: Maximising the benefits – the way forward |
| Dr Megan Clark, Chief Executive, CSIRO | |
| The Hon Clare Short, International Chair, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) | |
| Facilitated panel discussion with three emerging leaders from the International Mining for Development Centre’s alumni group | |
| Enkhchimeg Tsevegjav, Program Coordinator, Center for Executive Education, American University of Mongolia | |
| Vincent Kawamya, Coordinator UNU/INRA Mineral Resources Unit, University of Zambia | |
| Isshaq Mahdyyar, Mining Engineer, Ministry of Mines, Afghanistan | |
| 17.00 | Conclusion of day two |