Euro Mine Expo 2008, Conference

PROGRAMME TIMETABLE Attend Euro Mine Expo 2008 and take part in our intensive and rewarding programme. The event venue will be in the Expolaris Congress Centre in central Skellefteå. Monday October 20
Pre-Convention Field Trips:
08.00-16.00	The Renström Mine
09.00-16.00	Mineral Resources Information Office In Malå and the Kristineberg Mine
12.00-16.00	The Rönnskär Smelter Sponsored by Boliden Departure and Return, Expolaris Congress Center
Trade Fair and Conference Programme:
Tuesday October 21 afternoon session
Opening Session Chaired by Magnus Ericsson, Senior Partner Raw Materials Group, Sweden Expolaris Congress Center, Main conference hall; Solen
14.00-14.05	Welcoming remarks Lennart Gustavsson, Chairman, Georange, Sweden
14.05-14.15	Conference Opening Chris Heister, Governor, County Administrative Board of Västerbotten County, Sweden
14.15-14.30	Government address Gunnar Wieslander, State Secretary to Minister for Trade, Sweden
14.30-14.45	Keynote: Exploration and mining in a global perspective Eric Finlayson, Head of Exploration, Rio Tinto, London
14.45-15.00 15.00-15.30	Keynote: Scandinavian exploration and mining Karl-Axel Waplan, Managing Director of Northland Resources, European Operations, Sweden Coffe break Sponsored by Drillcon AB, Lundin Mining AB, Outotec Sweden AB
Tuesday October 21 afternoon session
Securing Europe’s mineral and metal resources Chaired by Markku Mäkelä, Professor, GTK, Finland Expolaris Congress Center, Main conference hall; Solen
15.30-15.50	Supply and demand trends in mineral commodities Magnus Ericsson, Senior Partner, Raw Materials Group, Sweden
15.50-16.10	Long-term sustainable supply of non-energy raw materials to the EU Paul Anciaux, Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry, European Commission, Brussels
16.10-16.30	Global resource management, policy and productivity Olle Östensson, Chief of Minerals, Metals and Energy section, Commodities Branch, UNCTAD, Switzerland
16.30-16.50	The future of non-energy extractive industries in Europe Corina Hebestreit, Director, Euromines, Brussels
16.50-17.10	Discussion/Summary
17.10-21.00	Get-Together & Mingle Party and Trade Fair Sponsored by Atlas Copco Expolaris Congress Center

Wednesday October 22 morning session
09.00-09.30	Morning Coffee Sponsored by Drillcon AB, Lundin Mining AB, Outotec Sweden AB
Meeting human resources challenges in the minerals and metals industry Chaired by Mats Pettersson, VP Human Resources, LKAB, Sweden Expolaris Congress Center, Main conference hall; Solen
09.30-09.50	Attracting, Recruiting and Retaining Tomorrow’s Workforce – A Canadian Perspective Paul Hébert, Executive Director, Federated School of Mines, Canada
09.50-10.10	Gender awareness in the mining industry - examples from Sweden and Australia Lena Abrahamsson, Professor, Department of Human Sciences, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden.
10.10-10.30	Human resources – a critical issue for the mining industry Ann-Christine Thunehed, Senior Manager HR, Boliden Mineral AB , Sweden
10.30-10.50	European study programmes related to the minerals and metals industry Björn Öhlander, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
10.50-11.10	Building new opportunities through organization, planning and staffing solutions Barry Nelson, Director of HR, Northland Resources Inc. USA
11.10-11.30	Discussion/Summary
11.30-13.00	Lunch Sponsored by LKAB Scandic Hotel, Expolaris Congress Center

Wednesday October 22 afternoon session
13.00-14.30	Exhibitors Innovation Forum Expolaris Congress Center, Conference room Sirius, Vega, Castor
14.30-15.00	Afternoon coffe Sponsored by; Drillcon AB, Lundin Mining AB, Outotec Sweden AB
Land use: Environmental protection and Socio-economical perspectives Chaired by Håkan Tarras-Wahlberg, Senior consultant, Swedish Geological, Sweden Expolaris Congress Center, Main conference hall, Solen
15.00-15.20	Land Use Planning and Mineral Resources Anne-Marie Fleury, Associate Program Director, International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM), UK
15.20-15.40	Forging partnerships to resolve conflict Karen Lyncoln, Senior Social Scientist, AMEC Geomatrix Consultats Inc, USA
15.40-16.00	Land access issues - Some comparative aspects Eva Liedholm Johnson, Lecturer, Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Sweden
16.00-16.20	Project Financing – Implications for Environmental Social Impact Assessment Fiona Cessford, Principal Environmental Scientist, SRK Consulting (UK) Ltd
16.20-16.40	Homeland or Resource Frontier? Traditional Land-Use and Mining Rebecca Lawrence, Doctoral student, Stockholm University, Sweden and Macquarie University, Australia
16.40-17.00	Discussion/Summary
18.30	Trade Fair & Conference closing
20.00	Conference Buffet Dinner Sponsored by Sandvik Mining and Construction Scandic Hotel, Expolaris Congress Center

Thursday October 23 morning session
09.00-09.30	Morning Coffee Sponsored by Drillcon AB, Lundin mining AB, Outotec Sweden AB
Trends and Development in minerals exploration Chaired by Christina Lundmark, Regional manager, Geologocal Survey of Sweden Expolaris Congress Center, Main Conference hall; Solen
09.30-09.50	Exploration strategies and trends Pierre Heeroma,Vice President Exploration, Business Area Mines, Boliden Mineral AB, Sweden
09.50-10.10	Exploration technology and methods Pär Weihed, Professor Luleå University of Technology, Sweden
10.10-10.30	Exploration potential in Europe with special focus on non-energy mineral resources Duncan Large, Consulting Geologist, Germany
10.30-10.50	Why Europe? Mark Saxon, Director & Vice President Exploration, Mawson Resources Ltd, Canada
10.50-11.10	Discussion/Summary
11.30-13.00	Lunch Sponsored by SRK Consulting (UK) Limited Scandic Hotel, Expolaris Congress Center

Thursday October 23 afternoon session
13.00-14.30	Exhibitors Innovation Forum Expolaris Congress Center, Conference room Sirius, Vega Castor
14.30-15.00	Afternoon Coffee Sponsored by Drillcon AB, Lundin Mining AB, Outotec Sweden AB

Mechanized Small-scale mining Chaired by Christer Gyllengahm, CEO, Bergteamet AB, Sweden Expolaris Congress Center, Main conference hall; Solen
15.00-15.20	Successful developments in narrow reef mining and applying the development philosophy to narrow vein mining Rod Pickering, Manager of Strategic Projects, Sandvik Mining and Construction, South Africa
15.20-15.40	Modern mining and quarrying techniques for small-scale mining operations Lars Bergqvist, Senior Adviser Mining, Underground Rock Excavation, Atlas Copco, Sweden
15.40-16.00	A case study from the Storliden Mine, Sweden Hans Thorshag, Mining Consultant, Lundin Mining Exploration AB (LuMiEx), Sweden
16.00-16.20	A case study from the Pampalo Mine, Finland Timo Lindborg, Managing Director, Endomines Oy, Finland
16.20-16.40	Discussion/Summary
16.45-17.00	Closing remarks Maud Olofsson, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Enterprise and Energy, Sweden

PROGRAMME TIMETABLE

Monday October 20

Pre-Convention Field Trips:

Trade Fair and Conference Programme:

Tuesday October 21 afternoon session

Opening Session

Tuesday October 21 afternoon session

Securing Europe’s mineral and metal resources

Wednesday October 22 morning session

Meeting human resources challenges in the minerals and metals industry

Wednesday October 22 afternoon session

Land use: Environmental protection and Socio-economical perspectives

Thursday October 23 morning session

Trends and Development in minerals exploration

Thursday October 23 afternoon session

Mechanized Small-scale mining