Wednesday, February 1, 2012 |
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Shortages,
Surpluses and Foggy Roller Coaster Rides; Dispatches from the Rare Earth Front Lines  |
KEYNOTE: Constantine
Karayannopoulos, CEO,
President and Director, Neo
Material Technologies |
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Attracting
Tomorrow's Rare Metal Scientists, Engineers and Business Leaders Today  |
Moderator: Ian
M. London B.Eng
(Metallurgy), MBA, Market Development & Energy Advisor, Avalon Rare Metals Inc. Panelists: - Carolyn
Burns, BA, MBA Candidate 2012, Schulich School of Business
- Andrew
Ng, BASc (Chem Eng) Candidate 2012, University of Toronto
- Nicholas
Liko, BASc (Nanotech Eng) Candidate 2015, University of Waterloo
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The
3 C`s of Metallurgy: Chemistry. Chemistry. Chemistry.  |
Moderator: Robert
Mackay, B.Sc.
Mining, President and CEO, Stans Energy Corp. Panelists: - Jean-Paul
Tognet, Chemist and Nuclear Engineer (Toulouse and Grenoble - France)
- Dr.
Valery D. Kosynkin, Sr. REE Metallurgist, Russia's State Institute of Chemical Technologies (VNIIHT)
- Steve
Mackowski, Technical Director, Hastings Rare Metals Ltd.
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International
Perspectives on the Future Rare Earth Supply  |
Moderator: Jeff
Green, President,
J.A. Green & Company Panelists:
- Scott
Moore, MBA, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director, DACHA Strategic Metals Inc.
- Constantine
Karayannopoulos, CEO, President and Director, Neo Material Technologies Inc
- Pierre
Neatby, VP Sales and Marketing, Avalon Rare Metals Inc.
- Gary
L. Billingsley, C.A., P.Eng., P.Geo., Executive Chairman, Great Western Minerals Group Ltd.
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REEs
USA: The Comeback Kid?  |
Moderator: Keith
A. Delaney, Executive
Director - Rare Earth Industry and Technology Association (REITA) Panelists: - Jim
McKenzie, CEO and Chairman, Ucore Rare Metals
- Donald
E. Ranta, Ph.D, Chairman, Rare Element Resources
- Paul
McKenzie, President CEO and Director, Elissa Resources
- K.
Marc LeVier, President and CEO, Texas Rare Earth Corp.
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Australian
REEs: Where do we go from here?  |
Moderator: Jack
Lifton, Founding
Principal, Technology Metals Research, LLC. Panelists:
- Richard
Brescianini, General Manager Exploration & Development, Arafura Resources Limited
- Ian
Chalmers, MSc, FAusIMM, FAIG, FIMMM, FSEG, MSGA, MGSA, FAICD, Technical & Managing Director, Alkane Resources Ltd.
- Richard
Shemasian, Founder, Hastings Rare Metals
- Ryan
Corrigan, Investment Manager, Rare Capital Funds Management Pty Ltd.
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The
Key Drivers for Supply and Demand of non-Chinese Rare Earth Products  |
Jack
Lifton, Founding
Principal, Technology Metals Research, LLC. |
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Inside
and Outside China, How will the Rare Earth Market Look in 2012?  |
Moderator: Clint
Cox Founder,
The Anchor House, Inc. Panelists: - Byron
King, Editor, Outstanding Investments and Energy & Scarcity Investor, Agora Financial
- James
Hedrick, Editor, REEHandbook.com & Founder, Hedrick Consultants Inc
- Luisa
Moreno, Senior Mining and Metals Analyst, Jacob Securities Inc.
- Tracy
Weslosky, Founding Editor, RareMetalBlog
- Gareth
Hatch, Ph.D., Founding Principal, Technology
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The Axioms and Myths of Rare Earths  |
Daniel J. Cordier Rare
Earths and ThoriumNational Minerals Information CenterU.S. Geological Survey |
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Thursday, February 2, 2012 |
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The
Global Rare Earths Market 2012 to 2016: A Delicate Balancing Act  |
Dudley John Kingsnorth, FAICD,
FAusIMM, FIMMM, Executive Director of the Industrial Minerals Company of Australia Pty Ltd |
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The
Future Economic and Strategic Leverage of Rare Earths  |
Ambassador Stuart
W. Holliday, Diplomat, negotiator and advocate for global cooperation RARE, The Association for Rare Earth |
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