2024 Agenda
December 4 2024
12:00 PM
01:45 PM
02:00 PM
03:15 PM
Opening Ceremony: "18th Argentina Gold, Silver and Copper"
Luis Lucero
Secretary of Mining of Argentina
Hebe Casado
Vice Governor of Mendoza
Torsten Ericsson
Ambassador of Sweden to Argentina
Roberto Cacciola
President, Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies
Manuel Benítez
President, Argentine Chamber of Mining Suppliers
María Eugenia Sampalione
President, Women in Mining Argentina
03:15 PM
04:25 PM
Thinking Today About Tomorrow’s Mining
What Happened in 2024 and What Lies Ahead for Argentina?
Michael Meding
VP McEwen Copper & General Manager, Los Azules Project
Sonia Delgado
Executive Director, Challenger Gold / President of the Honorary Committee 2024
Martín Mandarano
CEO, YPF Luz
Marcelo Álvarez
Executive Director of Government Affairs for South America, Barrick Gold Corporation
Jerónimo Shantal
Director of Mining, Mendoza Government
Sebastián D. Penelli
Moderator / Editor de Ámbito.com & Energy Report
04:25 PM
05:00 PM
Coffee Break & Networking
A Break to Connect and Explore New Business Opportunities
05:00 PM
05:50 PM
Current Status of the Chile-Argentina Mining Integration and Complementation Treaty
Eduardo Traián
Executive Secretary of the Treaty
Rolando Dávila
Coordinator of the Binational Mining Commission, Chile-Argentina Chamber of Commerce
Victor Delbuono
Moderator / Natural Resources Researcher, Fundar
05:50 PM
07:00 PM
Legal Challenges for Mining Projects in Today’s Landscape
Florencia Heredia
Partner, Allende & Brea
Adolfo Durañona
Principal Partner, Baker McKenzie
Rodolfo Ovalles
Legal & Institutional Affairs Manager, Los Azules Project
Beatriz Krom
Founder, Krom & Associates; Professor, University of Buenos Aires
Silvia Bauni
Moderator / Specialist in Mining Law
07:00 PM
07:45 PM
Power Shifts: Current Geopolitics and Emerging Global Dynamics
Trump: His Policies and Potential Consequences for Argentina
Felipe de la Balze
Director, Group on Argentina’s Global Integration, CARI
Fabián Calle
Director, International Security Institute, CARI
08:00 PM
Cocktail Reception Before the "Mining Awards Night" Dinner-Show
(Dinner: 9:00 p.m. to close)