TIMING

PROGRAM

8.00am

REGISTRATION and WELCOME COFFEE

8.45am

SESSION 1

Welcome Address - Kerry Stevenson, Managing Director, Symposium

Chairman’s  Address - Quentin Amos, Global Head, Corporate and Advisory, Runge Ltd

9.00am

Shen Weilian, Consul General for the People's Republic of China

9.15am

David Thomas, CEO, Think Global Consulting

The future of global resources

The rapidly changing global economic picture, including the emergence of the BRIC countries, has wide implications for the China Australia relationship, particularly in the sourcing and consumption of global resources, commodities and energy. How is this likely to play out for both countries, and what are the new trends to start following?

9.45am

Kobus van der Wath, Founder and Group Managing Director of The Beijing Axis, and CEO of Bateman Beijing Axis

China as Capital and Supply Chain Partner

How China’s growing role and influence in the global resource sector makes it an important factor in raising strategic capital and supply chain management.

10.20am

Questions  from the audience

10.30am

MORNING TEA

SESSION 2

11.00am

Geoff Baker, Director, ASF Group Limited

Chinese Investment in Australia and Dealing with the Chinese

Geoff has been a lawyer for 30 years, doing business in China for 20 years and currently resides in Beijing. Geoff is an expert on issues relating to the significant recent Chinese investment in Australia, having published two books on the subject – ‘Think like Chinese’ and ‘Act Like a Westerner’.

11.20am

Simon Price, Director, Azure Capital

Australia-China Resources Mergers & Acquisitions. Lessons learnt and future trends

How M&A activity by Chinese companies in the Australian resources sector has developed and key trends expected to emerge in the future.

11.40am

Barbara Hilder, Director, Confucius Institute, University of Melbourne

20 ways to effectively direct your negotiations

How setting the right parameters will ensure you control the outcome of your transactions.

12.00pm

Adam Goern, Managing Director, GFA and Associates

Resources: Chinese demand and Australian supply - Closing the potential funding gap

Adam will discuss China’s expected resources demand; the additional Australian infrastructure development that may be required to meet this demand; and why specialised resource funds may become vital to help close the potential funding gap. Key dynamics between Australian resource companies and increased investment from Chinese sovereign wealth and state-owned-enterprises will also be considered.

12.25pm

Closing remarks

12.30pm

LUNCH

SESSION 3

2.00pm

Investor Presentation: Iggy Tan, Managing Director,  Galaxy Resources (ASX:GXY)

Galaxy is an S&P/ASX300 emerging mining and chemical company focusing on lithium and tantalum production. Galaxy is at an advanced stage of developing its Mt Cattlin Lithium Project (hard rock spodumene) in Ravensthorpe, WA. The Project encompasses a mine and minerals plant which will produce 137,000 tpa of 6% Li2O spodumene concentrate. Galaxy intends to add value to the Mt Cattlin Project by establishing its own downstream lithium processing facilities in China.

2.20pm

Investor Presentation: Owen Hegarty, Executive Vice Chairman, CST Mining Group Ltd (HKG:985)

This new Hong Kong based and listed company is looking to grow a world class copper business. In just a few months CST has bought two excellent copper projects in Peru and Australia, it has put an experienced team together, it has raised US$600m from the market and it is on track to its target of 250,000 t/a copper within 5 years.

2.40pm

Investor Presentation: John Harkins, Executive Chairman and Managing Director, Clean Global Energy (ASX:CGV)

CGE is an emerging energy company that plans to convert deep coal seams into Syngas using a process known as Underground Coal Gasification (UCG). The resulting Syngas is typically used in Power Generation and the production of ultra clean fuels.  CGE plans to be a significant supplier of Syngas to power generators and other users both here in Australia and elsewhere overseas.

3.00pm

AFTERNOON TEA

SESSION 4

3.30pm

Investor Presentation: Justin Pettett, Managing Director, Pryme Oil & Gas (ASX:PYM)

3.50pm

Investor Presentation: John Haggman, Executive Director, MIL Resources (ASX:MGK)

4.10pm

Panel Discussion: How to manage projects more effectively on both sides of the China Australia relationship

Chair: Quentin Amos, Global Head, Corporate and Advisory, Runge Ltd

Panellists:

·         Mark Irwin, Former Director of Mining & Metals, Standard Bank PLC and former Head of the Phosphate Division, BHP Billiton

·         Kobus van der Wath, Founder and Group Managing Director of The Beijing Axis, and CEO of Bateman Beijing Axis

·         David Thomas, CEO, Think Global Consulting

·         James Li, Advisor, Patterson Securities

5.00pm

COCKTAIL FUNCTION SPONSOERED BY CST MINING IN THE EXHIBITION AREA

8.00am

REGISTRATION and WELCOME COFFEE

8.45am

SESSION 5

Opening Remarks - Kerry Stevenson, Managing Director, Symposium

Chairman’s Address – Julian Malnic, Executive Chairman, Direct Nickel Pty Ltd

9.00am

Owen Hegarty BEc(Hons), FAusIMM, CEO G-Resources Group Ltd

China-Australia Resources:  Mutual Growth & Prosperity.

Economic growth in China and the rest of Asia will drive strong demand for resources for the next generation. This demand will outstrip supply. Within the region we have the resources and the resource potential; we have the technology and technical capability; and we have the funding capacity. So we have the virtuous circle of economic growth and prosperity.

With nearly 40 years experience in the global mining industry, Owen enjoyed 25 years with the Rio Tinto group where he was Managing Director of Rio Tinto Asia and Managing Director of the Group’s Australian copper and gold business.  He was the founder of the Oxiana Ltd Group which grew from a small exploration company to a multi-billion dollar Australia and Asia focused base and precious metals producer, developer and explorer.  Oxiana became Oz Minerals Ltd.

For his achievements and leadership in the mining industry Owen was awarded the AusIMM Institute Medal in 2006 and the G.J. Stokes Memorial Award in 2008. Owen is presently Executive Vice Chairman of two Hong Kong listed mining companies: G-Resources Group Ltd (Gold) and CST Mining Group Ltd (Copper). He is a Non-Executive Director of Australian Fortescue Metals Group Ltd; a Director of the AusIMM; a member of the South Australian Minerals and Petroleum Expert Group, advising the SA Premier on mining; and a Director of the educational WA-based Mining Hall of Fame Foundation. Owen is also Chairman of Tigers Realm Minerals Ltd, a private Melbourne-based mining company looking to grow a diversified mining group.

9.20am

Ian McCubbin, Partner, Norton Rose.

Future directions for Chinese investment in the resources sector.
Ian McCubbin is a China-Australian trade and investment lawyer based in Beijing and Melbourne. He has more than 20 years’ experience advising both Australian and Chinese companies on Sino-Australian trade and investment, joint ventures and foreign capital raising.

Ian advises many of China’s most prestigious corporations on their trading and investment activities in Australia and the Asia Pacific Region. His clients have included China’s largest government instrumentalities, as well as state-owned enterprises such as Sinosteel Corporation; Anshan Iron & Steel Group; Minmetals Australia; Sinochem; Bank of China; China Construction Bank; China Coal Energy and China Central Television Network.

Ian was the co-lead partner on the first successful hostile takeover in the world by a Chinese state-owned enterprise, a landmark deal which received significant M&A awards in the Asia Pacific region.

9.40am

Tim Goldsmith, Global Mining Leader and Head of China Desk, PricewaterhouseCoopers.

The status of the global mining industry - where to next?

A consideration of what the future demand from emerging nations like China will mean in relation to mine supply in a financially constrained world.

10.00am

Tom Parker , Managing Director, Red Tape Consulting

Missing in Action: Costly mistakes that foreign companies make in China

Cultural ignorance costs businesses time and money in China! Cultural assumptions enable and constrain how organisations operate. Learn how multi-nationals and SMEs’ failure to focus on cultural intelligence has destroyed their business or damaged their brands in China. This presentation goes beyond the misunderstood and overemphasized traditional Chinese concepts of face, guanxi and harmonious society to deliver insight and advice on why the gentle art of intercultural communication is vital when dealing with China.

10.20am

Closing remarks

10.30am

MORNING TEA

SESSION 6

11.00am

Kim Stanton-Cook, Managing Director, Golden Cross Resources

Securing finance from China – a miner’s point of view

·         How to attract Chinese investors – ‘must-haves’ and pitfalls

·         Selecting and dealing with Chinese consultants

·         Securing project finance from Chinese banks

·         Securing off-take agreements with Chinese companies

11.20am

Mr Guo Kai, Partner, The Martec Group, Shanghai

‘Chinese Companies’ M&A Needs and Decision Process on Overseas Resources 

·         What Australian resources do Chinese companies need?

·         What you should know about Chinese government directions and approval processes

·         What are the factors and processes involved for Chinese companies making acquisitions?

·         How do these differ between state-owned and private companies, end-user and trading companies?

·         Brief introduction to The Martec Group and its M&A advisory activities

11.40am

David LaFerla, Managing Director, Negotiaction

Emerging and Unconventional Resource Developments: Opportunities for Partnerships between China and Australia

Beyond the conventional resource developments that are advancing along familiar project pipelines, emerging and unconventional developments have the potential to redefine the Asia Pacific resource landscape. The rise of emerging and unconventional resource developments present opportunities for valuable partnerships between China and Australia. These developments will be explored.

 12.00pm

12.20pm

Closing remarks

12.30pm

LUNCH

SESSION 7

2.00pm

Investor presentation: Julian Malnic, Executive Chairman, Direct Nickel Pty Ltd

With measured nickel laterite resources around the world today containing enough nickel to supply the world for 120 years, laterites supply frontier is unconstrained by discovery.  Despite this, both large and small would-be producers, face major challenges in finding a low cost, technically efficient process to treat their resources. Even major laterite projects are failing and stalling, and with sulphide discovery continuing to fall, the satisfaction of the growing demand nickel and stainless in all areas of life, particularly whitegoods, food and heavy industry, has a cloud hanging over it.

2.20pm

Investor presentation:  John Bishop, Managing Director, Icon Resources (ASX: III)

Icon Resources Ltd is an emerging tungsten producer and diversified mineral explorer. The Company listed on the ASX in 2006 and has an experienced, technical board and management team with a particular expertise in the evaluation of projects, cost effective exploration and taking profitable projects through to full-scale operation.

Icon’s flagship project is the Mt Carbine tungsten mine in north Qld.  Once Australia’s largest tungsten mine it closed in the mid-1980s due to a prolonged price collapse associated with Chinese over-production. The Mt Carbine hard-rock project is scheduled to be back in operation in early 2013 with re-treatment of the tailings starting up in late 2010.

2.40pm

Investor presentation: Rick Watsford, Managing Director, Range River Gold (ASX:RNG)

RNG is producing gold from Mt Morgans Operations.  RNG acquired Mt Morgans in May 2009 and commenced first ore delivery to Barrick’s Granny Smith Operations in February 2010.

In the first half of calendar year 2010 RNG produced in excess of 6,000 ounces (oz) of Gold (Au) in ore for sale.  RNG achieved in June 2010 the planned annual production rate of 40,000 oz Au.  Cash operating costs are forecast to be A$700-750 over the life of mine. Cash costs for June 2010 were $697/oz Au.

3.00pm

AFTERNOON TEA

SESSION 8

3.30pm

Panel Discussion - Where to from here and what the future holds

Chair: Kerry Stevenson, Managing Director, Symposium

Panellists:      

·         Tim Goldsmith, Global Mining Leader and Head of China Desk, PricewaterhouseCoopers

·         James Li, Advisor, Patterson Securities

·         David LaFerla, Managing Director, Negotiaction

4.30pm

Closing remarks – Julian Malnic, Executive Chairman, Direct Nickel Pty Ltd

4.45pm

CONFERENCE CLOSE