Monday – May 20th, 2024 – morning

Opening: Marcos André Gonçalves (President/ADIMB)

09:00 – 09:30
Keynote Speaker

Critical Mineral Resources for the Green Energy Transition: Are They Available?
Adam Simon
SEG – Distinguished Lecturer
Earth and Environmental Sciences at the University of Michigan, USA

1. PANEL: THE BRAZILIAN MINING SECTOR: PERSPECTIVES FROM THE PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PLAYERS

Moderator: Marcos André Gonçalves (President – ADIMB)

09:30 – 10:30	National Secretariat of Geology, Mining and Mineral Transformation/MME Rodrigo Toledo Cabral Cota Director
	Anglo American Rodrigo Martins Brazil Exploration General Manager
	National Mining Agency Mauro Henrique Moreira Sousa General Director
	Caputo & Bastos e Serra Advogados Frederico Bedran de Oliveira Lawyer and Geologist

COFFEE BREAK – 10:30 – 10:50

2. PRODUCTION AND THE GEOLOGICAL POTENTIAL FOR STRATEGIC/CRITICAL MINERAL DEPOSITS IN BRAZIL

Moderator: Roberto Perez Xavier (Executive Director/ADIMB)

10:50 – 11:10	Production and geological potential of strategic minerals in Brazil Guilherme Ferreira da Silva Division of Economic Geology – Brazilian Geological Survey (SGB)
11:10 – 11:15	Q&A
11:15 – 11:30	Commodity market for strategic minerals Marcio Goto Business Development, Latin America/Project Blue
11:30 – 11:35	Q&A
11:35 – 11:50	Uranium deposits and resources in Brazil Francisco Javier Rios Senior Researcher/Nuclear Technology Development Center (CDTN)
11:50 – 11:55	Q&A
11:55 – 12:10	Graphite deposits and mining in Brazil Débora Rabelo Matos Researcher in Geosciences/Brazilian Geological Survey (SGB)
12:10 – 12:15	Q&A
12:15 – 12:30	Development and current stage of the Jaguar Nickel Sulfide Project, Carajás Mineral Province (PA) Gaudius Montresor Exploration Manager/Centaurus Metals
12:30 – 12:35	Q&A

LUNCH BREAK – 12:35 – 14:30

Monday – May 20th, 2024 – afternoon

3. ESG IN THE MINERAL SECTOR: MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS AND RISKS

Moderator: Patricia Procópio (Director of Planning and Innovation/Hexagon)

14:30 – 14:45	ESG as a driver for mitigating the socio-environmental and economic impacts of the mining sector Ana Carolina Muniz Manager/Alvarez & Marsal
14: 45 – 14:50	Q&A
14:50 – 15:05	Dialogues that Transform: Relationships through sustainable communication Daniela Villar Managing Partner/Nano Biztools
15:05 – 15:10	Q&A
15:10– 15:25	S in ESG: multidisciplinary and intersectional perspectives on the diversity and inclusion agenda of the mining sector Camila Silva Specialist in Social Responsibility, Project Management, Diversity & Inclusion/Coletivo Quantos
15:25 – 15:30	Q&A

15:30 – 16:00
Keynote Speaker

From Data Lake to Target: Case Studies of Applying Artificial Intelligence in Mineral Exploration
Charles Rezende Freitas
Executive Director/GE21 Geotecnologias

COFFEE BREAK – 16:00-16:20

4. BREAKTHROUGH INNOVATIVE METHODS FOR MINERAL EXPLORATION AND GEOMETALLURGY

Moderator: Mariana Brando Soares (Department of Applied Geology/UERJ)

16:20 – 16:35	Innovation, Integration, and Predictive Analytics to Improve Rock Characterization and Optimize Decision-Making Britt Bluemel Senior Geochemist/ALS/GoldSpots
16:35 – 16:40	Q&A
16:40 – 16:55	Artificial Intelligence applied to the development of a lithogeochemical model of the Castelo de Sonhos gold paleoplacer deposit (PA) Fernanda Bretas Project Development Manager/TriStar Gold Inc.
16:55 – 17:00	Q&A
17:00 – 17:15	The role of Geometallurgy in the sustainability of early to late-stage exploration projects Mariana Gazire Lemos Geometallurgy Specialist/AngloGold Ashanti
17:15 – 17:20	Q&A
17:20 – 17:35	Application of Hiperspectral Mineralogy to Mineral Exploration (iron ore and base metals) Lionel Fonteneau Global Principal Spectral Geologist/Epiroc/Corescan
17:35 – 17:40	Q&A

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