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Day One - Day Two

 

DAY ONE – Tuesday July 20th 2010

 

8.30 - Registration and coffee

 

9.00 - Opening remarks from the Chair

 

9.10 - OPENING SESSION

 

Ministerial Address

  • Facilitating the coal developments
  • Creating fiscal and regulatory regime conducive to attracting investment in the sector
  • Sustaining a competitive position for the industry in the long term
Dr. Esperana Bias
Minister for Mining Resources, Mozambique
 


9.50 - Overview of coal mining in Mozambique

  • The new mining and geological policy
  • Increasing mineral production and exports, and attracting investments
  • Transparency and competitiveness in the coal sector
eduardo Eduardo Alexandre
National Director of Mining
 


10.30 - The role of the local coal mining industry

  • Overview of the Mozambican coal sector
  • Locations, volumes and qualities of Mozambique coal resources
  • The role of the Mozambican Coal Development Association

Casimiro Francisco, Chairman, Mozambican Coal Development Association / Associao Moambicana para o Desenvolvimento do Carvo Mineral

 

11.00 - Morning tea and networking


11.30 - Outlook for the global coal industry

  • World markets in perspective
  • Coal pricing and drivers of demand
  • India’s buying power
  • Brazil, India and China - the buying powers
Alan Heap, Managing Director, Global Commodity Analyst, Citi Investment Research Alan Heap, Managing Director
Global Commodities
Analyst, Citi Investment Research
 


12.10 - KEYNOTE ADDRESS


Energy Security, Growth and Sustainable Development

  • Indian coal sector overview
  • Sustainable strategic initiatives
  • Enhancing availability of resources
  • Outlook

Mr Partha S. Bhattacharyya, Chairman, Coal India Ltd


12.40 - Networking lunch


INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES


2.00 - Assisting Mozambique’s economic growth

  • Why Mozambique?
  • Fiscal system
  • Legislation on investments
  • Regulation of the investment law
tivane Eng. Victor Tivane
Director,
Investment Promotion Centre (CPI)
 


2.30 - Mozambique – the new coal frontier

  • Identifying the role of foreign investors in Mozambique
  • What are the potential economic benefits for Mozambique from coal?
  • What are the challenges of investing in Mozambique?
onitri Babatunde Onitiri
Country Manager,
International Finance Corporation
(World Bank Group)
 


3.00 - Mozambique – The Process Challenges

  Mr Steven van Barneveld
Chief Operating Officer,
Sedgman
 


3.30 - Afternoon tea and networking


PROJECTS


4.00 - VALE: A project overview of Mozambique’s forthcoming coal operations

  • Geology and mining, coal beneficiation and project implementation
  • Logistics: Sena Railway Line, Port of Beira and transshipment operations
  • Main product quality and target markets
  • Social and environmental sustainability
Galib Chaim
Director, Vale in Mozambique
 


4.40 - Benga - A World Class Coal Opportunity

  • Overview of the Benga coal project
  • India: A key growth market for coking coal
  • Meeting the infrastructure challenges
  • Barging on the Zambezi: a new transport option
Steve Mallyon
Managing Director,
Riversdale Mining Limited
 


5.10 - Minas in Tete Province

Minas currently operates a small underground mine producing thermal coal for domestic consumption, however the resource will be developed into a larger open pit operation in order to produce both coking and thermal coal for export markets.

 

Senior Executive, Minas Moatize Limitada

 

5.40 - Networking drinks


7.00 – 10.00 Official Conference Dinner

The Mozambique Coal Conference provides you with the opportunity to do business with your peers and clients in a relaxed setting whilst enjoying a lavish a la carte dinner and drinks reception. The official conference dinner will be held at the Acacia Restaurant.

 

Day One - Day Two

 

DAY TWO – Wednesday July 21st 2010

 

 

8.30 - Coffee and networking

 

9.00 - Opening remarks from the Chair

 

 STEEL MARKET OUTLOOK

 

9.10 The outlook for global steel

  • Steel market demand and supply analysis
  • Forecast steel prices
  • India, Brazil, China – the big consumers
todd Andrew Todd
Senior Analyst, CRU Analysis
 

 

9.40 -  Perspective of mining investment from a major steel producer

  • What are Indian steel producers looking for?
  • The future of India’s steel demand

Partha Sengupta, Vice President Raw Materials, Tata Steel

 

10.10 - The development of a coking coal index

  • Implementation and scope of use
  • How much demand is there for a coking coal index
  • What will be the effect of index pricing?
hookham Marian Hookham
Managing Editor, Energy Publishing
 

 

ENERGY GENERATION


10.30 - Coal exploration in Mozambique - the challenges and triumphs. A Consultant’s perspective 2006-2010

arnott David Arnott
Divisional Manager,
Snowden South (Australia)
 

 

11.00 - Morning tea and networking

 

11.30 - The outlook for Mozambique's power sector and export opportunities


Manuel Joo Cuambe, Chief Executive, Electricidad de Mocambique

 

11.50 - Generation outlook for Mozambique and the future of coal fired power station


Jurie du Plessis, Managing Director, Elgas SARL

 

INFRASTRUCTURE


12.20 - Ministerial Address

  • Meeting the coal industry demands

Eng. Paulo Zucula, Minister for Transport and Communications

 

12.40 -Networking lunch

 

1.40 - Development of the Matola Coal Terminal

  • Expansion plans to bring the terminal up to 6mt
  • Available facilities and loading rates – How much will be available for coal export?
  • Strategic advantages to using Matola port
  • Close to markets in Indian sub-continent, Asia and Brazil

Craig Grinyer, Commercial Manager Matola Coal Terminal, Grindrod Terminals

 

2.10 - The Maputo Corridor Logistics Initiative

  • Background on the Corridor and Start of MCLI
  • Optimising transport infrastructure investment
  • The Maputo Corridor Transport Infrastructure: Road–Rail –Maputo Port & Terminals
  • Reason for success
brenda Brenda Horne
CEO, MCLI
 

 

2.40 - The Nacala Development Corridor

  • Its structure and future strategies in bringing Mozambique’s transport infrastructure up to world standards
couto Dr Fernando Couto,
Chairman and CEO, Port of Nacala
 

 

3.00 - Afternoon tea and networking

 

FREIGHT


3.30 - Increasing coal export volumes through Mozambique – a critical growth area

  • Development of rail supply routes servicing South Africa’s export terminals and Maputo Corridor of Mozambique
  • Opportunities for private investment – Public Private Partnerships


Divyesh Kalan, General Manager: Group Commercial, Transnet

 

4.00 - Mozambique: Freight a growing competitive advantage

  Jayendu Krishna, Senior Consultant
Drewry Maritime Services Pvt. Ltd. India
 

 

SUB-SAHARAN COAL – THE OPPORTUNITIES BOTSWANA


4.30 - Botswana – an emerging southern Africa coal player

  • Botswana coal potential
horvei Tore Horve
Chief Operating Officer, CIC Energy Corp.
 

 

5.00 - Closing remarks


Close of conference

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