DRAFT PROGRAM
Monday 23rd April 2012
12.00 – 18.00 Participants Registration & Exhibition stand decoration
Day 1: Tuesday 24th April
(Exhibition opening time for visitors 10.30 – 17.00)
08.00 Coffee & Registration
10.00 -11.00 Official opening ceremony, with opening speeches by the Platinum sponsors
11.00 – 11.30 MMEC Exhibition & Coffee Break Sponsored by:
11.30 – 12.30 Session 1: Overview and State of the Mozambican Mining, Hydrocarbons and Energy Sectors
- Overview of the power sector
- Overview of the oil and gas sector
- Overview of the mining sector
12.45 – 14.00 Lunch Break Sponsored by: Statoil
14.00 – 15.30 Workshop 1: Health and Safety in the Extractive Industry
14.00 – 15.00 Session 2: Legal Aspects of the Extractive Industry
- The Mining and Oil and Gas Legislative & Fiscal Framework
- Meeting international standards in the extractive industries
- The regulatory framework and strategies for investing in Mozambique’s extractive industries
- Revising Mozambique Mining Law
15.00 – 16.30 Session 3: Infrastructure Development in the Extractive Industry
- Innovations to increase Mozambique’s railway capacity
- Developing Mozambique shipping facilities
- Innovative concepts: how to deliver coal from the mine to the port
- How to develop infrastructure to meet growing demand
16.30 – 17.00 Coffee Break Sponsored by:
17.00 – 18.20 Session 4: Money Matters: How to Successfully Access Local and International Financing
- Financing large scale mining projects
- Case studies: bank & investment institutes role in financing Mozambique’s extractive industry
- Financial risks in Mozambique and how to address them
18.20 Chairman’s closing remarks & End of Day One
19:30 - 22.00 Official Gala Dinner Sponsored by: Anadarko
Day 2: Wednesday 25th April
(Exhibition opening time for visitors 10.30 – 17.00)
08.30 Coffee & Registration
09.00 Chairman’s opening remarks
09.00 – 10.30 Session 5: Current Mining Projects in Mozambique
- Project Case Studies
10.30 – 11.00 Coffee Break Sponsored by: PetroSA
11.00 – 12.30 Workshop 2: Local Content Development: Encouraging Local Participation in the Development of Mozambique’s Minerals Sector
11.00 - 12.30 Session 6: Oil and Gas Development in Mozambique
- Global gas dynamics: current assessment of LNG pricing and Long Term Contracts
- Project case studies
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch Break Sponsored by: PetroSA
14.00 – 15.30 Session 7: The Outlook on Mozambique Power Sector
Current power generations and requirements
Coal’s role in power generation
What role does gas play in power generation?
Looking ahead: how is Mozambique planning on increasing its power generation?
15.30 – 16.00 Coffee break Sponsored by: PetroSA
16.00 – 17.30 Workshop 3: Mozgas: The New Major Gas Production Centre
16.00 – 17.30 Session 8: Corporate Social Responsibility/Local Capacity Building
- Mining companies and their role in eradication of poverty/community development
- Environmental protection and Mozambique’s mining industry
- Vocational training and skills development
- Technology Transfer
17.30 – 18.00 Closing Remarks & Presentation of the conference report
19.30 – 22.00 Closing Cocktail reception sponsored by: ENI