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Allan Trench CRU Group, Research Manager		Dr Allan Trench is Research Manager Copper for CRU Analysis, the independent authority for the mining, metals, power, cables, fertilsers and chemicals sectors. Allan is also Adjunct Professor of Mineral Economics & Mine Management at the WA School of Mines, Curtin University of Technology, Non-executive Chairman of Navigator Resources and a Director of Pioneer Nickel.

Ashley Watson Piper Alderman, Climate Change Group		Ashley is Chair of the Piper Alderman national Climate Change Group consisting of lawyers with a range of disciplines from their Australian offices working together with a London based international emissions trading and advisory consultancy, Consilience Energy Advisory Group, to provide a high level of experience and knowledge in this fast moving area. Ashley is an environment and resources lawyer with twenty-five years experience working for corporate entities in the mining and oil and gas industries. His clients include international, mid tier and smaller mining and resource companies, numbers of whom are represented at this conference. He chairs several environment committees and organisations and is a past State President and National Director of the Australian Mining and Petroleum Law Association.

Barry Dawwes Martin Place Seucrities, Managing Director		Barry Dawes is the Managing Director of Martin Place Securities Pty Ltd, a boutique investment firm specializing in investment opportunities in small-cap resources and energy companies. Barry has had over 30 years experience in the resources sector and prior to establishing MPS had worked in senior executive roles of investment management with BT Australia, equities research for Bain Deutsche Bank and equities research and corporate finance for Macquarie Bank. Barry is a Fellow of the Aus IMM and a Master of the SDIA. Barry Dawes is also Director of ASX listed Uranium Exploration Australia Ltd, BBX Property Trust Ltd, of several investment companies and of a number of unlisted public operating companies, such as Superior Coal Ltd, and has arranged development finance for dozens of listed resources companies. Well known and well respected for his outstanding knowledge and understanding of the resources sector, Barry has helped MPS to be the company that leads the way for investing in Australian growth companies.

Cameron Alexander GFMS Limited, Precious Metals Analyst

Craig James CommSec, Chief Equities Economist		Craig’s current role is Chief Equities Economist, Commonwealth Securities, interpreting ‘big picture’ economic and financial trends for customers, clients and staff. This analysis is also provided to the general public through a range of media commitments. His current duties include presentations to staff and clients, commentaries on economic matters for the media, production of regular and ad hoc commentaries and topical reports of market interest. In 2002, Craig undertook a ‘sea change’, interpreting economic and financial trends for the Australian Financial Review. Prior to this he held Chief Economist posts at both Colonial and Commonwealth Securities. Craig has worked in banking, finance and journalism for 27 years. He holds both Bachelor and Master degrees in Commerce (Economics). Both degrees were undertaken at University of NSW

Dan Denning Diggers and Drillers		Dan Denning founded and edited a financial newsletter on small-capitalization stocks in 1998 and edited Strategic Investment, from 2000 to 2006. His macro-economic and stock-market forecasts in were read by over 45,000 subscribers in 70 countries. His analysis for The Daily Reckoning is read by more than 500,000 people regularly. Dan is also a regular columnist for Money Week, a London financial weekly. In 2002 Dan spent a year observing U.S. markets from Paris before relocating to the London offices of Fleet Street Publications. In 2004 Dan spent six months travelling the globe in search of investment opportunities. This trek resulted in the New York Times bestseller, The Bull Hunter (John Wiley & Sons). Dan's latest project has him currently residing in Australia where he pens the The Australian Small Cap Investigator and The Daily Reckoning Australia. He is also a contributing editor to the Australian resource investing publication, Diggers & Drillers. Dan received his undergraduate degree in literature from the American University in Washington, D.C. in 1995. He earned a master's degree in the Liberal Arts from St. John's College in 1997.

David Snashall Environmental Resources Management, Asia Pacific & Global Practice Leader, Impact Assessment and Planning		David is the Global Practice Leader for Impact Assessment and Planning at ERM, the world’s largest all environment consultancy. In this role he is involved with 700 staff in 100 offices in 40 countries that are assisting clients in gaining environmental approvals for major projects. David has over 20 years experience in planning and environmental projects in Australia, Asia Pacific and other regions. He has particular experience with the mining industry both at the project and corporate levels. He has been responsible for major EISs for coal mines, and for the social and economic assessment of coal, gold, copper, uranium and mineral sands projects. At the corporate level David has lead the verification of the health, safety, environment and community data for BHP Billiton and Xstrata globally, and he has participated in a global compliance assurance program for Rio Tinto.

Duncan Calder Australia China Business Council, President		Duncan Calder is the President of the Australia China Business Council (WA). The ACBC in WA naturally has a particular focus on resources and infrastructure and has this year held a high profile seminar series titled "Australia and China - Co-operation in infrastructure for Resources Development" with key note speakers from the National Development and Reform Commission, the State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission, the Ambassador of the People's Republic of China in Australia and Minister Alannah MacTiernan as well as many Australian resources and professional services companies. Duncan is a partner in KPMG's Corporate Finance Practice and is the Chairman of KPMG's Energy & Natural Resources team in Western Australia. He sits on the Industry Policy Committee at the Chamber of Minerals & Energy in Western Australia. Duncan was the founding Chairman of KPMG Australia's China Business practice five years ago. He has worked for many Chinese companies including Baosteel, Sinosteel, CITIC Pacific, MCC, CNOOC, Ansteel, Yilgarn Infrastructure, Nanjing Iron and Steel, Shougang and Harbin Power as well as assisting Australian resources companies in securing investment in projects from China.

Eddy Wu THTF Australia Pty Ltd, Deputy General Manager		Eddy completed his Bachelor of Marketing degree at the University of Science and Technology, Beijing in 2001. He then studies at the Cass Business School located in City University London where he completed a Master’s Degree in Insurance and Risk Management. Eddy came to Australia in 2003 to undertake the degree of Master of Commerce at The Australian National University. Studying for a PhD degree at UNSW, in 2007 Eddy was invited to join THTF Australia as the local Deputy General Manager. As the Australian based manager Eddy is responsible for local staffing and, importantly, with his Australian staff, for establishing business channels and building business and investment relationships and opportunities.

Frank Holmes US Global Investor Inc, CEO and CIO

Dr Jacob Ramsay Control Risks, South East Asia Analyst		Jacob Ramsay provides analysis on political and security developments in South-East Asia. Since joining Control Risks, Jacob has prepared a series of reports on the mining sector in Indonesia and Thailand and in the Pacific, including the Solomon Islands, Tonga and Fiji. He has also prepared political assessments on Vietnam and Burma. Prior to joining Control Risks, Jacob worked with the Australian government as a senior analyst providing assessments for the prime minister and cabinet on regional issues in South-East Asia providing political, economic, security and strategic analysis with a focus on their impact on national political and commercial interests. Jacob also spent two years as a postdoctoral research fellow at the Asia Research Institute of the National University of Singapore, completing research on religion and politics in Vietnam and Islam in Cambodia. Jacob holds a PhD in South East Asian Studies and a Bachelor’s degree in Asian Studies. He speaks Vietnamese, French and German.

Julian Heath Control Risks, Australia Pacific, Managing Director		Julian has extensive experience in decision-making and business continuity management processes both from a development perspective and practical application. His background includes extensive experience in all levels of Government, in the areas of strategic assessment, crisis and contingency planning and ‘in extremis’ response (which has included activities in Mozambique, Rwanda, Somalia, Bougainville and Cambodia). Within these appointments he was also involved in the testing and reviewing of the National Counter-Terrorist Plan. Julian has worked with the United Nations in the Middle East and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in Europe principally in the areas of peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance. He has lectured on decision making and crisis management processes, and led the team responsible for introducing a revised decision making process in the Australian Army.

Karl Mallon Climate Risk Pty Ltd,		Dr Karl Mallon has been working in climate change mitigation and adaptation issues since pre-Kyoto. His work and that of his team at Climate Risk Pty Ltd is based around establishing new ways of thinking as a bridge between climate science and practical decision making. Karl has been a member of the CSIRO’s Energy Futures Forum and a director of the Australian Wind Energy Association. Karl’s has been involved in climate related work from the World Bank through to local councils. His recent publications include ‘Renewable Energy Policy and Politics: A Handbook for Decision Making’ published by Earthscan and ‘A High Bandwidth Low carbon Future’ published by the Telstra Corporation. Karl is currently working with the insurance sector on climate change risk management and adaptive products.

Kobus van der Wath The Beijing Axis, Founder and Group Managing Director		Kobus is the Founder and Group Managing Director of THE BEIJING AXIS, a company that serves as a cross-border business bridge to/from China. THE BEIJING AXIS (www.thebeijingaxis.com) provides services in 3 principal areas - Strategy (Strategy Formulation and Implementation); Sourcing (China Sourcing Unit and Supply Chain Solutions); and Investment (Corporate Finance Origination and Financial Advisory). Kobus is based in Beijing where he has been elected as Business Director of the South Africa China Business Association (SACBA, www.sacba.com.cn). He is also a Founding Board Member and currently Vice President of the Asia Pacific South Africa Chamber of Commerce (APSACC, www.apsacc.org). In addition, Kobus is an advisor to Create Ventures – a Cambridge-based venture capital firm (www.createpartners.com) that he has been involved with since its foundation. Kobus is also a member of the China International Mining Group. Kobus is the author of ‘Doing Business in China – the System and the Strategies’ and has published various other books and chapters in books on economics, finance and foreign exchange markets – particularly on China and the rest of Asia. He is the editor of The China Analyst and has appeared on CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg TV, Reuters TV, SABC, TCS, CCTV and other networks. He has written for, or has been quoted in the Financial Times, the Asian Wall Street Journal, South China Morning Post, the Singapore Straits Times, Singapore Business Times, the China Daily and Business Day. He has done public speaking, on invitation, in more than 20 countries. Before founding THE BEIJING AXIS he was Head of Investment Strategy and Research for Asia Pacific for Standard Chartered Bank Plc. He holds post-graduate Honours-degrees in Economics (from Johannesburg University), and Finance & Investments (from the University of South Africa). He also holds an MBA from INSEAD in France and a Master of Information Technology.

Michal Humphreys Control Risks, Regional Manager Project Management Asia Pacific

Michael Knox ABN Amro, Director of Strategy & Chief Economist

Oliver Wild Sustainability Advisory Services KPMG, Senior Manager		Oliver is a senior manager with KPMG’s Sustainability Advisory Services practice in Sydney and specialises in providing advisory and assurance services on corporate responsibility and sustainability reports, as well as sustainability and climate change. Oliver has experience conducting sustainability projects for both the public and private sectors. He has managed the review of large Australian organisations’ sustainability reports including ANZ, IAG, Boral, Investa Property Group, Anglo Coal Australia and Qantas. He has also been involved in assisting organisations on energy and greenhouse gas data collection and reporting. He has also managed advisory projects focused on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) risk management. Oliver has also managed outsourced internal audits for organisations on environmental and occupational health and safety issues as well as broader sustainability and climate change issues. In addition to his advisory responsibilities, Oliver is also actively involved in the development of KPMG’s internal climate change and sustainability strategies.

Paul Glasson KPMG Australia, Strategic Alliance Partner in China		Paul Glasson is the General Manager of Satori Investments, the Strategic Alliance Partner in China of KPMG Australia, the China Representative for HRL Ltd, and the Chief Representative in China for the ACBC-WA division. Mr. Glasson has been in China for more than ten years in both Beijing and Shanghai. He is a genuine fluent mandarin speaker, and conducts meetings with clients in Chinese without translation support. In his role for KPMG Australia Mr. Glasson has primarily focused on developing the China Business Practice of KPMG Australia, a department within KPMG Australia that focus’ on inbound investment into Australia from China. Mr. Glasson has worked with the KPMG team to develop an impressive record in this market, KPMG Australia having been involved in more than half of the major transactions involving Chinese investment into Australia, with clients like CITIC Pacific, MCC, Sinosteel, Shougang, Nanjing Iron and Steel, Huaneng. Mr. Glasson has also been involved providing corporate advisory services in almost all these transactions in an origination and execution role as well as leading high level dialogues with key departments in China like SASAC, MOFCOM, and NDRC on policies surrounding the investment of Chinese funds abroad.

Peter Crowley URS		Peter Crowley is an economist trained at the University of Chicago and the Australian National University. Peter has more than 25 years of experience consulting to business and government, both in Australia and overseas, as well to international organizations. Peter has specialized in regulatory economics and the economics of the natural resources sector (minerals, energy, agriculture and fisheries). He also has extensive capability in macroeconomics, international trade and finance and the economics of commodity markets. Prior to joining URS, Peter Crowley was a Principal Consultant with ACIL Tasman, a leading Australian economic and policy consulting firm. His previous positions include International Coordinator of the Pacific Economic Co-operation Council’s Minerals and Energy Forum, and the Economist for the Australian Mining Industry Council.

Peter Curry Golden Tiger Mining, Director		Peter Curry has well over 30 years business experience initially as a partner in a major international accounting firm and subsequently in a variety of investment banking and corporate advisory activities including mergers and acquisitions ,IPOs and other capital raisings in both the resources sector and other industries. He has been a director of Golden Tiger Mining since 2004 and is also a director of South Pacific Securities Pty Limited.

Regina Meani Chart and Technical Services, Freelance Consultant		Regina Meani is a Certified Financial Technician with over 29 years experience in the stock market, working as a chart and technical analyst and Associate Director for Deutsche Bank and for Huntleys’ before freelancing. She has lectured for the Securities Institute of Australia (now FINSIA), Sydney University and the ASX and written “Charting, An Australian Investor’s guide”. Vice-president of the Australian Professional Technical Analysts (APTA) and a Director and Committee Chair of the International Federation of Technical Analysts Journal, Regina regularly represents Australia at the International forums. She has regular columns in the Australian Financial Review, the Sun Herald Investor, the Melbourne Sunday Age and in the AFR Smart Investor Magazine and in ARI Magazine. As well as this she writes for the ASX website. Her freelance work includes market analysis, private tutoring and larger seminars, training investors and traders in Market Psychology, CFD and share trading and Technical Analysis.

Richard Court		Richard Court was Premier and Treasurer of Western Australia from 1993 - 2001. He retired from Parliament after nineteen years as the Member for Nedlands. His Government led the LNG marketing push into new markets, the successful deregulation of the Western Australian gas markets and the successful privatisations of the SGIO, BankWest, AlintaGas, Westrail Freight and the DBNG pipeline. Currently he is Chairman of Resource Investment Strategy Consultants [RISC] and GRD Limited as well as a director on WesTrac Holdings Pty Ltd and Iron Ore Holdings Ltd. Richard Court also is a senior advisor at KPMG and a consultant to Australian Capital Equity. He was appointed Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia in June 2003 for service to the Western Australian Parliament and to the community.

Rob Kreft		Rob Kreft has had a career in the building and construction Industry. He also has a master’s degree in Industrial Relations and Human Resources management which gave him experience in training people from a diverse range of backgrounds. Currently he trades full time, coaches and mentors people leaning to trade and invest and helps people set up their trading structures which are tax effective and provide rock solid asset protection.

Robin Widdup Lion Selection, Managing Director

Rod Henderson Energy & Natural Resources Group KPMG, Partner/NSW Chairman		Rod is a partner with KPMG's Sydney office and heads KPMG’s Energy & Natural Resources practice in NSW. He also leads KPMG’s ENR tax practice nationally. He has extensive experience in the resources, infrastructure, power & utilities and processing industries which includes tax due diligence and the structuring of acquisitions and disposals of major upstream and downstream operations. Rod’s experience has exposed him to many of the commercial and tax issues facing companies operating in global transactions including cross-border taxation, efficiently flowing funds through multiple jurisdictions and maximising returns to investors. Rod has advised many Australian and global mining companies on structuring acquisitions, joint ventures, mergers, funding and divestments.

Ross Tilly Risk Advisory Services KPMG, Partner		Ross is partner with KPMG’s Internal Audit Services practice in Sydney and specialises in enterprise risk management, internal audit, internal control frameworks for ASX principle 7 and Sarbanes Oxley compliance and project risk assurance. He has 25 years assurance experience with KPMG with 12 of these as a practice leader within our Risk Advisory Services practice. He has worked in the London office in the financial services sector and was previously based in Perth. Ross has a proven ability to forge strong relationships with key stakeholders and clients, building and manage multi-disciplinary teams and drive value and results in line with each client’s distinctive culture. Ross has led a number of assignments providing independent feedback and assurance on substantial capital expenditure projects, including Caltex’s $400m clean fuels project, Oil Search’s NW Moran and SE Mananda Fields totalling $US180m, OneSteel’s $400m steelworks and mine project at Whyalla and Rio Tinto’s $900m Yandicoogna project.

Stephen Bartrop Stock Resource, Joint Managing Director

Stephen Dickey Stock Resource, Joint Managing Director		Stephen’s background is in senior management with organizations like TNT and British Airways until, that is, he immigrated to Australia in 2002 when he caught the climate change bug. As a consequence he joined Oxfam, then WWF Australia and consulted to Climate Friendly before founding CDRS in 2007.

Steve Gregg McKinsey & Company, Partner		Brings over 23 years’ experience in international and investment banking; is a member of McKinsey’s Global Financial Institutions and Global Corporate Finance and Strategy practices; is also on the Global Leadership Committee for the firm’s Corporate and Investment Banking Practice based in New York. In addition to having held senior management positions within international banking institutions, areas of product expertise include mergers and acquisitions, equity capital markets, wholesale banking, financial markets advisory, capital structuring, and corporate and investment banking.

Tim McKinnon ABN Newswire, Chief Executive Officer		Timothy J Mckinnon is the founder and CEO of ABN NEWSWIRE a Pan-Asian corporate financial and media news distribution network across the Asian financial markets in Mandarin, Cantonese, Japanese, Korean and English. Prior to that Tim was Managing director of Ecomm, an information technology infrastructure company with projects in Australian, Japan and the USA, specialising in the localisation of large internet projects in Asian languages.

Victor Rudenno Interfinancial Ltd, Executive Director

Warwick Grigor BGF Equities, Director		Warwick Grigor is a graduate of the Australian National University having completed degrees in law and economics. He went straight from university to Hamersley Iron Pty Ltd in Perth before being employed as a senior mining analyst and research partner with stockbroking firms in Sydney. Warwick retired from County Natwest Securities Australia in 1991 to found Far East Capital Limited ("FEC"), a specialist research-based mining company financier and corporate adviser. More recently FEC has been concentrating on the publication of independent mining research and portfolio management activities. Warwick has two non-executive board positions; Chairman of Monaro Mining NL and Director of First Australian Resources Ltd, and he is an Executive Director of Peninsular Minerals Ltd. In 2002, Warwick was an inaugural inductee to the ANU Economics and Commerce Department Hall of Fame. Outside of business endeavours Warwick is a volunteer fire-fighter in the CONTACT _Con-430749584DD0 c s l Rural Fire Service of NSW and Group Leader of a local Scout Group, and a fluent speaker of Scots Gaelic.

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