LBMA Media Centre

The LBMA/LPPM Precious Metals Conference took place in Singapore on 16 - 18 October 2016. Please see below the programme of sessions and speakers.

Day 1 Monday 17th October

• Opening Session - Welcome Remarks 
  Grant Angwin, LBMA Co-Chairman and President, Asahi Refining |View Speech
  Paul Fisher, LBMA Co-Chairman |View Speech
  Tim Pearce, LPPM Chairman and General Manager, Johnson Matthey  |View Speech
• Introductory Remarks 
  Ruth Crowell, LBMA Chief Executive |View Speech
• Keynote Speeches
  International Macro-Economic Perspective
  William White, Chairman of the OECD Economic and Development Review Committee | View Slides   |View Speech
  View from the Regional Economic Perspective
  Eric Robertsen, Managing Director, Head, Global Macro Strategy and FX Research, Standard Chartered Bank | View Slides 
• Session 2: Debt & Deflation – Does Gold Offer Effective Protection?  
  Moderator: William White, Chairman of the OECD Economic Development and Review Committee
  Panel Discussion
  Terence Kooyker, Portfolio Manager, Blenheim Capital Management, LLC
  Kathleen Kelley, Commodities Consultant, Queen Anne’s Gate Capital Management and Consultant to Blackrock
  Ray Eyles, Partner of the Commodities Fund, Millennium Capital SG
  Tom Kendall, Head of Precious Metals Strategy, ICBC Standard Bank 
• Session 3: LBMA Developments    
  Moderator: Ruth Crowell, LBMA Chief Executive & Co
  GDL Update
  Neil Harby, LBMA Head of Good Delivery | View Slides
  Strategy Update - Cinnober BOAT
  Jamie Khurshid, CEO, Boat Services Ltd at Cinnober Financial Technology | View Slides |View Speech
  Regulation Update
  Sakhila Mirza, LBMA General Counsel | View Slides
• Session 4: The Bullion Market in China   
  Moderator: Albert Cheng CEO, Singapore Bullion Market Association and Advisor, World Gold Council  | View Slides |View Speech
  Developments in the Chinese Market
  Jiao Jinpu, Chairman, Shanghai Gold Exchange | View Slides
  Reconciliation and Discrepancies of Gold flows into China
  Matthew Turner, Associate Director, Macquarie Capital (Europe) Ltd | View Slides |View Speech
  View from an International Bullion Bank
  Paul Voller, Managing Director, Global Head of Precious Metals, HSBC Bank USA, NA  | View Slide  |View Speech
  View from a Chinese Bullion Bank
  Yang Qing, Deputy General Manager, Global Market Department, Bank of China  | View Slides  |View Speech
• Session 5: India – Redefining Gold … the Shift from “Savings” to “Luxury”   
  Moderator: Rajesh Khosla, Managing Director, MMTC-PAMP, India  | View Slides
  Panel Discussion
  Surender Kumar Jindal, Managing Director, Jindal Dyechem Industries PVT Ltd
  Shekhar Bhandari, Senior EVP & Business Head – Global Transaction Banking & Precious Metals, Kotak Mahindra Bank | View Slides
  Sunil Kashyap, Managing Director, Global Banking and Markets, Scotiabank and Chairman of the SBMA
  David Gornall, Consultant, DG Consulting 

Day 2 Tuesday 18th October

• Session 6: PGM Growth in Asia   
  Moderator: John Cullen, Director, Precious Metals Management, Johnson Matthey |View Q and A
  Outlook for the Auto Catalysts Market in China
  Henry Liu, General Manager, Johnson Matthey | View Slides  |View Speech
  Driving Platinum Demand within Asian Jewellery Markets
  Huw Daniel, CEO, Platinum Guild International |View Slides  |View Speech
  Platinum Retail Business in Japan
  Kate Harada, Officer, General Manager, Tanaka Holdings Co.,Ltd | View Slides  |View Speech
  Asia’s Impact on the PGM Market and Prices, Now and In the Future
  Beresford Clarke, Managing Director and Head of Research (PGMs), SFA (Oxford) Ltd  |View Slides  |View Speech  
• Session 7: Producers and Refiners: The Challenges of Financing and Managing Price Risk  
  Moderator: Courtney Lynn, Vice President, Investor Relations and Treasurer, Coeur Mining, Inc. |View Speech
  Panel Discussion
  Richard G Hayes, CEO, The Perth Mint
  John Welborn, CEO & Managing Director, Resolute Mining Limited
  Stuart Murray, Non-Executive Chairman and Director, Sylvania Platinum Limited 
• Session 8: Responsible Gold Guidance  
  Moderator: Shivani Kannabhiran, Policy Adviser, Responsible Business Conduct Unit, OECD
  Panel Discussion
  Carolyn Duran, PhD, Director, Global Supply Management, Intel
  Kevin Telmer, Executive Director, Artisanal Gold Council
  David Higgins, Head of Interpol's Illicit Markets and Environmental Security Sub-Directorate 
Session 9: Future Thoughts: Potential Pathways for the Precious Metals  
Moderator: Andrew Staples, Director, Economist Corporate Network, South-East Asia, The Economist Group
People and Power: The Forces Shaping Asia’s Key Economies
Andrew Staples, Director, Economist Corporate Network, South-East Asia, The Economist Group  | View Slides
Panel Discussion
John Levin, Global Head of Metal Sales, ANZ Bank
Bob (Hiroyuki) Takai, Executive Officer, Sumitomo Corporation and President & CEO, Sumitomo Corporation Global Research Co. Ltd
Chris Watling, CEO & Chief Market Strategist, Longview Economics
Tim Gardiner, Managing Director, Head of Global Precious Metals The Toronto-Dominion Bank 
• Session 10: Delegate Feedback & Closing Session  
  Moderator: Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive, LBMA
  Wrap Up/Conference Review
  John Reade, Gold Strategist & Partner, Paulson Europe
  Dr David Jollie, Market Analysis Manager, Anglo American Platinum
  Conference Closing Remarks – Results of Forecast Survey
  Ruth Crowell, Chief Executive, LBMA | View Slides