
2025 Agenda
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August 4, 2025
Program Schedule
Day 1 Schedule
Side Event: Training Session on the Canadian NI 43-101 Standard and Access to the Toronto Stock Exchange Venture (TSX V)
Key Steps to Finance Mining Projects Through the World’s Leading Capital Market Hub
General Check-In & Business Welcome Reception
+ Opening Brunch
Special Pre-Session: Opening Conversation With Roberto Cacciola
Defining where the mining industry stands—and what may lie ahead
Speakers

Roberto Cacciola
President, Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies

Ernesto Cussianovich
Moderator / Director of Energy, Natural Resources, and Environment, Poliarquía
The Copper Moment: Argentina’s Strategic Copper Agenda
Governing the Future: Copper Policy and Leadership in a Defining Era for the Industry
Speakers

Luis Lucero
National Secretary of Mining

José Rolandi
Deputy Chief of the Cabinet of Ministers

Diego Sucalesca
Head, Argentine Investment and Trade Promotion Agency

Amador Sánchez Rico
Ambassador of the European Union to Argentina

Marcelo Orrego
Governor of San Juan

Alfredo Cornejo
Governor of Mendoza

Raúl Jalil
Governor of Catamarca

Carlos Sadir
Governor of Jujuy

Gustavo Sáenz
Governor of Salta

Héctor Laplace
General Secretary, Argentine Mining Workers Association (AOMA)

Iván Grgic
President, San Juan Mining Chamber

Celeste González
General Director, Panorama Minero

Michael Meding
Chair, 2nd International Conference: Argentina Copper
Copper Leaders’ Networking Hour
Coffee Break and Exchange With Mining Sector Leaders
Session by the Argentine Mining Exporters Group
Presentation on the GEMA Initiative
Speakers

Alfredo Bascou
Ambassador; Undersecretary for Export Promotion and Mining Group Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Argentina in the Copper Century: The Private Sector as a Driving Force in a New Mining Era
Mining as a Key Industry in Shaping the World to Come
Speakers

Alejandra Cardona
Executive Director, Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies

José Morea
Country Director, Vicuña Corp

Ricardo Dessy
Director - Economics, Government and Public Affairs, Citi

Michael Meding
General Manager, Los Azules Project & VP, McEwen Copper

Javier Robeto
Country Manager, Altar

Lucila Sigal
Moderator. Corresponsal, Thomson Reuters

Daniel Tejada Nacusi
Moderator. Journalist, San Juan
Privatization and Unbundling of Belgrano Cargas
Development of Railway Logistics for Mining
Speakers

Alejandro Núñez
President, Belgrano Cargas y Logística S.A.
Critical Minerals and Diplomacy in a Fragmented World
Alliances, Supply Security, and Financing on the Global Stage: Mining as a Force for Balance
Speakers

Ilse Cougé
Head of Cooperation, European Union

Martín Walter
Extractive Sector Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

Fabián Calle
Senior Fellow, Florida International University – Director of the Institute for International Security at CARI

Alberto Carlocchia
Mining Committee, Argentine-Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Norma Ramiro
Moderator. Director, Asia Chamber
The Challenge of Communication in the Mining Industry
Communicating with Clarity, Context, and Responsibility: Day 1 Takeaways
Speakers

Maximiliano Aguiar
Communication Specialist. Consultant on Campaigns and Government in Latin America
Sunset Reception Cocktail & Networking
Welcome Reception to the Province and Institutional Gathering
Day 2 Program
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