4th Focus on West Africa

Tuesday October 28, 2014 London, UK

0900 - 1800Tuesday October 28, 2014Herbert Smith FreehillsExchange House, Primrose Street

London, UK EC2A 2EG

0900 - 0920 Registration and Networking

0920 – 0930 Welcome- Bruce Shapiro, President, MineAfrica Inc. - Andrew Dacey, Committee Member, Association of Mining Analysts and Partner, Momentum Group- Stéphane Brabant, Partner, Co-Head of Global Mining Group, Head of Africa Practice, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Paris Office

0930 - 1020 Workshop 1 - Current Trends in Mining Law and Regulation in West Africa- Stéphane Brabant, Partner, Co-Head of Global Mining Group, Head of Africa Practice, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Paris Office

• An overview of West African countries currently reforming their mining codes, or about to enact a reform. • What are the main drivers governing these reforms?�•Harmonization of mining legislation with regional legislation. • What are the main tendencies of these reforms (in civil law and in common law countries). • What are the risks arising from these reforms - what renegotiation processes are currently taking place across West Africa.

• How are foreign investors reacting?

1020 - 1110 Workshop 2 - The Challenges and Legal Implications of Securing the Occupation of Land Required for the Implementation of Projects in West Africa- Nicolas Heurzeau, Of Counsel, Herbert Smith Freehills

• The challenges and legal implications of involuntary resettlement activities and related land acquisition/occupation.

• Recommendations on how to minimise the associated risks. • Ancillary issues in the context of project implementation in West Africa.

1110 - 1130 Networking Refreshment Break

1130 - 1220 Workshop 3 - The Attractiveness of the Canary Islands as an Offshore Investment Hub for Investment into West Africa- Beatriz Barrera, President of the Canary Islands Special Zone (ZEC) - Pablo Martin Carbajal, General Director of African Affairs of the Canary Islands Government - Andrés Alfonso, Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills, Madrid Office

• The Canary Islands: European business hub to operate in Africa. • How to use a European base in Africa to supply and manage logistics at 4% corporate tax rate. • Examples of operative bases as headquarters: decrease costs and personnel rotation.

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1220 - 1320 Networking Buffet Luncheon

1320 - 1340 Keynote Address - Financing Your Project in West Africa: The Local Currency Alternative - Gabriel Fal, Chairman, Board of Directors, BRVM - West African Regional Stock Exchange and Director, Ecobank, Senegal

1340 - 1400 Developing the World’s Highest Grade Greenfield Phosphate Rock Deposit- Luis da Silva, President and Chief Executive Officer, GB Minerals Ltd.

1400 – 1420 Investing in West Africa: Reducing the Risk Perception Gap- Alexandra Rotaru, Risk Management & Business Development, Onyx Conseil

1420 – 1440 Three Projects But One Single Viable Approach to Mining Development in West Africa- Marie-Christine Patoine, Regional Director, Eastern North America Environmental Services, Hatch

1440 – 1500 Redefining Exploration Success- John Cole-Baker, Director, Stratex International plc

1500 – 1520 Networking Refreshment Break

1520 – 1540 The Impact of Force Majeure Events on Mining Projects- Leïla Hubeaut, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (Paris Office)

1540 – 1600 Multi-Project Gold Developer- Robert Monro, Head of Business Development, Hummingbird Resources plc

1600 – 1620 Success Case: Regional Office for West Africa in Canary Islands- Beatriz Barrera, President of the Canary Islands Special Zone (ZEC) and Pablo Martin Carbajal, General Director of African Affairs of the Canary Islands Government

1620 – 1640 Ebola in West Africa - Medical Perspectives of Importance to the Mining Industry- Albie de Frey, Director, iNHEMACO (International Health Management Consultants

1640 – 1650 Wrap Up- Stéphane Brabant, Partner, Co-Head of Global Mining Group, Head of Africa Practice, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, Paris Office- Bruce Shapiro, President, MineAfrica Inc.

1650 – 1800 Networking Cocktail Reception

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Association of Mining AnalystsThe Association of Mining Analysts (AMA) is a non-profit organisationrepresenting the broad mining community. Its remit is to organise presentations and seminars on mining focused companies and sectorrelated issues, with the aim of promoting better understanding of themining industry and its activities to the wider investment community.www.ama.org.uk

BRVM (West African Regional Stock Exchange) BRVM started operating in September 1998. It is a fully electronic stockexchange that meets international standards. It is the common stockexchange for 8 countries of the West African Economic and MonetaryUnion (WAEMU): Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea Bissau,Mali, Niger, Senegal and Togo. Its head office is located in Abidjan (Côted’Ivoire). BRVM constitutes a successful political, institutional and tech-nical capital market integration. It is fully compliant with internationalbest practices for equity and bond markets. BRVM is currently rankedthe 6th Stock Exchange in Africa in terms of equity market capitalizationafter Johannesburg, Lagos, Cairo, Casablanca and Nairobi.www.brvm.org

The Canary IslandsThe Canary Islands is the closest European business center to WesternAfrica with judicial and legal systems belonging to the EU and the national legislation of Spain. The archipelago assures the physical security and the medical coverage for the staff in a two-hour flight time,on average, from Western Africa with coverage by major internationalinsurers through its 29 hospitals which have European standards. TheCanary Islands meet one of the highest standards of living in EU andhave a wide range of services, cultural and leisure activities whichmakes the archipelago one of the best places in the world for expatri-ates to live near Africa. Furthermore, the establishment in the CanaryIslands allows companies to reach fixed cost savings of almost 75%compared to other Western Africa cities, being taxed the 4% corporatetax rate as compared to 25% or 30% which exist in these other places.www.canaryislandshub.com

The Canary Islands Special Zone (ZEC)The Canary Islands Special Zone (ZEC) is a low tax scheme createdwithin the framework of the Canary Islands Economic and Tax Regime(REF) to diversify their production structure. It is aimed to attract foreigncapitals islands with the objective of establishing new companies. It is a perfect instrument for the development of international businessas it implies advantages for the indirect taxation of the importations,the implementation of agreements to prevent the double taxation andthe enforcement of the EU Parent-Subsidiary Directive even for thirdcountries allowing the distribution of dividends, interests and canonswithout withholding tax in Spain. Foreign companies taking advantage of this regime operate in interna-

tional markets mainly from Western Africa. Authorised by the EuropeanCommission in January 2000 it has been the key for the completion ofseveral important projects in sectors like new technologies, renewableenergies or trade. www.zec.org

Ecobank SenegalEcobank Senegal is a subsidiary of Ecobank Transnational Incorporated(ETI) with a capital of 16,7 billion FCFA (33 million US$). It was incorpo-rated on 07/10/1998. ETI operate as "One Bank" across 36 African countries with 1 240 branches and 20 000 employees for 10,8 millioncustomers. Its total assets as of June 30, 2014, amounted to 23.4 billionUS$ for an equity of 2,3 billion US$. Ecobank also has international offices in Paris, London, Dubai and Beijing and intends to soon open anoffice in New York. www.ecobank.com

GB Minerals Ltd. GB Minerals Ltd. is a Canadian mining exploration and developmentcompany focused on advancing its world class, high quality, Farimphosphate project in Guinea Bissau, West Africa. Based upon the information in the NI 43-101 study entitled “Feasibility of the Benefici-ated Rock Concentrate of the Farim Phosphate Project, Guinea-Bissauan NI 43-101 Report” dated December 19, 2012, the Farim Project isestimated to contain measured resources of 64.6 million tonnes at anaverage grade of 29.11% P2O5, indicated resources of 28.1 milliontonnes at an average grade of 27.68 P2O5 and inferred resources of18.3 million tonnes at an average grade of 28.66% P2O5. The FarimProject currently has a 25 year mining plan for a run of mine of 32.5million tonnes at 30.4% P2O5 @ 4.5% Fe2O3 and 2.5% Al2O3 producing25 million tonnes at a rate of 1 million tonnes per year beneficiatedphosphate rock concentrate having an average grade of 33.1% P2O5 @1.6% Fe2O3 and 1.4% Al2O3, and total proven and probable reserves of33.0 million tonnes (dry) with an average ROM P2O5 grade of 30.4%.The Company has already been granted a production license in relationto the Farim Project which is the subject of the feasibility study referredto above and filed under the Company's profile on SEDAR atwww.sedar.com on January 17, 2013. The Company’s shares are listedon the TSX Venture Exchange under the trading symbol “GBL”. www.gbminerals.com

HatchHatch is an employee-owned, multidisciplinary professional servicesfirm that delivers a comprehensive array of technical and strategicservices, including consulting, information technology, engineering,process development, and project and construction management to theMining, Metallurgical, Energy, and Infrastructure sectors. Hatch hasserved clients for over six decades with corporate roots extending over100 years and has project experience in more than 150 countriesaround the world. With over 11,000 people in over 65 offices, the firmhas more than $35 billion in projects currently under management.www.hatch.ca

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Herbert Smith Freehills LLPHerbert Smith Freehills is a leading global law firm. We enjoy a marketleading reputation in Africa, having acted on numerous mattersthroughout the continent across a range of sectors, including in particular energy and mining.Our Africa practice group comprises a multidisciplinary team of lawyersdrawn from across our global network and includes one of the largestgroupings of common and civil law lawyers dedicated to African work.The breadth of our experience within the sector, and our capability toadvise clients through the lifecycle of energy and mining projects andtransactions, from the financing stage to dispute resolution, is whatdistinguishes us from our competitors.www.herbertsmithfreehills.com

Hummingbird Resources plc Hummingbird Resources is a West African gold explorer and developer(AIM:HUM), which listed on AIM in December 2010 with a 0.8Moz goldresource. Since IPO the Company has significantly grown its resourcesto 4.2Moz at its Dugbe 1 Project in Liberia, West Africa and with the recently announced acquisition of Gold Fields’ gold assets in Mali,Hummingbird has become a multi-project, near-term producer with a 6Mozs of gold and 5,000 km2 of exploration ground.Hummingbird’s strategy has always been to create a gold company thathas a portfolio of assets encompassing exploration, development andproduction and the purchase of the Yanfolila Project is a major step tofulfill that ambition. Gold Fields’ decision to accept Hummingbirdshares as consideration for the acquisition underlines the potential ofthe Yanfolila Project, its portfolio in Liberia and their confidence in Hummingbird’s ability to bring projects into production. The Yanfolila Project provides Hummingbird with a fast, simple and lowcost route to production, and the Company expects to commence production by the end of next year at an initial gold production rate of80koz per annum.www.hummingbirdresources.co.uk

iNHEMACO S.A.(International Health Management Consultants)iNHEMACO S.A. is the foremost provider of Remote Site Clinics, staffedby Advanced Life Support paramedics, nurses, and doctors with fullmedical support. iNHEMACO delivers Comprehensive Travel and Occupational Health Risk Management. We consistently count blue chiporganisations among our varied clientele who we serve with integrity,insight and ethics. Human capital is the most precious commoditytoday, more so in the developing world. We have made it our businessto ensure that our clients have the healthiest expatriate and nationalwork force, on the continent with the biggest health challenges and theleast developed healthcare infrastructure in the world.www.inhemaco.com

MineAfrica Inc.MineAfrica is a business development, marketing and educational com-pany providing the premier platform for mining companies, service

providers and governments to promote themselves to a senior level,Africa focussed financial and natural resources audience. Our pro-grams include 4th Focus on West Africa in London, UK on October 28,2014, 8th Investing in African Mining in London, UK on December 1,2014 and our 12th Investing in African Mining in conjunction with theCanada-Southern Africa Chamber of Business 15th Annual AfricanMining Breakfast in Toronto on March 3, 2015 during PDAC. We alsooffer educational courses and training programs under our MASTER-MINING brand including our 3-day “Understanding the Mining Industry:From A to Z”. In 2010 we launched On the Ground Group to produce ournon-African mining investment seminars including our 3rd annualmineLatinAmerica seminar in Toronto on November 4, 2014.www.mineafrica.com

On the Ground GroupOn the Ground Group (the international division of MineAfrica Inc.) is a business development and marketing company producing semi-nars for the international mining and financial industries includingmineLatinAmerica taking place in Toronto on November 4, 2014 andeducational courses including our MASTERMINING programs.www.onthegroundgroup.com

ONYX ConseilRegistered in Côte d’Ivoire, ONYX is a market intelligence & businessdevelopment consultancy operational in French & English speakingWest Africa. Based on our sound understanding of the socio-politicaland commercial landscape we help Clients identify and analyse devel-opments, movers & shakers, anticipate disruptions, and overcomecomplex situations.In highly politicized and often unstable & fragmented societies, withlarge economic disparities and blurred boundaries between politicaland economic spheres, the effective relationship building capacity matters. ONYX provides timely analysis of local risks and opportunities including key private & institutional stakeholders in support of success-ful market-entry, efficient risk management and sustainable engage-ment strategies. Unique Integral Coaching programs allow executiveswishing to enhance overall performance to develop the adequate skillsand competencies for today’s West Africa.www.onyxconseil.com

Stratex International plcFocused on exploration and development of gold and high-value basemetals, AIM-quoted Stratex International Plc is active in Turkey, EastAfrica and West Africa and, since listing almost nine years ago, has dis-covered more than 2.2 million ounces of gold, 7.9 million ounces of sil-ver and 186,000 tonnes of copper. In 2012, Stratex acquired the WestAfrican assets of Silvrex Limited, including the Dalafin project in Sene-gal. More recently, Stratex’s expansion in the region includes earning-in to a gold project in Liberia and the offer to acquire a 30% interest ina Ghanaian project adjacent to the 42Moz Obuasi gold mine.www.stratexplc.com

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Andrés Alfonso,Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (Madrid Office)Andrés is a senior associate with more than 12 years of experience inenergy, oil and gas and mining transactions. He advises on project development, M&A transactions and international arbitrations at a national and international level, particularly in Africa and Latin Amer-ica. Before joining Herbert Smith Freehills, Andrés worked as an in-house counsel at one of the leading energy groups in Spain. Andréshas also worked for another international law firm as an associate intheir corporate division, focussing on project finance transactions, particularly within the energy sector.He has a Law Degree and a Business Administration Degree by CarlosIII University of Madrid (2002), an Executive LLM by Northwestern University (Chicago, USA) and a postgraduate study in Business Administration by Instituto de Empresa (2009).andres.alfonso@hsf.com

Beatriz Barrera,President, The Consortium of the Canary Islands Special Zone (ZEC)Beatriz Barrera was born in Santa Cruz de Tenerife in 1963. She has a degree in Law from the University of La Laguna (ULL) and a degreein Community Law from the College of Europe (Bruges, Belgium). Shehas an official position as Senior Government Administrator (scale ofGeneral Administrators in the Autonomous Region of the Canary Islands).Previous to her appointment as President of the Canary Islands SpecialZone (ZEC), Beatriz was Chief Service Officer of European Affairs andinternal auditor at the Aid Paying Agency linked to European Funds,specifically the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (FEAGA) and theEuropean Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (FEADER). She wasresponsible for the Information Centre at the European CommissionEurope Direct in the Department of Agriculture, Farming and Fishingof the Government of the Canary Islands.During these years she had managing positions in several Public Departments with the Government of the Canary Islands. She was General Director of Rural Development in the Government of the Canary Islands (2007) and, previously, she was a member of the Boardat the Administration and Employment Institute of the Canary Islands(1993-1995). presidencia@zec.org

Stéphane Brabant, Partner, Co-Head of Global Mining Group, Chairman of Africa Practice Group, Herbert Smith Freehills Paris LLP�Stéphane Brabant is a Paris-based partner of global law firm HerbertSmith Freehills. He is the Chairman of the firm's Africa practice, as wellas co-head of its global mining group. Stéphane has extensive experi-ence in Africa, having lived and worked in Gabon for seven years andhaving advised almost exclusively in relation to matters in FrancophoneAfrica over the past 25 years, principally in the natural resources andenergy sectors. Stéphane's practice focusses in particular on the structuring of com-plex investments between multinationals and States, and he has alsobuilt a strong practice in recent years advising clients on their humanrights obligations, risk mitigation, compliance, anti-corruption and crisis management, notably in the context of large investment projectsand other matters in the energy and natural resources sectors. His experience includes appearing before local courts in Africa.Stéphane has been consistently ranked in the top tier by the leading

legal directories for his expertise in relation to Africa. He was describedto researchers of Chambers Global as early as 2002 as the "African ex-pert par excellence", while more recent accolades include "a personwho lives and breathes Africa and is superb as regards francophoneAfrica work", and "one of the leading projects lawyers in mining deals"stephane.brabant@hsf.com

Pablo Martin Carbajal,General Director of African Affairs, The Canary Islands GovernmentPablo Martin Carbajal was appointed General Director of African Affairsof the Canary Islands Government in 2007 with a mission to promotepolitical and economic relations between the nearby countries and theCanary Islands. Since 2012 he has been also appointed as CEO ofProexca, a Canarian public company which promotes internationaliza-tion and the attracting of investments. Among his functions is to drivethe strategic internationalization program of the Canary Islands,through the promotion of foreign investment and Canarian exports, aswell as attracting foreign capital to the Islands, especially with relationto Africa, and the positioning of the Canary Islands as a business hubfor West Africa. Previously Pablo ran a web portal for business infor-mation on Africa for five years and worked another five years in the Foreign Trade Department of the Chamber of Commerce of Santa Cruzde Tenerife. Pablo has a degree in economics and has lived in Paris,Brussels and the Caucasus. dgafrica.pg@gobiernodecanarias.org

John Cole-Baker, Director, Stratex International plcJohn Cole-Baker is a Director of Stratex International Limited and alsoacts as a consultant to public and private institutions. With over 40 yearsof experience in infrastructure and mining projects worldwide, he hasprovided advice to Governments, managed the restructuring of govern-ment institutions and has worked in West Africa since the early 1990s.He has recently been commissioned by UNCTAD and by the World Bankto provide advice on mineral industries and has also worked on the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative in West African countries.john.cole-baker@stratexplc.com

Andrew Dacey, Committee Member, Association of Mining Analystsand Partner, Momentum GroupMr. Dacey is a Registered Professional Geologist and member of theChartered Institute of Securities & Investments. Prior to founding Momentum, he spent four years as the mining specialist for investmentbanking teams at Evolution Securities and Haywood Securities, wherehe worked on both financing and M&A assignments as well as providingstrategic corporate advice for natural resource companies. Prior to thathe co-founded Lydian International, a publicly-listed exploration company with assets in Armenia and Eastern Europe. He graduatedwith a degree in Geology from Victoria University of Wellington, NewZealand and completed a Masters of Economic Geology at CODES, Tasmania, Australia. adacey@mmtm-group.com

Luis da Silva,President and Chief Executive Officer,GB Minerals Ltd.Luis da Silva brings to GB Minerals extensive international experienceas a senior-level mining executive and an experienced mining engineerin the junior exploration and development space in West Africa. From2007, Mr. da Silva presided over the restructuring of the three com-modities within the original Mano River Resources into Afferro Mining,

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Aureus Mining and Stellar Diamonds. Previous roles include head ofgroup audit of Asia Pacific for multinational Lafarge S.A. and Presidentand CEO of Afferro Mining until its acquisition for a consideration ofUS$200m completed in December 2013. Mr. da Silva remains a non-executive director of Stellar Diamonds plc (AIM: STEL) and AureusMining Inc (TSX: AUE & AIM: AUE). Mr. da Silva is a graduate miningengineer from Camborne School of Mines and holds a MBA from Cranfield School of Management. lds@gbminerals.com

Albie de Frey, Founder and DirectoriNHEMACO (International Health Management Consultants)Albie de Frey obtained a MBchB from the University of Pretoria in 1983,followed by Diplomas in Primary Emergency Care and Anaesthesiologyfrom the University of Pretoria. He obtained a Diploma in Travel Medicine from the University of Glasgow and a Certificate in TravelHealth from the International Society of Travel Medicine. He holds fellowships of the Faculty of Travel Medicine of the Royal College ofPhysicians and Surgeons, Glasgow, Scotland and the Faculty of TravelMedicine of the Australasian College of Tropical Medicine, Australia.He is a Senior Honorary Lecturer at the School of Public Health, Facultyof Health Sciences at University of the Witwatersrand (Wits), SouthAfrica. He is a founding member of Worldwide Travel Medical Consult-ants and Director of the Travel Doctor. Albie de Frey is currently involvedin providing comprehensive travel health risk management to severalmulti-national companies. He has lived and worked in South Africa,Malawi and the UK. a.defrey@inhemaco.com

Gabriel Fal, Chairman, Board of Directors, BRVM - West African Regional Stock Exchange andDirector, Ecobank, SenegalMr Gabriel FAL operates for many years in the financial markets. Afterhis studies at the Canadian McGill University, he joined the Chase Manhattan Bank in New York. But Gabriel Fal spent the most significantmoments of his banking career, between 1982 and 1995 with Citibank.He has been Vice-president "Structured trade finance" at Citibank London and Manager for French- speaking Africa. He arranged severalfinancial engineering deals and fundraising.Mr Gabriel FAL contributed to start-up of the activities BRVM then hefounded, in April 1998, the first licensed Investment Brokerage Firm inSenegal, CGF Bourse.January 31, 2013 Mr Gabriel FAL is elected Chairman of the Boards ofDirectors of the West African Regional Stock Exchange (BRVM) and theCentral Depository - Settlement Bank (DC/BR). Gabriel FAL is theChairman of the Board of Ecobank Senegal and member of the Invest-ment Committee of the Venture Capital Fund, Aureos Capital Ltd.falgabriel@gmail.com

Nicolas Heurzeau, Of Counsel, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP, ParisNicolas Heurzeau, who is qualified in France, practices as Of Counselwithin the Paris energy and infrastructure group of global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills. He advises our clients on various aspects ofprojects and corporate and commercial work in Africa and France, principally within the mining and oil and gas sectors. Nicolas has builtparticular expertise in relation to the local implementation of large-scale integrated projects in Francophone Africa, including notably theregulatory aspects (permits and approvals, compliance, etc.), involun-tary resettlement activities and associated land, planning, environmen-tal and social issues. He is also involved in the activities of the firm's

Business and Human Rights and Crisis Management practices in Francophone Africa, working closely alongside Stéphane Brabant.nicolas.heurzeau@hsf.com

Leïla Hubeaut, Partner, Herbert Smith Freehills LLP (Paris Office)Leïla Hubeaut is a Paris-based partner of global law firm Herbert SmithFreehills. She is qualified in France and has built significant experienceadvising on mergers, acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures andproject (and related infrastructure) development, principally within themining, oil, energy and infrastructure sectors, with a particular focuson Francophone North and Sub-Saharan Africa. Leïla's skill set includes the regulatory and public law aspects of projects, the licensing of regulated activities and work under miningand petroleum codes. She also advises on contentious matters in thecontext of mining and related claims. leila.hubeaut@hsf.com

Robert Monro, Head of Business Development, Hummingbird Resources plcRobert joined Hummingbird in early 2009 as the Operations Manager.Robert was initially based in the field at the Dugbe 1 Project overseeingthe scout drill programme and the first resource drill programme in2010 as well as regional exploration work. Following 18 months in thefield Bert spent 6 months in Monrovia as the acting Country Manager,overseeing all in-country activity, before returning to be based in London in 2011 to be Head of Business Development.bert@hummingbirdresources.co.uk

Marie-Christine Patoine, Regional Director, Eastern North America Environmental Services, HatchMrs. Patoine graduated from École Polytechnique de Montréal inChemical engineering in 1987 and obtained a Master’s degree inBiotechnology at Waterloo University in 1989. She then joined Hatchas a specialist in Environmental engineering. During the past 25 years,she worked in process engineering, pollution control, project manage-ment and environmental engineering. Marie-Christine has demon-strated particular abilities in establishing with the clients the projectneeds and scope, in staging the projects definition, in planning andmanaging the projects activities, and in incorporating project conceptsinto design details from preliminary phases of R&D and engineering toimplementation of projects. She has led the Process Engineering Practice in Montreal from 2000 to 2006, and the Gas Handling Technol-ogy practice in Australia from 2006 to 2009. She is now leading theHatch Environmental services in Montreal with the key objectives ofbridging between EPCM and environmental requirements and support-ing projects in the different French-speaking countries of the world, including West African countries.Marie-Christine is presently acting as a senior environmental advisoron several mining and metallurgical plant projects to guide the clientsthrough the environmental permitting process and to identify the keyenvironmental and social issues that need to be addressed to maintainthe project viability and schedule. mpatoine@hatch.ca

Alexandra RotaruRisk Management & Business Development, ONYX ConseilAlexandra is a risk management and business development consultantbased in Côte d’Ivoire and who has worked in the West Africa naturalresources markets since early 2009. Alexandra assists private corpo-

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rate and institutional organizations to develop business and projects inWest Africa. Clients are provided unique information and recommen-dations in support of strategic business development decision-makingprocesses. Accurate and timely political, integrity, and social risks assessments improve the global understanding of the operational environment, the conception and implementation of policies to bettermitigate risk and seize opportunities, and allow gaining a sustainablecompetitive advantage.Alexandra started her career as business intelligence analyst in Brus-sels with a leading Anglo-Saxon private intelligence provider. In 2009she moved to Côte d’Ivoire as European Union Political Attaché. In 2011she developed her own intelligence & business development practice,ONYX Conseil. Alexandra holds a Master’s Degree in European Admin-istrative Studies from the Bruges College of Europe, a Political SciencesDegree from Sciences-Po, and is currently studying integral coachingat the Cape Town Business School. onyx.conseil@gmail.com

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Bruce Shapiro, President, MineAfrica Inc.In addition to On the Ground Group and MineAfrica Bruce is also thepresident of A.P.O.C. Inc., a business development company that pro-vides management and executive services to the Canada-SouthernAfrica Chamber of Business, of which he is the President. Prior to immigrating to Canada in 1977, and until 1991, Bruce held various senior executive positions in retail, real estate and finance industriesand owned a consulting practice in trade and investment finance inSouth Africa. He has taught finance and marketing at various universi-ties and colleges both in Canada and South Africa and is a frequentspeaker at international conferences. Bruce is a member of both theProspectors and Developers Association of Canada and the CanadianInstitute of Mining. bruce@mineafrica.com

The premier platform for reaching a senior-level audience of international mining and financial executives with an interest in mining in Africa.

Wayne Floreani 416.533.3998 wayne@mineafrica.com • Bruce Shapiro 416.588.7749 bruce@mineafrica.com www.mineafrica.com

Master the complex world of mining with our MASTERMINING educational courses "Understanding the Mining Industry From A to Z" in Cape Town, South Africa (Feb 5-7, 2015) just prior to Mining Indaba and Toronto, Canada (Feb 26-28, 2015) just prior to PDAC, and our 1-day A to Z of Mining Supply Chain Optimisation.

8th Annual Investing in African Mining London, UK • Monday December 1, 2014The premier African mining event in London takes place at the 5-star Andez Hotel during Mines and Money. 55% of our audience are senior-level financial executives (analysts, investment banks, fund managers, etc.) and mining executives – all with an interest in mining projects in Africa. Our 2014 keynote speaker is Robert Friedland, Executive Chairman, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.

Canada-Southern Africa Chamber of Business 16th Annual Mining Breakfast and MineAfrica’s 13th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar during PDAC 2015Toronto, Ontario, Canada • Tuesday March 3, 2015Participate in the biggest African mining event in North America with 380 attendees and 20 presenters comprising mining companies, expert advisors and African Mining Ministers including our 2015 breakfast opening speaker Ngoako Ramathlodi, South African Minister of Mineral Resources and keynote speaker Paul Brink, Senior Vice President, Business Development, Franco-Nevada Corporation.