The 3rd Americas Nickel Conference

1 - 2 November 2011 | The Sutton Place Hotel, Toronto ON

The International division of Informa Australia – IMM is pleased to bring you the Americas Nickel conference that will be held on 1st and 2nd November 2011 at the Sutton Place Hotel in Toronto.

With the large amount of recent corporate activity in the nickel industry and volatility of nickel market prices, the interest in this metal is growing.
Now in its 3rd year, the upcoming conference is a unique opportunity allowing you to review nickel operations and projects in North and South America and hear presentations on the global nickel market. The program will also cover an outlook of the trends and challenges facing the stainless steel sector; an analysis of the emerging technologies; and a review of M&A and IPO activities in the nickel industry.

Key benefits of attending the Americas Nickel conference:

• Keep up-to-date with the latest industry and market developments
• Get a balanced assessment of the marketplace from our outstanding speaker faculty, covering case studies and keynote presentations
• Capitalise on the chance to meet and communicate with industry leaders – gaining insight into market plans moving forward
• Make sure your business is well positioned to take advantage of the future trends and challenges
• Share experiences and knowledge with peers in the industry
• Opportunity to network and strengthen business relationships with key companies
• Take advantage of the networking tool to communicate directly with your peers and target clients

Speakers include:

John Pollesel, Director Base Metal Operations, Vale North Atlantic	Rick Sproule, Vice President, CaNickel Mining Limited	Walter De Simoni, Nickel CEO, Anglo American	Catharine Farrow, Chief Technology Officer, Quadra FNX
David Strang, Chairman, Anfield Nickel	Tyler Mitchelson, Presiden and Chief Executive Officer, Royal Nickel Corporation	Aidong Xu, Chief Analyst, Beijing Antaike	Patricia M. Mohr, Vice-President, Economics & Commodity Market Specialist, Scotia Capital, Toronto
R. Kim Tyler, President, Canadian Arrow Mines Limited	Adam Miller, Process Engineer, Teck Resources Limited	Christopher Dundas, Chairman & CEO, Duluth Metals Limited	Orlee Wertheim, Head, Business Development - Global Mining, TMX Group
Thom Boehlert, President and CEO, First Nickel Inc	Peter Kuck, Mineral Commodity Specialist, U.S. Department of the Interior U.S. Geological Survey	Peter M D Bradshaw, President and CEO, First Point Minerals Corporation	Rene Galipeau, Vice-Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Victory Nickel Inc.
Mark Jarvis, CEO, Hard Creek Nickel Corporation	Barbara Reck, Associate Research Scientist, Centre for Industrial Ecology, School of Forestry & Environmental Studies, Yale University	Chris Walker, Associate, Hatch	Neil Froc, P.Eng. Executive Vice President, Hard Creek Nickel Corporation
Francis Roger Billington P. Geo., Technical Director Nickel, Horizonte Minerals PLC	Dr. Gerhard C. Pariser. Market Research Director, Heinz H. Pariser Alloy Metals & Steel Market Research	Peter Caldbick, VP of Exploration, Liberty Mines Inc.	Randy Miller, CEO and Interim President, Inspiration Mining
Robin Dunbar, President, Mustang Minerals Corporation	Greg Hall, Director, Prophecy Platinum Corporation	Wes Hanson, President & CEO, Noront Resources	Dr. Walter Curlook, Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Toronto; and Industry Consultant.
Dr Phillip Mackey, Senior Metallurgical Specialist, WorleyParsons Canada Services Ltd

Key topics to be addressed:

1. Latest industry and market developments
2. The supply and demand outlook for nickel
3. Major trends and challenges facing the industry
4. Industry updated of projects and oeration throughout the Region
5. Overview of emerging technologies

If you’d like to speak at this topical event, please contact Sandra Raskovska, Conference Producer, at Sandra.Raskovska@informa.com.au or call +61 2 9080 4336.