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DUBAI PRECIOUS METALS CONFERENCE
21-22 NOVEMBER 2022

AGENDA

 

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COCKTAIL RECEPTION: MONDAY, 21 NOVEMBER 2022

ATLANTIS, THE PALM, BALLROOM TERRACE

 

18:30 - 19:00

Reception

19:00 - 19:30

Welcome note

Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and CEO, DMCC

19:30 – 20:00

Sponsor special notes

20:00 - 21:30

Reception and networking

* Agenda is subject to change without prior notice.

 
CONFERENCE: TUESDAY, 22 NOVEMBER 2022 Atlantis, The Palm

8:00 - 9:00

Registration and networking

9:00 - 9:20

Welcome note

Ahmed Bin Sulayem, Executive Chairman and CEO, DMCC

9:20 - 9:40

Keynote address

HE Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of State for Foreign Trade

9:40 - 9:55

Keynote address

Peter Schiff, Chief Economist and Global Strategist, Euro Pacific Capital

9:55 - 10:15

Keynote address

David Tait, CEO, World Gold Council

10:15 - 10:30

Presentation: Insights for the precious metals sector from DMCC’s flagship Future of Trade 2022 report

Sanjeev Dutta, Executive Director - Commodities and Financial Services, DMCC

10:30 - 11:30

Panel 1: Future of precious metals trade

Moderator:
Sanjeev Dutta, Executive Director - Commodities and Financial Services, DMCC

Panelists:
Arvind Sahay, Chairman - India Gold Policy Centre, IIM Ahmedabad
Presentation on the changing dynamics of global precious metals trade

Sabyasachi Ray, Executive Director, The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council

Rhona O’Connell, Head of Market Analysis - EMEA and Asia, StoneX Group Inc.

Dr. Marco Kalbusch, Chief of Staff, UN Office of the Special Envoy of the Secretary General for the Great Lakes Region

Gaurang Desai, Chairman, Dubai Digital Asset Business Group and Managing Director of Strategy, Equiti Group

11:30 - 11:45

Coffee break

11:45 - 12:00

Presentation: The changing landscape of UAE’s gold and jewellery industry

Chandu Siroya, Vice Chairman, Dubai Gem and Jewellery Group

12:00 - 13:00

Panel 2: Stepping up sourcing integrity in precious metals

Moderator:
Louis Maréchal, Senior Advisor, Minerals and Extractives - Centre for Responsible Business Conduct, OECD

Presentation on progress by UAE on implementation of responsible sourcing guidance

Panelists:
Safeya AlSafi, Director of Anti-Money Laundering Department, UAE Ministry of Economy

Dr. Emmanuel Makumba Mali, Director for Democracy and Good Governance, International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR)
Presentation on developments in Great Lakes Region on responsible mining

Güzhan Gülay, Executive Vice President, Borsa Istanbul
Presentation on implementation of precious metals responsible supply chain program in Türkiye

Sadi Ahmad, Global Head of Legal and Compliance, Sam Precious Metals

Marc Ummel, Head of Unit Raw Materials, SWISSAID

13:00 - 14:30

Lunch break

14:30 - 14:40

Presentation: Gold247TM – Enabling a digital future

Andrew Naylor, Regional CEO, APAC (ex China) and Public Policy, World Gold Council

14:40 -15:40

Panel 3: Financialisation of precious metals trade

Moderator:
Pramod Mohan, Managing Director, FinMet Pte Limited

Panelists:
Navin D’Souza, Co-Founder and CEO, ComTech Gold

Jim Konjuhi, Director MEA - Business Development and Cash Solutions, Brink's Middle-East and Africa

Çağdaş Kucukemiroglu, Consultant - Middle East, Metals Focus

Sudhan Sundaram, Head of Products, DGCX

Urs Röösli, CEO, aXedras Group AG

15:40 - 15:50

Coffee break

15:50 - 16:05

Presentation: Stagflation 2. In Gold We Trust Report

MarkJ. Valek, Partner - Fund Management and Research, Incrementum AG

16:05 - 17:00

Panel 4: Resetting the global price benchmarks

Moderator:
Jeffrey Rhodes, Founder and Managing Consultant, Rhodes Precious Metals Consultancy DMCC

Panelists:
Mark J. Valek, Partner - Fund Management and Research, Incrementum AG

Yang Lu, Director - Metals Products, CME Group

Harish Pawani, Director, PK International

Ashok Kumar Gautam, Managing Director and CEO, India International Bullion Exchange

Nikita Knyazev, Director - Precious Metals Market, Moscow Exchange

19:30 onwards

Gala dinner

* Agenda is subject to change without prior notice.