STRATEGIC PARTNER
DUBAI PRECIOUS METALS CONFERENCE
21-22 NOVEMBER 2022
AGENDA
EVENT IS SOLD OUT
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.
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.