The Russian – UK Raw Materials Dialogue presents its inaugural conference:

‘The major elements of sustainable development’

18 October 2017

12.00am – 12.30pm Light lunch and networking for delegates

12.30pm – 12.45pm Opening of the Forum Prof Vladimir Litvinenko FIMMMRector, St Petersburg Mining University Martin Cox CEng FIMMMPresident, the Institute of Materials, Minerals &Mining

12.45pm – 1.00pm Official Welcomes

1.00pm – 1.10pm Presentation: Trends in the production of energy resources, mineral raw resources and materials in the modern world

Kirill Molodtsov FIMMMDeputy Minister of Energy of Russian Federation

1.10pm – 3.00pm Panel Discussion Topics to be covered:New global economic and political challenges for the companies of mineral resources sectors in Russia and the UKNew technologies for extraction, processing and recycling of mineral raw resourcesThe problem of ‘critical materials’ and ways to solve it Traditional and alternative energy: pros and cons

Dr Boris PorfirievDeputy Director of the Institute for Systems Analysis of the Russian Academy of Sciences; Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Peter Hambro FIMMM

Dr Stephen Henley CEng FIMMM

UK Representative, Pan-European Resources & Reserves Reporting Committee

Prof Kip Jeffrey Head of Camborne School of Mines & Professor of Mining Education, CSM, University of Exeter

Vitaly NesisChief Executive Officer, Polymetal JSK

Representative of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

3.00pm – 4.00pm Lunch and networking

4.00pm – 4.10pm Presentation: Possibilities and constraints presented by the Circular Economy model

Martin Cox CEng FIMMMPresident, the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining

4.10pm – 6.00pm Panel DiscussionTopics to be covered:New technical, political and legal solutionsResource saving policy and socio-economic developmentResource saving and environmentally sound technologiesTechnogenic deposits and their industrial use

Paul Bradley CEng FIMMMPresident, Midlands Institute of Mining Engineers & HM Principal Inspector of Mines

Joe CarrDirector of Mining Enterprise, Inmarsat

Jan Lewis CEng CEnv FIMMMDirector, Wardell Armstrong LLP & Past President, Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining

Leonid Vaisberg FIMMMChairman of the Board of Directors, Research & Engineering Corporation “Mekhanobr-tekhnika”, Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences

Natalia GoncharEcology and Health and Safety Director, Russian Copper Company

Sergey VakulenkoHead of Strategy, Gazprom neft

6.00pm – 6.30pm Refreshment break and networking

6.30pm – 7.30pm Prestige lecture: Mineral resource potential for the global economy developmentProf Vladimir Litvinenko FIMMMRector, St Petersburg Mining University

7.45pm Dinner

19 October 2017

12noon – 12.10pm Presentation: Problems and prospects of Russian-UK cooperation in the mineral resources sector

Dr. Alexey KuznetsovCorresponding Member of Russian academy of science, Deputy Director for Scientific Work, Primakov National Research Institute of World Economy and International Relations, Russian Academy of Science

12.10pm – 2.00pm Panel Discussion Topics to be covered:Opportunities for cooperation in business, science and education The prospects for a Russian-UK Raw Materials Forum The current state of bilateral trade; the operation of joint ventures and participation in international organisationsScientific and technical cooperation Prospects for joint development of Arctic mineral resources

Prof Jan Cilliers FREng CEng FIMMMProfessor of Mineral Processing, RSM, Imperial College London

Dr Stephen Henley CEng FIMMMUK Representative, Pan-European Resources & Reserves Reporting Committee

Jan Lewis CEng CEnv FIMMMDirector, Wardell Armstrong LLP & Past President, the Institute of Materials, Minerals & Mining

Prof Nikita Lomagin Vice-Rector for GR, the European University at St Petersburg

Evgeniy GrigorievChairman of the Committee for External Relations of St. Petersburg

Sergey Serdyukov FIMMMChief Technical Officer, Nord Stream 2

2.00pm – 4.00pm Lunch and networking

3.00pm – 3.10pm Presentation: The role of universities and professional communities in the training and development of competent professional engineers for the raw materials industries

Dr Darron Dixon-Hardy CEng FIMMMSenior Lecturer, School of Chemical & Process Engineering, University of Leeds

3.10pm – 5.00pm Panel Discussion Topics to be covered:Interaction of universities and professional communities in the formation of professional competencies Ethical requirements for the engineer working in the raw materials industrial sectorCooperation between university faculties in Russia and the UK

Prof Jan Cilliers FREng CEng FIMMMProfessor of Mineral Processing, RSM, Imperial College London

Prof Kip Jeffrey Head of Camborne School of Mines & Professor of Mining Education, CSM, University of Exeter

Ivan Matlashov FIMMM Company President Counsellor, Gazprom Neft PJSC

Prof Vadim PetrovVice-Principal of Moscow State Mining University

Alekandr VorobievVice-rector for international affairs, Institute of advanced training of Russian Federation Ministry of Energy

Nikolay Tskhadaya FIMMMRector, Ukhta State Technical University

Dr Tatiana VakhitovaDevelopment Manager, Granta Design

5.30pm Cultural programme