08.30 – 09.00    Registration of participants and welcome coffee

 

09.00 – 09.15    Welcoming speeches

  • Mrs. Lucie Studničná, CCMI president of EESC
  • TBC, Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Ireland
  • Mr. Mattia Pellegrini, European Commission, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Unit GROW G4 Raw Materials, Metals, Minerals and Forest-based industries

 

09.15 – 11.00    Contributing to the Irish economic and industrial growth

How can the mining sector better contribute to Irish economic and industrial growth?

Discussion moderated by Mr. Mark Rachovides, Euromines, with an exchange of experiences/ view points by all participants, with opening statements by:

  • Mr. Brian Carroll, Assistant Secretary, Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
  • Mr. Brendan Morris, Irish mining and Quarrying Society
  • Mr. Jason Morin (tbc), General Manager, Boliden Tara Mines Ltd.
  • Mr. Dave Blaney, Institute of Geologists of Ireland
  • Prof. Balz Kamber, Trinity College Dublin
  • Mr. Sean Finlay, Director, Geoscience Ireland

 

11.00 – 11.30    Coffee break

 

11.30 – 13.00    Industrial development and the social licence to operate

What needs to be done from a European and Irish policy perspective to enhance industrial development and the social licence to operate in Europe and Ireland?

Discussion moderated by Mrs. Lucie Studničná, CCMI president of EESC, with an exchange of experiences/ view points by all participants, with opening statements by:

  • Dr. Eibhlín Doyle, Chief Geologist, Exploration and Mining Division, Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources
  • Dr. Jonathan Derham, Environmental Protection Agency
  • Mr. Mattia Pellegrini, European Commission, DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs, Unit GROW G4 Raw Materials, Metals, Minerals and Forest-based industries
  • Prof. Richard Conroy, Chairman, Conroy Gold
  • Mr. Paul Gordon, SLR Consulting
  • Mr. John Barry, Independent geologist and entrepreneur

 

13.00 – 13.15    Wrap up by Mr. Dumitru Fornea, Member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC)