European Economic
and Social Committee
Programme
14:30 – 14:50 / INTRODUCTION (7 min. each)
- Mr. Pietro De Lotto, President of CCMI, EESC member
- Ms. Hilde Van Laere, CCMI delegate and co-rapporteur
14:50 – 16:00 / PANEL 1 – BLOCKCHAIN IN MINING IN PRACTICE
Moderator: Ms. Hilde Van Laere (10 min. for each intervention)
Video: Minespider: Blockchain technology in the mining industry, how does it work? (3min18)
Video: How blockchain technology amplifies mining industry efficiency - Blockchain Pulse: IBM Blockchain Blog (2min16)
Video: This start-up is attempting to digitize the gold supply chain (2min25)
- Mr. Nathan Williams, CEO, Minespider (Germany): Responsible Mineral Tracking
- Ms. Maria Suner Fleming, CEO, Swedish mining organization: The Tracement Project
- Mr. Geir Vollsaeter, IndustriAll Norway: Block Chain is no silver bullet
- Ms. Tanya Matveeva, geologist, independent consultant Kamni Chain Ltd.: Blockchain technology for various areas of mining industry
- Mr. Vitor Correia, Secretary General International Raw Materials Observatory (NGO): Dynamics of responsible sourcing
16:00 – 16:20 / QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
16:20 – 16:40 / BREAK
16:40 -17:20 / PANEL 2 –THE INSTITUTIONAL APPROACH
Moderator: Mr. Dumitru Fornea, EESC member (10 min. for each intervention)
Video: Trade in Raw Materials (2min52)
- Mr. Peter Handley, European Commission, DG GROW: Due diligence, what role for EU Regulation?
- Ms. Lyubomira Nesheva, European Commission, DG TRADE: Responsible Trading strategy / Conflicting Minerals regulations
- Mr. Guus Houttin, European External Action Service (EEAS): The blockchain technology, the future for the mining industries in third world countries
- Mr. Rashad Abelson, legal expert in supply chain due diligence, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD): Is there a role for blockchain in responsible supply chains?
17:20 – 17:40 / QUESTIONS & ANSWERS
17:40 – 18:00 / SUMMARY
- Ms. Hilde Van Laere
- Mr. Pietro De Lotto