Moon Express CEO to Deliver Visionary Keynote at the 5th Annual American Mining Summit

LONDON, May 12, 2015 /PRNewswire/ --

To celebrate 5 years of the American Mining Summit, WTG events are launching visionary keynote sessions at the Summit in Denver on June 8-9, 2015.

In a pre-dinner TED talk, Robert Richard, Co-founder & CEO of Moon Express will address whether mining on the moon could become a reality. Today, the advancement of new technology has made exploration on the moon accessible to space entrepreneurs. Robert will explain all the latest developments and the possibility of using the moons vast resources to solve the Earth's inadequate reserves problem.

Also new on the program, Tom Brady, Chief Economist at Newmont will provide a macro-economic perspective of the industry's biggest challenges and explain what is expected in the near to long term future.

In an environment of elusive permits, escalating costs and decaying trust, the American mining industry is coming together to find the answers. The agenda focuses on productivity, sustainable cost management, structural change and innovation . Highlights include…

• Engaging the Investment Community - Presented by John McConnell, President, Director & CEO, Victoria Gold Corp
• Integrated Planning, Operational Effectiveness & Readiness - with Ryan Gold, Principal Advisor, AngloGold Ashanti
• Discovering Tomorrow's Mines - Delivered by Matthew Hornor, President & CEO, Kaizen Discovery
• Contracting New Order - Strategic Response to Change - Led by Beverley O'Malley, UG Chief Geologist, Barrick Gold
• Delivering Value from Information Technology - Presented by Kalev Ruberg, CIO, Teck and Adam Breese, Group Head of IT, Endeavour Mines

The full speaker line is available at the event website.

To find out more and book delegate places visit http://www.miningamericas.com . Additional sponsorship opportunities are available by calling Lawrence Rosenberg on +44(0)20-7202-7534.

SOURCE WTG Events

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