The world's definitive copper conference

CESCO week and the CRU Copper conference will be held as scheduled and the CESCO Dinner will be marked by austerity and solidarity.
Santiago is operating quite normally and major hotels have minimal damage. The airport has resumed operations and will be operating at full capacity shortly.

We are pleased to confirm the attendance of the future Mining Minister Laurence Golborne, who will Inaugurate the CRU Copper conference. Please continue to visit this site for updates on the programme. Thank you for your continued support.

To view the latest CESCO press release, please click here.

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We will once again be assembling an international faculty of industrialists
and economists for 2 days of intense debate and discussion on the most pertinent issues confronting the global copper industry.

Economic realities have taken a back seat at least where copper is concerned. Strategic purchases by China’s SRB and consumer restocking have boosted copper price to levels not supported by real demand - the Chinese market seems to be oversupplied and demand in the EU and the USA has yet to recover. However price levels above $3500 per tonne have encouraged mines to stay open. Concentrates supply remain tight but economic realities are being more acutely felt by smelters and reﬁners with poor demand for reﬁned copper and excess supply of sulphuric acid leading to cutbacks.

A sustained recovery in the copper market is dependent on Chinese demand, on the success of the exit strategies employed by the major central banks and continued bullish sentiment regarding the economic recovery from the ﬁnancial markets. None of these factors can be guaranteed. Chinese imports fell back in August due to existing stockpiles and higher overseas price. More sustainable demand for copper and copper intensive products is to a large extent dependent on the rate of recovery in large industrialised regions like North America and the EU and the extent of this recovery is still unclear.

HOW CAN YOU GAIN CLARITY IN AN OPAQUE MARKET?
By attending CRU’s World Copper Conference:

• This event is one of the most inﬂuential gatherings of copper industry executives in the world, regularly attracting over 400 delegates
• Hear a programme which includes CEO’s from many of the copper industry’s top miners, leading academics, top analysts and ﬁnancial institutions
• The conference backdrop is CESCO week, so you will beneﬁt from the conference and many other networking functions besides.

Here are some of our confirmed speakers:

José Pablo Arellano, President & CEO, Codelco
Charlie Sartain, Chief Executive, Xstrata Copper
Andrew Harding, Chief Executive, Copper, Rio Tinto
Harry Conger, President, Freeport-McMoRan Americas
Robert Friedland, Executive Chairman, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd
Craig R. Williams, President and CEO, Equinox Minerals Limited
Jason Beckton, Managing Director, China Yunnan Copper Australia Ltd
Ines Scotland, Chief Executive, Citadel Resource Group

"A very remarkable event where you can meet and talk with the real players of the business"
Walter Nieves Filho, Mineração Caraíba S.A

There is simultaneous Spanish and English interpreting throughout the
whole conference

Tuesday 6th April

18:00 Cocktail reception – sponsored by SNC Lavalin

Wednesday 7th April
Auditorium sponsored by Hatch

8:30 Conference opening remarks

Keynote Session

8:40 Chairmans opening remarks, Jorge Bande, Director, CESCO

8:50 Inauguration by Minister of Mines Chile

9:10 Keynote presentation: Codelco (subject to confirmation)

9:30 Xstrata Copper: the Peru growth story
Charlie Sartain, Chief Executive, Xstrata Copper

9:50 Long term copper fundamentals expected to remain strong

Supply challenges to remain a consistent theme
The role of technology and sustainable development
Positioning to meet industry challenges

Andrew Harding, Chief Executive, Copper, Rio Tinto

10:10 Exploration drives the business plan

Exploration stategy is the core of value creation for FCX
Subsquent business plan is key to capturing the economic value

Harry Conger, President, Freeport-McMoRan Americas

10:30 Value creation in mining - more upstream or more downstream
Juan Camus, Industry Fellow, The University of Queensland

10:50 Panel discussion - Keynote speakers

11:20 Refreshment break sponsored by Finning

Examining supply and demand for copper

12:00 Speculative demand and the price of copper
John Tilton, Professor, Colorando School of Mines and Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile

12:20 Exploring supply and demand side dynamics in the copper mining industry,
Mike Jansen, Head of Metals Research, JP Morgan

12:40 Questions and answers

Focus on China

12:45 Chinese copper industry prospects - back to the future
John Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, CRU China

13:05 The role of China in the global copper scrap market

Trade - what proporation of global trade do China account for?
Analysing China's copper scrap collection system?
To what extent will improvedcollection efficiency offset demand?

Carlos R. Risopatron, Head of Enviroment and Economics, International Coper Study Group

13:25 Questions and answers

Case study: Fraser Institute

13.30 Environmental and social impact in the mining industry
Fred McMahon, Director, Centre of Globalization studies, Fraser Institute

13:50 Jennifer Tejada, Chief Strategy Officer, EVP Corporate Development & Marketing, Mincom

14:10 Questions and answers

14:15 Lunch sponsored by Mincom

Thursday 8th April

Auditorium sponsored by Hatch

8:30 Chairperson's opening remarks, Robert Perlman, Chairman, CRU Group

Copper Costs

8:45 Mining costs analysis
Vivienne Haley, Consultant - Copper, CRU Analysis

9:05 Analyzing mining costs inflation
John Bianchini, Global Managing Director, Metals Division, Hatch

9:25 Ensuring sustainable projects development in the mining industry
Bob Prieto, Senior Vice President, Fluor Corporation Global

9:45 Sulphuric acid outlook
Joanne Peacock, Research Manager - Sulphur and Sulphuric Acid, British Sulphur Consultants (subject to final confirmation)

10:05 Keynote presentation
Robert Friedland, Executive Chairman, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd

10:50 Refreshments sponsored by Finning

Regional project updates

11:30 Lumwana and the Zambian copperbelt
Craig R. Williams, President and CEO, Equinox Minerals Limited

11:50 Sino - Australian Investments, Challenges and opportunities
Jason Beckton, Managing Director, China Yunnan Copper Australia Ltd

12:10 Focus on Saudi Arabia
Ines Scotland, Chief Executive, Citadel Resource Group

12:30 Update on Caserones project
Nelson Pizarro, Vice President, Lumina Copper Chile

12:50 Questions and answers

Fundamentel and financial perspectives on copper price

13:00 Exploring supply and demand in the copper concentrates market
Max Layton, Analyst, Commodities Research, Macquarie Securities

13.20 How non-fundamental factors affect the copper price, Lisa Morrison, Principal Economic Risk Advisor, CRU Price Risk Management

13:40 Closing discussion: Defining the new normal copper price
Martin Squires, Executive Director, Global Commodities, JP Morgan
Lisa Morrison, Principal Economic Risk Advisor, CRU Price Risk Management, USA
Max Layton, Analyst, Commodities Research, Macquarie Securities

Further panelists to be announced

14:10 Lunch - followed by close of conference

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For programme speaking opportunities, please contact Dominic Halahan on tel: +44 20 7903 2263 or email him directly on: dominic.halahan@crugroup.com

By sponsoring or exhibiting at this CRU Event, you will raise your company profile and gain unparalleled access to the key decision makers in this industry. You can choose from various sponsorship packages, which include exhibition space, additional events and conference packs.

For sponsorship and exhibition opportunities contact Michelle Fisk on +44 20 7903 2159 or email her directly: michelle.fisk@crugroup.com

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Delegate rate : $1650

On site registrations will be charged at a rate of $1730

Four simple ways to book your place:

1) Online
2) Call us on: +44 20 7903 2167
3) Email us with your full contact details
4) Fax the registration form to +44 20 7903 2432

Arrange a Group Booking and Receive up to 25% Discount

3rd and 4th delegate – 20% discount
5th delegate plus – 25% discount

On receipt of your hotel booking form we will send you a reduced rates
booking form for the Grand Hyatt Santiago.

For more information on this conference, please contact:
Sabine Kilgus, CRU Events,
31 Mount Pleasant, London WC1X 0AD, UK
Tel: +44 20 7903 2167
Fax: +44 20 7903 2432
Email: sabine.kilgus@crugroup.com

Terms of Booking

Payment Policy
Registrations can only be confirmed upon receipt of payment or proof of
payment and discounted fees will only apply when payment is received
within the offer period. If payment is not received before the conference,
delegates will be asked to guarantee payment at registration with a
personal credit card. Late payments made after the conference will be
subject to an additional administration fee of $185.

Cancellation Policy
Cancellations must be received in writing prior to 9 March 2010
qualify for a full refund less $185 administration fee. It may be
necessary for reasons beyond the control of the organisers to alter
content, timing and venue. In the unlikely event of the conference being
cancelled or curtailed due to any reasons beyond the control of CRU
Events, or it is necessary or advisable to relocate or change the date
and / or location of the event, neither CRU Events, nor its employees will
be held liable for refunds, damages and/or additional expenses which
may be incurred by delegates. We therefore recommend prospective
delegates to arrange appropriate insurance cover.

This conference is an open forum and the content of papers and
presentations given by guest authors and speakers from companies
other than CRU and its subsidiaries and any opinions expressed therein
are the responsibility of the authors and speakers concerned and are not
endorsed by CRU Events. CRU Events disclaims all liability for any tort or
damage arising out of any statement or opinion made in any paper or
presentation by any guest author or speaker.

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