Natural Resources

9:00 am Tuesday June 7th,2011
Prices for natural resources have spiralled due to increased demand from emerging
countries, like India and China, benefiting producing countries but also posing
a serious risk to the global recovery. In what conditions is the exploitation of natural
resources an effective engine of sustainable development? How can the exploitation
of natural resources be reconciled with public-private partnerships? Is state
intervention warranted with regard to the exploitation of natural resource, or should
the free market prevail?
Chair:
• Ron Denom, President, SNC-Lavalin International
Special Address:
• Alpha Condé, President of the Republic of Guinea
Introduced by:
• Pierre Arcand, Minister, Ministère du Développement durable, de l’Environnement
et des Parcs du Québec (MDDEP)
Speakers:
• Tooryalai Wesa, Governor of the Province of Kandahar (Afghanistan)
• Jean Koulidiati, Minister of the Environment and Sustainable Development (Burkina Faso)
• Alexandre Barro Chambrier, Minister of Mining, Oil and Hydrocarbons (Gabon)
• Kelvin Dushnisky, Executive Vice President, Corporate & Legal Affairs, Barrick Gold
Concluding Remarks:
• Warren Jestin, Senior Vice-President and Chief Economist, Scotiabank