Tuesday General Panel |Tuesday May 5 | 8:30 | Ballroom B
Strategic Growth
The mining sector today is backed by strong metal prices and renewed support for development. The pressure is on to avoid the missteps of past commodity cycles.
This panel will explore how mining companies and their partners can apply hard-earned lessons to improve capital discipline, strengthen project delivery, and create long-term value. What must change to ensure today’s favourable conditions translate into sustainable growth?
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Panelists
Ron Hyggen
CEO
Kitsaki Management Limited Partnership
Ron Hyggen was appointed CEO of Kitsaki on July 1, 2022. He is a member of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band from the community of Sucker River with a wealth of experience, education, and training.
Karla Mills
Executive Vice President & Chief Project Development Officer
Teck Resources Limited
Karla Mills serves as Executive Vice President & Chief Project Development Officer of Teck Resources Limited’s Projects Group, where she focuses on enabling the successful delivery of complex capital projects.
Heather Exner-Pirot
Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment program
Macdonald-Laurier Institute
Heather Exner-Pirot is a Senior Fellow and Director of Energy, Natural Resources and Environment at the Macdonald-Laurier Institute in Ottawa, Special Advisor to the Business Council of Canada, Research Advisor to the Indigenous Resource Network, and Global Fellow at the Wilson Centre in Washington D.C.
Moderator
Julie Ann Wriston
Director of Indigenous Relations
Nutrien
Julie Ann Wriston is Director of Indigenous Relations at Nutrien, leading strategies that integrate Indigenous partnerships into core business practices.