JOHN WILLIAMS Managing Partner, Duncan & Allen

John Williams is managing partner of Washington DC law firm Duncan & Allen, where he has practised energy and natural resources law since 1985. He has advised the World Bank and governments on three continents with respect to mining law and related tax, investment and environmental law reform and implementation. He assisted the governments of Bolivia and Mongolia in developing their 1997 mining laws; and has worked extensively on mining law reform and mining agreements in Madagascar and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He has also assisted large and small companies and developers with mining projects in the DRC. He is a co-author of, or contributor to, four books on international developments in mining law published between 2001 and 2005, and has made numerous presentations on mining law issues at international conferences on five continents.

Other 2010 Speakers

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  MARKETA EVANS Extractive Sector Corporate Social Responsibility Counsellor, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada

  Marketa Evans is the government of Canada’s CSR counsellor for the extractive sector.

• PETER LEON Chairman of IBA, Mining Law Committee & Co-head of Natural Energy & Resources & Regulatory Law Webber Wentzel (representing the International Bar Association)

  Peter Leon is a partner with Webber Wentzel, where he co-chairs the firm’s Mining, Energy and Natural Resources Practice Group.

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  JOHN GROOM Safety and SD Advisor, Anglo American & ICMM

  Since 1991, Dr Groom has been heavily involved in international mining industry activities through the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) and its predecessor, ICME.

• CLINT CAMERON Programme Manager, Conservation Partnership, Fauna & Flora International

  Clint Cameron is a New Zealander currently working for Fauna & Flora International (FFI) as senior programme manager, conservation partnerships.

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  FRANK ALMOND Consultant, Almond Sustainable Development Consultants

  Frank Almond trained as a chemical engineer and practised in the steel, process and petrochemical industries.