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. His principal areas of practice are public law, particularly natural resources law, black economic empowerment laws (BEE), development of new standards and guidelines for best practice management of social issues during exploration and facilitated construction of the PDAC Principles and Guidance for Responsible Exploration. He is a founding member and principal of On Common Ground Consultants Inc, prior to that he held executive positions with Orvana Minerals Corp and Placer Development Ltd.

Other 2010 Speakers

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  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.

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  CAROLINE REES Director, Governance and Accountability Programme, Harvard Kennedy School

  Caroline Rees is director of the governance and accountability programme at the Corporate Social Responsibility Initiative of Harvard Kennedy School.

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  PATRICK CHEVALIER Director, Strategic Outreach and Partnership Division, Minerals & Metals Sector, Natural Resources Canada

  Mr Chevalier joined the Department of Natural Resources Canada in 1991, and is currently director of the strategic outreach and partnerships division of the minerals and metals sector.

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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.

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  LUC ZANDVLIET Senior Advisor Corporate Engagement Project, CDA

  Luc Zandvliet is former director of the corporate engagement project at the Boston-based CDA Collaborative Learning Projects.