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 Annual Mining Executive Forum

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm 
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Breakout session #4: 
Tax Morality & Transparency

Following the financial crisis, there has been a dramatic shift 
in international tax policy impacting, in particular, multinational 
corporations in the mining industry. The OECD’s Base Erosion 
and Profit Shifting (BEPS) initiative has introduced the concept 
of “tax morality”, while tax authorities, the media, the general 
public and other stakeholders demand greater transparency for 
payments made to governments. In this session, we will review 
the first steps taken by some jurisdictions in response to the 
OECD’s BEPS report and share general insights into what the 
future of global tax planning may look like. We will also highlight 
the key components of the tax transparency regulatory regimes 
in the US, Canada and the EU, and provide practical guidance 
implementing the required reporting processes.

2: 00 pm – 2:15 pm

Networking Break

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm

Plenary session: Financing Strategies

Mining is a capital intensive industry. Companies need to be 
adequately financed in order to “move forward” – complete 
a drill program, progress a feasibility study, commence 
construction, complete construction, or finance an acquisition. 

Many financing options exist. The various options available 
to a company can be complex with new players entering 
the market to provide “alternative” sources of capital, and 
traditional avenues seemed to be closed to many companies. 
KPMG has brought together a panel with a combination of 
representatives from sources of capital or industry members 
who have recently completed financings in various forms, to 
talk about their experiences and insights.

3:15 pm – 4:15 pm

Closing Plenary: Talent Management and Leadership 
Development

Continued cost optimization efforts have a unique impact on 
mining companies’ finance function workforce. Panelists will 
discuss the phenomena, and relate how their companies have 
innovated using strategies in talent management, diversity and 
inclusion, mobility, leadership development, compensation and 
more in an effort to retain and motivate talent.

4:15 pm – 4:20 pm

Closing Remarks

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