JW Marriott Hill Country Resort, San Antonio, Texas

Conference General Co- Chairs: Sascha Biehl, affinia Metals GmbH and Regine Albrecht, BASIQ

Final Program

Saturday June 9

Registration 9:00am-5:00pm

Begonia-Bottlebrush

(Snacks and Beverages Sponsored by Dillon Gage)

AML Short Course 1:00pm-4:00pm

Cibolo 1

Student Meet and Greet 5:00pm-6:00pm

Cibolo 2

Welcome Reception

Sponsored by Tanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo

And Metalor Technologies 7:00pm-10:00pm

Cibolo 5-6

Sunday June 10

Registration 8:00am-2:00pm

(Snacks and Beverages Sponsored by Dillon Gage) Begonia-Bottlebrush

Exhibit Hall 8:00am-4:00pm

Cibolo 8

Session A

Special Sampling Session

with Francis Pitard 8:15 am-9:00 am

Cibolo 4

Plenary Session

Scheduled Speaker: Marc Chandler,

Brown Brothers Harriman 9:00am-10:00am

"De-Mystifying Monetary Policy " Cibolo 5

Members Meeting 10:30am-12:00 pm

(Mid Morning Coffee Break Sponsored by Hensel Recycling

Located in the Members Meeting) Cibolo 5

Board of Director Meeting 12:00pm-1:00 pmCibolo 5

IPMI Delegate Luncheon Sponsored by

Republic Metals Corp. 1:00 pm-2:30pm

Speaker Patrick Combs: “Man 1: Bank 0” by Republic Metals Cibolo 6-7

Session B: Student Research 2:30pm-4:30pm

Cibolo 4

Seminar: "Precious Metals An Open Discussion

with Jeff Christian" 3:00pm -5:00pm

(additional fee for this event) Cibolo 1

PRC Meet and Greet 4:00pm-5:00pm

Cibolo 5

Awards Committee Meet and Greet 5:00pm-6:00pm

Azalea

Johnson Matthey Reception 6:30pm-8:30pm

Event Lawn

Monday June 11

Registration 8:00am-1:00pm

Begonia-Bottlebrush

(Snacks and Beverages Sponsored by Dillon Gage)

Exhibit Hall 8:00am-4:00pm

Cibolo 8

(Early Morning Coffee Sponsored by BRM in Exhibit Hall 8:00am-8:30 am)

Speakers Breakfast 8:00am-9:00am

Cibolo 2

Session C: Finance and Economics 9:00am-10:30 am

Cibolo 5

(Coffee break Sponsored by BRM 10:30am-11:00 am in Exhibit Hall)

Session D: New Technology 11:00am-1:00 pm

Cibolo 5

Spouse Lunch and

Cooking Demo with Chef Event 12:00pm-2:00pmWisteria

SAC Meeting 1:00 -3:00 pm

Cibolo 2

Session E:Legal, Insurance, Regulations 2:00 pm-3:30 pm

Cibolo 5

New Technology :

“What’s on the Horizon” 2:00pm -3:30 pm

Cibolo 1

Gannon and Scott Afternoon Sports Themed

Party 3:30pm-5:30pm

(Wear your Favorite Team’s Jersey) High Velocity

Ladies Social 5:30pm-6:30pm

Sponsored by Inspectorate Lobby Bar

IPMI Delegate Reception 6:30 pm-8:30 pm

Cibolo 5-7

Co- Sponsored by: BASF, Central States Chapter, Glencore, Hugh Wood, Krastsvetmet, Loomis, Sabin Metal Corp., Sims Recycling Solutions, Metallica Commodities and United Catalyst Corp.

IPMI Concert And Cocktails Sponsored by LBMA 8:30pm-10:30pm Cap City Band Cibolo 5-7

Tuesday June 12

Registration 8:00am -12:00pm

Begonia Bottlebrush

Speakers Breakfast 8:00am-8:45am

Cibolo Moon

Exhibit Hall 8:00am-12:00pm

Cibolo 8

Early Morning Coffee 8:00 am-8:30 am

Cibolo 8

Session F: Metal Analytics and Recovery 9:00am-10:30 am

Cibolo 5

Coffee Break 10:00am-10:30am

Cibolo 8

Session G:Student Research II 10:30pm-12:30pm

Cibolo 5

Student Lunch 12:30pm-2:00pm

Cibolo 3

Beverage Break with the Experts 2:30pm-3:30 pm

Cibolo 1-2

President’s Reception 6:00pm-7:00pm

Sponsored by affinia GmbH and Metallix Refining Cibolo Foyer

Awards Banquet 7:00pm-9:00pm

(Wine Service Compliments of QML) Cibolo 6-7

Closing Reception 9:00pm-until

Co Sponsored by IPMI New York Chapter Cibolo 5

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IPMI 42nd Conference Technical Program

Technical Chairs Dr. Zachary Henneman, BASF and Eric Frueh, Heraeus

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Sunday June 10, 2018

Session A 8:15 am-9:00 am

Moderated by Zachary Henneman, BASF

Located in Cibolo 4

Sampling Theory and Methods - The Special Case of Precious Metals", Presented by Francis Pitard

Session B 2:30-4:30 pm

Student Research I

Located in Cibola 4

Moderated by Jonathan Jodry, Metalor; Chairman of Awards Committee

Hanah Na, University of Houston: Synthetic Strategies to Optimize Photophysical Properties of Luminescent Cyclometalated Iridium Complexes

Junrui Li, Brown University: Fe stabilization in Intermetallic L10-FePt and Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction catalysis in core/shell L10-FePt/Pt Nanoparticles for Fuel Cells.

Weiping Liu University of Utah: Higher Selectivity of Diisobutyl Monothiophosphate in the Flotation of Elemental Gold from Pyrite

Pranaw Kunall, University of Texas at Austin: Synthesis of Interesting Precious-Metal Based Nanoparticles as Highly Active Heterogeneous Catalysts: a

Comprehensive Experimental and Theoretical Study

Moderated by IPMI Awards Chairman Dr. Jonathan Jodry, Metalor

Monday June 11, 2018

Session C 9:00 am-10:30 am

The World of Metals Finance

Located in Cibola 5

Moderated by Philip Newman, Metals Focus

Miguel Perez-Santalla, Heraeus: Hedging Metals in a Difficult Market

Neil Meader, Metals Focus: Outlook for Global Platinum Jewelry Demand: China, US and India

Bart Melek, TD Securities: Precious Metals Outlook

Jonathan Butler, Mitsubishi: Managing Price Volatility in Precious Metals: How to Navigate Risk and Uncertainty

Session D 11 am-1:00 pm

New Technology and Metals Information

Located in Cibola 5

Moderated by Jonathan Butler, Mitsubishi Corp

Michelle Lynch, Enabled Future: Electric Vehicle Battery Recycling: Industry Status, Forecasts and Strategies

Tanja Trosch: Development of a Platinum Casting Alloy for Jewelry and Watchmaking

Alexey Kornienko, Krastsvetmet: Lifecycle Building Information Model and Process Flows Management in Spent Catalyst Processing Facility

Bodo Albrecht, Sabin Metal: Metals Megatrends: New applications for Precious Metals in 2019

Luca Fiorini: Tera Automation: How Artificial Intelligence Will Change The Future of Bullion Production

Session E 2:00-3:30 pm

Environmental, Legal and Insurance

Located in Cibolo 5

Moderated by Steven Crogan, Blue Water Risk Management

Peter Quinter, GrayRobinson: Update on Criminal Investigations and Prosecutions of Gold Dealers and Anti-money laundering programs.

Chris Bryant, Bergeson & Campbell: Washington Update

Brian Ledgerwood, U.S. Department of Trade: Global Market Briefing of Trade in Precious Metals

Anthony Lanzalotti, HSI: TBD

New Technology: What’s on the Horizon!

2:00pm-3:30 pm

Located in Cibolo 1

Moderated by Federico Padrono-Martini, IKOI

Scheduled Presentations:

IKOI:

FCC Flameless Casting Chamber System:

A worldwide technological innovation to produce a Good Delivery Bars at lower cost.

Presented by Federico Padrono Martini and Giovanni Faoro, IKOI

Inductotherm:

iSense™: The Future of Advanced Diagnostics is Here

Presented by Charlie Fink, Inductotherm

Agilent Technology:

Precious Group Metals Analysis using Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectroscopy: Improving Precious and Spectral Interference Correction, Paul Krampitz

Tetronics:

“Recovery of Precious Metals from E-Waste using Plasma Smelting”, Dr. David Deegan

Tuesday June 12, 2018

Session F 9 am-10:30 am

Located in Cibolo 5

Sampling, Assaying and Recovery of Metals

Moderated by Sue Strachan, Inspectorate

Karen Paklin, Olympus: HH XRF for Catalysis Analysis

Algis Naujokas ,Sabin Metals: Introduction to the IPMI Sampling and Analytic Committee

Corby Anderson, Colorado School of Mines: Precious Metals Recycling at the Kroll Institute of Extractive Metallurgy

Session G 10:30 am-12:30 am

Student Research II

Located in Cibolo 5

Moderated by Dr. Jonathan Jodry, Metalor; Chairman of Awards Committee

Yolanda Bonita, Notre Dame: Catalytic Applications of Bimetallic Noble Metal Phosphides for Biomass Upgrading

Andrea Bruck, Stony Brook University: The Silver Lining in Biomedical Batteries

Timothy Gorey, University of Utah: Tuning the Structure and Behavior of Atomically-selected Platinum-Tin Cluster Catalysts

Qi Li, Carnegie Mellon: TBD

Kent Kirlikovali, UCLA: Luminescent Pt(II) and Ir(III) Emitters for Organic Light-Emitting Diode Applications

Beverage Break with the Experts

Tuesday 2:30 -3:30

Beat the Heat with ice cold tea and lemonade and chat with Industry Experts

Located in Cibolo 1-2

Moderated by Lee Hockey, Lee Hockey Consultancy

Scheduled to Appear

Bill Tierney, Computer Associates

Lucy Escamilla, Homeland Security Investigations

Mike Riess, Materials Management Corp.

Peter Quinter GrayRobinson

Neil Harby, LBMA

John Dourekas, Kitco

Claudio Ferrini, CLM Consulting

Michelle Lynch, Enabled Futures

Philip Newman, Metals Focus

Jake Greenbaum, VOTI

IPMI Exhibit Hall

Located in Cibolo 8

Will be open:

Sunday June 10-8 am 4pm

Monday 8am-4pm

Tuesday 8 am-12pm

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