Africa Day Agenda 

• 09:00 - Registration
• 09:45 - Expert Speaker Katherine Pulvermacher, African Rainbow Consulting
  
• 10:25 - Banlaw Africa (Africa Day Sponsor)
  
• 10:50 - Volta Resources
  
• 11:15 - Coffee
  
• 11:45 - Expert Speaker - Rodger Bade,Libertas Partners
  
• 12:00 - Sephaku Holding
  
• 12:25 - Avocet Mining
  
• 12:50 - Goldstone Resources - Hendrik Schloemann
  
• 13:15 - Finishing comments - Ruth Barry, African Rainbow Consulting -
  
• 13:20 - Networking lunch
  

Avocet Mining: Jonathan Henry, CEO

Jonathan Henry was appointed Chief Executive Officer in July 2006, having previously been Finance Director since October 2002..

He has held several positions with Avocet since joining the company in 1994, including the position of General Manager of the Bishop facility in the USA.

Libertas Partners: Roger Bade

Bio to arrive shortly

Banlaw Africa: Richard Levack, CEO & Managing Director

Volta Resources: Kevin Bullock, CEO

Kevin Bullock is a registered Professional Mining   Engineer in the province of Ontario. Kevin is Volta’s President and CEO and was the founding President and CEO of Goldcrest (a Volta predecessor company) since its inception in 2002. Kevin has over 20 years experience, at senior levels, in mining exploration, mine development and mine operations. Mr. Bullock has a wide knowledge base in the mineral industry and has completed several exploration and mining projects, both in North America and abroad, including projects in Mexico, Sweden, and West Africa, where he was Iamgold Corporation’s General Manager. Throughout his career, Kevin has been involved in projects from inception through exploration to development and production and, prior to Volta, was VP, Operations for Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd. Kevin was instrumental in the reopening of the Macassa Gold Mine in Kirkland Lake, ON

Sephaku Holdings: Neil Crafford-Lazarus, CEO

Neil started his career in mining finance when he joined Anglo American Corporation as a tax adviser in 1988. In 1990 he joined Gencor where he held senior management positions in taxation, business development and corporate finance through the Gencor unbundling and subsequent listing of BHP Billiton on the London Stock Exchange.

In 1998 he joined Xstrata SA (Proprietary) Limited as chief financial officer and was appointed financial director in 1999. At Xstrata he was involved in the rationalization of the group's South African chrome and vanadium operations, the formation of the Gemini Chrome Production Joint Venture with Samancor, the rationalization of Duiker Mining Limited into Xstrata Coal as part of the group's London listing, the formation of a Pooling and Sharing Venture with Merafe (formerly SA Chrome) and the establishment of the Mototolo Platinum Joint Venture with Anglo Platinum and Kagiso.

In October 2005 he joined Platmin as chief financial officer in anticipation of the company's simultaneous

African Rainbow Consulting Ltd: Katharine Pulvermacher,Chief Executive

Katharine is the Founder and Chief Executive of African Rainbow Consulting Ltd. She holds an MSc in Economics (Africa) from the School of Oriental and African Studies in London, where she completed the first stage of her PhD focusing on poverty alleviation. Katharine is well-known for the highly successful investment research and marketing programme that she ran for World Gold Council for eight years, targeting institutional investors in global capital markets

As an undergraduate at the University of Cape Town, she studied Social Work, Psychology and Sociology, and ran adult literacy classes in her spare time. She is an experienced trainer and group facilitator, has taught at university level in South Africa and the United Kingdom, and ran social reinsertion programmes for the long-term unemployed in the French department of Aude. Katharine is a mother of two sons, whose travels in Africa are almost as extensive as her own.

African Rainbow Consulting Ltd: Ruth Barry , Commercial Director

Mrs. Barry is Commercial Director of African Rainbow. She holds a Business Diploma and MA from Chelsea College and Kings Colleges, University of London and an MSc in Residential and Commercial Property from City University, London. Mrs. Barry is also a qualified business mediator (Regents College).

She has extensive experience in negotiating and managing financial transactions in the property sector, having worked for more than a decade in local and international real estate investment, including developing residential and commercial blocks in city centres and rural areas. Her clients have included African-based individuals and corporations investing in Europe, Russia and America, as well as European-based clients investing in Europe, Russia and emerging markets, including Africa.Mrs. Barry was born and raised in East Africa. She and her husband are active members of their local Christian business and home communities.

Golstone Resources: Hendrik Schloemann,  Director of Exploration

Dr. Hendrik Schloemann, Exploration Director of GoldStone Resources:   Dr. Schloemann graduated as a geologist from the University of Cologne in Germany.  He completed his studies with a Ph.D. in Geochemistry  from the University of Cape Town. 

Aged 47 he has seventeen years of exploration experience in Africa and South America. During 2006 and 2007 Dr Schloemann held the position of Exploration Manager for Harmony Gold Mining Company Limited and was responsible for Harmony's exploration activities in Africa. Prior to this Dr Schloemann worked for Aurelian Resources Inc. where he contributed significantly to the discovery of the 14M oz Fruta del Norte gold deposit in Ecuador in 2006.  Dr. Schloemann joined GoldStone Resources in April 2008.