Extractive Resource Governance Creating Maximum Benefit for Countries

THURSDAY, April 18, 2013 (cont’d)2:30-4:00 p.m. Environmental Frameworks for Extractive Resource ActivityWildrose BallroomEnvironmental considerations, regulation and sustainable development are of utmostconcern. Many governments are faced with the complexity of managing past, presentand future activity based on outdated or non-existent frameworks. What are the keyissues and how are countries responding? With growth challenges and policy demandsfaced by developed and developing economies, what are the medium and long-termstrategies for efficient and effective management of industry activity?CHAIR: DARREL REID, Executive Fellow, The School of Public PolicyPANEL:1) PETER CAMERON, Executive Director, Centre for Energy, Petroleum andMineral Law and Policy, University of Dundee2) DAN McFADYEN, Past Chair and CEO, Energy Resources Conservation Board3) LORNE TAYLOR, Alberta WaterSMART, Former Chair, Alberta Water ResearchInstitute, Former Minister of the Environment, Government of Alberta6:00-9:00 p.m. DinnerWildrose BallroomKEYNOTE: Dr. PAUL COLLIERDirector, Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford UniversityFRIDAY, April 19, 20138:00-9:00 a.m. Networking BreakfastWildrose Ballroom9:00-10:30 a.m. Maximizing Social Benefits from Extractive Resource ProjectsWildrose BallroomExtractive resource industries can provide significant economic benefits to the publicbut also put pressure on communities to provide infrastructure, social services andenvironmental protection. What strategies can be used to control and ensure thatpolicies maximize the net benefit from projects, and what are the responsibilities ofindustry to help maximize these benefits?CHAIR:PANEL:AMY JAREK, Vice-President Corporate Affairs, Talisman Energy Inc.1) JOSEPH AMOAKO-TUFFOUR, Senior Advisor, African Centre for EconomicTransformation2) CHARLES MCLURE, Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University3) RON MORONY, Director, Institute for Aboriginal Development, Chairman,Central Australian Affordable Housing Company10:30-10:45 a.m. Networking Break2 I EXTRACTIVE RESOURCE GOVERNANCE PROGRAM INAUGURAL SYMPOSIUM