Annual Conference 2023

The WAOML Conference 2023 is taking place from the 31st May – 2nd June 2023 at the Grand Hotel Schloss Bensberg. The venue is located around 15 minutes from Cologne-Bonn airport and 20 minutes from Central Cologne. Frankfurt Airport is 180km away and attending delegates have the option of taking the fast train (65 minutes) from Frankfurt to Cologne. As with our previous events, the conference will open with a welcome dinner on the evening of the 31st May. The two-day conference programme will take place on the 1st and 2nd June, and the WAOML Annual Dinner will be held on the evening of June 1st.

If you have any questions about our 2023 conference and / or for speaking (see programme below) and sponsorship enquires please contact us at: [email protected]

For delegates who require a visa to attend the event, please download, complete and return our 2023 Letter of Invitation Form and a member of the team will be in touch with supporting documents.

Cologne, Germany

31st May - 2nd June 2023

# Session Speakers Time Vanue
1 WAOML Keynote Opening

WAOML Keynote Opening

2 Blockchain & the Mining Sector: Legal Risks and Challenges

Blockchain & the Mining Sector: Legal Risks and Challenges

3 Mining Updates from Latin America

Mining Updates from Latin America

4 Mining Financing in Emerging Countries - Structural & Security Considerations

Mining Financing in Emerging Countries - Structural & Security Considerations

5 Impacts & Fallout from COVID-19: Trends & Cases in Mining

Impacts & Fallout from COVID-19: Trends & Cases in Mining

6 Mining in Space

Mining in Space

7 ESG: Protections & Enhancements of ESG Disclosures for Mining Financiers

ESG: Protections & Enhancements of ESG Disclosures for Mining Financiers

8 Artisanal Mining: Legal Challenges to Solutions

Artisanal Mining: Legal Challenges to Solutions

9 Young Professionals: Evolving Legal Trends in Mining

Young Professionals: Evolving Legal Trends in Mining

10 Corporate & Financing Trends

Corporate & Financing Trends

11 General Counsel: Thoughts From the Wise

General Counsel: Thoughts From the Wise