Speakers

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  Jeff Townsend (Moderator)

  Founder, Critical Minerals Association

  Jeff has nearly 20 years of experience working in the political sphere of Westminster, Capitol Hill and the Southern African Development Community. His expertise in foreign affairs and international development has led him to advise Senior Ministers, ambassadors and national leaders. Jeff is an expert at political strategy, campaigning and communications and has transferred these skills into the private sector -providing political advice to FTSE100 and S&P500 companies. Jeff was born on a mine in Carltonville, South Africa and grew up in mining communities around the world following his father who worked in the sector. In 2011 he began the UK’s All Party Parliamentary Group on International Mining and more recently founded the Critical Minerals Association and its political platform in Westminster. Jeff is also the Founder and COO of Technical Critical Minerals.

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  Dr. Andy Clifton

  Sustainability Manager, Rolls Royce

  Andy Clifton is the Global lead for Sustainability in Engineering & Design at Rolls-Royce. He joined Rolls-Royce in 2005 as the Design for Environment Capability Owner after completing a research PhD at the Materials and Engineering Research Institute at Sheffield Hallam University. His primary role at Rolls-Royce is to lead the development of the company’s engineering and design capabilities so that sustainability forms an integral part of all decision-making processes across all businesses and functions. He chairs various industry and collaborative working groups on the topic of sustainable design, which are leading the definition of new standards for best practice and sustainable business performance for the aerospace sector.

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  Shaun Teichner

  General Counsel, Glencore International AG

  Shaun Teichner is General Counsel at Glencore plc, a Switzerland-based multinational commodity trading and mining company. Glencore is one of the world’s largest global diversified natural resource companies and a major producer and marketer of more than 60 responsibly-sourced commodities that advance everyday life. Glencore’s operations comprise around 150 mining and metallurgical sites and oil production assets.  With a strong footprint in over 35 countries in both established and emerging regions for natural resources, Glencore’s industrial activities are supported by a global network of more than 30 marketing offices.  Glencore’s customers are industrial consumers, such as those in the automotive, steel, power generation, battery manufacturing and oil sectors.  Shaun oversees the Legal and Compliance Functions at Glencore. Prior to joining Glencore, he was a partner at Werksmans Incorporated, a law firm in South Africa, having graduated from the University of Witwatersrand and Harvard Law School.

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  Simon Gargonne

  Head of Adverse Media & Innovation Screening, Research Manager, EcoVadis

  Simon Gargonne, M.A., works as a Senior Sustainability Analyst at EcoVadis, the world’s most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, intelligence and collaborative performance improvement solutions for global supply chains. He has more than 12 years of experience in the field of business sustainability both in the private sector (CSR and ESG ratings) and international organisations (e.g. UN Global Compact).

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  Doug Johnson-Poensgen

  CEO, Circulor

  Doug is CEO of Circulor.  Circulor provides a software solution that enables its customers to track raw materials through supply chains to demonstrate responsible sourcing and sustainability. Doug has 25 years international experience operating in TMT, financial services, IT and management consultancy sectors. His leadership experience spans roles in large corporates (Barclays, BT, Serco, AIMIA), scale-ups (Cadence, ISD) and Start-ups (Circulor, Snapdragon).