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SCHEDULE
18th Annual Investors Conference
1990 – 25th Anniversary of NAMBC & Mongolian Democracy -- 2015
28-30 September 2015
Shangri-La Hotel & Government House
(*) = to be confirmed
Monday, September 28
4:30 – 6:00 PM – Registration Desk – Blue Sky Hotel
5:00 – 7:00 PM – Opening Event – Joint meeting of Business Council of Mongolia (BCM) &
NAMBC followed by networking reception; Blue Sky Hotel
Tuesday, September 29
8:00 AM – Registration Desk – Shangri-La Hotel
9:00 AM – Welcome and Call to Order – Ambassador Pamela Slutz, Chairman, NAMBC
“25 Years of Mongolia’s Third Neighbor Policy”
Introductory Remarks – Ambassador Ed Jager, Embassy of Canada to Mongolia
Moderator: Ambassador Pamela Slutz
H.E. P. Ochirbat, Member of the Constitutional Court of Mongolia and First President of
Mongolia
H.E. Lu. Bold, Member of Parliament and former Foreign Minister and Defense Minister
Ambassador L. Erdenechuluun, Director, Human Security Policy Studies NGO and former
Foreign Minister
Madame Nyamosor Tuya, Consultant, National University of Mongolia and former Foreign
Minister
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Ambassador Ravdan Bold, Chairman, Mongolia-America Society and former Ambassador
to the US and to Australia
Ambassador G. Batsukh, Chairman, Oyu Tolgoi LLC and former Ambassador to Canada and
to the People's Republic of China
Ambassador T. Shimizu, Embassy of Japan to Mongolia*
Scott Tatlock, Executive Director for China and Mongolia, U.S. Department of Commerce
“Jump-starting the Mining Sector”
“Mongolia is on the move” -- Remarks – B. Byambasaikhan, CEO, Erdenes Mongol
Moderator: Cameron McRae, President, Institute of National Strategy; CEO,
Tarva Investment and Advisory LLC
Panelists:
Dashdorj Zorigt, former Minister of Mining and Energy
Dale Choi, CEO, Mongolia Metals & Mining
N. Algaa, President, Mongolia National Mining Association
Steve Potter, General Manager, Wagner Asia Ltd.
Bolormaa Luntan, Editor in Chief, Mongolian Mining Journal
12 Noon – 1:00 PM – Buffet Lunch -- Lobby restaurant, Shangri-La
1:00 PM – “Opportunities in Non-Mining Sectors”
Moderator: Bilguun Ankhbayar, CEO, Mongolia International Banking Group (MIBG)
Jim Dwyer, Executive Director, Business Council of Mongolia – “Enablers”
Zhen Gong-Cross, Head of Mongolian Affairs, US Department of Commerce
Jalsa Urubshurow, CEO, Nomadic Expeditions Inc. – “Tourism”
Jeremy Thiessen, CEO of Xanadu Razorback Farms – “Agriculture/Herding”
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Marc Tassé, Resident Director, American Center for Mongolian Studies (ACMS) –“Nurturing
entrepreneurship”
Enkhtuvshin Tsetsegmaa, Junior Partner, Anderson & Anderson LLP –“IPR”
Erika Taylor, Principal Program Designer, Global Wellness Design Inc.
“Policy, Legislation & Elections: Putting the economy back together”
Moderator: Pete Morrow, Partner, NovaTerra LLC; Chairman, American University of
Mongolia; Vice Chairman, NAMBC
Panelists:
L. Sumati, Chairman, Sant Maral Foundation
Angar Davaasuren, CEO, Mongolian Stock Exchange
D. Jargalsaikhan, columnist; host and producer of Jargal de Facto
Damdin Tsogtbaatar, Director and Party Secretary, Mongolian People’s Party; former
Minister of Construction & Urban Development; CEO of Xillion LLC
Mogi Badral Bontoi, CEO, CoverMongolia Newsletter
Tumentsogt Tsevegmid, Chairman, CEO’s Club; Executive Director, GE Mongolia
Nick Cousyn, Chief Operating Officer, BD Securities (BDSec JSC)
Christopher Melville, Managing Partner, Hogan Lovells Mongolia LLP
Wednesday , September 30
8:40 AM – Delegates arrive at Visitors Entrance, Government House; government-issued
photo ID required
9:00 AM – 1:00 PM – Convene at Government House, Conference Room TBA
NB: following start times are notional, to be confirmed
9:00 AM -- Remarks & Q&A – H.E. Ch. Saikhanbileg, Prime Minister
10:00 AM -- Remarks & Q&A -- Mr. P. Tsagaan, Chief of Staff to the President of Mongolia
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10:40 AM -- Panel: Transparency
Terrence McCartin, Deputy Assistant US Trade Representative (USTR), Executive Office4 of
the President of the United States
Ms. Ashleigh Whelan, Resident Director, International Republican Institute NGO
11:15 -- Panel: Prospects for Constitutional Revision
Ms. M. Batchimeg, Member of Parliament
Others TBA
12:00 Noon --Remarks & Q&A -- H.E. Z. Enkhbold, Chairman of the State Great Khural
5:00 PM – 6:30 PM – Closing Reception, National Gallery of Art
Speaker: Ms. Jill Gardiner, Chair of the Board of Directors, Turquoise Hill Resources Ltd.
NB: Ms. Gardiner will speak promptly at 5:15 PM after guests are seated