8 and 9 of April 2026 ‐ PMIF26 Jinnah Convention Center, Islamabad

Distinguished Speakers

Prime Minister
H.E. Mian Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif
Prime Minister

Government of Pakistan

Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister
H.E. Muhammad Ishaq Dar
Deputy Prime Minister & Foreign Minister

Government of Pakistan

Minister of Energy (Petroleum Division)
H.E. Ali Pervaiz Malik
Minister of Energy (Petroleum Division)

Government of Pakistan

Additional Secretary, Corporate Finance
Qumar Sarwar Abbasi
Additional Secretary, Corporate Finance

Government of Pakistan

Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy & Maritime Affairs
H.E. Hassan Ali Joho, EGH
Cabinet Secretary for Mining, Blue Economy & Maritime Affairs

Government of Kenya

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources
H.E. Alparslan Bayraktar
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources

Government of Turkey

Managing Director & CEO
Ahmed Hayat Lak
Managing Director & CEO

Oil & Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL)

President & CEO
Mark Bristow
President & CEO

Barrick Gold Corporation

Chairman
Muhammad Ali Tabba
Chairman

National Resources Limited (NRL)

Regional Director, Middle East, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Khawaja Aftab Ahmed
Regional Director, Middle East, Afghanistan & Pakistan

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Deputy President
Shen Shaoyang
Deputy President

Zijin Mining Group

CEO
Eng. Abdullah Mefter Al-Shamrani
CEO

Saudi Geological Survey

Deputy Director General
Dr. Wang Hongliang
Deputy Director General

Xi'an Geological Survey Center, China Geological Survey (CGS)

Official Presenter
Eithne Treanor
Official Presenter

PMIF25

Deputy Director General Private Sector Operations
Cathy Marsh
Deputy Director General Private Sector Operations

Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Vice Chairman, Chief Analyst Metals & Mining
Julian Kettle
Vice Chairman, Chief Analyst Metals & Mining

Wood Mackenzie

Team Lead, Mineral Cell
Dr. Hamid Ashraf
Team Lead, Mineral Cell

Ministry of Energy, Government of Pakistan

Global Head of Metals & Mining Consulting
Patrick Barnes
Global Head of Metals & Mining Consulting

Wood Mackenzie

Partner, Global Head of Mining & Metals
Rebecca Campbell
Partner, Global Head of Mining & Metals

White & Case

Head of Sustainability
Ashley Price
Head of Sustainability

Reko Diq Mining Company

Senior Vice President, Head of Strategy Energy & Natural Resources
Aamir Malik
Senior Vice President, Head of Strategy Energy & Natural Resources

Wood Mackenzie

Partner
Munib Hussain
Partner

Milbank LLP

Partner, Energy, Infrastructure & Project Finance Group
Kamran Ahmad
Partner, Energy, Infrastructure & Project Finance Group

White & Case

Mineral Resources Manager
Russell Howard Owen
Mineral Resources Manager

Reko Diq Mining Company

Engineering Manager
Daniel Nel
Engineering Manager

Reko Diq Mining Company

Pakistan Bureau Chief
Faseeh Mangi
Pakistan Bureau Chief

Bloomberg News

Senior Vice President, Tax and Treasury
James Ferguson
Senior Vice President, Tax and Treasury

Barrick Gold Corporation

Head of Sustainable Development
Herman Cornelissen
Head of Sustainable Development

DMT Group

Energy Business Director
Alexandre Eykerman
Energy Business Director

Wärtsilä

Head of HR Asia Pacific
Richard Barley
Head of HR Asia Pacific

Barrick Gold Corporation

Regional Comminution Director EMEA
JD Singleton
Regional Comminution Director EMEA

Weir

Director Metals & Mining Consulting EMEA
Wael Jaber
Director Metals & Mining Consulting EMEA

Wood Mackenzie

Partner
Jon Hannah
Partner

Sullivan & Cromwell

Partner
Hasan Mandviwalla
Partner

Mandviwalla & Zafar

Vice President Delivery
Mikko Sorri
Vice President Delivery

Metso

Director Pakistan
Umar Khan
Director Pakistan

Wood Mackenzie

Associate Professor in Mining Engineering
Dr. Hafeezur Rehman
Associate Professor in Mining Engineering

BUITEMS

Senior Geologist
Antonov Pavel Vladimirovich
Senior Geologist

ROSGEO

Chief Geologist
Dr. Bernd Teigler
Chief Geologist

DMT Group

Head of Smelter Sales
Lauri Pesonen
Head of Smelter Sales

Metso

Senior Consultant
Charles Young
Senior Consultant

Spatial Dimension

Official Presenter
Aniqa Nisar
Official Presenter

PMIF25

Senior Geologist
Dr. Syed Irfanullah Hashmi
Senior Geologist

Energy & Power Department, Government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Exploration Manager
Ijaz Ahmad
Exploration Manager

National Resources Limited (NRL)

Project Manager
Nawab Abid
Project Manager

National Resources Limited (NRL)

Chairman
Shahid Iqbal Qureshi
Chairman

Gemstone Mines (PGJDC), Federal Ministry of Industries & Production

Deputy Project Director
Isak Mare
Deputy Project Director

Reko Diq Mining Company

Founder & CEO
Ayla Majid
Founder & CEO

Planetive

Deputy Minister of Mining Resource Management
Abdulrahman Belushi
Deputy Minister of Mining Resource Management

Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, Government of Saudi Arabia