Vice President of Land, Water & Liability Management
Freeport-McMoRan

Francis is responsible for managing the Company’s Energy portfolio and strategy as well as managing all land and water assets and needs of the Company.  Prior to his current position, Francis served in various Freeport positions overseeing reclamation and remediation as wells as a role in Business Development. 

During Francis’ 30 plus year career in the mining industry, he has worked in various capacities for Magma Copper Company, BHP Billiton and Freeport-McMoRan.  His career has enabled him to live and work in Arizona, California, Texas, and Australia.   

Francis graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Economics and subsequently attended the University of Arizona receiving his Masters of Business Administration from the Eller College of Management.   

In February, 2011, Francis was elected Chairman of the Arizona Mining Association, a position he currently holds.  Francis also serves as an Executive Committee member and Board member of the Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce. 

Executive Director
Indigenous Centre of Excellence for Mineral Development (ICEMD)

Jenny-Lou Campbell is Anishinaabe and a proud member of Serpent River First Nation, located along the North Shore of Lake Huron, and currently resides in Sudbury, Ontario.

As the Executive Director of the Indigenous Centre of Excellence for Mineral Development (ICEMD), she is dedicated to advancing Indigenous participation and bolstering the natural, technical, and financial capabilities of First Nations in the mineral development and mining sector.

Prior to joining ICEMD, Jenny served as a mining policy analyst at the Anishinabek Nation and held various roles in the mining industry as both a proponent and consultant. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree from Lakehead University and Native Child & Family Worker diploma from Sault College.

Global Head of Water & Waste
Newmont

Kristin is the Global Environmental Director in the Corporate Sustainability & External Relationship Team at Newmont Mining Corporation, headquartered in Denver, Colorado. In her role, she is responsible for providing subject matter expertise and promoting alignment with standards/strategies and targets to support environmental management and performance within her focus areas of water, tailings storage facilities and heap leach facilities, and waste rock and ore stockpiles. 

Kristin is a professional engineer and prior to joining Newmont in 2021 she worked  in multi-disciplinary teams to prepare water balance models and develop water management plans, review water quality data, and design and optimize water treatment processes for the mining and metals sector. Kristin holds a Bachelors of Chemical Engineering and Biosciences, a Masters of Engineering and Public Policy from McMaster University, and a Water Without Borders diploma from United Nations University – Institute for Water Environment and Health.

Director, Mining Futures
University of Toronto

Dr. Lesley Warren leads the Lassonde Institute of Mining at the University of Toronto as Managing Director and Chief Principal Investigator. She has an internationally recognized track record of integrated geochemical and microbiological investigation. As a leading expert, she has partnered with numerous energy and mining industry companies, consortiums and governmental agencies around the globe. Dr. Warren’s work is breaking new ground and helping strengthen the mining industry today and into the future. 

As Chief Principal Investigator her research develops transformative industry advancements through emerging molecular biological techniques. Some of her current research projects with Vale, Syncrude, COSIA, Glencore and CSIRO Australia develop real-world solutions around bio-mines and bio-intelligent organisms for mining impacted water. Through leading-edge wastewater management innovations she is helping industry be more sustainable, efficient and cost effective.  

The Lassonde Institute of Mining is a global leader in interdisciplinary mining research and industry-academic partnerships. Linking world-renowned Principal Investigators from engineering, applied sciences, earth sciences, physics, finance, law and public policy the Lassonde Institute pioneers practical technologies. With world-class facilities, the Lassonde Institute provides unparalleled opportunities for students, researchers and the mining community and trains the future mining leaders of tomorrow.

Manager, Environment & Systems
Hudbay Minerals

Shirley has over 30 years of service with Hudbay Minerals and is currently the Manager, Environment and Systems. 

Shirley has held a key, on-going role within the management system for the last 18 years.  That role has a strong focus on legal and other requirements, including understanding existing and changing regulations, associated standards and how to ensure that the company complies with these requirements.  Relevant research and development opportunities occasionally overlap with changing expectations.   

As the long-serving chair of the Initiative Leaders team responsible for the Mining Association of Canada’s Towards Sustainable Mining initiative, Shirley has helped to continually improve the TSM protocols and the ensuing site-level performance improvements at Hudbay. 

Membership on the board of directors of the Auditing Association of Canada as well as an entity known as The Collaboration helps Shirley maintain her skills as an ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 auditor.