Speakers -  7^th November 2011  

Mr James Turk, Founder & Chairman - Goldmoney.com
James Turk is Founder and Chairman of GoldMoney.com which provides a convenient and economical way to buy and sell gold and silver online based on the digital gold currency for which he was awarded four US patents.  He is also a Director of the GoldMoney Foundation, a not-for-profit educational organisation established in 2010 with the aim of promoting and supporting educational initiatives that expound the principles of sound money.
After graduating in 1969 from George Washington University with a B.A. degree in international economics, he has specialized in international banking, finance, and investments, which included positions with The Chase Manhattan Bank (now J.P. Morgan Chase) in Thailand, the Philippines and Hong Kong and in the United Arab Emirates with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority.  Mr Turk is the co-author of The Coming Collapse of the Dollar (Doubleday, 2004), which has been updated for a newly released paperback version, now entitled 'The Collapse of the Dollar'

At the 2011 Gold & Silver Investment Summit, Mr Turk will be speaking on "Gold & Silver - Needed Now More Than Ever"

Mr Ned Naylor-Leyland, Investment Director - Cheviot Asset Management

Ned Naylor-Leyland graduated from the University of Bristol in 1998.  He began his career in 2001 at Neilson Management, later moving to Smith & Williamson (formerly NCL Investments) in 2003 where he was a Private Client Investment Manager.

Ned joined Cheviot Asset Management in London, July 2008 and is now running a specialist precious metals and natural resources fund.  He hosted Cheviot's  successful Sound Money Conference at London's Guildhall earlier this year.
While he has an eye on all areas of the market he has a special interest in precious metals (silver specifically) and believes that having a proportion of client funds in precious metals is a necessary 'parachute' in today's precarious geopolitical and economic environment.    

At the 2011 Gold & Silver Investment Summit, Mr Naylor-Leyland will be providing an update on Silver and also speaking about the "Implications of the Pan Asia Gold Exchange". 

Mr Diederik Schmull - Investment Consultant & Columnist
Diederik (Rick) Schmull held a 39 year career within major Financial Institutions such as Baker, Weeks & Co (Amsterdam), Morgan Stanley and Credit Suisse (London), specialising in Global securities markets as an Institutional stockbroker.

He is currently an independent Investment Consultant and also columnist for www.Inveztor.nl and has closely followed the Gold and Silver market for nearly 40 years. 
Rick is convinced that a return to a Gold Standard is the ONLY way out of the monetary debt crisis. 

Mr Schmull was born in Amsterdam and has resided in London for over 30 years.  He holds an MBA from University of Oregon (USA, 1969).

At the 2011 Gold & Silver Investment Summit, Mr Schmull will be speaking on "The Age of Finance is Over".

Mr Ross Norman,  CEO - Sharps Pixley Ltd
Ross Norman is the owner and CEO of Sharps Pixley, London-based bullion brokers. Ross is an entrepreneur in the bullion market and the owner of Sharps Pixley Ltd.  Ross started his bullion career at Johnson Matthey, Royston as Gold Refining Manager (then the worlds largest gold refinery), then became a gold trader at NM Rothschild & Sons (formerly chairman of the London Gold Fixing) and later Credit Suisse, where he was a Senior Dealer in physical bullion trading.  As such, Ross has wide experience in the precious metals markets covering both the trading and refining of gold and PGM's.  Ross went on to co-found leading precious metals website TheBullionDesk.com approx. 10 years ago until recently turning his energies to selling physical precious metals and also the website at Sharps Pixley, London.  Mr Norman has an enviable record within the London Bullion Market in forecasting the gold price over the last decade and is frequently sought by the media for commentary on the bullion markets.  
At the 2011 Gold & Silver Investment Summit, Mr Norman will be speaking on "Where are we in the Current Gold & Silver Bull Run"

Corporate Presentations by CEO's and Management of Exhibiting Companies
 

Mr Robert Archer, President & CEO
Great Panther Silver Limited
Robert Archer has more than 27-years experience working for mining companies throughout North America, namely Newmont Exploration of Canada Ltd., Rio Algom Exploration Inc., Placer Dome Canada Ltd. and Noranda Exploration Inc.  He also served as President of Consolidated Magna Ventures Ltd.
 

Mr. Archer is the President of R. A. Archer & Associates and Platoro Resource Corp.  He also serves as President and Chief Executive Officer and is a director of Cangold Limited, a company publicly listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.  He is also a non-executive director of Altair Ventures Incorporated, a company also publicly listed on the TSX Venture Exchange.

Mr Robert Eadie, President & CEO
Monster Mining Corp. 
In the past 15 years, Mr. Eadie has been actively involved in public resource companies raising over 90 million dollars for various exploration and development projects around the world.

Over the years, Mr. Eadie has built an impressive network of contacts in Europe, North America and Asia and has established a reputation as the catalyst behind various successful startup resource companies.

He brings extensive marketing and public relations expertise to the board and makes executive decisions based on long term sustainable growth.

Mr Robert E. Swenarchuk, Sr. Vice President, Corporate Development
Southern Silver Exploration Corp
Mr. Swenarchuk serves as an officer of several public companies. He joined Manex Resource Group Inc. early in 1998 bringing with him more than 25 years of successful practice in the corporate and investor relations sectors of the natural resources industry.

He is President of Rescom Consultants Ltd., which he founded in 1980 to provide a range of financial and investor services to public companies.  Over the past 25 years he has been involved in arranging financing for mining exploration and development projects in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Russia, Kazakhstan and China.
He has extensive financial community contacts throughout North America, Europe and Asia.

Mr J. Frank Callaghan, President & CEO
Barkerville Gold Mines
Frank Callaghan has served as President and CEO of Barkerville Gold Mines since 1991. 
As President of BGM, Mr. Callaghan has focused on the Historic Cariboo Gold Camp continuously for 15 years. Under his leadership, the Company has been able to amass its 112,000 hectare land position, delineate two gold deposits, and is credited for the new type of gold mineralization found at the Bonanza Ledge discovery.
Recently, under Mr. Callaghan's management, BGM acquired the QR Mine and Mill, started gold production, and poured its first gold bar Sept 8, 2010. The Company’s target is to produce 50,000oz in the first full year of production. He also serves as President and/or Director of several other public and private resource companies across Canada.

Mr John Shanahan, President & CEO
Revett Minerals
John Shanahan was named the Company's President and CEO in October 2008. Prior to becoming CEO, Mr. Shanahan was the chairman of the board of directors from 2005 until April 2009. 

Mr. Shanahan's background is in commodity price risk management and he has held senior management positions with Barclays Capital, Rothschild Inc., Pasminco Ltd, and Australian Mining and Smelting.
Mr. Shanahan is also a director of Mediterranean Resources.  Mr. Shanahan holds a bachelor of commerce degree from the University of Melbourne, a graduate diploma in Systems Analysis and Design from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and an MBA degree from the Columbia School of Business

Mr Mike Devji, Executive Vice President
Orko Silver Corp

Mike Devji is Executive Vice President of Orko Silver Corp and also President & CEO of Blackcomb Minerals Inc.

He is an experienced financier of public companies.

Mr Devji led a group of investors who financed a 40% interest in the South Kemess Gold-Copper Deposit in British Columbia, Canada.  That interest was subsequently sold for over $400 Million.

Mr Dan MacInnis, President & CEO
MAG Silver Corp.
Dan MacInnis has over thirty years’ experience in worldwide mineral exploration - including Mexico. He has managed and directed multi-million dollar exploration programs for Noranda Exploration, Battle Mountain Gold/Hemlo Gold, and Sargold Resources. Mr. MacInnis has extensive global experience in property acquisitions and joint venture negotiations and operation. A significant number of mineral discoveries have been made under the guidance of Mr. MacInnis. Discoveries include gold and base metal deposits in the US, Canada and Mexico. Mr. MacInnis is a Registered Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo) and is a graduate of Saint Francis Xavier University with a BSc. in Geology.

Mr Ross Ashcroft, Filmmaker & MD of Motherlode
Gaining a degree from The Royal Agricultural College developed Ross’ entrepreneurial skills, which he successfully used in the film industry.  He founded the London based independent production company Motherlode (www.motherlode.org.uk) on the simple principle of brilliant storytelling.
Whether working with Academy Award® winners in the West End or new writers, comedians and clients his aim is to challenge outmoded thinking.
He set-up the successful online channel the Renegade Economist three years ago (www.renegadeeconomist.com) to give a platform for alternative and marginalised economic commentators.  Ross directed the soon-to-be released feature documentary, Four Horsemen. He lives and works in London.