Still Not Too Late to Register for the Silver Industrial Conference

Still Not Too Late to Register for the Silver Industrial Conference

  • Posted on 10 16, 2017

(Washington, D.C. – October 17, 2017) There is still time to register for the 3rd Silver Industrial Conference, to be held in Washington, D.C., on October 26-27.

“This conference is a great opportunity to hear from industry leaders on a wide-range of important topics throughout the silver industry.  Attendees will include personnel from industrial fabricators, miners, refiners, bullion bankers, technology companies, start-ups and government agencies,” stated Michael DiRienzo, Executive Director of the Silver Institute.

The speakers and topics are:

  • Silver Market Overview – Bart Melek, Global Head of Commodity Strategy, TD Bank
  • Silver’s Role in the Automotive Industry – John Bozzella, President and CEO, Global Automakers
  • Silver and Electronics – Philip Newman, Director, Metals Focus
  • Silver and Healthcare: Past, Present and Future – Trevor Keel, Director, Agility Health Tech
  • Silver and the Ethylene Oxide Market – Brian VanderWilp, Business Director, CRI Criterion
  • How the Silver Refining Industry Helps to Fuel Industrial Demand – Jason Rubin, President, Republic Metals Corporation
  • The Silver Lining Providing a Safe Water Supply – Theresa Dankovich, Chief Technology Officer, Folia Water
  • Silver’s Role in Solar Power Technologies – Larry Wang, Global Product Manager, Heraeus Photovoltaics Business Unit

The Conference will also feature a panel discussion on the outlook for silver and its role in the industrial sector.

Panelists include:

  • Grant Angwin, President, Asahi Refining USA
  • Mitch Krebs, President and CEO, Coeur Mining
  • Miguel Perez-Santalla, Global Business Unit, Heraeus Metal Management
  • Suki Cooper, Executive Director, Precious Metals Analyst, Standard Chartered
  • Jonathan Butler, Precious Metals Strategist & Business Development Manager, Mitsubishi Corporation

The Silver Industrial Conference will be held at the Embassy Suites Hotel in downtown Washington, D.C.  An opening reception will take place the evening of October 26. The Conference program on October 27 will include the presentations and panel discussion.

The agenda for the Conference can be found here: Silver Industrial Conference Agenda

To register for the conference, please click this link:  Silver Industrial Conference Registration

Silver Industrial Conference attendees are offered discounted room rates of US$299 + taxes/night at the Embassy Suites Convention Center.  To book your room, please go the Conference event registration site at:  Embassy Suites Hotel Convention Center.

The Silver Institute is a nonprofit international industry association headquartered in Washington, D.C. Established in 1971, the Institute’s members include leading silver producers, prominent silver refiners, manufacturers and dealers. The Institute serves as the industry’s voice in increasing public understanding of the value and the many uses of silver. For more information on the Silver Institute, or silver in general, please visit: www.silverinstitute.org