Join industry leaders in this thought-provoking virtual event as they tackle the question: Can you communicate too much as a public company? Explore the fine line between transparency and information overload. Gain insights into the potential pitfalls of overcommunication and a lack of communication, and discover where to draw the line for maintaining a healthy, productive relationship with the market.
Wed, February 28, 2024 at 2:00 PMendedReplay
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Meeting Overview The webinar titled "Can You Communicate Too Much?" focused on the challenges and strategies of investor communications within the mining sector. Panelists discussed the importance of keeping investors informed and engaged, particularly during periods of limited news flow, and shared insights on balancing communication frequency and content quality. Key Discussion Points - The significance of keeping shareholders and prospective investors informed between press releases. - Various methods of communication, including social media, podcasts, and direct emails. - The challenges of over-communication versus under-communication in investor relations. - The impact of company development stages on communication strategies. - The role of educational content in enhancing investor understanding of the mining sector. Decisions Made - No explicit decisions recorded. Action Items & Next Steps - [Unassigned] : Explore additional methods for engaging investors between press release...
Bianca Pisciola is a co-founder and CRO of 6ix, a capital markets technology platform. Through 6ix, she has deployed data-driven investor relations technology for more than 100 public mining companies, including Endeavour Mining and McEwen Mining. Bianca is on the founding team of Save Canadian Mining, an advocacy group dedicated to reinstating the tick test within Canadian capital markets. Other members of the founding team include Eric Sprott, Rob McEwen, Keith Neumeyer, Sean Roosen, and other leaders of industry. She also sits on the board of One Silver Lining, a Canadian non-profit organization she founded, supporting youth through conferences, benefit concerts, TEDx talks, and scholarships.
Mal Karwowska has over 15 years of experience in the mining sector, spanning both corporate development and investor relations roles within publicly listed mining companies, as well as corporate finance and principal investing. She spent the first five years of her career at National Bank Financial as a member of the investment banking team, focused on the metals and mining sector. Her prior principal investing roles include Investment Manager at Pacific Road Capital Management, a mining-focused private equity investment firm with approximately US$800 million under management, and Senior Investment Research Analyst at Boston-based Liberty Metals & Mining Holdings, LLC, a subsidiary of Liberty Mutual Insurance. Ms. Karwowska’s prior corporate experience includes Business Development Director at Oxygen Capital Corp., where she worked closely with the management team on the sale of True Gold Mining Inc. to Endeavour Mining Corporation in the spring of 2016. Prior to joining Newcore Gold she served as VP, Corporate Development at First Mining Gold Corp. She holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Accounting from the Sauder School of Business at the University of British Columbia.
VP Corporate Communications at Barksdale Resources
Ms. Welyki has more than 15 years of experience working with public and private mining companies, including Calico Resources and EMC Green Group S.A. She has broad knowledge of the mining industry, including financing, permitting, and stakeholder management and has worked across the United States, Peru and Canada.
Ms. Pickering has 20 years of experience in the exploration and mining industry working closely with a number of Canadian public companies in various investor relations roles. Currently, in her role as Manager of Investor Relations for Orezone Gold Corporation, a junior producer operating the Bomboré Gold Mine in Burkina Faso, she helps the Company organize its forward-facing communications and marketing endeavors. Prior to Orezone, Ms. Pickering was the Manager, Corporate Communications and Development at IDM Mining Ltd. until its acquisition in March 2019. Previous to IDM, Ms. Pickering worked with ATAC Resources Ltd. for over seven years as the Manager of Corporate Communications and before that, she managed corporate communications at Laurentian Goldfields Ltd. and StrataGold Corporation. Ms. Pickering is also a director of Commander Resources.
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Speaker 1: Good afternoon, good morning, or good evening, depending on where in the world you're signing in from tonight. And thanks for joining us for the webinar, Can You Communicate Too Much? If you're not bored of us by the end of the hour, I guess you'll have a hint towards that answer. I'll get some quick housekeeping before we get started. Today's event will be recorded and the replay will be available tonight. You'll get it in your email inbox. But you can also interact with the panelists during the event. The chat button on the bottom right of your screen. If you click on it, you can pose questions that we'll try to tackle after the discussion. Speaker 1: That being said, if you have company specific questions, Speaker 1: the pin message in the chat has everyone's email contact info. So please do reach out to them and they'll get back to you as soon as possible. Speaker 1: But I'm not who you're here to hear from, so I'm gonna throw it to the speakers to introduce themselves before we get started. I'll throw it to Terri-Ann 1st. Speaker 2: Great, I'm Terri-Ann Willike, Speaker 2: VP of Communications for Barksdale Resources. Speaker 2: And we have assets in Arizona Speaker 2: and northern Mexico. Speaker 2: And our flagship is the Sunny Side project Speaker 2: adjacent to South32's Speaker 2: Taylor Hermosa. Speaker 1: Thanks, I'll throw it to Mal. Speaker 3: Mal Katbowska, Speaker 3: I'm the VP of Corporate Development and IR for Nucor Gold and we are advancing the Enchi Gold project in Ghana. It's a development stage Speaker 3: project with economics showcasing the potential for an open pit heat bleach mine. Speaker 1: Thanks Mal, I'll throw it to Vanessa. Speaker 4: Hi I'm Vanessa Pickering and Speaker 4: I manage investor relations for Orzone Gold Corpor...
