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 the 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.
Doug Ramshaw is a senior executive and corporate director with more than 20 years of experience in the mineral resource sector. His work has focused on mineral project evaluation, M&A and business development strategies supporting corporate growth.
Mr. Ramshaw previously worked as a mining analyst for an independent brokerage firm in London, UK and has served in various executive capacities for a number of publicly listed junior resource companies. He sits on the board of Great Bear Resources. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mining Geology from the Royal School of Mines.
Mr. Macdonald is a professional geologist with a diverse experience base including exploration geology worldwide and investment banking. In recent years he has focused his efforts in exploration and development as a principal of and consultant to various junior mining companies. In the past he was in the City of London where he worked in structuring financings and risk management at Macquarie Bank. In 2007 Mr. Macdonald graduated with an MBA (with Distinction) from Oxford. He completed his B.Sc. in Geology from UBC in 2000. Mr. Macdonald has a long history of mining exploration work in Yukon, including zinc projects, and originally hails from Ross River, near the Macmillan Pass Project site. He is a Professional Geologist registered with Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia (EGBC).
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Speaker 1: My name is Bianca Mischola. I am the COO of 6 and welcome to Investor Relations 2020 and Beyond Speaker 1: Part 1. Speaker 1: I would like to start by introducing our presenters. We have Vanessa Pickering from Arizona Gold, Brandon McDonald Speaker 1: from Fireweed Zinc, and Doug Ramshaw from Monero Alamos. Speaker 1: You know what? I cannot give you guys enough justice in terms of your introduction, So we'll start today by going around Speaker 1: and and having you guys introduce yourselves for our attendees. Speaker 1: Why don't we start? Speaker 1: Right. I don't know if the same position as everyone else but below me is Brandon. So we'll start there Speaker 2: Yeah, I'm above you in the thing. So it's not the same position, but Speaker 2: I'm right Donald Speaker 2: CEO fireweed zinc Speaker 2: I'm a geologist by trade but some of the digital stuff Speaker 2: plays a bit into my background because during a downturn, geez, 20 years ago it started, I spent 5 years as a computer programmer as well. Speaker 1: Cool. Speaker 1: Vanessa, over to you. Speaker 3: Hi, I'm Vanessa Pickering, and I manage investor relations for Orzone Gold Corporation, Speaker 3: and we are developing Burkina Faso's next gold mine at our Bamburi Gold Project. Speaker 3: I unknowingly fell into Investor Relations. Speaker 3: I took a two-week position Speaker 3: at a company to help them. They had just gone public. Speaker 3: They needed somebody who had some office experience, someone to mail out share certificates, Speaker 3: and get them ready for these 2 things called Roundup and PDAC. Speaker 3: So 16 years later, Speaker 3: I am still in the industry Speaker 3: and Speaker 3: helping people tell their stories, whether it be digitally, print, whatever. Speaker 1: Very cool. S...
