Executive Director at Invest Yukon – Yukon Mining Alliance
Anne Lewis is the Executive Director of the Yukon Mining Alliance, which represents the leading Yukon mineral exploration and mining companies, in partnership with the Government of Yukon and community and Industry collaborators, promotes awareness of Yukon’s mineral sector as one of the world’s most geopolitically safe and geological endowed jurisdictions to strengthen investment for the Territory and the companies.
As Founder & President of CSR Management Inc, Anne has 15 years’ experience working in Yukon and on projects locally, nationally and internationally. Her clients and projects have ranged across industry sectors and include leading projects in collaboration with Yukon minerals sector companies, organizations and industry partners, including Yukon First Nations Governments and Development Corporations, communities and businesses, NGOs, and various levels of Territorial and Federal departments in Canada. She is also the Founder and President of Yukon Women in Mining and Strategist and Project Manager for the Yukon First Nation Chamber of Commerces Arctic Indigenous Investment Conference (AIIC).
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.
Siloni Waraich is a risk management professional, with deep expertise in governance, brand reputation management, stakeholder engagement, and regulatory affairs. Her 25+ years of professional work have spanned such diverse subject matters as agriculture, home building, health and safety compliance, mining and mental health services. She currently acts as a strategic advisor to mining companies and not-for-profit associations.
Siloni has an M.B.A. specializing in Organizational Effectiveness, has achieved the Business Sustainability Management Certificate from Cambridge University, and is currently a candidate for the Global ESG Competent Boards Designation.
Replay transcript excerpt
Speaker 1: Hi, my name is Bianca Pachola. I am the Chief Operating Officer at 6 and I'm so pleased to be here today for today's Women in Mining panel. Speaker 1: I'm also pleased to announce that this is the 1st of a multi-part event so stay tuned for the 2nd part of our Women in Mining panel which will be announced in May. Speaker 1: As a reminder, Speaker 1: throughout the event you can ask questions in the Q&A tab on the right hand side of your screen and we'll be addressing them at the end. Speaker 1: And let's get started. Now, these ladies need no introduction, but I'll let them introduce themselves anyway. Speaker 1: Why don't we start with Vanessa for a brief introduction Speaker 1: and an explanation as to how and why did you get your start in the mining sector? Speaker 2: Hi everyone, thanks Bianca. It's great to be here on a Friday morning. It's not really Speaker 2: spring outside in Vancouver just yet, but we have hope. Speaker 2: I actually started in the mining industry 18 years ago and it was a total fluke. Speaker 2: I was in the film industry. I moved from Toronto to Vancouver. Speaker 2: Film was in a huge downturn Speaker 2: and I got offered a job to help this company that had just gone public. They needed someone who had office experience. I had office experience Speaker 2: to just help them out right before Speaker 2: roundup and PDAC. Speaker 2: Well, 4 months later, Speaker 2: my boss looks at me and goes, well, I'm going to have to give you a title and some options. And that really started Speaker 2: my career in IR. So I didn't mean to be in mining, but Speaker 2: I've just, you know, throughout my career, I've worked with some really great people and just on Speaker 2: great exploration projects. And now I work for Orzone Gold Corporation ...
