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The Scenario for Bolivian Mining and Lithium
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The Scenario for Bolivian Mining and Lithium
NOVEMBER 15, 2023
Topic: The Scenario for Bolivian Mining and Lithium
SPEAKER: Pedro Lagrava Burgoa, BOLIVIAN SENATOR FOR POTISI
Hosted by: THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY AT COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES
Time: WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2023 | 11:00AM – 12:00PM MT
LIVE: HILL HALL, ROOM 202, 920 15TH ST, GOLDEN, CO – COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (MAP)
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Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Pedro Lagrava Burgoa, Bolivian Senator for Potisi, presenting a hybrid seminar titled the Scenario for Bolivian Mining and Lithium on Wednesday, November 15, 2023 in Golden, CO.
Pedro Lagrava Burgoa has represented the Department of Potosi since 2020 as a Senator of Bolivia being a member of the political party Comunidad Ciudadana. He serves in the Senate Committees on “Planning, Economic Policy and Finance,” “Plural Economy, Production, Industry and Industrialization,” and “Social Policy, Education and Health.” Before his election to the Senate, Senator Lagrava served as the Representant from Potosi to the Bolivian Constituent Assembly in charge of writing the new constitution. He was a candidate for Governor, and candidate to the House of Representatives for the Potosi Department. He also served as the president of the Association of Metallurgical Companies in the southern part of Bolivia where he led significant environmental projects eliminating mining pollution to the Pilcomayo River that flows into the Rio de la Plata in Argentina and to the Atlantic Ocean.
In the private sector Senator Lagrava has been the CEO of Grupo Minero Bolivar since 1996, and serves as the Chair of the Board of Directors of AguaDeMina, SRL. He advanced his career working for several metallurgical companies. Previously, he was a Professor and Director of the Metallurgy Research Institute at the Universidad Mayor de San Andres in La Paz; and was the founder of the Journal Bolivian Metallurgy Report.
In his position, Senator Lagrava is recognized for working to address Bolivia’s challenges in the mining, environment, and energy areas even working with the far left in power. He has a reputation of being a pragmatic and independent thinker with vision for Bolivia’s natural resources. Currently he leads the fight in the southern part of Bolivia to create jobs and support the working class.
Pedro Lagrava earned his bachelor’s degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the Universidad Mayor de San Andres, in Bolivia, and his Master’s degree in Extractive Metallurgy from the Universidad de Concepcion, in Chile. He is a father of a son and a daughter, and lives with his wife in Potosi, Bolivia.
Critical Raw Materials in Vulnerable Geographies: Impact on Women
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Critical Raw Materials in Vulnerable Geographies: Impact on Women
MARCH 23, 2023
Topic: Critical Raw Materials in Vulnerable Geographies: Impact on Women
SPEAKER: PAYNE INSTITUTE FACULTY FELLOW JESSICA SMITH
Hosted by: UNECE
Time: THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2023 | 7:00AM – 8AM MT
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Please UNECE as we welcome Payne Institute Faculty Fellow Jessica Smith presenting a virtual seminar titled Critical Raw Materials in Vulnerable Geographies: Impact on Women on Thursday, March 23, 2023.
Organized by the EGRM Women in Resource Management Working Group, co-chaired by Cristina Marras and Maria A. Capello.
The transition to lower carbon energy sources will push the demand for critical raw materials at an unprecedented pace. The shift to a cleaner energy system is set to drive a huge increase in the requirements for Lithium, Nickel, Cobalt, Rare earth elements as well as Copper and Aluminum.
The International Energy Agency states that “a scenario that meets the goals of the Paris Agreement, would mean a quadrupling of mineral requirements for clean energy technologies by 2040”. As countries increase their efforts in reducing emissions, others will proportionally maintain the effects of the increased requirements for critical raw materials. Within these accelerated energy dynamics, it is important to care for the communities and society segments that are impacted the most.
This webinar will be centered on the challenges, frameworks, and opportunities for women in countries and regions that are vulnerable. The speakers will share their insights about women’s participation in the access, development, and management of critical raw materials. We need all hands on deck, for a just transition that provides opportunities for all.
• Khombada Mhopjeni, National Program Officer, UNESCO Namibia, Windhoek Office, and previous manager at Namibia Geological Survey
• Alejandra W. Woods, Director, COLDELCO Corporación Nacional del Cobre de Chile, and CESCO Centro de Estudios del Cobre, Chil
• Dr. Jessica Smith, Professor, Engineering, Design, and Society Dept Colorado School of Mines
The event will be moderated by Alfredo Alvarez Laparte; Energy Segment Leader & Solutions Leader – EY Latin America North at EY.
From the Trenches of the Energy Transition: The Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Decarbonization
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From the Trenches of the Energy Transition:
The Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Decarbonization
MARCH 29, 2023
Topic: From the Trenches of the Energy Transition: The Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Decarbonization
SPEAKER: ROB WITWER, General Counsel and Senior VP for Regulatory and Governmental Affairs, Onward Energy
Hosted by: THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY
Time: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 2023 | 12:00PM – 1:00PM – FREE LUNCH will be PROVIDED
LIVE: BROWN HALL, ROOM W250, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES, 1610 Illinois Street, Golden, CO 80401 (MAP)
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Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Rob Witwer, General Counsel and Senior VP for Regulatory and Governmental Affairs, Onward Energy, presenting a hybrid seminar titled From the Trenches of the Energy Transition: The Challenges and Opportunities Presented by Decarbonization on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 in Brown Hall or via Zoom. Free lunch will be provided.
This will be a practical discussion based on the experience of someone who is involved with implementing the Energy Transition on a daily basis. The Energy Transition is the most ambitious industrial undertaking in human history. Policymakers have set clear decarbonization goals as a means of addressing Climate Change. But how do these policies translate into reality? How can we ensure system reliability as we bring on renewables, storage and new technologies? What are the physical and economic obstacles to implementing these goals, and what additional policies may be needed to address any gaps?
Rob Witwer is General Counsel and SVP of Onward Energy, an independent power company with 56 wind, solar and natural gas generating facilities in 22 states. From 2005-2009 he served in the Colorado House of Representatives, and in 2010, co-authored a book entitled “The Blueprint: How the Democrats Won Colorado (and Why Republicans Everywhere Should Care),” which has earned praise from reviewers on both sides of the political aisle. He has contributed to National Review and the Weekly Standard, and has been quoted on politics and campaign finance in Atlantic, Bloomberg, Christian Science Monitor, Economist, Mother Jones, National Journal, National Public Radio, Politico, Wall Street Journal and the Washington Post. Witwer has a law degree from the University of Chicago Law School and a bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from Amherst College. He, his wife Heather and 4 boys live in Golden, Colorado.
Cities Summit Side Event –Partners in Development – Mining and Cities in the Americas
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Cities Summit Side Event – Partners in Development –
Mining and Cities in the Americas
April 25, 2023
Topic: Cities Summit Side Event – Partners in Development – Mining and Cities in the Americas
Hosted by: CITIES SUMMIT OF THE AMERICAS AND THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY
Time: TUESDAY, APRIL 25, 2023 | 12:45PM – 5PM MT – Event,
Reception to follow – Come for all or just a portion of the day
LIVE: BEN H. PARKER STUDENT CENTER, BALLROOMS A&B&C, 1516 Maple Street, Golden, CO 80401, COLORADO SCHOOL OF MINES (MAP)
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We are pleased to offer a free bus from downtown Denver to the Colorado School of Mines. The bus holds 55 people and reserved seating is on a first come first served basis Please secure your seat as soon as you can by registering here: FREE BUS REGISTRATION
Here are the details:
Leaving Denver, Colorado at 11:45am MT –
Please meet the bus at the Hyatt Regency Convention Center, 650 15th Street, Denver, CO 80202 – MAP IT (by the main entrance, under the portico). The bus will have a sign with this information – Cities Summit Side Event – Partners in Development – Mining and Cities in the Americas -April 25, 2023 – Payne Institute at the Colorado School of Mines.
Leaving Colorado School of Mines Earth Science Museum at 6:00pm MT –
The bus will leave the reception at the Colorado School of Mines Earth Science Museum and return riders to the Hyatt Regency Convention Center hotel.
EVENT DETAILS:
Please join the Cities Summit of the Americas and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines for a Cities Summit Side Event – Partners in Development – Mining and Cities in the Americas on Tuesday, April 25 at the Colorado School of Mines.
In connection with the upcoming Cities Summit of the Americas, Colorado School of Mines, will facilitate mining related site visits and host panel discussions for stakeholders in the mining sector with a thematic focus on development in cities throughout the Americas.
Historically, mining has been a key driver for social and economic development in cities across the Americas. As more minerals will be needed to support the energy transition, efforts to secure and diversify global supply chains of minerals, especially the critical mineral inputs necessary for clean energy technologies, are a top priority for the United States Government. These efforts have important implications for mining companies and cities in the Americas, particularly as it relates to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) standards.
This event will provide mining sector stakeholders with visibility on past successes and future challenges for the mining industry and cities in the Americas as partners in development. Overall, this event aligns with the goals of the Minerals Security Partnership, which was announced by U.S. Department of State, Under Secretary for Economic Growth, Energy and Environment, Jose W. Fernandez in June 2022, and envisions greater cooperation with mining sector partners in the region.
The event will be organized in three panel sessions to highlight experiences presented by major mining companies and cities in the Americas with interventions by panelists from the private sector, government representatives, civil society and other relevant stakeholders.
The event will be sponsored by Freeport-McMoran and Newmont Corporation.
Additional sponsorship opportunities are available through the Biennial of the Americas.
Russia’s war and the energy transition
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Russia’s war and the energy transition
FEBRUARY 21, 2023
Topic: Russia’s war and the energy transition
SPEAKER: PAYNE INSTITUTE DIRECTOR DR. MORGAN BAZILIAN
Hosted by: S&P GLOBAL AND THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY
Time: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2023 | 8:00AM – 9:00AM MT
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Please join S&P Global and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Payne Institute Director Dr. Morgan Bazilian for a virtual seminar titled Russia’s War and the Energy Transition on Tuesday, February 21 from 8:00AM – 9:00AM MT.
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sapped its dominance as an energy and battery metals superpower, putting at risk the energy transition as countries scramble to source key resources elsewhere. While traders are still moving Russia’s gas, nickel, and aluminum around the globe, prices for energy and key metals have jumped, wreaking havoc on the industry in Europe and raising questions about global dependence on Russia for crucial supplies.Join our panel of industry experts who closely watch the energy, metals, and mining sectors to discuss how the geopolitical disruption changed the energy landscape a year after the invasion began.Topics covered will include:
- How has the invasion changed countries’ views of their energy profiles, and how will those shifts play out in 2023?
- How might countries respond to secure international supply chains for energy and related commodities?
- Has the shakeup in global markets impacted the world’s transition to cleaner energy resources? If so, has it accelerated or slowed that transition?

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Measure what Matters (postponed)
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Measure what Matters (postponed)
April 6, 2023
Topic: MEASURE WHAT MATTERS
SPEAKER: PAYNE INSTITUTE FACULTY FELLOW JIM CROMPTON, Professor of Practice, Petroleum Engineering, Colorado School of MINES
Hosted by: CSU ENERGY INSTITUTE AND THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY
Time: THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 2023 | 1:00 – 2:00 PM MT
LIVE: POWERHOUSE ENERGY CAMPUS, CLASSROOM 104, COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY, 430 N College AveNUE, Fort Collins, CO 80524, FT. COLLINS, CO (map)
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The current discussion around the climate impact of industrial greenhouse gas emissions is centered around measurement of actual emissions rather than the traditional estimation techniques. The future oil and gas production facility will have to take into consideration the objective of eliminating or at least minimizing GHG emissions and to demonstrate that requirement through specific measurement and reporting techniques. The phrase “Measure what Matters” is becoming more common as environmental NGO as well as regulators better understand the limits to previous reporting methods. Approaches to measurement range from satellites to aircraft surveys, to drone inspection surveys to various types of continuous monitoring and ultimately to operations procedures like LDAR (leak detection and repair) and use of FLIR (forward looking infrared) thermal camera surveys will have to be adopted. Measure what Matters is even one of the pathways in the SPE (Society of Petroleum Engineers) Gaia framework. We at the Payne Institute of Public Policy have coined the term Digital Canopy for Emissions Detection to try and frame the advantages and limitations of these various techniques and to begin to reconcile the top down and bottoms up measurements to develop a way to more accurately measure emissions and to help operators more proactively identify, locate fugitive emissions leaks and to quantify the size and impact of the largest “super-emitter” events.
Jim Crompton is retired from Chevron in 2013 after almost 37 years with the major international oil & gas company. Jim established the Reflections Data Consulting LLC to continue his work in the area of data management and analytics for Exploration and Production industry. He is a frequent speaker at Society of Petroleum Engineers conferences on Digital/Intelligent Energy and the Data Foundation. His interests lie in the full spectrum of the information value chain from data capture, data management, data visualization, data access, modeling and analytics, simulations and serious gaming. Jim graduated from the Colorado School of Mines (BS in Geophysical Engineering in 1974 and MS in Geophysics in 1976) before joining Chevron in Denver, Colorado. He later earned an MBA degree (1996) from Our Lady of the Lake University (San Antonio, Texas).
Future Minerals Forum
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FUTURE MINERALS FORUM
January 11 – 12, 2023
Topic: FUTURE MINERALS FORUM
SPEAKER: PAYNE INSTITUTE DIRECTOR DR. MORGAN BAZILIAN AND DR. JOHN BRADFORD, PROFESSOR OF GEOPHYSICS AND VICE PRESIDENT FOR GLOBAL INITIATIVES
Hosted by: SAUDI ARABIA AND THE PAYNE INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC POLICY
Time: THURSDAY, JANUARY 11 and FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 2023
LIVE: RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA, JANUARY 11-12, 2023 – REGISTRATION NECESSARY – FOLLOW THIS LINK
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PRE-EVENT VIDEO WITH MORGAN BAZILIAN

Please join Saudi Arabia and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Morgan Bazilian and Dr. John Bradford, presenting at the Future Minerals Forum on Wednesday, January 11 – Thursday, January 12, 2023 in Riyadh.
Join us as Saudi Arabia brings together governments, industry, investors, technology suppliers, educators and civil society to develop a minerals and metals value chain roadmap for the region: development, decarbonization, digitization and innovation.