William Upshur brings over 17 years of experience in business operations, finance, strategy, and data analytics, working in sectors including US national security, natural resources, and technology. He previously led corporate affairs and investor relations strategy at a natural resources startup and built a boutique consulting practice in the mining sector. William holds a Master’s degree in Economics from The School of Advanced International Studies at The Johns Hopkins University (SAIS), and post-graduate certificates in Corporate Finance and Accounting from Harvard.
Paul Ténière is a Professional Geologist (P.Geo.), Qualified Person (QP), and an exploration, mining, and capital markets expert with 25 years of international experience taking precious metals, critical metals, and metallurgical coal deposits from the exploration stage to feasibility study stage and mine development. Paul is recognized as an industry expert in NI 43-101, JORC, and S-K 1300 (U.S. SEC) technical disclosure standards and has previously served as President and CEO, VP Exploration, and an Independent Director of several private and public mining companies. He has a strong capital markets and corporate finance background evaluating mining equity/debt transactions based on technical, economic, environmental, and social factors, and has led extensive technical due diligence processes for IPO, RTO, and M&A transactions.
Corwin Northcott is a Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) with over 20 years of exploration experience throughout Canada. Corwin has served as Senior Geophysicist, Project Manager and Exploration Manager for various geophysical contracting and junior exploration companies over his career. Corwin is a graduate of Memorial University (B.Sc. Hons.), is a registered Professional Geoscientist in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador (PEGNL) as well as a Designated Genuine Prospector.
Bob Patey is a Professional Geoscientist (P.Geo.) with 20 years’ experience in grassroots mineral exploration in Newfoundland. During his tenure with Canstar he has planned and conducted exploration on the Buchans Mary March base metals project and the Golden Baie gold project. Before that he was a Research Geologist at Altius Resources Inc., responsible for identifying and advancing early-stage mineral exploration opportunities. Bob is a graduate of Memorial University (B.Sc. Hons.).
Jacqueline Allison brings more than 20 years of Canadian and international experience at major institutions in the fields of mineral economics, financial analysis, investment management and investor relations. Previously, she was VP Investor Relations and Strategic Analysis for Augusta Group of Companies, with similar senior executive capacities at Dominion Diamond Corp. and Hudbay Minerals Inc. Prior to that, she served as a VP and Research Analyst at various banking institutions, including BMO Harris Investment Management Inc. Ms. Allison is the past Chair of the Management and Economics Society of the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM), and a Corporate Director for both McMillan Research in London, UK, as well as Ride HOVR Corporation in Toronto. Ms. Allison holds a PhD in Mineral Economics from McGill University, a Professional Geoscientist (Ontario) designation, and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation.
Robert Bruggeman has over 20 years of experience in corporate development, equity research, and institutional sales & trading. He has a deep understanding of Canadian equity markets and the mining sector, having worked as a sell-side research analyst, desk analyst on the proprietary trading desk at TD Securities, and head of the sales and trading desk at a boutique brokerage firm in Toronto. Mr. Bruggeman is also Chairman of the Board of AbraSilver Resource Corp., a TSX-Venture listed company focused on silver and gold exploration in Argentina. Mr. Bruggeman is a CFA charter holder.
Neil Burns is a geologist with over 25 years of extensive international experience in exploration, mining and resource evaluation. He is currently the Vice President of Technical Services at Wheaton Precious Metals where he is responsible for the technical review of potential precious metals stream financing opportunities. He has been with Wheaton since 2008 and prior to Wheaton, Mr. Burns held numerous positions with mining and consulting firms. Neil holds a master’s degree in mineral exploration from Queen’s University and is a registered Professional Geologist with Engineers and Geoscientists British Columbia. Mr. Burns also serves on the board of directors of the BC Cancer Foundation and Au Gold Corp.
James Clare is a partner with Bennett Jones LLP, one of Canada’s leading corporate law firms. Mr. Clare has a corporate commercial and securities law practice, with an emphasis on corporate finance and mergers and acquisitions, with a focus on the mining sector. His transactional experience includes domestic and cross-border public and private corporate finance transactions representing issuers and underwriters as well as merger and acquisitions transactions. Mr. Clare also serves on the board of directors of SolGold plc, PJX Resources Inc., and Riverside Resources Inc.
Lieutenant Colonel David Kilcullen, PhD, and Fellow of the Royal Geographic Society, is a strategist, author, and world-renowned national security expert. Following a decorated career in the Australian Army, Dr. Kilcullen served as the Chief Strategist in the Office of the Coordinator for Counterterrorism for the U.S. State Department and has served as a senior counterinsurgency advisor to General David Petraeus, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, NATO, and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan. Dr. Kilcullen contributed to the irregular warfare strategy for the Quadrennial Defense Review in 2006 and was a member of the White House 2008 Review of Afghanistan and Pakistan Strategy.
Dr. Kilcullen has served as an adjunct professor at The Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies at The Johns Hopkins University, was a Senior Fellow at the Center for a New American Security, and currently holds professorships with Arizona State University and the University of New South Wales, Canberra. Dr. Kilcullen has also been an advisor to the British Government and the Australian Government, as well as select private sector institutions and companies, emphasizing the nexus between critical technologies and national security.
He is a bestselling author of multiple books, including The Accidental Guerrilla - Fighting Small Wars in the Midst of a Big One; Counterinsurgency; Out of the Mountains - The Coming Age of the Urban Guerrilla; Blood Year - The Unraveling of Western Counterterrorism; The Dragons and the Snakes - How the Rest Learned to Fight the West; The Ledger Accounting for Failure in Afghanistan; and most recently The Art of War and Peace - Understanding Our Choices in a World at War.
Dr. Kilcullen lives in Colorado with his wife, Dr. Janine Davidson, who was the first woman to fly the U.S. Air Force’s tactical C-130 aircraft, was an aviation and aerobatics flight instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy and later served as the 32nd Under Secretary of the U.S. Navy under President Barack Obama. She is President of Denver Metropolitan State University, chairs the U.S. Department of Defense Policy Board, serves on the U.S. State Department Foreign Affairs Policy Board, and is a life member of the Council on Foreign Relations.
Dr. Laurie Curtis brings over 40 years of experience in the mining industry and capital markets, with a proven track record in corporate development, mine development and project financing. He was the founder of Intrepid Minerals and was a key member of the senior management and technical teams overseeing all aspects from discovery through operations. Under his guidance as CEO and COO, Intrepid transitioned through merger and acquisition to become a gold producer and developer, ultimately attaining a market capitalization in excess of $1.2 billion. During his distinguished career as an exploration geologist, Dr. Curtis was involved with a number of worldwide discoveries including the initial discovery and staking of the Back River gold belt, which now hosts the 5M-ounce gold deposit held by Sabina Gold & Silver Corp., and led teams to the discovery of several epithermal systems in the Caribbean Basin. Dr. Curtis has also held several positions in the financial sector including, Research and Analyst Mining for Clarus Securities, Vice President and Senior Analyst Global Resources for Dundee Capital Markets. Dr. Curtis is based in Toronto, Canada, has been a director of multiple mining companies and is currently a director of Excellon Resources.
Dr. David Palmer has over 25 years of management, technical and exploration experience in the Canadian and international mining industry. Dr. Palmer was the President and CEO of Probe Mines (2003-2015) where he led his team to two successful major mineral discoveries, including the multi-million ounce Borden Gold deposit, and the sale of the company to Goldcorp Inc. in 2015. As recognition of his team’s accomplishments at Probe Mines, he was the recipient of numerous awards including the PDAC’s Bill Dennis Prospector of the Year (2015) and Northern Miner’s Mining Person of the Year (2014). Dr. Palmer holds a B.Sc. (Geology) degree from St. Francis Xavier University, M.Sc. and Ph.D. (Economic Geology) degrees from McGill University, and is a member of the Association of Professional Geoscientists of Ontario.
Dr. Lawrence Winter is based in Newfoundland and has been the Vice President of Exploration for Altius Minerals since 2006 and is responsible for Altius’ project generation efforts globally. He has worked extensively in mineral exploration across Canada and internationally. Lawrence is a graduate of Memorial University (BSc Hons, MSc) and the University of British Columbia (PhD, a registered Professional Geoscientist (PEGNL) and a Fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists.
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