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Appendix D – Delegation program

Canada

St John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador

Saturday, 26 August 2012

Departure from Australia and arrival in St John’s


Monday, 27 August 2012

Roundtable with Department of Natural Resources

Roundtable participants:

  • Diana Doltan, Deputy Minister

  • Justine Barnes, Manager, Labrador Development

  • Paul Carter, Assistant Deputy Minister

  • Walter Parsons, Executive Director

Labrador City

Meeting with:

  • Karen Oldford, Mayor of Labrador City

Lunch with Diana Doltan, Janice Barnes and Karen Oldfield

Depart for Bay Bulls

Bay Bulls

Meeting with:

n  Harold Mullowney, Mayor of Bay Bulls

Tour of Harbour Facility/Marine Base

Tuesday, 28 August 2012

Exxon Mobile

Meeting with:

  • Margot Bruce-O’Connell and Hibernia team members

Iron Ore Company of Canada

Meeting with:

  • Heather Bruce-Veitch, Director Government Relations

  • Van Alexopolis

Department of Innovation, Business and Rural Development

Meeting with Brent Meade, Deputy Minister, Department of Innovation, Business and Rural Development

Wednesday, 29 August 2012

Depart St John’s for Edmonton, Alberta

Edmonton, Alberta

Thursday, 30 August 2012

Roundtable with Alberta Energy Officials and Oil Sands Taskforce

Roundtable participants:

  • Rick Brown, Assistant Deputy Minister, Corporate Support Division, Department of Energy

  • Sandra Klashinsky, Executive Director, Oil Sands Sustainability Secretariat

  • Megan Rankin, Executive Assistant, Alberta Energy Division

  • Victoria Brown

  • Adele Thomson, Canada National

  • Martin Griggs, Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers

  • Thomas Grins, International Policy Division, Department of Energy

  • Larry Staples, Alberta Chamber of Resources, Construction Owners Association

  • Fabricio Lima, International ministry of International And Intergovernmental Relations

  • Percy Cummins, Immigration Policy and Programs, Department of Enterprise and Advanced Education

  • Mark Douglas, Apprenticeship and Industry Training, Department of Enterprise and Advanced Education

Working lunch with Hon Elaine McCoy, Senator (Alberta) and Gwendolyn Crowdis, Senior Advisor

Nichols Applied Management

Meeting with:

  • Maarten Ingen-Housz, Principal

  • Pearce Shewchuck, Consultant

Department Edmonton for Fort McMurray

Fort McMurray, Alberta

Friday, 31 August 2012

Suncor

Meeting with Suncor Staff:

  • Fauzia Lalani, Director Field Operations

  • Bill Hetherington, Government Relations

Tour of oil sands facilities

Fort McMurray

Meeting with Mellissa Blake, Mayor of Wood Buffalo

Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Meeting with:

  • Constable Christina Wilkins

Depart Fort McMurray for Vancouver

Saturday, 1 September 2012

Depart Vancouver for Ulaanbaatar

Mongolia

Ulaanbaatar

Sunday, 2 September 2012

Arrive Ulaanbaatar

Monday, 3 September 2012

Australian Consulate

Briefing by David Lawson, Australian Consul-General to Mongolia

Meeting with:

  •  Graeme Hancock, Chief Operating Officer, Tavan Tolgoi LLC

Marshall Residence

Lunch hosted by Mr Enkhbold MP, Chairman of the Mongolia-Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group with members of the Friendship Group

State Great Hural

Meeting with H.E. Mr Z. Enkhbold MP, Chairman (Speaker) of the State Great Hural

Meeting with H.E. Mr G. Bayarsaikhan MP, Chairman of Standing Committee on Nature, Food and Agriculture of the State Great Hural

Rio Tinto

Meeting with:

  • Cameron McRae, President and CEO Oyu Tolgoi LLC (Rio Tinto)

  • Otgonbat Sedbazar, Chief Advisor & VP, External Affairs

  • Houston Spencer, VP (Communications and Media Relations)

  • Michael Beck, VP, HR & Training

  • Bat-Orgil Turboid, Deputy Director, Community and Government Relations

Leighton LLC

Meeting with Mark Bailey, Executive Director Leighton LLC

Australian Embassy

Presentation by Australian Youth Ambassadors for Development (AYADs)

  • Catherine Tulloh, Environment Management and Climate Change Officer at UNDP

  • Virginia Collins, Water Environment and Sanitation Project Officer at UNICEF

  • Tarek Dale, Mining Sector Evaluator and Financial Analyst at Mining Sector Institutional Strengthening Technical Assistance Project

  • James Anthony, English language teacher training specialist at Ministry of Education and Science

Ivy Restaurant

Dinner with Board Members of the Mozzies Association (Alumni of the Mongolia Australia Scholarships Program)

Mozzies Board Members in attendance:

  • Mr Enkhbold MP, President of Mozzies Association

  • Ms Oyungerel, General Manager of World Bank Governance Assistance Project & Mozzies Treasurer

  • Mr Khuldorj, Professor at the School of Foreign Service, National University of Mongolia

  • Mr Lut-Ochir, Director, Mongolian Development Bank and Chair of Mozzies Social Activities Committee

  • Mr Munkhsuren, Director of mining consulting company, Chair of Mozzies Committee Working with Members

  • Mr Elbegsaikhan, Executive Director, Mozzies Association

  • Mr Enkhbat

Also in attendance:

  • Mr David Lawson

  • Mr Dean Woodgate

  • Ms Bolormaa Khalzan, AYADs In-Country Manager

  • Ms Catherine Tulloh, AYAD

  • Mr Tarek Dale, AYAD

  • Ms Virginia Collins, AYAD

  • Mr James Anthony, AYAD

Tuesday, 4 September 2012

Vocational education and training

Meeting with:

  • Kern Von Hagen, Talent Pipeline Manager, Oyu Tolgoi LLC

  • Anthony Tyrrel, International TVET consultant to the Agency of TVET.

Bayanzurkh district

Visit UNICEF water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) activities in ger district.

Accompanied by:

  • Surenchimeg Vanchinkhuu, Health Specialist, Unicef

  • Batnasan Nyamsuren, WASH Officer

  • Dean Woodgate, Counsellor (Education)

Family Health Centre

Meeting with Dr Khandsuren, Quality Manager, Bayanzurkh district.

Observation of Family Health Centre services
Presentation of reach Every District (RED) strategy implemented in the Khoroo (health and social services for unregistered poor people from ger areas)
Visit a few ger families to observe living situation

School No. 44

Discussion with school management
Observation of WASH facilities supported by UNICEF

Central Tower

Luncheon hosted by Dr S. Oyun MP, Minister for Environment & Green Development, President of the Zorig Foundation and Vice Chairman of the Civil Will-Green Party

State Great Hural

Meeting with:

  • H.E. Mrs Udval, Minister for Health

  • Mr Amartuvshin, Secretariat of the State Great Hural.
Oyu Tolgoi

Wednesday, 5 September 2012

Depart Ulaanbaatar for Oyu Tolgoi

HSES

Oyu Tolgoi Site Presentation and Site Tour

Khanbogd

Visit Khanbogd town and local businesses.

Mess Hall

Dinner with Cameron McRae, CEO Oyu Tolgoi LLC

Thursday, 6 September 2012

Leighton Holdings Ukhaa Khudag, Tavan Tolgoi

Site tour of Ukhaa Khudag

Lunch with Dan Armstrong, Ukhaa Khudag Project Manager

Tavan Tolgoi LLC Site

Visit Tavan Tolgoi LLC Site

Depart Dalanzadgad for Ulaanbaatar

Seasons Restaurant

Dinner with Peter Goodman, Chief Operating Officer, Guildford Coal Ltd

Friday, 7 September 2012

Depart Mongolia

Saturday, 8 September 2012

Arrive Australia


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