Industry Summit on Mining Performance:
Continuous Business Process Improvement (BPI)
in the Mining, Energy, and Extractive Industries
SPONSORS:

Arch Coal, Inc. Arch Coal, Inc.

Kennecott



Steering Committee
To ensure the timeliness and importance of presentations at the conference, topics have been identified by an industry steering committee composed of senior managers from the following organizations:

Mr. Anthony S. Basko, Process Improvement Coordinator, Powder River Coal Company, Peabody Energy Corporation
Ms. Pragna Bhakta, Global Director, Gold Medal Performance Plus, Newmont Mining Corporation
Mr. Tim Brown, Corporate Director of Process Improvement, Arch Coal Corporation
Dr. Sean Dessureault, Assistant Professor, Department of Mining and Geological Engineering, The University of Arizona
Mr. Paul J. Dowd, Vice President of Australian Operations and Managing Director of Newmont Australia Limited, Newmont Mining Corporation (retired)
Mr. Dick Edwards, Vice President of Process Management, Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.
Mr. Bob Flegal Sr., PE, Supervisor--Mine Planning, San Juan Coal Company, BHP Billiton
Mr. Peter Fordham, Principal, Norbridge, Inc.
Ms. Angel Fuller, ABS Process Team Lead-Plan and Manage, Rio Tinto Energy America
Dr. Wm. Mark Hart, President, Chief Operating Officer, Director, Westhawk Development Corporation
Mr. John D. Katsilometes, General Manager of Operations Excellence, Cleveland Cliffs Corporation
Mr. Kurt Keskimaki PE, Mine Manager, Henderson Operations Climax Molybdenum, a Phelps Dodge Company
Mr. Jiri Nemec, Group Vice President of Eastern Operations, Peabody Energy Corporation
Mr. Neil D. Novak, Corporate Vice President of Operation Services, Arch Coal Corporation
Ms. Linda Padfield, Director of Organizational Development, Inco, Ltd.
Mr. Henri Pfister, Head of Continuous Improvement, Anglo Operations Limited
Dr. Tibor G. Rozgonyi, Department Head, Department of Mining Engineering, The Colorado School of Mines
Mr. Rob Vogel, President, Midwest Division, Vulcan Materials Company
Mr. Allen T. Wilkes, Regional Manager, Continuous Improvement, Barrick Gold Corporation
Dr. Richard A. Wittmeyer, Director, Human Resources, American Coal Company
Dr. Yaw Yeboah, Head, Department of Energy and Geo-Environmental Engineering, The Pennsylvania State University



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