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CRU Group [CRU] - Update on the 8th World Copper Conference, 31March - 2 April in Santiago, Chile



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CRU Group [CRU] - Update on the 8th World Copper Conference, 31March - 2 April in Santiago, Chile

CRU Group has announced that Andres Velasco, the Chilean Minister of Finance, will inaugurate the second day of CRU�s 8th World Copper conference.

The event will take place at the Grand Hyatt in Santiago, Chile, between 31 March and 2 April 2009.

The 8th World Copper Conference will now be co-sponsored by Anglo American plc.

The conference programme will focus on the impact of the economic crisis on the copper industry - helping companies to understand the strategies that need to be put in place to ensure their survival.

Keynote presentations now confirmed include:

Santiago Gonzalez, Minister of Mines
Jose Pablo Arellano, President & CEO, Codelco - Chile
Diego Hern�ndez, President, BHP Billiton
Robert Friedland, Executive Chairman, Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.
Andres Velasco, Minister of Finance
Antofagasta Minerals S.A (speaker to be confirmed)
Hans Timmer, Manager, Development Prospects Group, World Bank

View the full agenda at:
http://www.worldcopper09.com

Journalists are welcome to attend on a complimentary basis.

Please contact
to register or to enquire about press places at the conference.

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