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Webinar: COVID-19 and Local Procurement: How will the mining sector’s supply chains adapt?

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May 13, 2020
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COVID-19 is changing the world in various ways, but how is it impacting the mining industry and local procurement?

Join us Wednesday, May 13, at 9:00 a.m. Ottawa / 3:00 p.m. Geneva as our experts discuss this timely issue. The webinar will focus on the impact of COVID-19 on domestic supply chains as a result of the mining industry’s temporary closure due to lockdown restrictions. We will also explore challenges and potential opportunities for local procurement policies arising from global supply chain disruptions.

Isabelle Ramdoo, Senior Associate with IGF, will moderate the webinar with:

  • Jeff Geipel, Managing Director, Mining Shared Value, Engineers Without Borders
  • Ousmane Ilboudo, Permanent Secretary SAMOA, Ministry of Mines and Quarries, Burkina Faso