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Pacific ACP States Regional Training Workshop on Fiscal Regime and Revenue Management of Deep Sea Minerals Activities: SPC - IMF/PFTAC Organised (13 - 16 May, 2014)

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  • Workshop Opening Speech - Honorable Mark Brown (Minister of Natural Resources and Minerals, Cook Islands)
  • Responding Remarks 
    • Mr Kifle Kahsai (Chief Geoscientist, SOPAC Division, SPC), and
    • Mr Scott Roger (Coordinator – PFTAC, Fiji)
  • Workshop Programme
  • Participants List
  • Workshop Proceedings (Not Available yet!)
  • Presentations and Presenters:
  • Day 1:  Session 1
    • An overview of the DSM Project: DSM developments and issues in the region - Mr Akuila Tawake (Team Leader – DSM Project, SPC)
    • Overview of civil society perspectives - MsTeina Mackenzie (Te Ipukarea Society, Cook Islands)
    • Overview of DSM Environmental Issues - Ms Alison Swaddling (Environment Advisor - DSM Project, SPC)
    • Session 2: Legal Issues - Ms Hannah Lily (SOPAC, SPC)
    • Seabed Minerals beyond national jurisdiction, the common heritage of mankind, ISA - Mr Chris Brown (ISA Consultant)
    • Session 3: Commercial realities in delivering DSM projects - Mr John Feenan (IHC Mining)
    • Session 4: Industry Perspectives
      • Nautilus Minerals Inc - Mr Johnathen Lowe (Nautilus Minerals Inc)
      • Neptune Minerals - Ms Sophie Egden (Neptune Minerals Inc)
  • Day 2: Session 5
    • Session 6: A case study: Mauritius Ocean Economy roadmap - Mr Ashvin Degnarain (Government of Mauritius)
    • Session 7: Integrating socio-economic and environmental impacts into decision making about DSM - Ms Sybille Van den Hove (EU MIDAS Project)
    • Session 8: Economic value of Cook Islands DSM deposits - Mr Darryl Thorburn (CI Seabed Minerals Authority)
    • Session 9: Introduction to potential economic benefits, challenges and risks for Pacific-ACP States from DSM - Mr Peter Mullins (IMF)
    • Session 10: Part I: Designing a fiscal regime for DSM - Mr Peter Mullins (IMF)
    • Session 11: Part II: Designing a fiscal regime for DSM  - Mr Lee Burns (IMF)
    • Session 12: Interactive Session with Working Groups: Taxation and Royalties
  • Day 3: Session 14: Tax Administration and Other Fiscal Issues - Mr Peter Mullins and Mr Lee Burns (IMF)
    • Session 15: Case studies / Examples of Taxation and Royalty Regimes for DSM
      • Case study from Tonga - Ms Lepaola Vaea (Tonga)
      • Case study from PNG - Mr Asavi Kendua and Mr Harry Kore (PNG)
      • Case study from Cook Islands - Mr Richard Neves (Financial Secretary, CI)
    • Session 16: Panel and Plenary Discussions *Summary will be in the Proceedings report
    • Session 17: How to maximise revenue by a regional approach - Mr Scott Roger (PFTAC)
    • Fisheries Case Study - Mr Ben Ponia (Secretary of Marine Resources, CI)
    • Regional DSM cooperation options: i) a treaty, ii) regulatory services provider - Ms Hannah Lily (SOPAC, SPC)
    • Session 18: Interactive Working Group Session
  • Day 4: Session 20: Public Financial Management for DSM - Mr Vidar Ovesen and Mr Ron Hackett (IMF)
    • Session 21: Methods of enforcing performance standards, and EU perspective - Ms Eszter Kantor (Ecorys)
    • Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) - Mr Vidar Ovesen (IMF)
    • Solomon Islands: EITI - Mr George Tapo (Solomon Islands Government)
    • PNG: EITI - Mr Harry Kore (PNG Government)
    • A 'DSM Transparency Initiative' - Mr Jeff Ardron (Deep Ocean Steward Initiative, DOSI)
    • Session 22: Sovereign Wealth Funds - Mr Vidar Ovesen (IMF)
    • Session 23: Sovereign Wealth Funds - the Cook Islands - Mr Richard Neves (CI)
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