Glen is currently responsible for Sustainability and Regulatory Affairs for Vale’s North Atlantic Operations and is the North Atlantic’s Lead for Vale’s carbon reduction initiatives. Glen joined Vale (Inco) in 1996 and has a Master’s Degree in Environmental Toxicology from Laurentian University. He worked in various roles in Vale’s Environment Team including environmental biologist, project manager, environmental coordinator, and superintendent of decommissioning and reclamation. Glen also has extensive experience and proven success in leading complex multi-stakeholder projects such as the Sudbury Soils Study, a nine-year multi-million dollar human health and ecological risk assessment. He has championed many environmental initiatives in his home community of Sudbury, Ontario, and continues to be a strong advocate for the sustainability of Vale’s operations locally and abroad.

.Angie Robson
Vice President, Corporate Affairs & Social Responsibility
Torex Gold Resources Inc.

Angie has more than 20 years of corporate affairs, communications, government and community relations experience with a specialized focus in the mining industry. She joined Torex Gold in 2020 after spending 15 years at Vale (formerly Inco) in roles of increasing responsibility, most recently leading corporate affairs, communications and sustainability for the company’s North Atlantic Operations and Asian Refineries. Through her career, Angie has built a strong proficiency in issues management and is credited with building productive relationships with a broad range of audiences including employees, governments, indigenous communities and community stakeholders. Prior to joining Vale in 2005, Angie served as the Chief Communications Advisor to the Ontario Minister of Energy and has also worked for major corporate affairs agencies including Hill & Knowlton Canada and Navigator Limited. Angie holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts from Laurentian University and an MBA from McGill University. She has been heavily involved in community boards and committees in her hometown of Sudbury over the years, and currently sits as a Director on the Health Sciences North Hospital Foundation. In 2011, she was honoured with a ‘Top 40 Under Forty’ award from Northern Ontario Business for her contributions.

Jon lives a philosophy of building relationships by caring about his clients’ business and success. As an advocate for mine safety and incident prevention through design, Jon has dedicated his career to improving mine operations all over the world. Today, Jon oversees a technical staff of over 800 individuals across 5 countries serving the mining industry. In this role, he focuses his team on providing innovative solutions to meet the current challenges mining clients face. In a previous role as general manager of operations for one of Canada’s largest integrated underground operations, Jon demonstrated his commitment to his projects by consistently spending time underground speaking with the miners (2,500 of them). Not just about work, but what was important to them as individuals.His previous leadership experience included direct responsibility for up to six mines and production of 220 million lbs of nickel and 312 million lbs of copper, along with associated precious metals. Jon enjoys working to design mines that wouldn’t exist without an innovative and collaborative approach. 

Ryan Bergen
Director of Media and Marketing
Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM)

Ryan is editor-in-chief of CIM's flagship publication CIM Magazine. Ryan began at CIM in 2009. During his tenure, the magazine has been recognized multiple times for the quality of its editorial coverage of the minerals and metals industry. CIM Magazine is printed eight times per year and is published online at magazine.cim.org.