Thank you to our 2024 presenters!  Presenter information is available below for reference.

Use CTRL F to search the Presenters List by name.

Enter the presenter's full name name in the search bar in the top right corner and press enter to find the session(s) they are presenting in.

Please note that additional presenters will be added as they are confirmed.

Valerie Pascale

LinkedIn

Modern Core Inc , Toronto , Canada

CEO

Valerie Pascale has been working in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG), Sustainability and Community & Indigenous Engagement in the mineral exploration and mining industry for 15 years. She is the founder of Modern Core, a company focused on ESG support and relationship-building between companies and communities during the exploration phase of mining. In this role, Valerie supports strengthened governance and practice during exploration, including Indigenous communities engagement, negotiating MOUs and Exploration Agreements, permitting exploration activities, developing corporate vision/values, training field staff, identifying and managing risks/impacts, budgeting, applying for grant funding, social and environmental due diligence, and responding to investor, go-public and reporting requirements, amongst others. Before this, Valerie was the Manager of Corporate Social Responsibility at Goldcorp (now Newmont) for over 10 years. Earlier in her career, she worked with NGOs, Indigenous organizations and governments on community development projects and programs. Valerie is on the Board of PDAC, the current Chair of PDAC’s Sustainability Committee, and the former chair of the PDAC's Diversity and Inclusion working group. She also sits on Agnico Eagle's Stakeholder Advisory Committee (SAC). Valerie is a graduate of International (and Community) Development Studies from the University of Guelph.

Valerie Pascale