IPMI Winter Meeting 2025

Event Details

Tuesday, February 18th

Security and Anti Money Laundering Day (SECAM)

Technical Program Sponsored by Risk Strategies

8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by Metalor

9:00 AM

Welcome and Introductions

Larry Drummond, IPMI

9:15 AM

Session A: Precious Metals Security. Part I

Tackling the Insider Threat

Philipp Kohl, Head of Group Security at Aurubis

Cyber Security - Protecting Payments & Protecting Your Company

Scott Schwartz, FideliTrade

Daniel Palmer, Risk Strategies

10:30 AM

Break

10:45 AM

Session B: Precious Metals Security. Part II

Beyond Bullion: Exposing and Defending Precious Metals Counterfeiting

Jim Ricaurte, Vice President Security at MTB Metals

Safeguarding the Shine: How to Combat Counterfeiting in the Precious Metals Supply Chain

Lauren Moise, Head of US Sales, Marketing, & Operations at AlpVision

PACT Update on AutoCat Theft Legislation

Rick Spees. Akerman

Becky Berube, United Catalyst Corporation

12:00 PM

Lunch

Sponsored by Brinks

1:30 PM

Session C: Responsible Sourcing and AML. Part I

Introducing the LPPM's Responsible Sourcing Guidance v5

Dr. Jonathan Butler, Vice Chairman LPPM

Protecting Precious Metal Investments - KYC and KYV -Know Your Vendor, a Panel Discussion

- Panel discussion:

Terry Hanlon, President of Dillon Gage

Jim Ricaurte, Vice President Security at MTB Metals

Scott Schwartz, EVP and General Counsel at FideliTrade

2:45 PM

Break

Sponsored by Dillon Gage

3:00 PM

Session D: Responsible Sourcing and AML. Part II

Protecting Your Assets and Your Brand - Responsible Sourcing Strategies, a Panel Discussion

Raysa Garcia, United PMR

Dora Mayorga, CPAML. Compliance Officer, Atomic Gold Inc.

Samantha McCourt, Business Unit Manager, Metalor USA

3:45 PM

SECAM Path Forward

4:00 PM

Attendee Networking Time

6:00 PM

Welcome Reception

Sponsored by Sabin Metal

Wednesday, February 19th

PGM Refining Day (PGMRC)

Technical Program Sponsored by Hensel Recycling

8:00 AM

Continental Breakfast

8:45 AM

Welcome and Introductions

Larry Drummond, IPMI

9:00 AM

Session A: PGM Markets & Recycling

Dr. Jonathan Butler, Mitsubishi International Corporation

Jacob Smith, Metals Focus

- Panel Discussion

Becky Berube, United Catalyst Corporation

Craig Ostroff, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions

Jacob Smith, Metals Focus

10:15 AM

Break

Sponsored by Mitsubishi International Corporation

10:45 AM

Session B: PGM Refining

Catalyst Processing & Supply Chain Management at LKQ Corp.

John Keating, Senior Program Manager Precious Metals, LKQ Corporation

Making PGMs Great Again: How the 2024 Election Shapes the Future of Platinum Group Metals

Julie Dobbs, Head of Legal and Compliance, PGM of Texas

Panel Discussion on PGM Recycling Outlook

Moderator: Craig Ostroff, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions & IPMI PGMRC Committee Chair

Sebastian Hensel, Hensel Recycling

Becky Berube, UCC

John Keating, LKQ

Bruce Conover, Multimetco

12:00 PM

Lunch

Sponsored by Metalor

1:30 PM

Session C: Precious Metals in Clean Energy

The Resurgence of ICE - What Does This Mean for PGM Use in Emissions Control?

Eric Tyo, BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions

New Trends in Minor Metals Demand and Recycling

Steven Hazelbaker, Furuya

Recycling Evolution for The Energy Transition

Matthew Davis, Mastermelt

Actydon Loop - Circularity for PEM Technology

Philipp Walter, Heraeus

3:30 PM

Break

Sponsored by BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions

3:45 PM

Session D

Fuel Cell Vehicles: Addressing Europe's EV Competitiveness and Supply Chain Problems

Marge Ryan, Johnson Matthey

Philipp Walter, Heraeus

Panel Discussion: Setting Expectations in Our Industry and Challenging Perceptions Outside of It

All Afternoon Speakers

5:00 PM

Attendee Networking Time

6:00 PM

Reception

Sponsored by BASF Environmental Catalyst and Metal Solutions

8:00-9:30 PM

The IPMI Coffee House - Dessert, Open Bar & Music

Thursday, February 20th

Sampling and Analytical Day (SAC)

Technical Program Sponsored by Sims Precious Metals

7:30 AM

Continental Breakfast

Sponsored by Axium Scientific

8:00 AM

SAC Workshop

Dr. Corby Anderson, Colorado School of Mines

Fire Assay: History, Fundamentals and Practical Applications

10:00 AM

Coffee Break

10:15 AM

Fire Assay Workshop cont'd

12:00 PM

Lunch

Sponsored by Techemet

1:00 PM

Survey of Precious Metal Analytical Techniques and Mass Balancing

3:30 PM

Closing of the Winter Meeting and Future Plans for the SAC

Sponsors and Partners

Organizer

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Sponsors

BASF
At BASF, we create chemistry for a sustainable future. We combine economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility. Through science and innovation, we enable our customers in nearly every industry to meet society's current and future needs.
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Axium Scientific
Axium Scientific is a full-service laboratory protecting trade in the precious metals industry. Services include offering single party representation analysis to facilitate contract settlement for precious metals materials, this will include managing assay exchanges. Additionally, Axium Scientific offers umpire analysis to settle contracts between other third party laboratories and refiners world-wide.
axiumsci.com/
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Techemet
Techemet offers a full range of recycling and metal trading services for the recovery and
management of platinum, palladium, rhodium, gold, and silver.
www.techemet.com/
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Hensel Recycling
We are your competent partner in the recycling of precious metals and have been in the business for 25 years. Whatever the scrap - whether it’s from catalytic converters, e-scrap or other materials containing precious metals, we have the best solution for you.
hensel-recycling.com/
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Sabin Metal
Sabin offers services for every step of the refining process, all under one roof. From metal management to shipping to processing, our comprehensive services allow us to operate more efficiently and seamlessly, so you can get back to business.
www.sabinmetal.com/
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pH7 Technologies
pH7 Technologies proprietary clean–technology process enables the high-yield, environmentally sustainable extraction of Platinum Group Metals (PGMs). Our cutting-edge technology ensures the efficient recovery of PGMs from spent catalysts and other primary and secondary resources, contributing to a more profitable circular economy and a greener future.
ph7technologies.ca/
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Sims Precious Metals
Sims Precious Metals is a division of Sims Metal, we are committed to helping you make the most out of your precious metals recovery programs. We have the resources and expertise to maximize the recycling and recovery of these valuable materials, all in line with our mission to create a world without waste and preserve our planet. With over 106 years of experience, Sims is pleased to be a global leader in making a difference in the recycling of metals.
Sims Precious Metals offers reliable and transparent recovery methods tailored to your specific needs to ensure you get the most value
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Metallix
For more than 50 years, Metallix Refining has led the way in making the precious metal recycling process efficient and safe, using our expertise to exceed all expectations in reclaiming the most value from precious metal waste streams. We purchase, recycle, and refine materials containing gold, silver, platinum, palladium, and rhodium in an environmentally conscious manner serving business and corporations of all sizes in a variety of industries.
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Brinks
As the industry leader in risk management and secure logistics, Brink’s has safeguarded valuables since 1859 and with 150 years of experience, Brink’s offers the utmost quality of service and sets the market standard. Brink’s Global Services (BGS) is the global division of Brink’s, Incorporated, a widely recognized provider of secure logistics solutions. Utilizing our integrated network of worldwide affiliates, BGS offers secure transport and associated security services in more than 110 countries. With our unsurpassed global footprint, BGS transportation services include armored vehicles, trucks and trailers; secure air and sea freight; air charters (fixed wing and helicopters), and armed messengers.
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Risk Strategies
Hugh Wood is an independent and privately owned international insurance brokerage. Our specialization in the Precious Metals sector allows us to service unique insurance portfolios for clients in over 40 countries. As a full service brokerage, Hugh Wood Inc. maintains primary access to all major insurers around the world, including direct access to Lloyd’s of London, allowing us the flexibility to meet any insurance need.

For over 35 years, our mission has been to offer exemplary service through our talented and dedicated staff of insurance professionals. As a trusted partner, we are passionate about our clients and hold our standard of service at an unparalleled level. We constantly strive to anticipate the rapidly changing needs of our clients and continually work to develop new products and services. Through our respected market position, we are able to compete at the highest level while providing a tailored insurance portfolio and personal advisory services to all of our valued clients
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Mitsubishi
Mitsubishi International Corporation offers a broad range of trading services in Precious Metals designed to add value and create international business opportunities across the value chain, from raw metal supply and secondary recycling to fabricators and end-users. Our Precious Metals desk offers a range of trading and risk management facilities that can be customized to meet our clients' requirements and strategies, including: 24 hour coverage of Gold, Silver, Platinum, Palladium, Rhodium, Ruthenium and Iridium markets; Spot, average and forward pricing; Leasing and consignments; Location swaps and logistics. We help our customers to: Secure supplies of critical raw materials; Mitigate price risks; Release cash from excess inventory; Manage balance sheets more efficiently; Take advantage of or protect against price volatility; Access credit; and Understand what drives precious metal prices and markets. For more information, please contact ml.micukpmd-front@mitsubishicorp.com
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Dillon Gage
For more than 40 years, Dillon Gage has been a precious metals industry powerhouse, providing wholesale trading, technology, refining, and storage. As a recognized distributor for all major world mints, Dillon Gage trades internationally with dealers, banks and brokerage houses; maintaining inventory in over 20 countries.
Dillon Gage also leads the industry in trading technology. Its proprietary online trading platform, FizTrade™, gives customers the ability to stream market pricing to online trading operations. FizTrade also offers real-time bid/ask trading for gold, silver, platinum and palladium, as well as business management tools, that are optimized across all devices. These benefits and more can be realized through integration with the platform via a full API library of resources.
In addition to trailblazing electronic trading, Dillon Gage offers superior depository services through its wholly-owned subsidiary IDS Group that provides insured, specialized storage for precious metals assets at locations in Ontario, Delaware and Texas.
IRAConnect™ is the nexus of Dillon Gage’s globally-recognized services. This industry-first platform simplifies self-directed precious metal IRA transactions for wholesale clients. IRAConnect.com displays real-time pricing on a wide selection of IRA-approved gold, silver, platinum and palladium products, while giving clients the ability to configure markups on a per item basis and automatically calculate each trade’s margin.
Dillon Gage’s full-service refinery provides accurate returns on everything from high-grade karat scrap to low grade material, as quickly as 24-hours. Settlement funds can be traded for physical bullion products. Additionally, the refinery offers stone removal and diamond buying services with in-house experts.
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CAI
We are the exclusive sponsor of the app!
CAI Software is the leading provider of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software for the precious metals industry. Our solution, PM Refining ERP, has helped precious metal refiners and recyclers operate more efficiently for over 30 years. PM Refining is a Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central certified solution and is easily downloaded from Microsoft AppSource. If your company is looking to improve operations, streamline processes, and increase data accuracy, PM Refining is just what you need. Our team is here at the event and would be happy to chat with you. Visit https://caisoft.com/products/pm-refining-erp/ to learn more and schedule time to chat with us.”
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IPMI Winter Meeting 2025

Event Details

BASF

Axium Scientific

Techemet

Hensel Recycling

Sabin Metal

pH7 Technologies

Sims Precious Metals

Metallix

Brinks

Risk Strategies

Mitsubishi

Dillon Gage

CAI

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