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Living with Minerals 3The CBI's Living with Minerals 3 Conference, took place on 3 November 2008 at the QEII Conference Centre in central London. Attended by nearly 400 delegates, the conference was a great success and we wish to acknowledge the generous financial support of the 15 sponsors. Chaired by CBI Minerals Group chairman, Nigel Jackson, the conference heard from four guest speakers - CBI deputy director-general John Cridland, who briefed the conference on the current state of the economy and gave his full support to the work of the Minerals Group. Robert Flies, DG Environment EU Commission, spoke about the role of the EU in promoting access to raw materials. Natural England chief executive Helen Phillips, highlighted the achievements of the industry in meeting biodiversity targets and stressed the work of the industry alone will enable the UK to meet its Biodiversity Action Plan (BAP) target. Aubrey Manning, emeritus professor of Natural History, University of Edinburgh gave a stimulating and learned view on the importance of adopting a truly sustainable approach to mineral supply. The UK Minerals Forum working groups convenors then reported on the work of their groups over the last two years: Convenor – Andrew Bloodworth, British geological Survey Convenor – Ruth Chambers, Campaign for National Parks Convenor – Lester Hicks CBE MA MCD Convenor – Simon van der Byl, Quarry Products Association TV personality, Michael Rodd, facilitated a lively discussion and innovative interactive voting session after each group presentation the results of which, together with each convenors presentation can be viewed by clicking on the attached link. The UK Minerals Forum will analyse outcomes from the discussion and use it to develop its programme of work for the next two years. The event concluded with Dyfrig James - regional president Northern & Central Europe Lafarge Aggregate & Concrete, concluding remarks. Delegates used the opportunity to network at the exhibition held in conjunction with the conference and at the close of proceedings, delegates made their way to the House of Commons to attend a reception hosted by Stephen O'Brien MP, Associate Parliamentary Minerals Group chairman.
Contact usSue ThorntonEvents Executive T: 0207 395 8013 F: 0207 497 3646 E: sue.thornton@cbi.org.uk Download the Living With Minerals 3 programme (PDF, 225 KB) If you need free Adobe Acrobat PDF reader software or help with PDF documents, go to the Adobe Accessibility site at http://access.adobe.com Email us if you have accessibility requirements. Who we areThe CBI is the UK's top business lobbying organisation. Our unmatched influence with government, policymakers and legislators means we can get the best deal for business – at home and abroad. Join us 
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