Brian is a Partner at Squire Patton Boggs where he advises clients on a wide range of corporate, mining, energy and carbon related matters including cross-border mergers & acquisitions transactions, corporate finance and joint ventures as well as upstream oil and gas and mining licence arrangements. Brian has significant international deal exposure as well as a strong capital markets practice having worked on numerous deals advising institutional and corporate clients on flotations, takeovers and de-listings. Brian is a co-founder of the Singapore Mining Club.

Geoff is a geologist with over 25 years of international resource sector experience as a geologist, project manager and fund manager. Previously he worked in Private Equity (AUM USD800 million) and as a Director of Societe General’s Mining Finance Team in New York. Operational roles include Project Manager, Senior Mine Geologist and Mine Geologist for Ivanhoe Mines, Lion Ore International and Western Mining Corporation. Geoff holds a Bachelors degree in Geology, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment from the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA). He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD) and the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM). Geoff is a Co-Founder and Non-Executive Director of Tesoro Resources (ASX:TSO).

Manessa Mungroo is the Managing Director for Singapore Mining Club. She has 14 years of work experience, 8 years in Investment Banking as a Risk Manager and 6 years in Commodities across marketing and research functions. At present, she is the Principal for Base and Industrial Metals for Noble Resources, after a short stint at a Start up. 

She started her career in London as a Risk Analyst in Fixed Income markets for Mitsubishi UFJ’s proprietary trading group, then transitioned to Singapore to work with Risk Management teams at both Deutsche Bank and Natixis. In 2012 she embarked on a new career in commodities with jobs at BHP Billiton and South32, where she had experience covering Base Metals, Oil and Gas and Bulk Steel raw materials. She earned a Masters in Risk and Insurance Management at Cass Business School and a BSC at Kings College in Computer Science. 

Anna is a Principal Geologist at AMC Consultants. She has over 12 years of resource sector experience, mostly with mining companies. She started her career as an underground grade control geologist in Western Australia, and has since worked on assets all over the world. Anna holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Geology and a Master’s Degree in Mineral Economics. She is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM).