CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
The 36th MDC-TC Plenary Meeting will be held from 5th November (Saturday) to 6th November (Sunday), prior to the TEMAN Conference.
TEMAN CONFERENCE PROGRAM
6th November (Sun)
10.00 am - 5.00 pm
TEMAN Conference Registration
Venue: Alstonia Foyer, Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Lvl 2
12.00 pm - 4.00 pm
TEMAN Member Mints Pre-Conference (Invited TEMAN Members only)
Closed Door Meeting & Lunch
Venue: Kempas Meeting Room, Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Lvl 2
Dress code: Smart Casual
7th November (Mon)
9.00 am - 9.45 am :
Conference Opening Ceremony
Venue: Chengal Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Lvl 1
Dress code: Business Attire
Welcome Speech by Mint Director, The Singapore Mint, Mr Yip Pak Ling
Opening Speech by Chairman, The Singapore Mint, Mr Koh Chiap Khiong
Group Photo
9.45 am - 10.30 am :
Tea-Break Sponsored by Teer Coatings Ltd
10.30 am - 12.00 pm :
Conference Session 1 - Sustainability in the Minting Industry and Currency Management
Mr Tan Joo Kiang, The Singapore Mint - Go Green Coin Recycling
Mr Andrew Mills, The Royal Mint and Mr Leigh Gordon, Royal Australian Mint - International Mint Directors Network (IMDN) Sustainability Charter
Mr Pascal Rencker, Monnaie De Paris - Environmental Impact of Cash VS Digital Payments
Ms Izzah Abu Bakar, Brunei Darussalam Central Bank (BDCB) - Managing Currency during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Open Forum
12.00 pm - 2.00 pm :
Lunch Sponsored by Artazn
2.00 pm - 3.15 pm :
Conference Session 2 - Repositioning Strategies for Currency Development
China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation - Design and Technical Sharing of Commemorative Banknote and Coin for Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games
Mr Alvin Miranda, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas - Philippine Currency Production: Repositioning and Advancing in the New Economy
Mr Markus Schlein, Sack & Kiesselbach Maschinenfabrik GmbH - Adaptation is Key in Business: Xperteye & WorkfloPlus Management System within the new S&K product family
Open Forum
3.15pm - 3.45pm :
Tea Break Sponsored by Cauley International (Thailand) Co Ltd and Universal Machine Company
3.45 pm - 5.00 pm :
Conference Session 3 - Commemorative Coins in the New Age
Dr Ursula Kampmann, CoinsWeekly and FAMA Ltd. - How to Develop a Sustainable Commemorative Coin Policy: Chances and Challenges
Mr Lennart Stuhr and Georg Motschmann, Leuchtturm Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG - Coin Packaging 2.0
Mr Siemowit Kalukiewicz, Mint of Poland - Advanced Minting Technologies Providing Truly Artistic Visual Effects
Open Forum
6.00 pm - 9.00 pm :
Dinner at Red House Seafood Grand Copthorne
Sponsored by China Banknote Printing and Minting Corporation
392 Havelock Rd, Level 2 Grand Copthorne Waterfront, Singapore 169663
Dress code: Smart Casual
8th November (Tues)
9.00 am - 10.30 am :
Conference Session 4 - The Future of Precious Metal & Digital Minting
Mr Andrew Naylor, World Gold Council - Gold247 – The World Gold Council’s Vision for the Gold Market
Ms Daniela Weithaler, MKS PAMP SA - 1st Carbon Neutral Gold Certified by the Carbon Trust
Dr Li Xian Yao, Royal Canadian Mint - Digital Minting for Coins
Mr David Badham, World Platinum Investment Council - Opportunities in Platinum
Open Forum
10.30 am - 11.00 am :
Tea-Break
11.00 am - 12.15 pm :
Conference Session 5 - New Challenges for Coinage Application
Mr Mike Schubert, Artazn, LLC - Practical Sustainability
Mr Dieter Merkle, SCHULER Pressen GmbH & Mr Günther Waadt, Bavarian State Mint - Coins for Cash - Schuler Coining Center M2R and Customers’ Perspectives Regarding Tri Material Coin
Dr Claus Fischer, Münze Österreich - Deliberately Altered Coins
Open Forum
12.00 pm - 2.00 pm :
Lunch Sponsored by Freiberger EuroMetall GmbH
2.00 pm - 3.30 pm :
Conference Session 6 - Advances and Innovation in Pre-Coining Processes
Mr Ruediger Boehm, Roesler Oberflaechentechnik GmbH - Surface Conditioning for Minting Dies
Mr Alexander Aminidis, ACSYS Lasertechnik GmbH - PULSE FORGING® - Innovative New Surface Finishing, Forged by the Power of Light!
Mr Suryanto, Perum Peruri - PVD Coating on Dies by Vacuum Magnetron Sputtering method
Dr Hailin Sun, Teer Coatings Ltd - Enhanced Ion Cleaning of Laser Engraved / Frosted Coin Dies for PVD Coating
Open Forum
3.30 pm - 4.00 pm :
Tea-Break
4.00 pm onwards:
Free & Easy
6.30 pm - 9.00 pm :
Dinner at Chengal Ballroom, Crowne Plaza Changi Airport,
Sponsored by World Platinum Investment Council
Dress code: Smart Casual
9th November (Wed)
9.00 am - 10.15 am :
Conference Session 7 - Sustainable Minting Techniques and Practices (Part I)
Mr Ingo Loeken, Spaleck Oberflächentechnik GmbH & Co. KG - Vision Inspection: A new layer to the Spaleck Portfolio for the Minting Industry
Mr Pongsiri Kwankaew, The Royal Thai Mint - Improvement of copper plate forming process
Mr Wisnu Andreyas, Perum Peruri - Improved Accuracy of Architectural Design on Moulds
10.15 am - 10.45 am :
Tea-Break
10.45 am - 12.00 pm :
Conference Session 8 - Sustainable Minting Techniques and Practices (Part II)
Mr. Jean-Paul Nicolet, GF Machining Solutions - Laser Ablation for Mint
Mrs Aziya Ibrayeva, Kazakhstan Mint - Introducing 200 Tenge: From Banknote to Coin
Ms Elizabeth See, The Singapore Mint - Sustainable Manufacturing - High Relief Coin
Open Forum
Conference Closing
12.00 pm - 1.30 pm:
Lunch: The Beauty of Real Things
Sponsored by Leuchtturm Gruppe GmbH & Co. KG
1.30 pm - 3.30 pm
TEMAN Members Closed Door Meeting (Invited TEMAN Members only)
Venue: Meranti Meeting Room, Crowne Plaza Changi Airport Lvl 1
4.00 pm - 8.30 pm :
Closing Dinner with The Singapore Mint
Visit to Sembcorp Cool House, National Orchid Garden (located within the Singapore Botanic Garden)
followed by Dinner at Burkill Hall, Singapore Botanic Garden
1 Cluny Rd, Singapore 257683
Dress code: Casual