𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗳𝗮𝘀𝘁

On March 3rd, the 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮, in collaboration with 𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗫, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗮𝘀𝘀𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗮 (Invest in Spain), hosted an insightful and well-organized event during PDAC 2025, the world’s premier mineral exploration and mining convention.

𝗙𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿, we brought together industry leaders for a business breakfast, fostering connections and discussions on key trends in the mining sector. The event was graciously hosted by Gowling WLG, trustee members of the Spanish Chamber, at their offices in downtown Toronto.

🔹 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 🔹
The session was opened by Matthew Bernardo, Partner at Gowling WLG and member of the Spanish Chamber’s Infrastructure Committee, followed by 𝗝𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗲𝗿 𝗚𝗼𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘇, Senior Analyst at 𝗜𝗖𝗘𝗫 (Invest in Spain), who moderated the panel discussions.

We had the privilege of hearing from:
✅ Alejandro López Ferrer, Country Manager at Duro Felguera (Trustee Member of the Chamber) and Treasurer of the Spanish Chamber in Canada.
✅ Juan Garcia Valledor, General Director at Pan Global Resources (Platinum Member of the Chamber).
✅ 𝗠𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗲𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗹, CEO at Geomatec.
✅ 𝗠𝗮𝗱𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗮 𝗜𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮, Deputy Head of Unit at the 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻.

Their insights, followed by a dynamic Q&A session, provided valuable perspectives on the industry’s challenges and opportunities.

🔹 𝗔𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗲𝘀 🔹
We were delighted to welcome representatives from:
✔ PowerTrunk (Member of the Spanish Chamber)
✔ Denarius Metals (Member of the Spanish Chamber)
✔ Andalusian Trade and Foreign Investment (Member of the Spanish Chamber)
✔ Crestview Strategy (Member of the Spanish Chamber)
✔ Zavala Civitas (Member of the Spanish Chamber)
✔ Emerita Resources
✔ Montero Mining
✔ Verde Metals
✔ LHC Private Equity
✔ Hesperian Metals
✔ ADIT North America
✔ Aurum Exploration
✔ SQ Group
✔ OCI Group
✔ Halyard
✔ Sandfire MATSA
…and many more!

A huge thank you to our speakers and attendees for making this event a success!

We are already thinking about 𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗖 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲! If you attended the event—or even if you missed it—we’d love to hear your thoughts! Let us know what topics, speakers, or improvements you’d like to see for next year’s classic business breakfast. Drop an email with your toughts to: administration@spaincanadacc.org

Stay tuned as we continue to foster collaboration and business opportunities between Spain and Canada!