Summit Business Media Extends Reach of Mining Indaba Brand to Asia

NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- After 18 years as Africa's largest and most influential mining investment event, Summit Business Media's Investing in African Mining Indaba will bring its successful business event platform to Asia with its new Investing in Asian Mining Indaba. The annual event, which will debut in Singapore in October 2012, will be targeted at financiers, investors, international mining houses, Asian government delegations, and other stakeholders in creating additional mining output in Asia to meet the region's fast-growing demand for raw materials.

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Investing in African Mining Indaba is globally recognized as the mining industry's quintessential forum for driving investments into the African mining value chain. Investing in African Mining Indaba has channeled billions of dollars in foreign investments into African mining and, in the process, has become the international standard for mining investment events. The annual event, held in February in Cape Town, draws representatives from more than 100 countries; more than 40 African and non-African government delegations, including national mining ministers, government leaders and regulators; more than 1,000 mining exploration and services companies; and investors, analysts, and financiers from across the globe.

The exponential increase in demand for natural resources from India and China is accelerating the need for more mining opportunities in the region, said Jonathan Moore, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Mining Indaba, LLC. "Asia is ripe for a business conference platform as influential as that of African Mining Indaba," he added. "Unprecedented demand for iron ore, coal, uranium and other natural resources further augments the importance of stimulating more mining activity in the region. We intend to achieve the same goals as we did with Africa more than 18 years ago, and that is to channel foreign investment into Asian mining to help meet these supply challenges."

"Mining Indaba is one of the great events brands in the world," said Thomas M. Flynn, Interim CEO of Summit Business Media. "Our market entry into Asia demonstrates the power of high-level events to reach business audiences globally and deliver real value for all participants."

For more information, including event dates and registration information, please visit www.miningindaba.com, @MiningIndaba or www.AsianMiningIndaba.com, @AsianMiningIndaba.

About Summit Business Media
Summit Business Media is the leading B2B media and information company serving the insurance, financial, legal, investment advisory, and global mining markets.  Summit strives to be "The Next Generation of Business Information" for executives and practitioners by providing breaking news and analysis, in-depth practice management strategies, business-building techniques and actionable data.  Summit services the information needs of its customers through numerous channels, including digital, print, and live events.  Summit publishes 16 magazines and 150 reference titles, operates 20 websites and hosts a dozen conferences, including the world's largest mining investment conference held each year in South Africa.  Summit's Marketing Data division provides detailed information on millions of benefits plans, agents and advisors in the U.S.

Summit employs more than 300 employees in ten offices across the United States.  For more information, please visit www.summitbusinessmedia.com. 

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