The Advisory Board of Bosphorus Mining Connect provides strategic guidance on the forum’s direction, programme development, and overall positioning. The Board supports the forum’s engagement with a broad, cross-sector community spanning mining, investment, finance, industry, professional services, and other stakeholders across the global resources value chain.
Katharina Loeckinger
Senior Vice President, DGWA
Katharina Loeckinger is Senior Vice President at DGWA, a leading German advisory firm operating at the intersection of critical raw materials, capital markets and policy.
Having worked for lithium and copper exploration companies, Katharina has deep sector expertise in junior mining and supply chain resilience – a strategic priority for European industry.
Katharina is an active voice in the European raw materials policy landscape and has served as an external evaluator for EIT RawMaterials Booster Funding Calls. DGWA is well connected within European policy and supports mining companies and investors along the critical minerals supply chain. The firm has been involved in over 250 capital markets and corporate finance transactions.
Dr Stefan Stoev
CEO & Chairman of the Executive Board, MINEX Group,
Dr Stefan Stoev is the Co-Founder and CEO of the Austrian Mining Company MINEX and an investor in Sustainable Mining and Green-Tech Projects. He has a PhD Degree in Information Technology and Economics, a master’s degree in International Finance and Economics, a bachelor’s degree in International Economic Affairs, and a Professional Degree in Foreign Affairs and Linguistics. He is the author of “THE UNWORSHIPPED ENGINE”. He also supervised Europe’s second-largest Copper-Gold Mining Project and is actively advising investments in the mining sector worldwide. MINEX Group is a global state-of-the-art Mining Exploration and Development Company with operations and representations on all continents. Specialised in cost- and time-effective operations, MINEX is professionally de-risking investments in exploration projects and ensuring efficiency in operational mines, optimising mine life and sustainable operations.
Tamer Talu (Chair)
Managing Director & CEO, HTT NEXUS
Tamer Talu is an engineer and MBA with senior regional and global leadership experience across mining and downstream industries, chemicals (non-commodity minerals), industrial minerals, construction, and manufacturing, including executive and commercial roles with Rio Tinto.
He leads HTT NEXUS, focusing on M&A, strategic consulting, growth, commercial strategy, and market expansion. He is also undertaking doctoral research on battery raw material supply risks. His work combines cross-border dealmaking, sector insight, and hands-on execution across multiple commodities, markets, and geographies.
Dr Vasily Storozhuk
Senior Advisor, Deal Advisory, KPMG CCA, KPMG Caucasus and Central Asia (KPMG Valuation LLC)
Vasily Storozhuk is a Senior Advisor at KPMG CCA, focusing on Metals and Mining sectors, investment, strategy, and M&A. He has over 25 years of experience in the Metals and Mining, including senior executive and CFO roles. At KPMG, he advises mining and metals companies, investors and governments on growth strategy, investment, and partnership opportunities, transactions, and financing, with a particular focus on Central Asia and the Caucasus and their growing investment and strategic links with the US and other international markets.
