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WGM Vice-President Addresses MIT Sloan Business School Student Led New Space Age Conference in Boston on Space Mining Economics
April 6 - Boston, MA, USA - WGM was pleased that its Vice-President, Jeff Plate spoke on a panel of leading experts on Cislunar Economics at the student led MIT Sloan Business School New Space Conference in Boston on April 6, 2026. As Head of WGM's Space Mining practice, Jeff is a World recognized expert on prospecting, exploration and mining of space resources along with the economics and financial aspects.
“One of the key focuses of my talk was stressing the risk elements of lunar mining, noting that we specialize as a firm in de-risking projects to allow investors more comfort in providing capital to this emerging sector”, stated Jeff Plate after the conference.
Interstellar Mining was a sponsor of the conference; WGM is a significant shareholder in Interstellar Mining.
For more information on Interstellar Mining visit www.interstellarmining.ca and for more information on WGM visit www.wgm.ca