Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Charles Vivian

Partner Tavistock

Charles is a partner at Tavistock, a leading London based corporate and financial communications consultancy, which he joined in September 2017. 
Charles has 30 years experience advising UK and multi-listed companies across the natural resources sector on financial, corporate, transactional, and crisis communications. He also has extensive expertise on advising corporates, ministries and governments on geopolitical and international strategic communications, with a main focus on Africa.   
Charles started his communications career at Citigate Dewe Rogerson in 1997 before co-founding Pelham Public Relations in 2004. During that time, he created a successful mining practice at the agency as well as growing the company into one of the fastest growing financial and corporate communications businesses in the UK


2024 Agenda Sessions

DISRUPTIVE DISCUSSION - South African manganese miners - supporting the steel industry and the green

South African manganese miners - supporting the steel industry and the green energy transition

  • South Africa’s manganese industry is well developed – but how does a traditional industry that feeds the steel sector tap into the green energy space as well? 
  • Are logistics challenges preventing an upscale in South Africa’s manganese supply?  
  • Could scrap manganese material be the real green solution? 
  • Beyond South Africa, what does Africa’s potential manganese contribution look like? 

Wednesday 07 February 11:20 - 11:55 Disruptors Stage

Disruptive Discussions

Add to calendar 02/07/2024 11:20 02/07/2024 11:55 DISRUPTIVE DISCUSSION - South African manganese miners - supporting the steel industry and the green South African manganese miners - supporting the steel industry and the green energy transition
  • South Africa’s manganese industry is well developed – but how does a traditional industry that feeds the steel sector tap into the green energy space as well? 
  • Are logistics challenges preventing an upscale in South Africa’s manganese supply?  
  • Could scrap manganese material be the real green solution? 
  • Beyond South Africa, what does Africa’s potential manganese contribution look like? 
Disruptors Stage Africa/Johannesburg