2026 Agenda

Name: Mining Indaba
Start: 2027-02-08
End: 2027-02-11
Location: CTICC

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Early bird ticket

08:35

10 mins

Opening Ceremony

Victoria Falls Stage, Ballroom East (CTICC1 - Level 1)

Opening Ceremony - MC Welcome

Governance & Policy

Leadership

Speakers

Mecktilder Mchomvu

Executive Director

Tanzania Women in Mining & Mineral Industry (TWiMMI)

Thami Nkadimeng

Investing in African Mining Indaba

08:45

5 mins

Opening Ceremony

Victoria Falls Stage, Ballroom East (CTICC1 - Level 1)

Welcome to Cape Town

Governance & Policy

Leadership

Speaker

Hon. Geordin Hill-Lewis

08:50

Victoria Falls Stage, Ballroom East (CTICC1 - Level 1)

Welcome to Investing In African Mining Indaba

Governance & Policy

Leadership

Speaker

Frans Baleni

Chairman of the Executive Advisory Board

Investing in African Mining Indaba

09:00

5 mins

Technology & Innovation Hub

Nubian Pyramids Stage (CTICC2 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall)

MC Welcome

Disruptive Technologies

Speaker

09:20

Victoria Falls Stage, Ballroom East (CTICC1 - Level 1)

South Africa Welcome Address

Governance & Policy

Leadership

Speaker

Hon. Gwede Mantashe

Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources

Republic of South Africa

09:30

1 hour

Opening Ceremony

Victoria Falls Stage, Ballroom East (CTICC1 - Level 1)

10:30

5 mins

Opening Ceremony

Victoria Falls Stage, Ballroom East (CTICC1 - Level 1)

Presidential Introduction

Speaker

Hon. Situmbeko Musokotwane

Minister of Finance & National Planning

Republic of Zambia

10:35

20 mins

Opening Ceremony

Victoria Falls Stage, Ballroom East (CTICC1 - Level 1)

Keynote Address

Governance & Policy

Leadership

Speaker

H.E. Hakainde Hichilema

11:00

River Nile Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Investment Village)

Host welcome remarks

Speaker

Technology & Innovation Hub

Nubian Pyramids Stage (CTICC2 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall)

Mining without compromise

Can mines go zero-waste and zero-emission – while scaling up production? This session explores how cutting-edge technologies are making it possible. T...

Disruptive Technologies

Sustainability

Speakers

Amaury Vadon

VP Sales Africa, India & Middle East, Commercial Director Sub-Saharan Africa

Michelin

Christophe Fleurence

VP - Africa

TotalEnergies Renewables

Ian Gebbie

SVP: Electrical, Control & Instrumentation

DRA Global

Moderator

Arif Moreno

Founder & MD

Infinium Innovations

Luanda Accord high-level follow-up meeting (By invitation only)

Governance & Policy

11:05

30 mins

Investment Programme

River Nile Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Investment Village)

Commodity outlook 2026 keynote presented by CRU

Keynote by a leading expert in the field presenting their annual commodity outlook report exclusively at Mining Indaba. Explore short and long-term fo...

Investment

Speakers

Anton Viljoen

Analyst, Copper Mining Assets

CRU

Kirill Kirilenko

Lead, Precious Metals Market Service

11:50

River Nile Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Investment Village)

Strategic partnerships – The new model for mine financing

As capital markets tighten and risk aversion grows, traditional mining finance is evolving - with public-private partnerships (PPPs), development fina...

Investment

Speakers

Alain Fazili

Head of Corporate & Investment Banking

BGFI Bank

Didier J. Rault

President

World Mining Investment

Ignacio de Calonje

Chief Investment Officer, Global Energy & Metals & Mining

World Bank Group

Moderator

Raj Ray

BMO Capital Markets

12:00

20 mins

Technology & Innovation Hub

Nubian Pyramids Stage (CTICC2 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall)

Tech-In-Action – ABB - Technologies miners need for real progress

Technologies miners need for real progress Mining stands at a crossroads. The technologies to boost productivity, safety, and sustainability ar...

Disruptive Technologies

Speakers

Björn Jonsson

Global Business Line Manager Mining & Materials

ABB

Erik Pretorius

Global Strategic Sales Lead & Global Account Manager

ABB

1 hour 30 mins

Industry Intel

Serengeti Stage (CTICC2 - Level 3)

Private Sector Participation and the path to reviving SA’s rail and port logistics : Presented by Oliver Wyman

South Africa’s logistics network faces severe strain. Addressing the estimated R65 billion investment gap requires collaboration beyond the stat...

Speakers

Energy & Infrastructure Financing, Investment Banking

Standard Bank

Nosipho Siwisa‑Damasane

Chairman

Richards Bay Coal Terminal

Moderator

Mark Evans

Partner, Energy & Natural Resources

Oliver Wyman

1 hour 45 mins

Country Showcases

Victoria Falls Stage, Ballroom East (CTICC1 - Level 1)

Networking Lunch

Governance & Policy

12:20

1 hour 10 mins

Technology & Innovation Hub

Nubian Pyramids Stage (CTICC2 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall)

NETWORKING LUNCH

Governance & Policy

12:30

45 mins

Downstream Buyers

Ngorongoro Crater Stage (CTICC1 - Level 2)

The role of development and commercial finance in deepening Africa’s manufacturing value chains

This session will explore how both development and commercial financiers can better support Africa's industrialisation agenda by focusing on the c...

Downstream buyers

Investment

Speakers

David Jarvis

Acting COO

Industrial Development Corporation

David Renwick

Global Head: Investment Banking Division

Absa Corporate & Investment Bank

Ken Osei

Principal Investment Officer - Manufacturing & Consumer Services

International Finance Corporation

Mark Dytor

Owner, CEO, Chairman & Board Director

Dytor Capital

Moderator

Disruptive Discussions

Table Mountain Stage (CTICC2)

NETWORKING LUNCH

12:45

30 mins

Investment Programme

River Nile Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Investment Village)

Commodity focus – Copper

Join industry leaders for a focused conversation on the evolving dynamics shaping the copper markets. This session will unpack key macroeconomic drive...

Critical & Strategic Minerals

Investment

Speakers

Anton Viljoen

Analyst, Copper Mining Assets

CRU

Farid Dadashev

MD & Global Co-Head, Mining & Metals

RBC Capital Markets

Graeme Train

Global Head of Metals & Minerals Analysis

Trafigura

Moderator

13:15

River Nile Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Investment Village)

NETWORKING LUNCH

13:30

10 mins

Disruptive Discussions

Table Mountain Stage (CTICC2)

Disruptive Discussions Opening

Leadership

Speaker

Mecktilder Mchomvu

Executive Director

Tanzania Women in Mining & Mineral Industry (TWiMMI)

45 mins

Downstream Buyers

Ngorongoro Crater Stage (CTICC1 - Level 2)

From extraction to innovation: Leveraging Africa’s resource wealth for diversification and development

This session will seek to identify and brainstorm actionable policy and regulatory frameworks that better enable African governments to leverage their...

Downstream buyers

Infrastructure & Industrialisation

Speakers

Dion Shango

CEO, Africa & Territory Senior Partner

Hon. Bogolo Kenewendo

Minister of Minerals and Energy

Republic of Botswana

Moderator

Dr. Martyn Davies

Chairman: Downstream & Industrial Committee

Investing in African Mining Indaba

1 hour

Technology & Innovation Hub

Nubian Pyramids Stage (CTICC2 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall)

Digitising safety and compliance for smarter mining

As mining operations evolve, so too must the systems that safeguard them. This panel explores how leading mining houses are replacing outdated, paper-...

Disruptive Technologies

Governance & Policy

Speakers

Ingrid Osborne

CEO

Saryx Engineering Group

Louise Jordaan

Regional SHEQ Manager

Moderator

Steven Jeffery

Business Development Manager

Saryx Engineering Group

13:45

1 hour 30 mins

Industry Intel

Red Sea Stage (CTICC1 – Level 1)

Putting Policy into Practice in Africa-Europe Raw Material Cooperation

Businesses are prioritizing responsible and traceable raw material supply chains. This session will delve into the challenges and opportunities of ali...

Speakers

Director General for Africa

German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development

Dr. Jose Diemel

Senior Advisor, Responsible Sourcing

Levin Sources

Moderator

Kristian Lempa

Director Global Governance

GIZ

14:00

20 mins

Disruptive Discussions

Table Mountain Stage (CTICC2)

Voices of progress – How partnership built Simandou

Mining’s most influential CEOs take the stage to share bold business strategies. These sessions offer a candid look at leadership decisions shap...

Leadership

Speaker

Chris Aitchison

SimFer

Moderator

River Nile Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Investment Village)

Is the (re)surgency of coal investment real and going to last?

With Trump administration policy now embracing a 'clean coal industry' approach, the global energy debate is shifting once more. For Africa, w...

Critical & Strategic Minerals

Investment

Speakers

Alexis Ellender

Senior Lead, Dry Bulk Insights

Moderator

Tom Price

Commodity Analyst

Panmure Liberium, Nedbank

1 hour 30 mins

Country Showcases

Sahara Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2)

Country Showcase – Republic of Mozambique

This overview of Mozambique’s mining efforts will highlight how its rich reserves of coal, graphite, and heavy mineral sands are building the na...

Governance & Policy

Investment

Speakers

Anselmo Asssane Amurane

Deputy Head of Administration

Dugongo Cimentos S.A.

Director Mining Technological Research & Environment Services

National Institute of Mines

Moderator

Antonio Saíde

Advisor of the Minster

Ministry of Minerals and Energy

2 hours

Country Showcases

Victoria Falls Stage, Ballroom East (CTICC1 - Level 1)

Building Critical Minerals Value Chains in South Africa: An Investor Dialogue

South Africa has adopted a Critical Minerals Strategy and Implementation Plan that positions the country as a reliable supplier and value-adding hub f...

Governance & Policy

Investment

Speakers

Dr. Patricia Makhesha

Executive Chairperson

Ivanplats - Platreef Project

Hon. Gwede Mantashe

Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources

Republic of South Africa

Hon. Barbara Creecy

Minister of Transport

Republic of South Africa

Moderator

14:20

Disruptive Discussions

Table Mountain Stage (CTICC2)

Voices of progress – Newmont

Mining’s most influential CEOs take the stage to share bold business strategies. These sessions offer a candid look at leadership decisions shap...

Leadership

Speaker

Mark Rodgers

MD, Africa Asia Pacific

Newmont

14:30

20 mins

Technology & Innovation Hub

Nubian Pyramids Stage (CTICC2 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall)

Tech-In-Action – Safety at the core of production

This Tech-In-Action session explores what lies beyond Industry 4.0 for mining operations, highlighting how safety driven production depends on unified...

Disruptive Technologies

Speaker

Reece Hanning

EMEA Senior Business Development Manager

Hexagon

45 mins

Downstream Buyers

Ngorongoro Crater Stage (CTICC1 - Level 2)

Unlocking Industrialisation through advanced manufacturing and critical minerals for Africa's future

This session will explore the strategic role of advanced manufacturing technologies and critical minerals in driving industrialisation across Africa. ...

Downstream buyers

Infrastructure & Industrialisation

Speakers

Memia Fendri

Lead, Resilient & Sustainable Value Chains

World Economic Forum

Mmakgoshi Lekhethe

CEO

Industrial Development Corporation

Paul Gait

Group Head of Strategy

Anglo American

Wesley Rosslyn-Smith

Director

South Africa Centre for Industry & Technology

Moderator

Veronica Bolton Smith

CEO

The Critical Minerals Africa Group

15:00

20 mins

Disruptive Discussions

Table Mountain Stage (CTICC2)

Voices of progress – Valterra Platinum

Mining’s most influential CEOs take the stage to share bold business strategies. These sessions offer a candid look at leadership decisions shap...

Leadership

Speaker

Craig Miller

CEO

Valterra Platinum

Moderator

Kwasi Ampofo

Head of Metals & Mining

BloombergNEF

30 mins

Investment Programme

River Nile Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Investment Village)

Commodity focus – Uranium

This session brings together market analysts, producers, and financiers to explore the drivers behind uranium’s bullish momentum. Gain insight i...

Critical & Strategic Minerals

Investment

Speakers

Uranium Energy Corp, Uranium Royalty Corp

Moderator

William Mason

Senior Principal Analyst, Mine Economics & Emissions

S&P Global Market Intelligence

1 hour

Technology & Innovation Hub

Nubian Pyramids Stage (CTICC2 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall)

Cross pollinating innovation – what can mining learn from oil & gas technology?

As mining enters a new era of digital transformation, it faces a critical question: why reinvent the wheel when adjacent industries have already paved...

Disruptive Technologies

Speakers

Aboubacar Moustapha

Mining Segment Technical Expert for Africa

TotalEnergies SE

Anthony Becerra

MD Middle East & Africa

Moderator

Bily Purushothaman

Founder, Director & Technical Lead

AIR Consult

15:20

20 mins

Disruptive Discussions

Table Mountain Stage (CTICC2)

Voices of progress – Harmony Gold

Mining’s most influential CEOs take the stage to share bold business strategies. These sessions offer a candid look at leadership decisions shap...

Speaker

Beyers Nel

CEO

Harmony Gold Mining

Moderator

Raj Ray

BMO Capital Markets

15:30

1 hour 30 mins

Interactive Workshops

Okavango Delta Stage (CTICC2 - Level 1)

‘Cobalt’: an immersive, community-centred social experiment

(Organised by the European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM) in close collaboration with the Collectif Cobalt.) After Brussels, Lubum...

Speakers

Bernadette Vivuya

Journalist & Filmmaker

Collectif Cobalt

David Sturmes-Verbeek

European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM)

1 hour 30 mins

Country Showcases

Sahara Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2)

Country Showcase - Arab Republic of Egypt

Speakers

Honn. Eng. Karim Badawi

Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources

Arab Republic of Egypt

Eng. Yasser Ramadan

Chairman

Mineral Resources & Mining Industries Authority

Serengeti Stage (CTICC2 - Level 3)

Finance for a diversifying economy: How Ecobank is delivering on Simandou 2040's promise

Guinea is entering a new phase of economic acceleration, driven by large-scale mining developments and the broader national ambitions articulated...

Speakers

Abdoulaye Diallo Sireya

Moderator

Mareme Mbaye

Group Head, Client Coverage & Solutions

Ecobank

1 hour 30 mins

Industry Intel

Kilimanjaro Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2)

Green Minerals, Green Industries: Mobilising Regional Partnerships and Finance to Advance Rights-based Development (Invitation only)

This industry roundtable will convene senior decision‑makers for a focused, action‑oriented dialogue on the policy, institutional, financial and multi...

Speakers

Deprose Muchena

Director, Resources Futures in Africa

Open Society Foundation

Dr. Marit Kitaw

Economic Affairs Officer

UN Economic Commission for Africa

1 hour 30 mins

Industry Intel

Red Sea Stage (CTICC1 – Level 1)

Leadership that saves lives: How to shape safer mining operations (Presented by dss+)

From boardroom to frontline – how modern leaders are reshaping what safety really means in mining today. Safety in mining is more than metrics a...

Speakers

Alfredo Karam

Global Leadership & Culture Transformation Principal

dss+

Jacques Botha

Principal, Leadership & Culture

Moderator

Allison George

Senior Strategic Advisor

dss+

15:40

20 mins

Disruptive Discussions

Table Mountain Stage (CTICC2)

Voices of progress – Kinross Gold Corporation

Mining’s most influential CEOs take the stage to share bold business strategies. These sessions offer a candid look at leadership decisions shap...

Leadership

Speaker

J. Paul Rollinson

CEO

Kinross Gold Corporation

16:00

20 mins

Disruptive Discussions

Table Mountain Stage (CTICC2)

Voices of progress – Exxaro

Positioning Exxaro to be a diversified natural resources champion in Africa and beyond Mining’s most influential CEOs take the stage to share b...

Leadership

Speaker

Victoria Falls Stage, Ballroom East (CTICC1 - Level 1)

How can African countries leverage the rise of new investors in critical minerals?

The first part of this session focuses on how private capital and sovereign stakeholders are shaping Africa’s next generation of mining and infr...

Governance & Policy

Investment

Speakers

C. Derek Campbell

Executive Chairman

Emerald Global Resources

ZCCM Investments Holdings

Ousmane Diawara

Partner

Moderator

Leanne de Bassompierre

Business Editor

The Africa Report

16:20

20 mins

Disruptive Discussions

Table Mountain Stage (CTICC2)

Voices of progress – Gécamines

Mining’s most influential CEOs take the stage to share bold business strategies. These sessions offer a candid look at leadership decisions shap...

Leadership

Speaker

Placide Nkala Basadilua

17:00

Exhibition Hall (CTICC 2)

The Pit Stop

1 hour 30 mins

Networking

Exhibition Hall (CTICC 1)

The Wine Farm Happy Hour (Sponsored by HMS)

2 hours

Networking

Ministerial Lounge (CTICC2 - Level 2)

Access Bank Networking Reception (Invite Only)

2 hours

Networking

Ngorongoro Crater Stage - Roof Terrace (CTICC1 - Level 2)

World Gold Council Reception (Invite Only)

18:30

3 hours 30 mins

Networking

InterContinental Table Bay Hotel

ESNAD Dinner (Invite Only)

19:00

3 hours

Networking

Cabo Beach Club

2026 Agenda

Opening Ceremony - MC Welcome

Speakers

Welcome to Cape Town

Speaker

Welcome to Investing In African Mining Indaba

Speaker

MC Welcome

Speaker

South Africa Welcome Address

Speaker

Beyond symbolism: Government-Industry alignment in practice

Speakers

Moderator

Presidential Introduction

Speaker

Keynote Address

Speaker

Host welcome remarks

Speaker

Mining without compromise

Speakers

Moderator

Luanda Accord high-level follow-up meeting (By invitation only)

Commodity outlook 2026 keynote presented by CRU

Speakers

Strategic partnerships – The new model for mine financing

Speakers

Moderator

Tech-In-Action – ABB - Technologies miners need for real progress

Speakers

Private Sector Participation and the path to reviving SA’s rail and port logistics : Presented by Oliver Wyman

Speakers

Moderator

Networking Lunch

NETWORKING LUNCH

The role of development and commercial finance in deepening Africa’s manufacturing value chains

Speakers

Moderator

NETWORKING LUNCH

Commodity focus – Copper

Speakers

Moderator

NETWORKING LUNCH

Disruptive Discussions Opening

Speaker

From extraction to innovation: Leveraging Africa’s resource wealth for diversification and development

Speakers

Moderator

Digitising safety and compliance for smarter mining

Speakers

Moderator

Putting Policy into Practice in Africa-Europe Raw Material Cooperation

Speakers

Moderator

Voices of progress – How partnership built Simandou

Speaker

Moderator

Is the (re)surgency of coal investment real and going to last?

Speakers

Moderator

Country Showcase – Republic of Mozambique

Speakers

Moderator

Building Critical Minerals Value Chains in South Africa: An Investor Dialogue

Speakers

Moderator

Voices of progress – Newmont

Speaker

Tech-In-Action – Safety at the core of production

Speaker

Unlocking Industrialisation through advanced manufacturing and critical minerals for Africa's future

Speakers

Moderator

Voices of progress – Valterra Platinum

Speaker

Moderator

Commodity focus – Uranium

Speakers

Moderator