Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

DISRUPTIVE DISCUSSION -African Development Bank 

Empowering African mining in an era of disruption: The role of development finance and support organisations 

•    Gain insights into the current investment landscape in African mining, including opportunities, challenges, risk factors, and potential areas for growth and diversification.
•    Policy options for creating Africa’s demand for EV products.
•    Innovative ways of financing segments of the BEV (battery electric vehicle) value chain (for example, role of DFIs like the AfDB and the WB. Financial instruments available, funding mechanisms, risk mitigation strategies, etc.).
•    Understanding the impact of policies and regulatory frameworks on the African mining sector.
•    Available support from institutions to improve governance of the BEV value chain.

 


Tuesday 06 February 14:40 - 15:40 Disruptors Stage

Disruptive Discussions

Add to calendar 02/06/2024 14:40 02/06/2024 15:40 DISRUPTIVE DISCUSSION -African Development Bank 

Empowering African mining in an era of disruption: The role of development finance and support organisations 

•    Gain insights into the current investment landscape in African mining, including opportunities, challenges, risk factors, and potential areas for growth and diversification.
•    Policy options for creating Africa’s demand for EV products.
•    Innovative ways of financing segments of the BEV (battery electric vehicle) value chain (for example, role of DFIs like the AfDB and the WB. Financial instruments available, funding mechanisms, risk mitigation strategies, etc.).
•    Understanding the impact of policies and regulatory frameworks on the African mining sector.
•    Available support from institutions to improve governance of the BEV value chain.

 

Disruptors Stage Africa/Johannesburg
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Moderator

Kwasi Ampofo

Head of Metals and Mining, BloombergNEF

Speakers

Dr Vanessa Ushie

Acting Director, African Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre., African Development Bank (AfDB)

Dr. Marit Kitaw

Interim Director , African Union- African Minerals Development Center (AMDC)

Olivier Pognon

Director and CEO, African Legal Support Facility

Dr. Olumide Abimbola

Executive Director, Africa Policy Research Institute

Samuel Sakhuta

Director of Mines, Ministry of Mining - Malawi