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 mineral wealth – shifting from traditional commodity extraction to a more diversified, complex economic model. It will explore how African countries can move beyond simple resource extraction to build economic complexity through industrialization, technological innovation and advanced manufacturing.

Monday 09 February 13:30 - 14:15 Downstream Buyers Ngorongoro Crater Stage (CTICC1 - Level 2)

Downstream buyers

Infrastructure and industrialisation

Add to calendar 02/09/2026 13:30 02/09/2026 14:15 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 mineral wealth – shifting from traditional commodity extraction to a more diversified, complex economic model. It will explore how African countries can move beyond simple resource extraction to build economic complexity through industrialization, technological innovation and advanced manufacturing. Ngorongoro Crater Stage (CTICC1 - Level 2) Africa/Johannesburg

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Moderator

Dr. Martyn Davies

Chairman: Downstream & Industrial Committee, Investing in African Mining Indaba

Speakers

Dr. Andile Sangqu

Chairperson, Transnet SOC

Prof. Francis Petersen

Vice Chancellor & Principal , University of Pretoria

Tatiana Aguilar

Mining & Metals Industry Manager, World Economic Forum