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Regional collaboration vs. resource nationalism for battery mineral value addition - introducing the UK's partnership offering (By invitation only)

The forum will bring together senior leaders from government, DFIs, regional bodies, investors, and industry to explore practical approaches regional collaboration.  We will highlight how the UK and partners are leveraging innovative, data-driven tools to identify mineral potential, infrastructure gaps, and ESG priorities — driving investment, local beneficiation, and cross-border value creation across Africa’s critical minerals value chain. Together with participants, we will discuss how to best apply and implement these insights in practice, including the role that regional collaboration can play in accelerating impact.
 

Wednesday 11 February 09:00 - 11:00 Investment Forums Kilimanjaro Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2)

Add to calendar 02/11/2026 09:00 02/11/2026 11:00 Regional collaboration vs. resource nationalism for battery mineral value addition - introducing the UK's partnership offering (By invitation only)
The forum will bring together senior leaders from government, DFIs, regional bodies, investors, and industry to explore practical approaches regional collaboration.  We will highlight how the UK and partners are leveraging innovative, data-driven tools to identify mineral potential, infrastructure gaps, and ESG priorities — driving investment, local beneficiation, and cross-border value creation across Africa’s critical minerals value chain. Together with participants, we will discuss how to best apply and implement these insights in practice, including the role that regional collaboration can play in accelerating impact.
 Kilimanjaro Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2) Africa/Johannesburg
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Moderator

Vichaya Chungu

Strategy Lead, UK Government's Department for Business & Trade Africa mining portfolio

Speakers

Calisto Radithipa

Chief Commercial Officer & Founder , Kemcore

Dr. Marit Kitaw

Economic Affairs Officer, UN Economic Commission for Africa

Karla Cervantes Barron

Consultant & Visiting Researcher, Independent & Imperial College London

Laura Blizzard

Head of Development Strategy for Critical Minerals , FCDO

Rachel Kyte

UK Special Representative on Climate , FCDO

Vivien Foster

Principal Research Fellow & Climate Compatible Growth Lead , Imperial College London

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