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Stronger together in gold: Building Africa’s responsible refining partnerships

Gold is no longer governed by a single centre of gravity. As producer countries move to retain value, strengthen oversight, and build domestic refining capacity, long-standing market standards are being tested, reinterpreted, and, in some cases, rewritten.

This fireside brings together the custodians of global gold standards, legacy refining institutions, and emerging African market authorities to examine how credibility is defined, how trust is transferred, and what a modern gold rulebook must look like in a world of shifting power.

It also showcases the true power of partnerships through a recent strategic collaboration between Rand Refinery and Ghana’s Gold Coast Refinery, working alongside GoldBod to deepen local beneficiation, strengthen technical capability, and raise responsible sourcing standards across the gold value chain

The conversation asks a simple but consequential question: who sets the rules of the gold market now - and who should?


Wednesday 11 February 13:50 - 14:20 Disruptive Discussions Table Mountain Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall)

Add to calendar 02/11/2026 13:50 02/11/2026 14:20 Stronger together in gold: Building Africa’s responsible refining partnerships Gold is no longer governed by a single centre of gravity. As producer countries move to retain value, strengthen oversight, and build domestic refining capacity, long-standing market standards are being tested, reinterpreted, and, in some cases, rewritten.

This fireside brings together the custodians of global gold standards, legacy refining institutions, and emerging African market authorities to examine how credibility is defined, how trust is transferred, and what a modern gold rulebook must look like in a world of shifting power.

It also showcases the true power of partnerships through a recent strategic collaboration between Rand Refinery and Ghana’s Gold Coast Refinery, working alongside GoldBod to deepen local beneficiation, strengthen technical capability, and raise responsible sourcing standards across the gold value chain

The conversation asks a simple but consequential question: who sets the rules of the gold market now - and who should?
Table Mountain Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall) Africa/Johannesburg
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Moderator

Nere Emiko

CEO, Kian Smith Company

Speakers

Dean Subramanian

CEO, Rand Refinery

Ruth Crowell

CEO, London Bullion Metals Association