Why Attend – Mining Companies

• Africa as the energy partner of choice rather than necessity – how can an egalitarian approach help galvanize increased collaboration throughout the supply chain?

• What financing instruments can foreign partners provide to supply greater sums of concessional financing and to de-risk private sector investments?

• What else needs to be done to ensure the continent becomes the global mineral leader, and future-proof its industry?

• As foreign actors seek alternatives to minimize overreliance, does the continent risk losing its moment?

• How is climate instability affecting African mining and African mining communities?
• What solutions are miners, governments, local leaders adopting to support climate change adaptation in mining communities?
• How can a pursuit of co-benefits in miners’ community development and national policy efforts build greater resilience to a changing climate? (case studies)
• What is the role of insurance?

1. The government factor: A landscape that offers investment-friendly options for increased infrastructure development spend, improved permitting processes and downstream value-addition is the dream. Can it be turned Into reality?
2. The investment factor: Future demand for metals has never looked brighter, but are investors willing to provide the required capital at every stage of the mining life cycle?
3. The community factor: Mining means job creation and economic opportunities, but is that enough to win the support of local communities for new projects?
4. The talent factor: Artificial intelligence holds the future to technology adoption in mining - is tomorrow's mining generation prepared at a tertiary education level for this, and what does their integration with the existing workforce look like?
5. The market factor: Are downstream buyers ready to play their part, including buying critical minerals from “risky” jurisdictions?”

•    Are communities people being consulted enough with health and safety risks 
•    What are the risks that mining creates to communities? 
•    In what ways can technology enhance transparency and accountability in mining, fostering trust and collaboration with affected communities?
•    What ethical considerations must be addressed when deploying surveillance technologies in mining communities to monitor safety risks?

•    Does mining have an institutional culture problem? 
•    What does it mean to lead with moral courage?
•    How do you make decisions that are not just about the law and shareholders, but for the greater good?
•    What are the fundamentals of building trust? 

• Whilst the overarching opportunities presented by the critical energy transition mineral value chains present a means for new industrial development, how are these being maximised to create socio-economic change? 
• What needs to be done to contribute more to the economic structural transformation of mineral-producing countries, both in terms of economic diversification and their green industrialisation ambitions?
• How can communities be centered when discussing benefit sharing, local value addition and economic diversification of producing countries?

• How important is technology in Africa’s sustainable development?
• Is technology being utilised to meet sustainability goals?
• Are technology providers and innovators doing enough, and can technology be a negative to sustainability?