Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

2025 Speakers

Discover our 2025 speaker lineup below.

Aboubacar Koulibaly

Head of Country

Rio Tinto Guinea

Head: Social Performance

Minerals Council South Africa

Director - West Africa

Embellie Advisory

Director, Responsible Sourcing

CEO and Founder

Africa Green Co

Global Relations Cooperation Director, Sherpa to G7, G20, APEC

Kumi Consulting

Coach and Strategist

Andrew Lane Advisory

Anneline Sonpal

Head of Sustainability & Tailings

Ashleigh Theophanides

Chief Sustainability Officer

Deloitte Africa

Assheton Carter

TDI Sustainability

Legal & Policy Consultant

World Resources Forum

Basetsama Kumalo

Expert-Head of Strategic Partnerships

DRC Ministry of Mines (CTCPM)

Benjamin Gallezot

French Interministerial Delegate for Ores and Metals Supplies

French Governement

Sector lead, mineral supply chains

OECD Centre for Responsible Business Conduct

Benjamin Boakye

Executive Director

Chief Growth Officer

Baletsema Holdings

Bothwell Mazarura

Digital Innovation Enablement Lead

High Power (HPX) Exploration

Policy & Geopolitical Principal

Benchmark Minerals

PHD Candidate - Department of Process Engineering

Stellenbosch University

Caroline Donally

Managing Partner

Sprott Streaming

Chief Development Officer

Head of Outreach

ICoCA – The Responsible Security Association

Chris Showalter

Lifezone Metals

Christian Erdelyi

Manager of Mining Technology Solutions

Christophe Roux

Head of Mining, Metals and Industries Finance, EMEA

Société Générale

Claude de Baissac

Executive Director

CEO and Founding Partner

Chief Development Officer

Executive Director (CEO)

Pan African Resources

Anglo American Platinum

Head of Government & International Relations, Americas

Industrial Development Corporation

Technical Director

Intergrated Geoscience Solutions

DDG, Mine Health & Safety

David Sturmes-Verbeek

Co-founder and Director Business Innovation & Fundraising

The Impact Facility

Director General

Cobalt Institute

Principal Specialist, Renewable Energy

Dr. Aditya Ramji

Director - Global South Centre for Clean Transportation

University of California, Davis

Dr. Josh Goldman

Co-founder and President

Dr. Marit Kitaw

Interim Director

African Union- African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC)

Dr. Martyn Davies

Dr. Molefi Motuku

Dr. Nombasa Tsengwa

Exxaro Resources

Dr. Oliver Maponga

Economic Affairs Officer

Dr. Patience Mpofu

CEO, Non-Executive Director

Insight Mining Experts, Orion

Dr. Peter Whitbread-Abrutat

Founder & Director

Future Terrains International

Co-Founder & Senior Partner

Embellie Advisory

Dr. Theophilus Acheampong

Visiting Fellow

Dr. Thuthula Balfour

Head - Health and Safety

Minerals Council South Africa

Dr. Zainab Usman

Director, Africa Program

Chief Executive

Dushendra Naidoo

Head of Safety & Sustainable Development

Minerals Council South Africa

Emmanuel Umpula Nkumba

Executive Director

African Natural Resources Watch

Founder and Manager

Cedrus Arbor LLC

Eric Kalala Nsantu

Enterprise Générale de Cobalt

Estelle Levin-Nally

CEO and Founder

Fabiana Di Lorenzo

Senior Director

Responsible Minerals Initiative

Federico Magalini

Director of Sustainability, UK and Italy

Francisco Baudrand

Francisco Ferreira

Franklin Edochie

Senior Vice President

Africa Finance Corporation

Froydis Cameron-Johansson

Global Head of Health, Safety, Environment and Security

Gavin Montgomery

Principal Analyst

Rainbow Rare Earths

Georgette Barnes Sakyi-Addo

Women in Mining Ghana

Gerard Rheinberger

Simandou Project: Rio Tinto

Principal Decarbonisation

Founding Director

Steyn Reddy Associates (SRA)

Mining Director

Gobona Lizzie Tau

Specialist: Minerals and Energy Research, Development and Innovation

Ghanaian Small Scale Miners Association

Investing in African Mining Indaba

Gracelin Baskaran

Founding Director – Project on Critical Minerals Security

H.E Louis Watum

Minister of Industry and SMEs

H.E. Oladele Alake

Minister of Solid Minerals Development

Regional Manager, Africa

International Geothermal Assoiciation

Helene-Marie Stander

University of Cape Town

Holger Riemensperger

Hon. Judith Nemadzinga-Tshabalala

Deputy Minister of Mineral & Petroleum Resources

Republic of South Africa

Chief Economist

Minerals Council South Africa

Executive Director

Global Battery Alliance

Chief Financial Officer

Lifezone Metals

Isabelle Ramdoo

Deputy Director

Isabelle Wabete

MD – Madagascar

Chief Representative of the Consortium / Winning International Group

SMB-Winning Consortium

J. Paul Rollinson

J.J. Messner de Latour

Sector Lead, Downstream Purchasing

Head of Mining and Metals TMA

Botswana Diamonds

Elder/ Minister in President Mandela’s Cabinet / Founding General Secretary of COSATU

Republic of South Africa

Jens Dyhring Christensen

Enterprices Specialist

International Labour Organization (ILO)

Director Responsible Investing

Orion Resource Partners

Special Assistant to the President

Republic of Zambia

Strategy and Communications Director

Head of the JET PMU

Presidency of South Africa

Exxaro Resources

Mineral Resources Development Expert

VP Southern Africa

Kal Tire’s Mining Group

Economic Affairs Officer

Investment Manager

Joseph Starwood

Global Mining Expert

Julie Courtnage

Executive Director

Mandela Mining Precinct

Chief of Staff & Director of External Programmes

Chillerton Group

SVP - Sustainability

Executive Director

GM Climate and Nature

Vale Base Metals

Chief Risk Officer

Orion Resource Partners

Kirthanya Pillay

Group Executive: Corporate Development and Strategy

Impala Platinum Holdings

Executive Secretary

Botswana Mineworkers Union

Kizito Okechukwu

CEO & Co-Founder

Mputlelele Enterprises

Linda Omara Koledade

Mining & Metals Dealmaker, Start-up Mentor, Founder

IDC, Savant, Mustard Seed

Deloitte Africa Energy Resources & Industrials industry leader

Lourens de Koning

Fraser Alexander

Marketing Development Executive

Manganese Mining Company (MMC)

Global Capital Projects Leader

Africa Practice

Marie-Chantal Kaninda

President, Chairman

Glencore DRC, KCC

President & CEO

Barrick Gold Corporation

Executive Director

Chairperson and MD

Volkswagen Group Africa

Masego Maxwell Sabisa

North West University

Mats Sköldberg

Head of Technology

Volvo Construction Equipment

KoBold Metals Africa

Managing Partner

Orion Resource Partners

Michelle Manook

Chief Executive

Mihlali Sitefane

Director and Founder

MD, Stellantis Sub-Sahara Africa and South Africa

Programmes Officer

Mohamed Stevens

Legal Consultant

Chief Sustainable Impact Officer

Exxaro Resources

Moreblessing Chanakira

Director: Natural Resources & Energy Coverage

De Beers Group Managed Operations

Mthokozisi Zondi

Deputy Chief Inspector of Mines

Mukwandi Chibesakunda

CEO & Co-Founder

Mulumba Lwatula

Head of Investments (Mining & Energy)

Industrial Development Corporation

Mzila Mthenjane

Minerals Council South Africa

Africa Director

Natural Resource Governance Institute

Navesh Ragoonanthun

MD Energy and Natural Resources

Peterhouse Capital

Megamillion Energy

Managing Director

Kian Smith Group

Nicholas Snowdon

Head of Metals and Mining Research

Mercuria Energy Trading SA

Director DSI-NRF CIMERA

Department of Geology, University of Johannesburg

University of Cape Town

Senior Executive: Environment, Health & Legacies

Minerals Council SA

Business Development Manager

Managing Director

Ntokozo Ngcwaba

Paul Mabolia Yenga

DG of Mining Cadadre

Paule France Ndessomin

Regional Secretary - SSA

Phumudzo Gift Munyai-Matshotshi

PhD Candidate / Innovation Champion for Local Economic Development

University of Venda

Group Head of Carbon and Innovation

Prof. Daniel Franks

Director – Global Centre for Mineral Security

Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland

Prof. Francis Petersen

Vice Chancellor and Principal

University of Pretoria

Prof. Glen Nwaila

Associate Professor

University of Witwatersrand

Head of Investor Relations

Managing Director, Head of Metals and Mining

CEO & Chairperson

The Particle Group & Women in Mining South Africa

Ramphabana Khethani Tom

University of Venda

Reece van Buren

Chief Technical and Commercial Officer

Digital Surveying

Tranisiton Advisory Lead

Riaan Koppeschaar

Finance Director

Exxaro Resources

Toyota South Africa Motors

Richard Horrocks-Taylor

Global Head Metals & Mining

Standard Chartered Bank

Richard Lilleike

Chief Growth Officer

Exxaro Resources

Richard Tayelor

Horizon Corporation

Rishon Chimboza

Senior Advisor, African Investment & Global Engagement

Rivoningo Mnisi

Chief Strategy Officer

Exxaro Resources

Robert Friedland

Founder and Executive Co-Chairman

Rohitesh Dhawan

President and CEO

International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)

Ronaldo Malapana

Masters student

University of Limpopo/CIMERA

Senior Mining Engineer

Ghana Manganese

AI & Data Director

Sabine Rau-Oberhuber

University of Cape Town

University of Cape Town

Chief Advisor External Affairs

Sector Lead: Civil Society

Sean Gilbertson

Seelan Gobalsamy

Thor Explorations

Septian Hario Seto

Deputy of Investment and Mining Coordination

Coordinating Minister Maritime Affairs and Investments of Republic of Indonesia

Shammy Luvhengo

CEO and Executive Director

Ndalamo Resources

Syrah Resources

Managing Principal, Coverage Head: Resources & Energy Sector

Absa Corporate and Investment Banking

Executive: New Business Development

African Rainbow Minerals

Sikhulekile (Khule) Duma

Director: Project Management Office (PMO)

The Presidency, The Republic of South Africa

CEO and Director

Technical Mining Advisory Lead and Associate Director

Tania Eyanga MBA

Tapiwa Chimbganda

Just Tranisition Manager

Tatiana Aguilar

Mining and Metals Industry Manager

World Economic Forum

Managing Director

Moahi Sustainable Solutions

Thabo Kgarabjang

PhD student (University of Limpopo)

Center of Excellence In Integrated Mineral and Energy Resource Analysis

Thami Nkadimeng

Investing in African Mining Indaba

Head: Resource and Project Finance

Senior mining research analyst

Thomas Gustavsson

Founder and CEO

Thomas-Louis de Lophem

CEO and Co-Founder

Founder and Director

Tonbofa Law Practice

Watson Farley & Williams LLP

Head of Public Affairs

Volvo Construction Equipment

Climate change specialist and the HSE Director

Entreprise General du Cobalt (EGC)

Group Head of Social Impact

Tristan Attenborough

Global Industry Head, Energy, Power, Renewables, Metals & Mining

Principal: Mining and Resources Investment Banking

Critical Minerals Africa Group

Virginie de Chassey

Chief Sustainability and External Affairs Officer

Waldemar Christensen

Volvo Trucks South Africa

Wellington Pasipamire

Deputy Chairman of the Board, Executive Chairman

Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation, Trans Limpopo Capital

Werner Duvenhage

MD, RTIT Africa Operations

Willem Middelkoop

CEO and Founder

Commodity Discovery Fund

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CTICC
Cape Town
South Africa

3-6 February 2025

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