Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

2025 Speakers

Discover our 2025 speaker lineup below.

Abalo Atafeinam

President of Association of Women in the Mining and Corporate Sector of Togo

Abdoul Karim Kabele Camara

VP / Government & External Affairs

West Africa, Fortuna Mining

Abdul Rahman Amoadu

MD - Africa and Canada Business Unit

Aboubacar Kagbè Touré

Director General

Aboubacar Koulibaly

Head of Country

Rio Tinto Guinea

Head of External Relations and Social Performance

Chief Responsible Investment Office, Chair

Church of England Pensions Board, Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030

VP - Business Development & Communications

Midnight Sun Mining

Adv. Mmadikeledi Moloto

Deputy Director General: Compliance and Enforcement

Department of Minerals and Energy

Agesan Rajagopaul

Partner, Global Energy and Minerals Lead in Africa

McKinsey & Company

Co-Chief Operating Officer

AI & Data Associate Director

Al Mansour Belhadj Mimun

GM: Energy & Resources

Senior Civil Society Advisor

Aleksandra Cholewa

Director of Investment and Development

VP: Innovation and Technology

Sibanye Stillwater

Head: Social Performance

Minerals Council South Africa

Director - West Africa

Embellie Advisory

Alexander Elving

Engagement Director

The Council on Ethics of the Swedish National Pension Funds

Alexandra Hegarty

Critical Minerals Analyst

Alhassane Barry

Lindian Resources

Content Director - APAC Events & Editor

CEO and Founder

Africa Green Co

Anastasia Kuskova

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

Kumi Consulting

Awale Resources

Coach and Strategist

Andrew Lane Advisory

Head of Productivity International Region

Volvo Construction Equipment

Head of Sustainable Development

Anneline Sonpal

Head of Sustainability & Tailings

Arnold Van Graan

Head: Markets Research

Ashleigh Theophanides

Chief Sustainability Officer

Deloitte Africa

Assheton Carter

TDI Sustainability

Legal & Policy Consultant

World Resources Forum

Barry Beylefeld

President Mobile Solutions Aftermarket

Donaldson Filtration Solutions

Principal Marine Consultant

Sepiola Consultants

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

Theta Gold Mines

Chief Growth Officer

Baletsema Holdings

Bongani Buthelezi

Fraser Alexander

Account Executive

Microsoft Africa

Bongi Ntsoelengoe

Executive Manager, Mining Cluster

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)

Bongiwe Mabusela

Director of Empowerment Transactions Assessment

Department of Mineral Resouces & Energy

Boniswa Madlanga

XBR Mining & Energy

Boubacar Bocoum

Lead Mining Specialist

Digital Innovation Enablement Lead

CEO and Executive Director

Bridgette Motsepe

Chairman & Founder

President and CEO

Ivanhoe Atlantic

Policy & Geopolitical Principal

Benchmark Minerals

Busisiwe Mavuso

Business Leadership South Africa

Director of Market Engagement

Taskforce on Nature Related Financial Disclosure (TNFD)

Canga Xiaquivuila

General Manager

Rio Tinto Angola

Captain Kuldeep Solanki

PHD Candidate - Department of Process Engineering

Stellenbosch University

Carl Makomborero

Partner and Energy & Resources Global Lead

Brunswick Group

Caroline Donally

Managing Partner

Sprott Streaming

Chief Development Officer

Cedric Mbeng Mezui

Head of Private Sector Investment Operations

Acting Manager, Front Office Division

Charles Sakanya

Mopani Copper Mines

Head of Mining Sector Group

Executive Director

Tax Justice Network Africa

Chibesakunda Mukwandi

Chilembo Sokwani

Mining Industry Association of Southern Africa (MIASA)

Head of Outreach

ICoCA – The Responsible Security Association

Chris McGoldrick

Senior Investment Analyst

Stewart Investors

Chris Osa Isokpunwa

Permenant Secretary/Ministry of Steel Development

Federal Republic of Nigeria

Chris Showalter

Lifezone Metals

Christer Mhingo

Director - TanzGraphite

Christian Erdelyi

Manager of Mining Technology Solutions

Christophe Roux

MD and Head of Batteries, Mining and Industries EMEA

Société Générale

Claude de Baissac

CEO & Founding Partner

CGC Management Consulting

President & CEO

Executive Director (CEO)

Pan African Resources

Head of Sales and Marketing, Global

Newmont Corporation

Cosmas Milton Obote Ochieng

Director for Climate Change, Food Security and Natural Resources

Anglo American Platinum

Finance Director, Africa & Middle East

International Tax and Investment Center

Resource Resolutions

Head of International ESG Compliance

Eurasian Resources Group

Principle Advisor

Republic of Guinea

Head of Government & International Relations, Americas

African Association of Automotive Manufacturers

Elemental Altus

Executive Director

Tyranna Resources / AngoLítio

Industrial Development Corporation

Technical Director

Intergrated Geoscience Solutions

David Liebscher

Deputy Head of the International Corruption Unit

National Crime Agency

David Mamphitha

Mine Health and Safety Council

David Sturmes-Verbreek

Co-founder, Director Partnerships & Innovation

The Impact Facility

Africa Regional Coordinator

Deep Sea Conservation Coalition

Senior Executive VP

Desiderious Chapewa

Chief Geologist

Ministry of Mines and Mineral Development - Zambia

Senior Director Social Performance

Kinross Gold Corporation

Director General

Cobalt Institute

Principal Specialist, Renewable Energy

Enterprise Générale de Cobalt

Douti Ardjoume Songre

Head of Chemistry and Geochemistry Laboratory Division

Dr Theunis Otto

Chief Engineer, Mining and Digital Technologies

Dr. Aditya Ramji

Director - Global South Centre for Clean Transportation

University of California, Davis

Dr. Alecia Ndlovu

Senior Lecturer

University of Cape Town

Dr. Amany Asfour

Africa Business Council

Dr. Anthony Costa

Head of B20 Secretariat

Dr. Arif Havas Oegroseno

Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs

Dr. Claude Kabemba

Southern Africa Resource Watch

Dr. Demetrios Papathanasiou

Global Director, Energy and Extractives

Dr. Elmar Muller

Executive Manager: Hydrometallurgy

Dr. George Maluleke

Executive Head, Corporate Affairs and Sustainability

Anglo American Platinum

Dr. Hod Kwadzo Ayigba

Executive Director, Chief Economist

ARLEI, ITUC Africa

Dr. Josh Goldman

Co-founder and President

Dr. Marian Lydall

Head: R&D Management

Dr. Marit Kitaw

Interim Director

African Union- African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC)

Dr. Martin Lokanc

Senior Mining Specialist

Dr. Martyn Davies

Dr. Molefi Motuku

Dr. Oliver Maponga

Economic Affairs Officer

Dr. Olivia Barron

Chief Scientist

Dr. Olumide Abimbola

Executive Director

Africa Policy Research Institute

Dr. Patience Mpofu

CEO, Non-Executive Director

Insight Mining Experts, Orion

Dr. Paul Jourdan

Independent consultant

Dr. Paulo Tanganha

National Director for Mineral Resources

Ministry of Mineral Resources Petroleum and Gas, Republic of Angola

Dr. Peter Whitbread-Abrutat

Founder & Director

Future Terrains International

Dr. Presha Ramsarup

Centre for Researching Education and Labour – University of the Waiwatersrand

Dr. Rachel Perks

Senior Mining Specialist

Dr. Rebecca Drury

Senior Manager, Biodiversity and Nature

Chronos Sustainability and Mining 2030 Secretariat

Co-Founder & Senior Partner

Embellie Advisory

Dr. Robert Pijpers

European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM)

Dr. Rory Sullivan

Chronos Sustainability and Mining 2030 Secretariat

Dr. Theophilus Acheampong

Visiting Fellow

Dr. Thuthula Balfour

Head - Health and Safety

Minerals Council South Africa

Dr. Titus Sauerwein

Dr. Zainab Usman

Director, Africa Program

Chief Executive

Dushendra Naidoo

Head of Safety & Sustainable Development

Minerals Council South Africa

Strategic Client Executive

Morupule Coal Mine

Senior Policy Advisor, Gender Equality and Social Inclusion

Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF)

Digital Innovation Hub Leader

Sibanye-Stillwater

Emma Wade-Smith

SVP Government Relations

Emmanuel Umpula Nkumba

Executive Director

African Natural Resources Watch

Engr. Obadiah Simon Nkom

Director General

Mining Cadastre Office, NIgeria

Senior Legal Program Officer

Government Engagement, ISLP

Founder and Manager

Cedrus Arbor LLC

Essich Wassenaar

Technical Director

Estelle Levin-Nally

CEO and Founder

Fabiana Di Lorenzo

Senior Director, Impact, Innovation and Credibility

Responsible Minerals Initiative

Founder and CEO

Federico Magalini

Director of Sustainability, UK and Italy

Florence Drummond

Executive Director

Development Partner Institute

Francisco Baudrand

Francisco Ferreira

Francois Lemaitre

Franklin Edochie

Africa Finance Corporation

Former General Secretary

Division Manager, Extractives

African Development Bank

Frederic Geurts

MD and Senior Partner

Boston Consulting Group

Head of Commercial Partnerships

Glencore Copper Africa

Executive Director

Chillerton Group

Fulgencio Garrido

Deputy EU Ambassador to South Africa

Director, Commodities, Industry & Company Data

S&P Global Market Intelligence

Gavin Montgomery

Principal Analyst

Head of Biodiversity and Nature

Chronos Sustainability and Mining 2030 Secretariat

Rainbow Rare Earths

Georgette Barnes Sakyi-Addo

Women in Mining Ghana

Georgina Hallett

Chief Sustainability Officer & Head of Physical Markets

London Metal Exchange (LME)

Director of Geological Survey

Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development, Republic of Zambia

Gerard Rheinberger

Simandou Project: Rio Tinto

Principal Decarbonisation

Founding Director

Steyn Reddy Associates (SRA)

Head, Capital and M&A Finance

Gnemessassam Karamon Nagazama

Ministry of Mines and Energy Resources

Gobona Lizzie Tau

Specialist: Minerals and Energy Research, Development and Innovation

General Secretary

Ghana National Association of Small Scale Miners

Investing in African Mining Indaba

VP of Baowu Resources and Executive Deputy GM of Baowu Resources West Africa

Baowu Resources

Gordon Letsoalo

Brunswick Group

Gracelin Baskaran

Founding Director – Project on Critical Minerals Security

Head of Metals and Minerals Analysis

H.E Commissaire Colonel Ousmane Abarchi

Minister of Mines

Republic of the Niger

H.E Eng Karim Badawi

Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources

Arab Republic of Egypt

H.E. Albert M. Muchanga

Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Tourism, Industry and Minerals (ETTIM)

African Union Commission

H.E. Khalid Al-Mudaifer

Vice-Minister for Mining Affairs

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Hartmut Brodner

Head of Mining Technical Solutions

Mining Sales Director

Global Industry Director

Director & Global Head – Project & Asset Based Finance

African Export-Import Bank

Director, Global R&D Manager

Aquarius Resources, International Geothermal Association

Helene-Marie Stander

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

University of Cape Town

Global Portfolio Manager: Mining Explosives

Global Manager Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory

International Finance Corporation

Hors Classe Adviser

Directorate-General for International Partnerships

Henrique Kiaku Simao

President, CEO, Chairman

Hiroyuki Tsuruno

Director for Development Issues, International Organizations Division, International Bureau

Ministry of Finance, Japan

Hon. Anthony P. Mavunde

Minister of Minerals

Hon. Bogolo Kenewendo

Minister of Minerals and Energy

Republic of Botswana

Hon. Bouna Sylla

Minister of Mines and Geology

Republic of Guinea

Hon. Diamantino Azevedo

Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas

Republic of Angola

Hon. Djami Diallo

Minister of Environment

Republic of Guinea

Hon. Djiba Diakite

Minister Director of Cabinet of the Presidency

Republic of Guinea

Hon. Dr. Blade Nzimande

Minister of Science and Innovation

Republic of South Africa

Hon. Dr. Oladele Henry Alake

Minister of Solid Minerals Development

Hon. Dr. Situmbeko Musokotwane (MP)

Minister of Finance and National Planning

Republic of Zambia

Hon. Enoch Godongwana

Minister of National Treasury

Republic of South Africa

Hon. Francis Kamanzi

CEO, Rwandan Mines

Petroleum and Gas Board

Hon. Geordin Hill-Lewis

Executive Mayor

Hon. Habtamu Tegegn

Minister of Mines

Federal Republic of Ethiopia

Hon. Hassan Ali Joho

EGH / Cabinet Secretary for Mining / Ministry of Mining, Blue Economy and Maritime Affairs

Republic of Kenya

Hon. Julius Daniel Mattai

Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources

Republic of Sierra Leone

Hon. Kgosientso Ramokgopa

Minister of Electricity and Energy

Republic of South Africa

Hon. Kizito Pakabomba Kapinga Mulume

Minister of Mines

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Hon. Koga Yuichiro

Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Japan

Hon. Miguel Kashal Katemb

Hon. Minister Gwede Mantashe

Minister of Mineral Resources & Energy

Government of South Africa

Hon. Mourana Soumah

Minister of Economy & Finance

Republic of Guinea

Hon. Mpho Parks Tau

Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition

Republic of South Africa

Hon. Paul C. Kabuswe

Minister of Mines and Minerals Development

Republic of Zambia

Hon. Phiona Nyamutoro

Minister of State for Mineral Development

Republic of Uganda

Hon. Phumzile Mgcina

Deputy Minister of Mineral & Petroleum Resource

Republic of South Africa

Group Executive Corporate Affairs and Sustainability

Siyanda Resources

Chief Economist

Minerals Council South Africa

Regional COO, Southern Africa

Global Mining & Metals Leader

Senior Principal & Global Head of Natural Resources Competence Center

Arthur D. Little

Executive Director

Global Battery Alliance

Lifezone Metals

Vice Minister - Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Republic of Korea

Mining Finance Specialist

Isabelle Ramdoo

Isabelle Wabete

Ishizuka Shinya

Chief Representative

SMB-Winning Consortium

J. Paul Rollinson

J.J. Messner de Latour

Sector Lead, Purchasing

Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance

President and CEO

Angola National Agency of Mineral Resources

Head of Mining and Metals TMA

Director General

Department of Mineral Resources

Botswana Diamonds

Director of Peacebuilding

James Nicholson

Head of Social Responsibility

Trafigura Group

James Whiteside

Head of Corporate, Metals & Mining

Jamie van Schoor

Dwyka Mining Services

Head of International Policy

Mining Programme Co-Director

Jason McPherson

Head of Sourcing and Business Development

Jean Adolehoume

Administrative Director

Jean-Michel Gerome

Chairman and MD

Dauremas Mineral Development

Jennifer Hinton

Group Manager ESG

Jennifer Zabasajja

Anchor & Correspondent

Bloomberg Television

Chief Minerals Officer

African Development Bank

Director Responsible Investing

Orion Resource Partners

Head of Sales Region International

Volvo Construction Equipment

Strategy and Communications Director

Head of the JET PMU

Presidency of South Africa

Extractives & Natural Resources Sector Lead

Head of Sales – Africa

Chief Technology Officer

Exxaro Resources

Project Coordinator Raw Materials and Human Rights

Mercedes-Benz AG

Director of Corporate Affairs

First Quantum Minerals

His Majesty Trade Commissioner for Africa

UK Department of Business and Trade

Mineral Resources Development Expert

VP Southern Africa

Kal Tire’s Mining Group

Economic Affairs Officer

Investment Manager

La Mancha Resource Capital

Joseph Starwood

Global Mining Expert

Green Transition Mineral Fellow

Africa Policy Research Institute

Julie Courtnage

Executive Director

Mandela Mining Precinct

Kakenenwa Muyangwa

Board Chairperson

ZCCM Investments Holdings

Executive Vice President, Intra-African Trade & Export Development

Consultant Raw Materials

German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)

Assistant General Secretary

IndustriALL Global Union

Principal Investment Officer-Manufacturing & Consumer Services

International Finance Corporation

Senior Manager, Commodity Trade Finance - Africa

African Export-Import Bank

Kgosi Leruo Tshekedi Molotlegi

Royal Bafokeng Nation

Kgosi Nyalala Molefe John Pilane

Senior Traditional Leader

Bakgatla-Ba-Kgafela Traditional Community

Kgosi Seatlholo

National House of Traditional and Khoi-San Leaders

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

Head of Industrialization Trade, Markets and Economic Analysis, Division

EVP, Head of Metals Unit

Head of Metals and Mining

Mputlelele Enterprises

Laura Nicholson

Head of Content & Strategic Partnerships

Investing in African Mining Indaba

Executive Director

Multiflow Geoconsult and Services

Libby Sandbrook

Director of Business and Nature

Lightness Mushi

Head of communication & PR

Linda Omara Koledade

Mining & Metals Dealmaker, Start-up Mentor, Founder

IDC, Savant, Mustard Seed

Sustainability Relations Principal

Lindokuhle Zwane

GBVF Project Coordinator

Minerals Council South Africa

Minbos Resources

Africa Energy Resources & Industrials industry leader

Louise Margolin

Deputy Editor-In-Chief - Africa Business+

Jeune Afrique Media Group

Lourens de Koning

Fraser Alexander

Ministry of Energy & Mineral Development, Uganda

Brunswick Group

Marketing Development Executive

Manganese Metal Company (MMC)

Mamadou Coulibaly

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

Industry Advisor: Energy & Resources

Global Capital Projects Leader

Africa Practice

Marie-Chantal Kaninda

Marie-Chantal Uwanyiligira

Country Director for Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Guinea, and Togo

President & CEO

Barrick Gold Corporation

Partner, Africa head of Mining and Heavy Industries

Acting Divisional Executive: Manufacturing

Industrial Development Corporation

Executive Director

Markus Schaefer

Regional Head of Discovery – Africa, Europe, Australasia

Head of BHP Xplor and Portfolio

Regional Head of Discovery

Chairperson and MD

Volkswagen Group Africa

Masego Maxwell Sabisa

Postgraduate student

North West University

Matome Eugene Moremi

Thungela Resources

Mats Sköldberg

Head of Technology

Volvo Construction Equipment

Matthew Chamberlain

London Metal Exchange

McBridge Nkhalamba

Head of Division - APRM

African Union Commission

Meagan van den Berg

Mecktilder Mchomvu

Executive Director

Tanzania Women in Mining & Mineral Industry (TWiMMI)

Account Technology Strategist

Microsoft Africa

Melanie Jacques

Snr National Researcher

Economic Research & Policy Institute Numsa

Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation

Head of Technology

Michael Lebovitz

Tax, Eversheds Sutherland

Michèle Brülhart

Executive Director

The Copper Mark

Michelle Manook

Chief Executive

Michelle Phillips

Group Chief Executive

Director of Mining Operations and Joint Venture Management

Mihlali Sitefane

Director and Founder

Chairperson of Parlimentary Portfolio Committee

Department of Mineral and Petroleum Resources

Seriti Resources

MD, Stellantis Sub-Sahara Africa and South Africa

Programmes Officer

Partner, Europe West Energy & Resources Assurance Leader

Mogakolodi Maoketsa

GM Orapa, Letlhankane, Damtshaa Mines

Debswana Diamond Company

Mohamed Stevens

Mohan Vivekanandan

Group Executive: Organisation and Coverage

Development Bank of Southern Africa

Molebogeng Mazibuko

Associate VP, Investment

Chief Sustainable Impact Officer

Exxaro Resources

Moreblessing Chanakira

Director: Resources & Energy

Director: Resources & Project Finance

Regional Secretary

National Union of Mineworkers

Mqokeleli Gomba

COO - Richards Bay Minerals

Mr Maxime Senecaut

CRM & Sustainable Investment Advisor

Harmattan Conseil

Mukwandi Chibesakunda

Mulumba Lwatula

Head of Investments (Mining & Energy)

Industrial Development Corporation

Head of Skills Development and HR

Minerals Council of South Africa

Chief Financial Officer & Mining Services Provider

Copperbelt Energy Corporation PLC

President / Co-Chair

Business Unity South Africa / B20

Mzila Mthenjane

Minerals Council South Africa

Africa Director

Natural Resource Governance Institute

Global Head of Metals & Mining

International Finance Corporation

Naseem Banu Lahri

Lucara Botswana

Country Director, Malawi, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Nathan Eastwood

Navesh Ragoonanthun

MD Energy and Natural Resources

Peterhouse Capital

Megamillion Energy

Account Technology Strategist

Microsoft Africa

Kian Smith Company

Nevashnee Naicker

Executive Head: External Relations and Sustainability Impact

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

Boston Consulting Group

Niklas Mörkberg

Head of Consultancy and Training

Volvo Construction Equipment

Nishen Hariparsad

GM – Technology & Marketing

Business Development Manager

General Secretary

Chairman: Anglo American SA Board

Anglo American South Africa

Nordine Aamchoune

SVP, International Sales

Norman Mukwakwami

Global Head of Responsible Sourcing

Ntokozo Nzimande

Chief Strategy Officer

Critical Minerals Africa Group

Executive Director

Ziva Communities

Head of Risk and Assurance

Group Treasurer

Business Development

Decentral Energy

Paule France Ndessomin

Regional Secretary - Sub-Sahara Africa

Rainbow Rare Earths

Global Sustainability Lead Sectors

Managing Partner

Orion Resource Partners

Frontier Rare Earths

Phumudzo Gift Munyai-Matshotshi

PhD Candidate / Innovation Champion for Local Economic Development

University of Venda

Group Head of Carbon and Innovation

Brunswick Group

Popol Mabolia Yenga

Mining Cadastre (DR Congo)

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

Prof. Jean-Marie Kanda

Dean of Polytechnics Faculty

University of Lubumbashi

Prof. Nelie Mutemeri

Mining Practice Director

Prof. Paul Ekins

Professor of Resources and Environmental Policy

UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources, University College London

Prof. Zach Pouga

International Tax & Transaction Services, EY

Professor Grant Bybee

WITS School of Geoscience

Boston Consulting Group

Head of Investor Relations

Radolf Baalasaaye

Senior Business Improvement Specialist

Gold Fields Ghana

MD & Head of Metals and Mining, EMEA

Canaccord Genuity

MD, Metals & Mining Research

BMO Capital Markets

CEO & Chairperson

The Particle Group & Women in Mining South Africa

Ramphabana Khethani Tom

University of Venda

Raphaël Matamba Jibikila

Head of the Technical Coordination and Mining Planning Unit (CTCPM)

Ministry of Mines, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Youth Employment Service

Reece van Buren

Chief Technical and Commercial Officer

Digital Surveying

Tranisiton Advisory Lead

Rentia van Tonder

Head: Power, Client Coverage

Standard Bank Group

Impact Area Manager

Toyota South Africa Motors

Enterprise Commercial

Microsoft Africa

Richard Horrocks-Taylor

Global Head, Metals & Mining

Standard Chartered Bank

Richard Lilleike

Chief Growth Officer

Exxaro Resources

Head of Government Relations

Richard Tayelor

Horizon Corporation

Rishon Chimboza

Special Advisor - African Investment & Global Engagement

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

CEO and President

Starcore International Mines

Robert Schlotterer

Manager and Global Head, Energy and Extractives

Compagnie du TransGuineed

Rogério Guimarães

Rohitesh Dhawan

President and CEO

International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)

Ronaldo Malapana

Masters student

University of Limpopo/CIMERA

Head: Project Management

Office of the Presidency

Shining Star Icarus

Director of Human Resources and Occupational Health

University of Cape Town

Deputy Chief Executive and General Council

London Bullion Market Association

Prospect Resources

Samaila Zubairu

President and CEO

Africa Finance Corporation

Sameera Mohamed

Microsoft Africa

Chief Advisor External Affairs Africa

Studios Director

Visiting Fellow

European Council on Foreign Relations

Director General

Sector Lead: Civil Society

Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Transformation

United States Government

Sean Gilbertson

Thor Explorations

Senjdi Vieira Dias

Head of the Planning Department

Sephela Makete Thema

GM - Tailings and Remining RSA

Fraser Alexander

Shammy Luvhengo

CEO and Executive Director

Ndalamo Resources

Syrah Resources

Senior Programme Manager

Shingira Masanzu

Senior Legal Counsel

Shir Vivek Kumar Bajpai

Joint Secretary

Ministry of Mines, India

Managing Principal, Coverage Head: Resources & Energy Sector

Executive: New Business Development

African Rainbow Minerals

Sikhulekile (Khule) Duma

Director: Project Management Office (PMO)

The Presidency, The Republic of South Africa

Africa Energy Transition Advisor

Silva Padaychee

Account Executive

Microsoft Africa

EVP Exploration

Simbarashe Chinyemba

Mutapa Investment Fund

Metallurgical Manager & Mining Influencer

My Tiara is a Hard Hat

Solomon Quaynor

VP, Private Sector, Infrastructure and Industrialisation

Sonwabo Modimoeng

Faded Black Innovations

Winning Consortium Holdings

Mining & Energy Union Australia

Technical Mining Advisory Lead and Associate Director

Project Analyst

President & CEO

Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)

Susannah McLaren

Head of Responsible Sourcing & Sustainability

Cobalt Institute

Susanne Karcher

Co-Founder & Executive Director

Program Manager

World Bank Group

Granville Energy

Tapiwa Chimbganda

Just Transition Advisor

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Tatiana Aguilar

Mining and Metals Industry Manager

World Economic Forum

Taufeeq Dhansay

Manager of Minerals and Energy

Council of Geoscience

Tebello Chabana

Senior Executive: Public Affairs and Transformation

Minerals Council South Africa

High Commissioner to South Africa

Commonwealth of Australia

Regional Officer

IndustriALL Global Union

VP Technology and MD South Africa

Xcalibur Smart Mapping

World Gold Council

Adjunct Professor, MD

UCT, Moahi Sustainable Solutions

Thabile Makgala

Thabisile Phumo

EVP, Stakeholder Relations

Sibanye-stillwater

Executive Head of Transformation & Innovation

Debswana Diamond Company

Thabo Kgarabjang

PhD student (University of Limpopo)

Center of Excellence In Integrated Mineral and Energy Resource Analysis

Thami Nkadimeng

Investing in African Mining Indaba

Themba Mkhwanazi

Regional Director: Africa and Australia

Theophilus Adoko

Policy Development Officer

African Minerals Development Centre

Head: Resource and Project Finance

Senior mining research analyst

Thomas De Dreux-Brézé

Strategy Director

Founder and CEO

Thomas-Louis de Lophem

CEO and Co-Founder

Director Batteries Mining & Industries

Societe Generale

Group Exploration Officer

Timothy Schultz

Partner and SA Energy & Resources Lead

Brunswick Group

Tobi Dayo-Olupona

Founder and Director

TONBOFA Law Practice

Executive Advisory Board Member

Watson Farley & Williams

Solution Specialist: Data & AI

Microsoft Africa

Head of Public Affairs

Volvo Construction Equipment

Group Head of Social Impact

Tristan Attenborough

Global Head - Energy, Power, Renewables, Metals & Mining, Advisory

Cannon Asset Managers

Principal: Mining & Resources

Tsuchihashi Shuzaburo

AML Holdings LLC

Solution Specialist: Security

Microsoft Africa

Boston Consulting Group

Head of Product R&D

Valérie Levkov

Global Industry Director for Energy, Metals & Mining and Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory

International Finance Corporation (IFC)

Critical Minerals Africa Group

Head of Political Risk, Africa

Vincenzia Leitich

Executive, Client Coverage Energy & Infrastructure

The Standard Bank of South Africa

Virginie de Chassey

Chief Sustainability and External Affairs Officer

Founding Secretary

South African Mining Youth Association

Lead Corporate Campaigner: Making Clean Energy, Just and Equitable

Waheed Sulaiman

Head of Special Projects

Director, Energy Financial Solutions, Policy and Regulations

Wellington Pasipamire

Deputy Chairman of the Board, Executive Chairman

Zimbabwe Mining Development Corporation, Trans Limpopo Capital

Werner Duvenhage

Rio Tinto Iron Titanium – Africa Operations

Wessel Oosthuizen

Senior Associate Director

Chief OT Officer

Brunswick Group

Willem Middelkoop

CEO and Founder

Commodity Discovery Fund

Africa mining and metals correspondant

Xiaoyan (Celia) Xu

Xolile Mbonambi

Chief Director – Technical Support

Department of Minerals and Petroleum Resources (DMPR)

BCG Consulting Group

SIRGE Coalition

Executive Head Corporate Affairs and Sustainability

Anglo American Platinum

Thoreau Consulting

Chairman and CEO

Association of Women in Mining in Africa (AWIMA)

Zizamele Mbambo

DDG: Nuclear Energy Regulation and Management

Department of Minerals & Energy

General Secretary

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9-12 February 2026