Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

2025 Speakers

Discover our 2025 speaker lineup below.

Aboubacar Koulibaly

Head of Country

Rio Tinto Guinea

Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030

Co-Chief Operating Officer

Head: Social Performance

Minerals Council South Africa

Director - West Africa

Embellie Advisory

Lindian Resources

CEO and Founder

Africa Green Co

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

Kumi Consulting

Coach and Strategist

Andrew Lane Advisory

Head of Sustainable Development

Anneline Sonpal

Head of Sustainability & Tailings

Ashleigh Theophanides

Chief Sustainability Officer

Deloitte Africa

Assheton Carter

TDI Sustainability

Legal & Policy Consultant

World Resources Forum

Donaldson Mobile Solutions Aftermarket

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

Boniswa Madlanga

XBR Mining & Energy

Digital Innovation Enablement Lead

President and CEO

Ivanhoe Atlantic

Policy & Geopolitical Principal

Benchmark Minerals

Busisiwe Mavuso

Business Leadership South Africa

PHD Candidate - Department of Process Engineering

Stellenbosch University

Caroline Donally

Managing Partner

Sprott Streaming

Chief Development Officer

Cedric Mbeng Mezui

Lead - Private Sector Investment Operations

Acting Manager, Front Office Division

Head of Outreach

ICoCA – The Responsible Security Association

Chris Showalter

Lifezone Metals

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

Anglo American Platinum

International Tax and Investment Center

Resource Resolutions

Head of International ESG Compliance

Eurasian Resources Group

Head of Government & International Relations, Americas

African Association of Automotive Manufacturers

Elemental Altus

Industrial Development Corporation

Technical Director

Intergrated Geoscience Solutions

DDG, Mine Health & Safety

David Sturmes-Verbreek

Co-founder, Director Partnerships & Innovation

The Impact Facility

Senior Director Social Performance

Kinross Gold Corporation

Director General

Cobalt Institute

Dr. Aditya Ramji

Director - Global South Centre for Clean Transportation

University of California, Davis

Dr. Claude Kabemba

Southern Africa Resource Watch

Dr. Demetrios Papathanasiou

Global Director, Energy and Extractives

Dr. Elmar Muller

Executive Manager: Hydrometallurgy

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. Patience Mpofu

CEO, Non-Executive Director

Insight Mining Experts, Orion

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

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, Impact, Innovation and Credibility

Responsible Minerals Initiative

Federico Magalini

Director of Sustainability, UK and Italy

Francisco Baudrand

Francisco Ferreira

François Lemaître

Boston Consulting Group

Franklin Edochie

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)

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

Regional Manager, Africa

International Geothermal Assoiciation

Strategy & Sustainability Director

Anglo American South Africa

Helene-Marie Stander

University of Cape Town

Holger Riemensperger

Hon. Bouna Sylla

Minister of Mines and Geology

Republic of Guinea

Hon. Djiba Diakite

Minister Director of Cabinet of the Presidency

Republic of Guinea

Hon. Prince Shuaibu Abubakar Audu

Minister of Steel Development

Federal Republic of Nigeria

Chief Economist

Minerals Council South Africa

Senior Principal & Global Head of Natural Resources Competence Center

Arthur D. Little

Executive Director

Global Battery Alliance

Lifezone Metals

Isabelle Ramdoo

Deputy Director

Isabelle Wabete

Chief Representative

SMB-Winning Consortium

J. Paul Rollinson

J.J. Messner de Latour

Sector Lead, Purchasing

Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance

Head of Mining and Metals TMA

Botswana Diamonds

Mining Programme Co-Director

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

Republic of South Africa

Jennifer Zabasajja

Chief African Correspondent and Anchor

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

Chief Technology Officer

Exxaro Resources

Project Coordinator Raw Materials and Human Rights

Mercedes-Benz AG

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

Julie Courtnage

Executive Director

Mandela Mining Precinct

Chief of Staff & Director of External Programmes

Chillerton Group

Chief Director: Nuclear Energy

Department of Petroleum Resources, Republic of South Africa

Assistant General Secretary

IndustriALL Global Union

Principal Investment Officer-Manufacturing & Consumer Services

International Finance Corporation

VP and Chief Commercial Officer / CEO

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 Metals and Mining

Mputlelele Enterprises

Linda Omara Koledade

Mining & Metals Dealmaker, Start-up Mentor, Founder

IDC, Savant, Mustard Seed

Sustainability Relations Principal

Minbos Resources

Africa Energy Resources & Industrials industry leader

Lourens de Koning

Fraser Alexander

Marketing Development Executive

Manganese Metal Company (MMC)

Global Capital Projects Leader

Africa Practice

Marie-Chantal Kaninda

President & CEO

Barrick Gold Corporation

Executive Director

Chairperson and MD

Volkswagen Group Africa

Masego Maxwell Sabisa

Postgraduate student

North West University

Mats Sköldberg

Head of Technology

Volvo Construction Equipment

Mecktilder Mchomvu

Executive Director

Tanzania Women in Mining & Mineral Industry (TWiMMI)

Ghana Integrated Aluminium Development Corporation

Managing Partner & Debuty Group CEO

Orion Resource Partners

Michelle Manook

Chief Executive

Michelle Phillips

Group Chief Executive

Mihlali Sitefane

Director and Founder

Seriti Resources

MD, Stellantis Sub-Sahara Africa and South Africa

Programmes Officer

Mogakolodi Maoketsa

Orapa, Letlhankane, Damtshaa Mines – GM

Debswana Diamond Company

Mohamed Stevens

Molebogeng Mazibuko

Associate VP, Investment

Chief Sustainable Impact Officer

Exxaro Resources

Moreblessing Chanakira

Director: Resources & Energy

De Beers Group Managed Operations

Regional Secretary

National Union of Mineworkers

Mqokeleli Gomba

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

Global Head of Metals & Mining

International Finance Corporation

Naseem Banu Lahri

Lucara Botswana

Navesh Ragoonanthun

MD Energy and Natural Resources

Peterhouse Capital

Director, Strategy, Risk & Stakeholder Management

Megamillion Energy

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

Boston Consulting Group

Nishen Hariparsad

GM – Technology & Marketing

Business Development Manager

Chairman: Anglo American SA Board

Anglo American South Africa

Nontokozo Hadebe

Group Executive: Strategy and Sustainability

Eskom Holdings SOC

Ntokozo Nzimande

Executive Director

Siva Community Initiative, Republic of Nigeria

Commercial Executive

Decentral Energy

Paule France Ndessomin

Regional Secretary - Sub-Sahara Africa

Phumudzo Gift Munyai-Matshotshi

PhD Candidate / Innovation Champion for Local Economic Development

University of Venda

Phumzile Mgcina

Deputy Minister

Group Head of Carbon and Innovation

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

Head of Investor Relations

MD & Head of Metals and Mining

CEO & Chairperson

The Particle Group & Women in Mining South Africa

Ramphabana Khethani Tom

University of Venda

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

Riaan Koppeschaar

Acting CEO & 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

Special Advisor - African Investment & Global Engagement

Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Rivoningo Mnisi

Chief Strategy Officer

Exxaro Resources

Robert Friedland

Founder and Executive Co-Chairman

European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM)

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

Director of Human Resources and Occupational Health

University of Cape Town

Prospect Resources

Samaila Zubairu

President and CEO

Africa Finance Corporation

Sameera Mohamed

Microsoft Africa

Chief Advisor External Affairs Africa

Studios Director

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

Solomon Quaynor

Mining & Energy Union Australia

Technical Mining Advisory Lead and Associate Director

President & CEO

Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)

Tania Eyanga MBA

Tapiwa Chimbganda

Just Transition Advisor

Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)

Tatiana Aguilar

Mining and Metals Industry Manager

World Economic Forum

Regional Officer

IndustriALL Global Union

VP Technology and MD South Africa

Xcalibur Smart Mapping

Adjunct Professor, MD

UCT, Moahi Sustainable Solutions

Executive Head of Innovation & Transformation

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

Head: Resource and Project Finance

Senior mining research analyst

Founder and CEO

Thomas-Louis de Lophem

CEO and Co-Founder

Group Exploration Officer

Founder and Director

TONBOFA Law Practice

Watson Farley & Williams

Head of Public Affairs

Volvo Construction Equipment

Tosi Mpanu Mpanu

Climate change specialist and the HSE Director

Entreprise General du Cobalt (EGC)

Tristan Attenborough

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

Principal: Mining and Resources Investment Banking

Masters Student

Noth-West University

Global Industry Director for Energy, Metals & Mining

Critical Minerals Africa Group

Virginie de Chassey

Chief Sustainability and External Affairs Officer

Lead Corporate Campaigner: Making Clean Energy, Just and Equitable

Waldemar Christensen

Volvo Trucks South Africa

Director Energy Financial Solution, Policy and Regulation

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

AWS AI & Data Leader

Deloitte Africa

Willem Middelkoop

CEO and Founder

Commodity Discovery Fund

Africa mining and metals correspondant

BCG Consulting Group

Association of Women in Mining in Africa (AWIMA)

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CTICC
Cape Town
South Africa

3-6 February 2025

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