Mining Indaba - Antony Phillipson

Antony Phillipson

United Kingdom High Commissioner South Africa

Antony joined the Civil Service in 1993 and began his career in the Department of Trade and Industry where his posts included Private Secretary and then Principal Private Secretary to the Secretary of State (1996-2000). After four years in the Embassy in Washington as First Secretary Trade Policy and then Counsellor, Global Issues (2000-2004), he returned to London as the Prime Minister’s Private Secretary for Foreign Affairs (2004-2007). He then moved to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office as Head of the Iran Co-ordination Group (2007-2010). In April 2011 he was appointed High Commissioner to Singapore, a post he held until April 2015 when he returned to London as Director (EU External) in the European and Global Issues Secretariat (EGIS) in the Cabinet Office. After the EU referendum in June 2016 EGIS became the Department for Exiting the European Union. Antony served as Director, Trade and Partnerships in DExEU until November 2017 when he was appointed Consul General in New York and Her Majesty’s Trade Commissioner for North America. In June 2021 Antony was appointed High Commissioner-designate to South Africa. He took up his post in July 2021.

Agenda Sessions

Session 2: African Mining and global demand: politics, practice and policy for success

Africa has a prodigious mineral endowment that already provides many of the critical minerals needed by the global economy. But great natural mineral endowments do not automatically translate into successful and sustainable mining industries. To develop sustainable mining, Africa needs long term responsible investors, considered regulation and to develop a local mine-supporting ecosystem so that it captures more of the value mining generates for its host country.

Thursday 09 February 09:45 - 10:20 Main Stage

Young Leaders Programme

Add to calendar 02/09/2023 09:45 02/09/2023 10:20 Session 2: African Mining and global demand: politics, practice and policy for success Africa has a prodigious mineral endowment that already provides many of the critical minerals needed by the global economy. But great natural mineral endowments do not automatically translate into successful and sustainable mining industries. To develop sustainable mining, Africa needs long term responsible investors, considered regulation and to develop a local mine-supporting ecosystem so that it captures more of the value mining generates for its host country. Main Stage Europe/London

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