Craig Brewer
MD & Co-Head of Business Development IBD Africa Absa Corporate & Investment Banking
Craig is a Managing Director in the Investment Banking team and Co-Heads the Origination Efforts in the Investment Bank. Prior to this Craig was Co-Head of Banking (Advisory and Capital Markets). For many years Craig headed up the Barclays Africa Mining Investment Banking team and was an integral part of the Barclays Global Mining team working on landmark transactions across both the African continent and globally.
2026 Agenda Sessions
From bullion to batteries… and batteries to bullion
The industry is witnessing a strategic shift as gold and battery metal focused companies increasingly cross boundaries through M&A activity. This session looks at the drivers behind gold miners moving into battery metals such as copper and lithium, and reversely, how these miners are expanding into gold. Are these two metal suites what Africa is banking on in the short and medium-term future?
Wednesday 11 February 11:40 - 12:40 Table Mountain Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall)
Critical minerals
Investment
Leadership
The industry is witnessing a strategic shift as gold and battery metal focused companies increasingly cross boundaries through M&A activity. This session looks at the drivers behind gold miners moving into battery metals such as copper and lithium, and reversely, how these miners are expanding into gold. Are these two metal suites what Africa is banking on in the short and medium-term future?
Table Mountain Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall) Africa/Johannesburg








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