David Jarvis
CEO Industrial Development Corporation
David Jarvis is currently Interim CEO of the Industrial Development Corporation. He is also executive lead for the implementation of the Presidency’s Social Employment Fund.
David started his career working for South Africa’s trade union movement with a focus on industrial policy and workplace organisation issues. His first job was as a researcher for the Trade Union Research Project in 1993. He joined the National Labour and Economic Development Institute (NALEDI) in 2000 as Head of its Sector Strategies unit. After a stint as acting executive director of NALEDI he moved to the department of Trade and Industry in 2005 working in the Director-General’s office and headed up the Economic Research and Policy Coordination unit in the department during 2008 and 2009. He joined the Development Bank of Southern Africa (DBSA) as Head of Research in 2009 and was later DBSA’s General Manager for Strategy. He left DBSA to join the IDC as Head of Corporate Strategy and Portfolio Management in 2013.
2025 Agenda Sessions
The auto industry moves upstream - how the world's leading automotive firms are securing critical mi
- How are auto OEMs securing their critical mineral supply chains in line with the transition to EVs?
- What investment trends by leading auto OEMs into mining companies are we seeing?
- How is this strategic trend impacting industrial policy in countries with automotive value chains?
- Can South Africa create a combined automotive and mining value chain focusing on critical minerals?
- What implications will this have for African states that mine critical minerals?
Tuesday 04 February 16:05 - 17:15 CTICC1
Disruptive Discussions
- How are auto OEMs securing their critical mineral supply chains in line with the transition to EVs?
- What investment trends by leading auto OEMs into mining companies are we seeing?
- How is this strategic trend impacting industrial policy in countries with automotive value chains?
- Can South Africa create a combined automotive and mining value chain focusing on critical minerals?
- What implications will this have for African states that mine critical minerals?
Workshop 7 - Automotive focus session
The convergence of the mining and automotive sectors, and how this will shape company and countries’ industrial strategies
Working Group Sessions
- Public policy: Can commodity dependent countries work with the automotive sector to re think industrial policy around critical minerals?
- M&A strategies: What strategies are auto OEMs employing to invest into the critical minerals mining space?
- Auto value chains: How are OEMs securing critical metals supply in line with the energy transition agenda?
- Critical minerals and energy transition: How are critical minerals mining companies considering supplying the battery industry toward the energy transition?
- Converging industries and industrial strategy: How are states considering investing in the auto and metals sectors to drive national competitiveness and industrialisation?
Wednesday 05 February 13:00 - 14:30 CTICC2
Interactive Workshops
The convergence of the mining and automotive sectors, and how this will shape company and countries’ industrial strategies
Working Group Sessions
- Public policy: Can commodity dependent countries work with the automotive sector to re think industrial policy around critical minerals?
- M&A strategies: What strategies are auto OEMs employing to invest into the critical minerals mining space?
- Auto value chains: How are OEMs securing critical metals supply in line with the energy transition agenda?
- Critical minerals and energy transition: How are critical minerals mining companies considering supplying the battery industry toward the energy transition?
- Converging industries and industrial strategy: How are states considering investing in the auto and metals sectors to drive national competitiveness and industrialisation?
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