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Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Deshan Naidoo

CEO Afrivolt

Deshan Naidoo is a multidisciplinary industrialist and investor with a proven track record in manufacturing, energy and capital markets. As Founder & Managing Director of Afrivolt, he is driving the establishment of Southern Africa’s first battery cell gigafactory to power grid-scale storage and heavy-vehicle electrification. He is a shareholder of Cannon Asset Managers and other manufacturing and metal processing businesses and serves on the advisory board of the Investing in African Mining Indaba 2026 (Infrastructure & Industrialisation). Deshan was a member of the B20 Energy Mix & Just Transition Task Force and served on NAACAM’s National Executive Committee from 2017–2023. An INSEAD Certified International Director and Presidential Precinct Fellow, he holds the distinction of being recognised as South Africa’s Presidential Industrialist Exporter of the Year (2022), an honour awarded for advancing the nation’s export trade.

2026 Agenda Sessions

Can public-private infrastructure models be scaled across Africa?

South Africa’s Olifants Management Model Programme (OMMP) demonstrates how shared responsibility between government, mining and industrial stakeholders can unlock infrastructure delivery by delivering successful water infrastructure across a water-deficient region. Could similar models provide a blueprint for the continent?

Tuesday 10 February 13:45 - 14:30 Sahara Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2)

Governance, regulation and policy

Infrastructure and industrialisation

Add to calendar 02/10/2026 13:45 02/10/2026 14:30 Can public-private infrastructure models be scaled across Africa? South Africa’s Olifants Management Model Programme (OMMP) demonstrates how shared responsibility between government, mining and industrial stakeholders can unlock infrastructure delivery by delivering successful water infrastructure across a water-deficient region. Could similar models provide a blueprint for the continent? Sahara Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2) Africa/Johannesburg
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