Dr. Anthony Costa
Head of B20 Secretariat BUSA
Dr Anthony Costa is the Head of Secretariat for B20 South Africa, based at Business Unity South Africa (BUSA), responsible for the hosting of the B20 Summit in 2025.
He served previously in the Private Office of the President of South Africa, leading the President’s Investment Mobilisation Programme, and participating in several initiatives between government and the private sector. He is on full-time secondment from Nedbank Group Limited, having worked in retail and investment banking, insurance and asset management, including with the Old Mutual Group, for over 15 years.
Anthony holds BA(Hons) and LLB degrees from Wits University, an MBA from the Gordon Institute of Business Studies (University of Pretoria), and a PhD in History from the University of Cambridge (Trinity College). He is an admitted advocate of the High Court of South Africa and former member of the Johannesburg Bar.
2025 Agenda Sessions
The climate imperative - Prioritising a continental just energy transition
- Across Africa, the energy transition is a key opportunity for the continent to fully industrialise. How are policymakers seizing this initiative to pursue their own energy ambitions through mining?
- How can Africa take advantage of the energy transition to enhance mineral value-chains and green industrialisation, whilst also increasing local beneficiation?
- As more foreign environmental legislation imposes greater limits on heavy industrial sectors, are external stakeholders setting a standard that disregards the African development imperative?
Tuesday 04 February 15:45 - 16:30 CTICC2
Intergovernmental Summit Track 1
- Across Africa, the energy transition is a key opportunity for the continent to fully industrialise. How are policymakers seizing this initiative to pursue their own energy ambitions through mining?
- How can Africa take advantage of the energy transition to enhance mineral value-chains and green industrialisation, whilst also increasing local beneficiation?
- As more foreign environmental legislation imposes greater limits on heavy industrial sectors, are external stakeholders setting a standard that disregards the African development imperative?
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