Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Elitza Terzova

Global Sector Manager Mining Shell Lubricants

Elitza’s career in Shell spans across more than 20 years of local, global and international leadership positions in Marketing, Sales and Business Development across a range of customer-facing businesses – Lubricants, Mobility, Commercial Fuels and Fleet. In her current role, Elitza is responsible for developing and delivering product and service solutions for Mining, working together with customers and Shell experts across countries and regions to help Miners enhance operational efficiency, productivity and sustainability. She sees a strategic role for Mining in enabling the energy and digital transformation across the entire industry value chain, and promotes sector collaborations to drive these exciting opportunities.


2026 Agenda Sessions

Thriving through change: Latest mining trends and solutions for equipment productivity, sustainabili

Mining outputs have never been more important to supporting energy security and a lower-carbon transition. Against the pressure to meet growing demand profitably and sustainably, the sector is battling with rising costs and talent shortages. How can miners produce more and emit less as a responsible corporate citizen? This requires relentless focus on operational efficiency and environmental actions, delivered through partnerships and innovation. At the heart of the equation, the role of lubricants becomes critical.

Wednesday 11 February 14:45 - 16:15 Red Sea Stage (CTICC1 – Level 1)

Add to calendar 02/11/2026 14:45 02/11/2026 16:15 Thriving through change: Latest mining trends and solutions for equipment productivity, sustainabili

Mining outputs have never been more important to supporting energy security and a lower-carbon transition. Against the pressure to meet growing demand profitably and sustainably, the sector is battling with rising costs and talent shortages. How can miners produce more and emit less as a responsible corporate citizen? This requires relentless focus on operational efficiency and environmental actions, delivered through partnerships and innovation. At the heart of the equation, the role of lubricants becomes critical.

Red Sea Stage (CTICC1 – Level 1) Africa/Johannesburg