Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Frans Baleni

Former General Secretary NUM

Mr Frans Baleni is a former mineworker, leader in business and various industries such as mining, finance, education, and environmental.

A seasoned Board member, who brings sound commercial, risk, governance, compliance skills, and strong expertise in health and safety, government relations, education and training, energy sector, stakeholder management and collective bargaining processes.


2024 Agenda Sessions

Welcome to Mining Indaba

Monday 05 February 10:20 - 10:30 Presidents Stage

Opening Ceremony

Add to calendar 02/05/2024 10:20 02/05/2024 10:30 Welcome to Mining Indaba Presidents Stage Africa/Johannesburg

The human side of technology

Is humanity or technology the problem?

  • What issues are being solved by technology, and what ones are being exacerbated?
  • What can be done to better integrate technologies in mines? 
  • How is technology being used to drive productivity? 
  • How do we upskill workforces? 

Tuesday 06 February 13:00 - 13:45 Innovators Stage

Tech & Innovation Hub

Add to calendar 02/06/2024 13:00 02/06/2024 13:45 The human side of technology Is humanity or technology the problem?
  • What issues are being solved by technology, and what ones are being exacerbated?
  • What can be done to better integrate technologies in mines? 
  • How is technology being used to drive productivity? 
  • How do we upskill workforces? 
Innovators Stage Africa/Johannesburg