Fuad Sillem
Executive Director Chillerton
Fuad Sillem has extensive operational and corporate development experience in the natural resources sector and has worked for AIM, TSX and FTSE 100 listed mining companies. He is founder and partner at Silvertree Partners, a London and Toronto based specialist corporate services provider to the natural resources industry, and executive director of Chillerton, a privately owned Zambian copper group. Prior to this he was a consultant to Antofagasta plc. Earlier in his career, Mr Sillem spent over ten years with the Dragon Group, a mining finance, management & venture capital group which incubated and developed a number of mining operations in Africa, the FSU and Latin America. He is also a director of a number of private and publicly listed mining and exploration companies. He has a BA in International Business from Regents University London, has completed an advanced executive programme at Imperial College London, is a member of the CFA society of the UK and the Society of Mining and Metallurgy.
2026 Agenda Sessions
Unlocking capital for explorers and junior mining companies
Exploration is vital for global mining future, but junior miners still face challenges in raising early-stage capital. This panel explores who’s funding exploration in 2026, how juniors are positioning themselves for success, and the role governments, particularly South Africa, are playing in incentivising discovery through new funds, incentives, and regulatory reforms.
Wednesday 11 February 10:05 - 10:50 River Nile Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Investment Village)
Investment
Exploration is vital for global mining future, but junior miners still face challenges in raising early-stage capital. This panel explores who’s funding exploration in 2026, how juniors are positioning themselves for success, and the role governments, particularly South Africa, are playing in incentivising discovery through new funds, incentives, and regulatory reforms.
River Nile Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Investment Village) Africa/Johannesburg








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