Helena Nonka
Strategy & Sustainability Director Anglo American South Africa
As Strategy & Sustainability Director, Helena leads the Business Development, Portfolio Management, Social Impact, Strategy, and Sustainability disciplines.
Prior to joining Anglo American in 2022, Helena was executive vice president corporate development for Norsk Hydro ASA, with responsibility for group strategy, business development, Sustainability and Technology. Norsk Hydro is a global aluminium and renewable energy company with operations across 50 countries, headquartered in Oslo, Norway.
Helena’s global career spans more than 20 years in the natural resources industry, professional services, consulting, and academia across Europe, Asia and North America. She previously worked as the global head of new business for natural resources at Switzerland-based SGS. From 2007 to 2019, she worked for Rio Tinto, where she held several global senior commercial leadership roles, including leading corporate strategy.
2025 Agenda Sessions
Transforming governments' permitting process - can the dream become reality?
- Learning from the best - what do countries with fast permitting processes do well that others can replicate?
- Bureaucratic processes - is it possible to reduce permitting times while still maintaining high ESG standards?
- Putting greater pressure on the concept of 'use it or lose it' - good or bad?
- The role of cadastral systems, and the need for greater upgrade investments
- Should the same or similar permitting processes be implemented for artisanal and small-scale miners?
Tuesday 04 February 10:30 - 11:15 CTICC1
Disruptive Discussions
- Learning from the best - what do countries with fast permitting processes do well that others can replicate?
- Bureaucratic processes - is it possible to reduce permitting times while still maintaining high ESG standards?
- Putting greater pressure on the concept of 'use it or lose it' - good or bad?
- The role of cadastral systems, and the need for greater upgrade investments
- Should the same or similar permitting processes be implemented for artisanal and small-scale miners?
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