Jacques Botha
Principal, Leadership & Culture dss+
Jacques Botha is a principal consultant in Sub-Saharan Africa with a Masters Degree in Platinum Metals Chemistry and more than 19 years consulting experience. He has managed and worked on a number of projects in the Mining & Metals, Utilities, Chemical, Petrochemical, Transport, Food & Beverage, Oil & Gas, etc. Jacques has been involved in projects both locally in South Africa, but also in the rest of Africa, Middle East, South America and Australia. Specific areas of expertise include leadership development, coaching, incident investigation and cultural improvement programmes. He is very comfortable to operate both at executive level as well as at the frontline.
2026 Agenda Sessions
Leadership that saves lives: How to shape safer mining operations (Presented by dss+)
From boardroom to frontline – how modern leaders are reshaping what safety really means in mining today.
Safety in mining is more than metrics and compliance – it’s about leadership, decisions and the human impact of managing risk. This session combines a Leadership Master Class with a real-world operational risk use case, showing how courageous, connected leadership can transform culture using safety as a catalyst for change.
Participants will explore examples for leading the human side of risk, coaching and empowering teams, and embedding accountability and care across operations. Through a practical example of high-potential risk containment, attendees will see how immediate interventions, field engagement, and leadership presence drive measurable results. Leave with actionable strategies to move beyond compliance to conviction, and lead safer, more resilient mining operations.
Monday 09 February 15:30 - 17:00 Red Sea Stage (CTICC1 – Level 1)
From boardroom to frontline – how modern leaders are reshaping what safety really means in mining today.
Safety in mining is more than metrics and compliance – it’s about leadership, decisions and the human impact of managing risk. This session combines a Leadership Master Class with a real-world operational risk use case, showing how courageous, connected leadership can transform culture using safety as a catalyst for change.
Participants will explore examples for leading the human side of risk, coaching and empowering teams, and embedding accountability and care across operations. Through a practical example of high-potential risk containment, attendees will see how immediate interventions, field engagement, and leadership presence drive measurable results. Leave with actionable strategies to move beyond compliance to conviction, and lead safer, more resilient mining operations.
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