Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

Jito Kayumba

Special Assistant to the President Republic of Zambia 

Mr. Jito Kayumba is an Investment professional, business strategist and former corporate director who has served on the boards of several companies, including Airtel Zambia Plc, Zambian Breweries Plc, Famous Brands Zambia, among others.

He is a Special Assistant to the 7th President of the Republic of Zambia, Mr. Hakainde Hichilema at State House, on Finance and investment matters. Previously, he served as a partner at Kukula Capital, a venture capital firm in Zambia.

He holds a BA in Political Science from Canada’s Concordia University and an MBA from the ALU School of Business


2025 Agenda Sessions

Exploration with extraction – investing into the next generation of African mines.

  • Whilst the continent remains under-explored, are African nations well equipped to ramp up their exploration activities to meet global minerals demand? 
  • What supportive policies, incentives and partnerships are there available to engage with the public sector?
  • Developing domestic capability - what can be done to drive further investment into African exploration projects? 
  • How can governments utilise this increased drive for mineral exploration to promote further development of industry & local communities?

Monday 03 February 17:15 - 18:00 CTICC2

Intergovernmental Summit

Add to calendar 02/03/2025 17:15 02/03/2025 18:00 Exploration with extraction – investing into the next generation of African mines.
  • Whilst the continent remains under-explored, are African nations well equipped to ramp up their exploration activities to meet global minerals demand? 
  • What supportive policies, incentives and partnerships are there available to engage with the public sector?
  • Developing domestic capability - what can be done to drive further investment into African exploration projects? 
  • How can governments utilise this increased drive for mineral exploration to promote further development of industry & local communities?
CTICC2 Africa/Johannesburg