2027 Speakers

An environmental scientist by training, Julie Courtnage has nearly 40 years’ experience in the mining sector, working at site level, in global corporate mining environments, international liaison and as an independent advisor on the role of mining in sustainability processes. She was appointed as Executive Director to the Mandela Mining Precinct in 2023, a role in which she manages research, development and innovation facilitation through the public-private-collaboration between the South African Department of Science, Technology and Innovation and the Minerals Council South Africa. Her sustainability research background, matched with a strong communication and facilitation ability emphasises her role as advocate for and inviter of change, towards the deliberate creation of fundamentally different futures. These shared futures are where minerals and metals supply meets the needs of all people, safely, inclusively, fairly, and contributes to technologies and processes of true global sustainability efforts, for maximum positive impact.