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Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

2026 Speakers

Discover our 2026 speaker lineup below.

Hon. Louis Watum Kabamba

Minister of Mines

Independent Consultant

Abbi Buxton Consulting

Abdoulaye Diallo Sireya

Head Mining Desk

Africa Finance Corporation

Aboubacar Koulibaly

Head of Country

Rio Tinto Guinée

Aboubacar Moustapha

Mining Segment Technical Expert for Africa

TotalEnergies SE

Executive Director

VP - Business Development & Communications

Midnight Sun Mining, Red Sea Resources

VP Safety & Sustainability

Executive Head of Processing Operations

Valterra Platinum

Agostino Casillo

Head: Natural Resources Competence Center

Cassa Depositi e Prestiti

Aguibou Saada Ly

Head of Corporate & Investment Banking

Senior Civil Society Advisor - Transition Minerals

Alberto Castronovo

Italian Special Envoy for CRM, Head of the Nationalisation Unit in the Cabinet of the Minister

Ministry of Enterprises & Made in Italy

Grammar Productions

Head: Social Performance

Minerals Council South Africa

Alexander Stonor

Alexis Ellender

Senior Lead, Dry Bulk Insights

Global Leadership & Culture Transformation Principal

Alison Atkinson

Chief Projects & Development Officer

Senior Strategic Advisor

Executive Director

Population & Development Initiative

Head, Africa Practice

Amanda Jennings

Acting Deputy VP, Infrastructure, Environment & Private Sector

Millennium Challenge Corporation

Amandine Gnanguênon

Senior Fellow, Head of Geopolitics & Geoeconomics Program

Africa Policy Research Institute

VP Sales Africa, India & Middle East, Commercial Director Sub-Saharan Africa

Amb. Nangula Frieda Ithete

High Commissioner

High Commission of Namibia to South Africa

Ambassador (Ret.) J. Peter Pham

Executive Chairman & Interim CEO

Ivanhoe Atlantic

Amogelang Moila

Geometallurgy & Machine Learning PHD Student

Wits University

Minerals Council of South Africa

Strategic Advisor & Coach

Andrew Lane Advisory

Andrew M Motsomi

Debswana Diamond Company

Group Chief Officer: Strategy & Planning

Transnet Corporate Centre

Andrew Thorburn

Galison Manufacturing

Deloitte Africa Mergers & Acquisitions Leader

Wits Mining Institute, University of the Witwatersrand

Anne-Marie Fleury

Responsible Sourcing Director, battery materials

Glencore International AG

Anthony Becerra

MD Middle East & Africa

Analyst, Copper Mining Assets

Operations Director

VUUMA Collaborations

Antony Phillipson CMG

British High Commissioner to South Africa

Deputy Director

Ministry of Industries, Mines & Energy

Infinium Innovations

Head of Investor Strategy

Assheton Carter

Executive Chair & Founder

TDI Sustainability

Aurélie M’Bida

Editor Business & Economy

Jeune Afrique, Africa Business+

Avhurengwi Nengovhela

The Coaltech Research Association

Metalex Commodities

Deputy Executive Director

EITI International Secretariat

Barry Bezuidenhout

VP Operations Manganese South Africa

Exxaro Resources

Benedicta Mankhili

Marketing Manager

Shell South Africa

Expert-Head Partnerships Monitoring

DRC Ministry of Mines - CTCPM

Benjamin Gallezot

Interministerial Delegate for Ores & Metals Supplies

French Government

Benjamin Katabuka

Director General

Bernadette Vivuya

Journalist & Filmmaker

Collectif Cobalt

Strategic Advisor

Badirammogo Water User Association

Harmony Gold Mining

Bhekumuzi Dean Bhebhe

Africa Change Lab

Kolobe Nala Investment Company

Bily Purushothaman

Founder, Director & Technical Lead

Director General for Africa

German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation & Development

Global Business Line Manager Mining & Materials

Finance Director

Boitumelo Mosako

Chief Growth Officer

Baletsema Holdings

Executive Deputy Chairperson

National Youth Development Agency

Bongani Buthelezi

Fraser Alexander

Acting Chief Economist

Minerals Council South Africa

Botlhale Seageng

Director: Investment Promotion

Department of Mineral & Petroleum Resources

GM Growth Strategy

Rio Tinto, Richards Bay Minerals

Sandfire Resources

Executive Director

Concentric Alliance

MD Programs & Africa Geo Lead

Open Society Foundations

Technical Sales Executive

Dunlop Belting Products

British Robinson

Chair, Africa, Milken International

Milken Institute

Busisiwe Maphalala

Centre of Excellence (CoE) Manager

DSTI-NRF CIMERA

C. Derek Campbell

Executive Chairman

Emerald Global Resources

Calisto Radithipa

Mining Engineer

The Impact Facility

Canga Xiaquivuila

Exploration Manager

Rio Tinto Angola

Caroline Donally

Managing Partner

Sprott Streaming

Manager, Front Office Division

African Legal Support Facility

Charles Gyamfi Ofori

Policy Lead, Climate Change & Energy Transition

Africa Centre for Energy Policy

Charles Wanguhu

Enzi Ijayo Africa Initiative

Chijoke Okonkwo

Commissioner of Electricity

Chris Aitchison

Chris Showalter

Lifezone Metals

Christer Mhingo

Director - TanzGraphite

Christian Reuss

Account Executive

Christian Teffo

Deputy Head: Techno-Economics

Minerals Council South Africa

Christophe Fleurence

TotalEnergies Renewables

Christopher Schmidt

ANS Exploration Corp

Christopher Vandome

Director, Critical Minerals Initiative

Claude de Baissac

Atlantic Council

Senior Content Producer

Investing in African Mining Indaba

Head: Sales & Marketing, Global

Cornelius Chimbanga

Co-Head Origination, Investment Banking

Valterra Platinum

Executive: Sustainability

Northam Platinum Holdings

Group Chief Executive

Deloitte & Touche

Manager: Asset Optimisation

Gold Fields Ghana

Resource Resolutions

Growth, Risk, & Compliance Manager

Saryx Engineering Group

International Tax & Investment Center

Daniele Spizzichino

PhD, Mine engineer & researcher

ISPRA Geological Survey of Italy

Customer Success & Implementation Manager

Saryx Engineering Group

Danielle Montgomery

Danquah Addo-Yobo

Country Manager, Ghana

Darlington Muyambwa

BHR - Consultant

Danish Institute for Human Rights

President, Mining Division

Chief Investment Officer

Elemental Royalty

Industrial Development Corporation

Global Head of Sales

Valterra Platinum

David Phillpotts

Executive Manager: Measurement & Control

Global Head: Investment Banking Division

Absa Corporate & Investment Bank

David Sturmes-Verbeek

The Impact Facility

Davron Vakhabov

Head: Energy & Natural Resources

Technology Innovation Agency

Dean Subramanian

Chief Executive

Senior Executive VP

Afreximbank Group

Deprose Muchena

Director, Resources Futures in Africa

Open Society Foundation

Didier J. Rault

World Mining Investment

Dikgadima Molokomme

Social Performance Specialist

Director General

Cobalt Institute

CEO, Africa & Territory Senior Partner

Dominique Le Roux

Senior Program Officer

Ford Foundation

Dr. Andile Sangqu

Dr. Asinne Tshibubudze

Senior Specialist Scientist: Head of Exploration

Council for Geoscience

Dr. Claude Kabemba

Executive Director

Southern Africa Resource Watch

Dr. George Maluleke

Head: SA Solutions

Valterra Platinum

Dr. Gerhard Bolt

Principal: Climate & Sustainability

Dr. Gracelin Baskaran

Director, Critical Minerals Security

Center for Strategic & International Studies

Dr. Heike Harmgart

MD, Sub Saharan Africa

Dr. Itumeleng T. Seitshiro

Principal Mining Engineer

Debswana Diamond Company

Dr. Jason Peng Gu

EVP - Corporate Development

Sakariya Mines & Minerals

Dr. Jose Diemel

Senior Advisor, Responsible Sourcing

Dr. Lawrence Bbosa

Executive Manager: Minerals Processing

Dr. Lesego Molapisi

Executive Director

The Transition Think Tank

Dr. Mamadou Ciré Diallo

Capacity Building Manager

Dr. Marit Kitaw

Economic Affairs Officer

UN Economic Commission for Africa

Dr. Markus Thill

President Region Africa

Dr. Martin Lokanc

Senior Mining Specialist

Dr. Martyn Davies

Chairman: Downstream & Industrial Committee

Investing in African Mining Indaba

Dr. Matondo Estrela Garcia Cardoso

Researcher, Adviser & Consultant

African Research Consortium

Dr. Mmboneni Muofhe

Deputy Director General

Department of Science, Technology & Innovation

Dr. Molefi Motuku

Dr. Motodi Maserumule

Group Executive: Advanced Production & Security

Dr. Olumide Abimbola

Executive Director

Africa Policy Research Institute

Dr. Paseka Leeuw

Head of School: School of Mining Engineering

University of The Witwatersrand

Dr. Paulina Mamogobo

Chief Economist - The Automotive Business Council

Dr. Paulo Tanganha

National Director for Mineral Resources

Dr. Pontsho Twala

Wits Mining Institute, University of the Witwatersrand

Dr. Quentin Williams

Partner: AI & Data

Co-Founder & Senior Partner

Dr. Robert Pijpers

European Partnership for Responsible Minerals

Dr. Rokhaya Samba Diene

National Geological Survey of Senegal

Dr. Theophilus Acheampong

Technical Advisor

Ministry of Finance, Ghana

Dr. Titus Sauerwein

European Partnership for Responsible Minerals (EPRM)

Dr. Tsakani Mthombeni

Executive: Sustainable Development

Dr. Yacouba Diarra

Côte d'Ivoire Chamber of Mines

Dr. Yanchen Wang

Dr. Zakariyyaa Oumar

Manager: Research, Application & Development, Earth Observation Division

Head of EMEA Sales Enterprise 5G

Dushendra Naidoo

Head: Safety & Sustainable Development Department

Minerals Council South Africa

Acting EVP & Chief Economist

Eleonore Léa Boukandou

Ministère des mines et des Ressources Géologiques

MD, International Operations

Epangelo Mining Company

VP, Strategy & Market Intelligence

Global Sector Manager Mining

Shell Lubricants

Elton Escrivão

Commercial Director

Emmanuel Umpula Nkumba

Executive Director

AFREWATCH & AFREWATCH International

Engr. Obadiah Simon Nkom

Director General

Mining Cadastre Office, Nigeria

Enterprise Générale de Cobalt

Global Strategic Sales Lead & Global Account Manager

Estelle Levin-Nally

Evan Leroy Bird

Group Technical & New Business Director

Social Dimensions of Climate Change & AI for Social Good – Eastern & Southern Africa

Sales & Mining Services Executive

Fabiana Di Lorenzo

Senior Director

Responsible Business Alliance

MD & Global Co-Head, Mining & Metals

RBC Capital Markets

Executive Director, Mining Investment Department

China-Africa Development Fund

President & CEO

Corporate Council on Africa

Francesco Tenuta

Head: Critical Raw Materials Unit, Member of the Italian Strategic Fund Steering Committee

Ministry of Enterprises & Made in Italy

Francisca Tatchouop Belobe

Commissioner for Economic Development, Trade, Industry & Tourism

Franklin Edochie

SVP & President & Acting Head, Metals & Mining

Africa Finance Corporation

Independent Director

F11 Consulting Management Consulting

Manager: Extractives

African Development Bank

Frederico Martins Correia

Partner, Mining & Metals Leader, Portugal, Angola, Mozambique, Cape Verde

Southern African Institute of Mining & Metallurgy

Gavin Montgomery

Associate Director – Metals & Mining

General Manager Sustainability

Shell Lubricants

Net Zero Resources

Gerald Byarugaba

Africa Extractive Industries Advisor

Steyn Reddy Associates

Gideon Ayi-Owoo

Partner, Energy Resources & Industrials

Deloitte Africa

Italian Trade Agency in Johannesburg

Giuseppe Foglia

VP – M&A Sustainable Raw Materials

Giuseppe Venneri

Task force: Implementation of the Mattei Plan

Mattei Plan Mission Unit, Presidency of the Council of Ministers

Glen Mc Gavigan

Policy Officer: Tax, Natural Resources & Climate Finance

Tax Justice Network Africa

Gloria Quispe Oruro

Stanford University

Global Head of Metals & Minerals Analysis

Group Sustainability Executive

Barrick Mining Corporation

Global Partnerships

Mitiga Solutions

Director, Product Management – SHBU

Commercial Director

Boston Metal do Brasil

Guy Robert Lukama Nkunzi

Chairman of The Board

H.E Amb. Alberto Vecchi

Ambassador of Italy

Italian Embassy in South Africa

H.E Eng Karim Badawi

Minister of Petroleum & Mineral Resources

Arab Republic of Egypt

H.E Peter Ndubuisi Mbah

H.E. Hakainde Hichilema

Republic of Zambia

Hannane Ferdjani

Beyond the Noise

Researcher & Policy Manager

Hartmut Brodner

Head of Mining Technical Solutions

Council for Scientific & Industrial Research

Heidi Sternberg

Mining Sector Specialist

Public Investment Corporation

Heinrich Greeff

Principal Rock Engineer

Council for Scientific & Industrial Research

Chief Strategic Development Officer

Global Manager Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory

International Finance Corporation

Executive Head of Marketing

Valterra Platinum

Hon. Aimé Sakombi Molendo

Minister of Hydraulic Resources & Electricity

Democratic Republic of Congo

Hon. Anibal Mbalango

Mozambique Tax Authority

Hon. Anthony P. Mavunde

Minister of Minerals

United Republic of Tanzania

Hon. Bogolo Kenewendo

Minister of Minerals & Energy

Republic of Botswana

Hon. Bouna Sylla

Minister of Mines & Geology

Republic of Guinea

Hon. Diamantino Pedro Azevedo

Minister of Mineral Resources, Petroleum & Gas

Republic of Angola

Hon. Dingani Banda

Commissioner General

Zambia Revenue Authority

Hon. Djami Diallo

Minister of Environment & Deputy Spokesperson of the Government

Republic of Guinea

Hon. Dr. Jean Mathanga

Minister of Energy & Mining

Republic of Malawi

Hon. Dr. Polite Kambamura

Minister of Mines & Mining Development

Republic of Zimbabwe

Hon. Edward Kieswetter

South African Revenue Services

Hon. Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah

Minister of Lands & Natural Resources

Republic of Ghana

Hon. Gaudentia Kröhne

Deputy Minister

Namibia Ministry of Industries, Mines & Energy

Hon. Geordin Hill-Lewis

Executive Mayor

Hon. Gwede Mantashe

Minister of Mineral & Petroleum Resources, Republic of South Africa

Department of Mineral & Petroleum Resources

Hon. Julius Daniel Mattai

Minister of Mines & Mineral Resources

Republic of Sierra Leone

Hon. Mikateko Mahlaule

Chairperson: Portfolio Committee on Mineral & Petroleum Resources

Parliament of the Republic of South Africa

Senior Advisor to the Secretary

U.S Department of Energy

Hon. Paul Kabuswe

Minister of Mines & Minerals Development

Republic of Zambia

Hon. Samantha Graham-Maré

Deputy Minister of Electricity & Energy

Republic of South Africa

Senior Research Expert

HRH Chief Choongo

House of Chiefs, Zambia

HRH Zolani Mkiva

Secretary General

SVP: Electrical, Control & Instrumentation

Ibrahima Aidara

Deputy Africa Director

Natural Resource Governance Institute

Ignacio de Calonje

Chief Investment Officer, Global Energy & Metals & Mining

World Bank Group

Ing. Dr. Kenneth Ashigbey

Ghana Chamber of Mines

Executive Director

Global Battery Alliance

Saryx Engineering Group

Chief Commercial Officer

Kamoto Copper Company

Minerals Commission Ghana

Mining Specialist

Isabella Chirchir

Mining Commissioner

Namibia Ministry of Industries, Mines & Energy

Deputy Head of Unit Trade, Investment Climate, Entrepreneurship & Value Chains, Directorate-General for International Partnerships

European Commission

Isabelle Ramdoo

Isabelle Wabete

Ismael Diakité

Chief Representative of the Consortium

SMB-Winning Consortium

J. Paul Rollinson

Kinross Gold Corporation

J.J. Messner de Latour

Sector Lead, Purchasing

Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance

VP, Legal Operations, Africa

AngloGold Ashanti

Jabulani Selumane

Automotive Industry Transformation Fund

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Angola's National Agency for Mineral Resources

CEO & Co-founder

Director General

Department of Mineral & Petroleum Resources

Principal, Leadership & Culture

Botswana Diamonds

Country Manager, Morocco

Jamie van Schoor

Dwyka Mining Services

VP Government & International Relations

Glencore Ferroalloys

Regional Comminution Director: EMEA

Jean-Luc Mathey

Program Director - Cobalt for Development

Jennifer Cronje

Jennifer Zabasajja

Anchor, Correspondent

Chief Minerals Officer

African Development Bank

Special Assistant to the President

Republic of Zambia

Johan Pietersen

Virtualscape Solutions

Jon O’Callaghan

President & CEO

ChromTech Holdings

José Manuel Ganga Júnior

Executive Head: People & Performance

Exxaro Resources

Joseph Starwood

Worldwide Mining Industry Leader

Stanford University

Principal Advisor, Safety

Juan Ignacio Díaz

President & CEO

International Copper Association

Africa Gold Council

Senior Fellow: Minerals & Development

Africa Policy Research Institute

Head: Resources

Julie Courtnage

Executive Director

Mandela Mining Precinct

Associate Director Mining

Boston Consulting Group

Director Special Content

Jeune Afrique Media Group

Director: Beneficiation Economics

Department of Mineral & Petroleum Resources

Kakenenwa Muyangwa

ZCCM Investments Holdings

Kalengo Simukoko

Social Performance & Resettlement Specialist

Karla Cervantes Barron

Consultant & Visiting Researcher

Independent & Imperial College London

Katlego Letsoalo

Macro & Commodity Outlook Manager

Valterra Platinum

Deputy Head: Legal

Minerals Council South Africa

Africa Gold Council

Principal Investment Officer - Manufacturing & Consumer Services

International Finance Corporation

Kendall Cole-Rae

Expert in Residence

Fleet Space Technologies

Kgosi TM Seatlholo

National House of Traditional Khoi-San Leaders

Khumoetsile Dikupa

Chief Exploration Officer

Falcon Metal Resources Botswana

Kirill Kirilenko

Lead, Precious Metals Market Service

Sustainability Expert

Mining Indaba Ambassador

Kirthanya Pillay

Group Executive: Strategy & Corporate Development

Impala Platinum Holdings

Koolatotse Koolatotse

Debswana Diamond Company

Head of Industrialization Trade, Markets & Economic Analysis, Division

Director Global Governance

Kudakwashe Chikovo

Earthsafe Minetrace

Kudzai Mtsambiwa

Canyon Resources

Head of Metals & Mining

Lars Reifschläger

Head of Supply Chain Management

Siemens Energy Electrolyzer Manufacturing

Head of Development Strategy for Critical Minerals

Laura Nicholson

Industry Director

Investing in African Mining Indaba

Lauren Hermanus

Co-founding Director

Southern Transitions

Leanne de Bassompierre

Business Editor

The Africa Report

Gauteng Department of Finance & Economic Development

Section Manager: Drill & Blast Technical

Kumba Iron Ore, Sishen Mine

Investment Associate

Orion Resource Partners

Linda Omara-Koledade

Mining & Metals Dealmaker, Founder

IDC, Mustard Seed

Principal, Sustainability

Lindokuhle Zwane

Health – Women in mining

Minerals Council South Africa

Louis Maréchal

Regional SHEQ Manager

Executive Head: Private Sector Sales

Vodacom Business

Loyiso Tyabashe

Ludovic Monga Banza

Deputy Director General, Mining Operations & Geological Heritage Development

President, CEO & Director

Luthando Sidumo

Master of Science in Applied Geology Candidate, Intern/Research Analyst Assistant

SmartOps Solutions

Silverado Policy Accelerator

Chief Investment Facilitator

OR Tambo Special Economic Zone

Malcolm Subramony

EHOD – IOT Solutions Development & Delivery

Mamadou Coulibaly

Founding Partner

Mine Rescue Services South Africa

Industry Advisor

Group Head, Client Coverage & Solutions

PGM Advocacy Manager

Johnson Matthey

Legal Counsel & Regional Coordinator for Lusophone Africa

Marie Badiane-Mbuyu

Strategic Legal Advisor

Marie-Chantal Kaninda

President, Chair of The Board of Directors

Glencore DRC, KCC

Marie-Chantal Uwanyiligira

Division Director for Côte d’Ivoire, Benin, Guinea & Togo

Owner, CEO, Chairman & Board Director

Partner, Energy & Natural Resources

Sales & Marketing Director

CGS Rail Engineering

MD, Africa Asia Pacific

Chief Innovation Officer

Schauenburg Systems

Markus Schaefer

Discovery Manager, Southern Africa

Head of Product, Innovation & Head of Xplor, Exploration

President & CEO

Martin Fernandes

BDM - Africa, OT, IOT

Boston Consulting Group

Martin Poggiolini

Executive: Corporate Development

Valterra Platinum

Project Manager

Federal Institute for Geoscience & Natural Resources (BGR)

VP Discovery: Africa, Europe, Australasia

Africa Here & Now

Martins Imonitie

Nigeria Solid Minerals Company

Masechaba Makgolane

Matimba Mahange

MEMSA, JA Engineering Works

Matsambu Mavikane

Technology Analyst

Co Open Innovation Studios

Maureen Mwuese Mato

Ziva Community Initiative

Mecktilder Mchomvu

Investing in African Mining Indaba

Lead, Resilient & Sustainable Value Chains

World Economic Forum

Mervin Govender

Executive Head, Technical Services

Exxaro Resources

Kobold Metals Africa

Group Executive, Corporate & Investment Banking

Michael Wrotniak

Investment Manager

Orion Resource Partners

Michèle Brülhart

Executive Director

The Copper Mark

Michelle Manook

Chief Executive

Michelle Phillips

Director, Mining Operations & JV Management

Seriti Resources

Mikhail Nikomarov

Boston Consulting Group

Program Management Officer

Mmakgoshi Lekhethe

Industrial Development Corporation

Partner, Energy & Resources Leader

Mogaleadi Seabela

Chief Investment Officer

Infrastructure Fund

Energy & Infrastructure Financing, Investment Banking

Mohamed Sidy Diallo

Head, Corporate & Investment Banking

Mohamed Stevens

African Legal Support Facility

Executive Head, Sustainability

Exxaro Resources

Council for Geoscience

CEO, Executive Director

Director, Resources & Project Finance

Technical & Service Manager

Shell Lubricants

Mulumba Lwatula

Head of Investments - Mining & Energy

Industrial Development Corporation, Zambia

Murendeni Makhado

Corporate Water Specialist

Minerals Council of South Africa

Mutuso Dhliwayo

Executive Director

Zimbabwe Environmental Law Organisation

Muziwethu Mathema

Group Executive: Macro Business Intelligence

Deputy Director General

European Commission

Mzila Mthenjane

Minerals Council South Africa

Global Head of Metals & Mining

International Finance Corporation

Naseem Banu Lahri

Lucara Botswana

Natajarajan Ishwaran

Secretary General

Deep-time Digital Earth

Navesh Ragoonanthun

Head of Strategy

Volkswagen Group Africa

Kian Smith Company

Nevashnee Naicker

SVP, Corporate Affairs

Nicholas Snowdon

Chief Metals & Minerals Economist

Mercuria Energy Trading SA

Nicolas Gregoir

Lobito Atlantic Railway

Nikolai Zelenski

Executive Chairman

Skylark Minerals

Nishen Hariparsad

GM: Technology & Marketing

Human Rights Measurement Initiative

Anglo American South Africa

Nomvula Mahlangu

Mining Intern, Volunteer PM

Norman Mukwakwami

Global Head of Responsible Sourcing - Metals

Nosiphiwo Mzamo

State Diamond Trader

Nosipho Siwisa‑Damasane

Richards Bay Coal Terminal

Ntokozo Nzimande

DDG: Mining, Mineral & Petroleum Policy Development

Sandvik West Africa

Nunzia Bernardo

Senior Expert on Energy & Georesources

Ministry of the Environment & Energy Security, Italy

Nyasha Noel Munodawafa

Policy Consultant

Enzi Ijayo Africa Initiative

Olebogeng Ramatlhodi

Deloitte Africa Indirect Tax Leader

Olefile Cisco Mashabila

Botswana GeoScience Institute

Olivier Binyingo

Executive VP, DRC & Strategic Projects

Omeshnee Naidoo

CIO Programme Leader

Curator & Founder

Communiquè CPW (DKR) & The African Imaginary (NYC)

Ousmane Diawara

Corporate Consultant & Founder

EXT Mine Projects

Pascal Agboyibor

Managing Partner

Sustainability Consultant

Director Strategy & Sustainability

Group Head of Strategy

Permanent Secretary

Ministry of Minerals & Energy

AKORA Resources

Executive: MSME Development & Export Promotion

Namibia Investment & Promotion Board

Board Chairperson

Managing Partner

Orion Resource Partners Abu Dhabi

Phoevos Pouroulis

Placide Nkala Basadilua

Popol Mabolia Yenga

Mining Cadastre (CAMI)

Priya Agarwal Hebbar

Non-Executive Director, Chairperson

Vedanta Group, Hindustan Zinc

Stanford University

Prof. Francis Petersen

Vice Chancellor & Principal

University of Pretoria

Prof. Glen Nwaila

Director of the African Research Centre for Ore Systems Science (CORES)

University of The Witwatersrand

Prof. Oliver Saasa

Prof. Rongqing Zhang

Associate Professor

Nanjing University

Prof. Sophie Xiaohui Lv

CEO, Vice Chair

Winning Consortium Holdings, Winning International Group

Prof. Susan Webb

DSTI-NRF CIMERA

Boston Consulting Group

Executive External Affairs

BMO Capital Markets

The Particle Group, WiMSA

Raoul Kouamé Yao

Director of Mineral Research & Exploration

Youth Employment Service

Renai Moothilal

Manager: Mining Testing & Training

Riaan Koppeschaar

Finance Director

Exxaro Resources

Riccardo Honorati Bianchi

Head: Country System Initiatives Support

Cassa Depositi e Prestiti

Equity Research Analyst

Richard Lilleike

Executive Head, Strategy & Business Development

Exxaro Resources

Richard Stewart

Sibanye Stillwater

Robert Friedland

Founder & Executive Co-Chairman

Robert Schlotterer

Manager, Metals & Minerals, Policy & Regulations

Executive Chairman

Southern Palladium

Rogerio Guimaraes

Director of Geology

Rohitesh Dhawan

President & CEO

International Council on Mining & Metals

Roland Chavasse

Secretary General

International Lithium Association

Director, Visiting Fellow

Signal Risk, London School of Economics

Ruanne Sandrock

Deloitte Mining Advisory Leader

Head of Taxation

Valterra Platinum

Deputy General Manager

Shining Star Icarus

S.E Sosthène Nguema

Minister of Mines & Geological Resources

Sabine Dall’Omo

Siemens Sub-Saharan Africa

Safiatou Diallo

GM, Regional Economic Development & Strategy

Sakhiseni Simelane

Council for Geoscience

Prospect Resources

Group Communications Director

Samaila Zubairu

President & CEO

Africa Finance Corporation

Samantha Melchiori

Director Digital Program (RI Condition Monitoring)

Africa Finance Corporation

Assistant Deputy Minister for Resources & Land Affairs

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Sammy Gyamfi, Esq.

Ghana Gold Board

Head of Government Relations for Africa

Speacial Advisor to the Governor

Uranium Energy Corp, Uranium Royalty Corp

EVP: Mining and Metals

Sebastian Sahla

EITI International Secretariat

Thor Explorations

Sephela Makete Thema

GM & Executive Head: Tailings & Remining

Fraser Alexander

Seydou Coulibaly

Director General, Mines & Geology

Ministry of Mines, Oil & Energy, Côte d’Ivoire

Shalima Mahadevey

Africa Tax Manager

Shamini Harrington

Senior Executive: Environment, Health, Legacies & Employee Relations

Minerals Council South Africa

Deputy Director

Zimbabwe Environmental Law Organisation

Shari Gittleman

Global Coalition for Action on ASGM

Syrah Resources

Associate Fellow

Coverage Head, Resources & Energy

Nanjing University

Sibongile Ntsoelengoe

Executive Cluster Manager, Mining

Council for Scientific & Industrial Research

Associate Partner & Technical Mining Services Africa Lead

Director: Primary Minerals Processing & Construction

Department of Trade, Industry & Competition

Sofia Mantilla Salas

Stanford University

Sonwabo Modimoeng

Social Performance Manager

Mogale Tailings Retreatment

Sophie Bergeron

Rio Tinto Iron & Titanium and Diamonds

Souleymane Barke Boly

President, Taxation & Legislation Committee

The Burkina Faso Chamber of Mines

Souradeep Mukherjee

Stanford University

Stephen Mpanamana

Senior Mining Engineer

Veracity Worldwide

Business Development Manager

Saryx Engineering Group

Chief Sustainability & Corporate Affairs Officer

AngloGold Ashanti

S'thembile Cele

Africa Reporter

Sthembiso Dlamini

Acting Group CEO

Gauteng Growth & Development Agency

President & CEO

Natural Resource Governance Institute

Investment Team Leader

Resource Capital Funds

Susannah McLaren

Head of Responsible Sourcing & Sustainability

Cobalt Institute

Tamsin Freemantle

Capital Markets Development Practitioner

Independent Consultant

Tatiana Aguilar

Mining & Metals Industry Manager

World Economic Forum

Tebello Chabana

Senior Executive: Public Affairs & Transformation

Minerals Council South Africa

Head of Policy & Planning: Safety, Sustainable Development & Risk

Chief Strategy Officer

World Gold Council

Director UCT LEAD Programme

University of Cape Town

Thabile Makgala

Head, Structured Lending Products

Thami Nkadimeng

Investing in African Mining Indaba

Thokozile Mcopele

Founder & Change Convener

Thomas Biesheuvel

Senior Reporter

Thomas R. Hardy

Deputy Director & COO

U.S. Trading & Development Agency

Thomas Scurfield

Senior Economic Analyst

Natural Resource Governance Institute

Nanjing University

Group Exploration Officer

Platinum Guild International Hong Kong

VP, Geosciences

Stanford University

Director Programs, Africa

Judith Neilson Foundation

Tobias Puhlmann

Programme Director Environmental Reporting

Shell International

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Director, Business Development

Ganfeng Lithium Africa

Commodity Analyst

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VP Investor Relations & Corporate Development

Executive Advisory Board Member

Tracey Jacquemin

Director Sustainability Assurance & Management Systems

World Platinum Investment Council

Rio Tinto, SimFer

Tseliso Maqubela

Deputy Director General

Department of Mineral & Petroleum Resources

Cannon Asset Managers

Principal: Mining & Critical Minerals

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Crystal Partners

Tunde Arisekola

Officer in Charge

African Minerals Development Centre

Partner & Director

Boston Consulting Group

Valentino Valentini

Deputy Minister

Ministry of Enterprises & Made in Italy

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Deputy Director-General for Industry, Directorate-General for the Internal Market

European Commission

VP, Infrastructure

World Bank Group

Veronica Bolton Smith

The Critical Minerals Africa Group

Chamber of Mines of Namibia

UK Government's Department for Business & Trade Africa mining portfolio

Vedanta Zinc International

The Mine Health & Safety Council

Virginia Tyobeka

Executive Head: People & Organisation

Valterra Platinum

Virginie de Chassey

Chief Sustainability Officer

Principal Research Fellow & Climate Compatible Growth Lead

Imperial College London

Executive Secretary

Mining Industry Association of Southern Africa

Vuyiswa Sidzumo

Regional Director, Southern Africa

Ford Foundation

Director, Energy Financial Solutions, Policy & Regulations

African Development Bank

Wandisa Maphalala

Chief Growth Officer

Crystal Partners

Werner Duvenhage

Richards Bay Minerals

Wesley Rosslyn-Smith

South Africa Centre for Industry & Technology

Wessel Oosthuizen

Senior Associate Director

Africa Metals & Mining Correspondent

Global Head of Operations

Goldstrom Group

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S&P Global Market Intelligence

Stanford University

Principal Consultant

Head of Isop & Logistics

Boston Consulting Group

Associate Professor

Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences

Chief Economist

AFREXIM Bank, Egypt

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MMG Kinsevere Mine

Principal Analyst

Executive Head of Corporate Affairs & Sustainability

Valterra Platinum

Zahra Buhari-Indimi

JL Jawhara Luxury

Association of Women in Mining in Africa

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Exploration & Database Geologist

Mimosa Mining Company

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9-12 February 2026