Karan K. Rathi
CEO Chillerton Group Limited
Karan Rathi is a distinguished professional in the field of commodities and mining, currently serving as the Chief Executive of Chillerton Group. With a career dedicated extractive industries, Rathi has honed a unique skill set in mining, metals, business development, and strategy.
His expertise extends to leveraging modern data mining technology, enhancing business processes, and achieving digital transformation in the mining industry. A graduate of European Business School London, Rathi also holds qualifications from Saïd Business School at the University of Oxford.
Rathi’s commitment to sustainability is evident in his approach to mining operations. He is dedicated to developing Green copper practices in Zambia, emphasizing sustainable and forward-looking operations. This approach reflects his belief in disruptive, non-conventional methods that align with the future of the mining industry. His leadership at Chillerton Group Limited and other ventures demonstrates a blend of entrepreneurial spirit, financial acumen, and a deep understanding of the global commodities market.
2024 Agenda Sessions
Unlocking Africa’s true value: De-risking mining investment
- Overcoming investment obstacles – How do nationalisation risks, regulatory challenges and market transparency impede investment?
- Ensuring greater accountability - What do investors look for when navigating project risk?
- How can increased regulatory transparency and liberation ease offset these perceived challenges?
- International security & partnership pacts – Are these easing or hindering access to investment opportunities?
- How can mining companies overcome a lack of project investment when there is no infrastructure to support their project?
Tuesday 06 February 14:40 - 15:20 Pioneers Stage
Investment Programme
- Overcoming investment obstacles – How do nationalisation risks, regulatory challenges and market transparency impede investment?
- Ensuring greater accountability - What do investors look for when navigating project risk?
- How can increased regulatory transparency and liberation ease offset these perceived challenges?
- International security & partnership pacts – Are these easing or hindering access to investment opportunities?
- How can mining companies overcome a lack of project investment when there is no infrastructure to support their project?
Critical Minerals in Africa
Developing exploration projects towards production
- Marrying demand and supply - what can juniors do to accelerate their critical minerals projects beyond exploration-only assets?
- Is the continent adequately set up to support these projects? How will a lack of infrastructure affect junior miners’ ability to deliver critical minerals projects to market at volumes that support global demand?
- How can a candid approach to traceability by juniors improve the marketability of their mineral assets?
- How do juniors find equal opportunities for their critical mineral projects in-country through downstream beneficiation and through export
Wednesday 07 February 10:20 - 11:00 Innovators Stage
Junior Miners Day
- Marrying demand and supply - what can juniors do to accelerate their critical minerals projects beyond exploration-only assets?
- Is the continent adequately set up to support these projects? How will a lack of infrastructure affect junior miners’ ability to deliver critical minerals projects to market at volumes that support global demand?
- How can a candid approach to traceability by juniors improve the marketability of their mineral assets?
- How do juniors find equal opportunities for their critical mineral projects in-country through downstream beneficiation and through export