Mahnaz Khan
VP of Policy Silverado Policy Accelerator
Mahnaz Khan is the Vice President of Policy for Critical Supply Chains at Silverado Policy Accelerator, where she leads the critical minerals portfolio. She specializes in developing innovative trade policy frameworks and analyzing geopolitical policy strategies for critical minerals. Prior to joining Silverado in 2024, she spent 14 years as a career civil servant in trade policy at the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the U.S. International Trade Commission, and the Department of Commerce. She also serves as a Non-resident Senior Fellow at the Atlantic Council’s GeoTech Center.
2026 Agenda Sessions
Critical minerals investment in a post “tariff” world.
Since the beginning of the year, the term ‘tariff’ has sparked significant concern across the critical materials sector. Tariffs have completely changed the way international trade is conducted, upending many multi-decade long partnerships and re-writing how global trade is conducted. What has this done to the African critical minerals market, and can it be a positive?
Wednesday 11 February 15:20 - 16:05 Ngorongoro Crater Stage (CTICC1 - Level 2)
Critical minerals
Investment
Since the beginning of the year, the term ‘tariff’ has sparked significant concern across the critical materials sector. Tariffs have completely changed the way international trade is conducted, upending many multi-decade long partnerships and re-writing how global trade is conducted. What has this done to the African critical minerals market, and can it be a positive?
Ngorongoro Crater Stage (CTICC1 - Level 2) Africa/Johannesburg
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