Naseem Banu Lahri
MD Lucara Botswana
Naseem Banu Lahri is a seasoned Executive Leader with over 18 years of transformative experience in the mining industry. Holding a Master’s in Strategic Management (BCOM, FCCA), she has redefined corporate responsibility through her visionary leadership in Botswana, transcending traditional Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) models that often prioritise superficial chequebook philanthropy. Instead, Lahri has pioneered a deeply integrated approach to community upliftment, ensuring that Lucara Botswana’s operations leave a lasting, sustainable legacy for mining communities.
2026 Agenda Sessions
Commodity focus – Diamonds
With shifting consumer trends, the rise of lab-grown alternatives, and tightening supply from major producers, the diamond market is navigating a pivotal transformation. This session will explore the evolving landscape of natural diamonds, price pressures, geopolitical influences on supply chains, and where future growth lies.
Wednesday 11 February 13:30 - 14:00 River Nile Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Investment Village)
Critical minerals
Investment
With shifting consumer trends, the rise of lab-grown alternatives, and tightening supply from major producers, the diamond market is navigating a pivotal transformation. This session will explore the evolving landscape of natural diamonds, price pressures, geopolitical influences on supply chains, and where future growth lies.
River Nile Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Investment Village) Africa/JohannesburgRethinking beneficiation through domestic economies
WHAT IF the key to sustainable industrialisation lay not only in policy reform, but in co-creating value chains that serve domestic needs first? Explore how multi-stakeholder partnerships can unlock the full potential of domestic beneficiation by aligning the interests of governments, local mines, communities, and international partners – while developing not only downstream industries but skills and new job opportunities.
Wednesday 11 February 16:00 - 16:55 Table Mountain Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall)
Downstream buyers
Infrastructure and industrialisation
Leadership
WHAT IF the key to sustainable industrialisation lay not only in policy reform, but in co-creating value chains that serve domestic needs first? Explore how multi-stakeholder partnerships can unlock the full potential of domestic beneficiation by aligning the interests of governments, local mines, communities, and international partners – while developing not only downstream industries but skills and new job opportunities.
Table Mountain Stage (CTICC1 - Ground Floor - Exhibition Hall) Africa/Johannesburg
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