Nere Emiko
MD Kian Smith Company
Nere Emiko is the Founder and Executive Vice Chairman of Kian Smith - a mining and minerals firm. The company is involved in the mine to market gold value chain of Nigeria. It has developed the first gold refinery in Nigeria and pioneered other gold initiatives including SANU- digital tokens for precious metals backed by physical gold and silver from a traceable and consolidated supply chain. The company has also partnered with private consortiums and state govt mining vehicles in developing the value chain for critical minerals including Tin & Lithium. As a strategist, Nere has worked for sustainable solutions in building diverse ecosystems in Mining, Culture & Tourism.
2025 Agenda Sessions
Turning extraction into value-addition - catalysing inclusive growth on the continent
Session sponsored by Oliver Wyman
- Whilst the overarching opportunities presented by the critical energy transition mineral value chains present a means for new industrial development, how are these being maximised to create socio-economic change?
- What needs to be done to contribute more to the economic structural transformation of mineral-producing countries, both in terms of economic diversification and their green industrialisation ambitions?
- How can communities be centered when discussing benefit sharing, local value addition and economic diversification of producing countries?
Tuesday 04 February 12:00 - 13:00 CTICC2
Intergovernmental Summit Track 1
- Whilst the overarching opportunities presented by the critical energy transition mineral value chains present a means for new industrial development, how are these being maximised to create socio-economic change?
- What needs to be done to contribute more to the economic structural transformation of mineral-producing countries, both in terms of economic diversification and their green industrialisation ambitions?
- How can communities be centered when discussing benefit sharing, local value addition and economic diversification of producing countries?
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