Mining Series 2026 Speakers
Minister of Lands & Natural Resources | Repubic of Ghana
Minister of Solid Minerals Development | Federal Republic of Nigeria
Minister of Tourism | Republic of South Africa
Hon. Paul Kabuswe
Minister of Mines & Minerals Development | Republic of Zambia
Minister of Mines and Mining Development | Republic of Zimbabwe
Deputy Minister in the Presidency | Republic of South Africa
Minister of Public Works & Infrastructure | Republic of South Africa
Minister of Mining & Energy | Republic of Malawi
State Minister at the Ministry of Mines | Federal Republic of Ethiopia
High Commissioner to the Republic of South Africa | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Deputy Director & Chief Operating Officer | U.S. Trade and Development Agency
President & CEO | Africa Finance Corporation
Director-General | South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition
Chairperson | Brand South Africa
CEO & Head of Coverage, Africa | Standard Chartered
Managing Editor | Semafor Africa
Acting Vice President of the Office of Foreign Policy | U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
Managing Partner | Premier Invest
Director of the Critical Minerals Security Programme | Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)
Chief Executive Officer | Xcalibur Smart Mapping
Chief Executive Officer | Invest Africa
President & CEO | Nyanza Light Metals
Growth Leader | Marsh Africa
Chief Executive Officer | Akobo Minerals
Managing Partner, Minchin & Kelly (Botswana) | DLA Piper Africa
Group Head of Trading & Operations | Africa GreenCo
Head of Government Relations for Africa | Rio Tinto
Managing Director | Exigent Risk Advisory
Infrastructure Lead | First Quantum Minerals
Chief Operating Officer | Lobito Atlantic Railway
Advisory Board Member | Invest Africa
Senior Advisor, Africa Centre, Atlantic Council & Co-Founder | Tofino Capital
President | Glencore DRC
Chief Executive Officer | Thor Explorations
Founding Director & President | Mkango Resources
Vice President, Technology | Xcalibur Smart Mapping
Professor at the Nelson Mandela School of Public Governance | University of Cape Town
Chief Executive Officer | KoBold Metals Africa
Head of Corporate Intelligence, EMEA | SRM
Chairman & CEO | TechMet
Deputy Director & Head, Project Development & Investment | Africa Finance Corporation
Fund Head: African Transition Acceleration Fund | African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM)
Chief Strategy & Planning Officer | Transnet
Director: Energy Financial Solutions, Policy and Regulation | African Development Bank
Head of Corporate Intelligence, Sub-Saharan Africa | S-RM
Mayoral Committee Member for Economic Growth | City of Cape Town