Mining Indaba is the flagship event for promoting long-term investment in Africa’s mining sector. It attracts a wide range of key stakeholders, including industry professionals, policy makers and stakeholders from across the country and beyond, to promote economic growth and foster positive change in the mining industry.
The 2024 conference aims to celebrate Mining Indaba’s 30th anniversary with a new direction and focus. The theme, “Embracing the Power of Positive Disruption: A Bold New Future for African Mining”, reflects the goal of finding solutions and pathways to positive change in the mining industry. It highlights the need for the African mining industry to find a solution and a pathway to positive change in order to become a significant global competitor, as key minerals are needed to ensure a sustainable future for the planet.
The highly anticipated main stage talks, entitled ‘Voices of Disruption’, will feature speakers from Africa’s leading mining companies and associations, explaining how they are bringing positive change and disruption to the industry, the country and the continent. Speakers include Duncan Wanblad, CEO of Anglo American, Sinead Kaufman, CEO of Rio Tinto Minerals, Mzila Mthenjane, CEO of Minerals Council South Africa, Benedikt Sobotka, CEO of Eurasian Resources Group, Neal Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater, and Mark Bristow, CEO of Barrick Gold Corporation.
International investors and governments, including those from the United States, Europe, Saudi Arabia, India and other countries, will be well represented and will support their common goals of helping to develop Africa’s critical mineral industries. Importantly, our conversations will focus on how Africa can best use its minerals while contributing to global needs. “It is well known that Africa’s critical mineral resources are large but largely untapped, offering significant opportunities to accelerate the development of Africa and, by association, its economies and communities. Critical minerals are currently attracting the most interest and investment in the mining industry, and will be at the heart of much of the discussion we will be hosting,” said Laura Cornish, Content Manager for Investing in African Mining Indaba.
The following keynote speakers have confirmed their attendance
Gwede Mantashe, Minister of Mineral Resources and Energy, South Africa
Mpumi Zikalala, CEO of Kumba Iron Ore
Neal Froneman, CEO, Sibanye-Stillwater
Mike Teke, CEO, Seriti Group
Martin Preece, outgoing CEO, Gold Fields
Marie-Chantal Kaninda, President of KCC and Glencore DRC
Christopher Griffith, CEO, Vedanta Base Metals
Mark Cutifani, President, Vale Base Metals
Nolitha Fakude, Chairman of the South African Minerals Council.
Attendees can, as always, expect networking opportunities, informative and interactive discussions featuring a diverse range of dynamic, positive and disruptive topics and sessions from which to choose, while incorporating changes based on feedback.
About Investing in African Mining Indaba
Investing in African Mining Indaba is the largest mining investment event in Africa. It has a proven track record of bringing together ministers, senior government officials, mining companies, small and medium-sized mining enterprises, investors, professional services and suppliers of mining equipment and services. Mining Indaba is the place to meet all the players in the African and global mining industry.
It is the must-attend event that drives the mining industry forward and offers attendees unrivalled access to the entire value chain and the most influential players in the African mining industry over four days of high-quality content, deal-making and networking opportunities. Investing in African Mining Indaba 2024 will take place in Cape Town from 5 to 8 February 2024.
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