Africa

CEO Thungela Resources July Ndlovu is the CEO of Thungela. He is a miner at heart with over 30 years’ mining experience in different commodities. He oversaw the successful listing of Thungela on the Johannesburg and London Stock Exchanges. He has held the role of Chairman of the World Coal Association since July 2020 and… read more »

Minerals Processing Corporate Account Manager Solenis Julie Veevers is a Minerals Processing Corporate Account Manager for Solenis, working in the EMEA region.  Having graduated from the University of Huddersfield with an Honours degree in Chemistry, and now with over 27 years’ experience in the Chemical Industry, she has been working with the application of polymers… read more »

Global Head of Tin and Cobalt and Commercial Director – Africa Gerald Group Jonathan’s career at Gerald Group has focused on the international investment, development and growth of trading supply chains in strategic minerals such at Tin and Cobalt. He has significant knowledge of the african logistics, mining and investment landscape and he plays a… read more »

Executive: Head Platform, Business Standard Bank Jonathan has more than 20 years of regional and global expertise in banking & Technology. He has been part of Standard Bank Group’s Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) for more than 15 years, having joined as Lead Analyst for Payments in Information Technology. Covering a variety of roles since… read more »

Chief Market Strategist World Gold Council John Reade John Reade joined the World Gold Council in February 2017 as Chief Market Strategist. He is responsible for producing strategy and developing insights on the gold market; leading our global dialogue by engaging with leading economists, academics, policy makers, fund managers and investors on gold; and leading… read more »

Executive Head: Projects & Technology Exxaro Resources Johan has joined the current Exxaro Resources, called Iscor at the time in 1987. He completed his Metallurgical Engineering studies at the University of Pretoria in 1991 and an MBA at the University of Stellenbosch in 2006. He also obtained a Total Production Management diploma in Japan during… read more »

Director, Mining and Metals DSS+ Johan Coetzee is a qualified chemical engineer and experienced mining executive with an MBA in Business Leadership & Corporate Strategy. Johan has worked in the mining & metals industry for over 25 years and has accumulated technical and commercial expertise across multiple commodities and geographies. With a career rooted in… read more »

COO The Industrial Development Corporation Joanne Bate is the Chief Operations Officer of the IDC and is a chartered accountant by profession. She initially joined the IDC as a business analyst in 1996. During her early career, Joanne participated in and lead deals and transactions across sectors acting in both the lender and sponsor capacity…. read more »

Chairman & Founder Zijin Mining Jinghe Chen is the founder of Zijin Mining and has been its Chairman since 2000. Mr. Chen is a professor-grade senior engineer, and was the main exploration organizer and discoverer of the Zijinshan Mine in the 1980s, the largest open-pit gold and copper mine in China. He graduated from Fuzhou… read more »

University of Cape Town, Deputy Director Minerals to Metals Initiative Associate professor Jennifer Broadhurst has more than 35 years of industry-based and academic research in the area of mining and minerals beneficiation, with a special focus on the long-term environmental impacts of resource extraction and the inter-generational burdens that this places on mining communities, particularly… read more »

Regional Director – Investment Facilitation Prosper Africa Jenna Diallo is Regional Director for Investment Facilitation for Prosper Africa based in Johannesburg. Mrs. Diallo has more than 20 years of experience in international development, with a focus on private sector development, leveraging private sector investment and facilitating access to finance. She has worked for USAID in… read more »

Managing Director & CEO Perseus Mining Mr. Jeffrey Quartermaine was appointed to the role of managing director and chief executive officer of Perseus Mining Limited, on 1 February 2013 after previously serving as the group’s chief financial officer from 2010 to 2013. Since assuming the role of CEO, Mr Quartermaine has played a major role… read more »

Managing Director, Mining Shared Value Engineers Without Borders Canada Jeff Geipel is the founder and managing director for the Mining Shared Value initiative at Engineers Without Borders Canada. This non-profit initiative works to improve the development impacts of mineral extraction in host countries through increasing local procurement by the global mining industry. Through this work… read more »

VP and General Manager , Metals and Mining AspenTech Aspen Technology Vice-President and General Manager for the Metals and Mining Business Unit, Jeannette McGill has a PhD from the Colorado School of Mines and is a Top 100 Most Inspirational Women in mining alumni. Her extensive career covers mineral exploration, mine production, applied research and… read more »

Director, Sustainable Business Group DAI Jeanne Ellis is a Director with DAI’s Sustainable Business Group, where she manages a portfolio of projects in social impact management, local content development, and corporate social investment. She has 20 years of experience in designing, implementing, and overseeing social and economic development programs for mining and energy companies, donors,… read more »