Africa

Director of Mining and DGOJP IndustriALL Global Union Glen Mpufane is a South African working and living in Geneva, Switzerland as the Director of Mining, Diamonds, Gems, Ornament and Jewelry Production (DGOJP) since 2012 with IndustriALL Global Union, a global union based in Geneva, Switzerland. He is also the lead on occupational health for IndustriALL… read more »

Group Head of IGSR Anglo American Experienced international executive and sustainability practitioner with over 25 years in the extractives sector. Froydis started her career in government and joined the oil and gas sector and gained over a decade of experience holding a number of project and corporate positions around the world.  She joined Anglo American… read more »

Manager: Extractives African Development Bank Fred Kabanda is the Manager, Extractives at the African Natural Resources Management and Investment Centre of the African Development Bank where he oversees the work streams in oil, gas and mineral sectors. He has worked for over 30 years in Policy setting, Regulation and Management of extractive sectors. He has… read more »

Divisional Manager UASA THE UNION Mr Stehring started his mining career at the Chamber of Mines Training Centre in 1997; and occupied positions as Miner Shift Boss and Mine Overseer before joining UASA – the Union in 1995 as (Regional Manager) and currently occupy the position of Divisional Manager Minerals in Southern African.

Divisional Manager UASA THE UNION Mr Stehring started his mining career at the Chamber of Mines Training Centre in 1997; and occupied positions as Miner Shift Boss and Mine Overseer before joining UASA – the Union in 1995 as (Regional Manager) and currently occupy the position of Divisional Manager Minerals in Southern African.

Rector and Vice-Chancellor University of the Free state Prof Francis William Petersen is the Rector and Vice-Chancellor of the University of the Free State since 1 April 2017.  He has formerly been Deputy Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cape Town; Dean: Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Cape Town; Executive Head: Strategy… read more »

CEO Bushveld Minerals Fortune is a mining entrepreneur and founding shareholder of VM Investment Company (Proprietary) Ltd, a principal investments and advisory company focusing on mining projects in Africa. He has played a leading role in the origination, establishment and project development of several junior mining companies in Africa. Fortune graduated from the University of… read more »

National Coordinator/Public Relations Mineworkers Union of Zambia (MUZ), an affiliate of IndustriALL Global Union Fletcher Mushimbwa is one of the young Zambian unionists and media personnel that aims at  becoming one of the greatest unionists in Africa. He was born in 1986 in a city called Solwezi one of the mining towns of North western… read more »

Vice Presidnet Sales Circulor Fearghal Kearney is the VP of Sales EMEA at Circulor, whose mission is delivering Traceability-as-a-Service for raw materials and commodities, tracking supply chain data and embedded carbon at each stage of production, recycling, and end-of-life, helping companies verify responsible sourcing and address ESG objectives. Fearghal is an experienced senior finance and… read more »

Principal Market Development Anglo American Platinum Fahmida is a Chemical Engineer by profession and has been in the PGM mining industry for 25 years. The last 14 years of her career has been focused on Market Development, particularly on the hydrogen and fuel cell sector where she was responsible for the development of the first… read more »

Founder & CEO Levin Sources Partnering with public, private and third sector actors to shape more sustainable minerals sectors for business, society and environment for 20+ years, Estelle was doing ‘ESG’ before it was called ‘ESG’! She is a proud WIM100 Global Inspirational Woman, and member of the Indaba Sustainability Committee At Indaba, she is… read more »

Assoc Prof – WASM: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering Curtin University, Perth, Australia Dr Eric Lilford (FAusIMM) is an engineer and a minerals and energy economist, holding the position of Professor and the Head of Minerals & Energy Economics, WASM : Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering, at Curtin University. He is also the Chair of… read more »

Managing Director Traxys Erez Ichilov is a Managing Director of Traxys Projects LP, a specialized investment arm of the Traxys Group, a global leader in the marketing and sourcing of metals, minerals and energy products to a wide range of mining and industrial partners. Recently served as Deputy CEO for Corporate Development at Cunico Resources… read more »

Industry Analyst, Metals and Mining Bloomberg Intelligence Emmanuel Munjeri is an Industry Analyst for Bloomberg Intelligence based in London, a unique research platform that provides context on industries, companies, and government policy, available on the Bloomberg Professional service at BI <GO>. Mr. Munjeri specializes in the metals and mining markets, covering both commodity fundamentals and… read more »

UB Project Coordinator IndustriALL Global Union- Sub Saharan Africa Regional Office Currently, I am the Project Coordinator for IndustriAll Global Union (Sub-Sahara Africa) with responsibility for projects in sub-Saharan Africa. In my line of duty, I have developed and trained unions of developing supply chain organizing plans for unions. I have been involved in generating… read more »