Africa

Independent Arbitrator Arbitra Ania Farren is an international arbitrator with over 20 years’ industry experience advising and representing States and corporate entities on a wide variety of international dispute resolution and public international law matters, including commercial and investment treaty arbitrations. She has extensive experience advising on energy, infrastructure and mining disputes. Ania is appointed… read more »

Lead Partner, Digital Co-X Vodacom Business Vodacom Andy currently leads the Digital Co-X Team at Vodacom Business, bringing the power of the entire Vodacom ecosystem to drive the digital transformation journeys of its enterprise customers. Prior to that, Andy led the Digital Transformation, Financial Services Technology Consulting, and Experience Consulting businesses for PwC Africa. His… read more »

Africa Energy & Resources Leader Deloitte Africa Andrew is a senior partner at Deloitte Africa, where he leads the Energy, Resources and Industrials practice in Africa, the Monitor Deloitte Strategic Transformation capability as well as the CEO programme. Andrew’s professional career spans more than thirty years – initially in Industry, mainly in general management in… read more »

Group Chief Executive Eskom Holdings SOC Ltd André de Ruyter is currently the Eskom Holdings Group Chief Executive (overseeing a 100 State owned company of over 40 000 employees, responsible for providing over 95 South Africa’s electricity needs and approximately 45 of the electricity used across the Africa Under André’s leadership, Eskom operates 30 power… read more »

Chairman of the Board Gécamines SA Enginer from the first public university in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the National University of Zaire (UNAZA), Alphonse Kaputo Kalubi has nearly 40 years of experience in several fields of engineering and mining governance. These include fundamental geological research, geological exploration, detail or strategic prospecting, mining geology, geological… read more »

Founder and CEO Africa Green Co Ana is a Founder & CEO of Africa GreenCo. Africa GreenCo Group via its operating entity GreenCo Power Services Limited (GreenCo) acts as an intermediary offtaker and service provider, purchasing power from renewable IPPs and selling that electricity to utilities and private sector offtakers (i.e. commercial and industrial users)… read more »

Accountable Mining Transparency International Dr. Ana Estefanía Carballo leads Transparency International Australia’s Accountable Mining Programme. She has conducted extensive research on natural resources governance, particularly the lithium mining industry associated with the energy transition and has over 15 years of experience working with civil society organisations globally, but particularly in Latin America, Europe and the… read more »

Programme Lead, Mining Modernisation RIIS Alexandra has a broad academic and professional background, in innovation, communications, research, and public health. She has specialised over the past five years in driving innovation initiatives and strategy in the mining sector, covering disciplines such as Health and Safety, Community Development, Skills, and Environment.

Programme Head, Governance of Africa’s Resource Programme SAIIA Alex Benkenstein is the Programme Head of the Climate Change and Natural Resources Programme of the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), a leading African think tank. His work in SAIIA has focused on a number of resource governance-related issues, particularly in the fields of extractive… read more »

Vice President, Sustainability & External Relations Africa Newmont Corporation Adiki Ofeibea Ayitevie was appointed as Vice President, Sustainability & External Relations in 2018 having previously served as Senior Director, Communications & External Relations of Newmont Africa. Ms. Ayitevie oversees Newmont Africa’s environmental, social responsibility, site government relations, systems & services, communications and external relations sub-functions…. read more »

Chief Responsible Investment Officer (CRIO) Church of England Pensions Board Adam is the Chief Responsible Investment Officer (CRIO) at the Church of England Pensions Board; Together with the CIO he is the co-Director of the Investment Team. He is also the Chair of the $45 trillion in AUM backed Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) and a… read more »

Assistant Deputy Minister of Mining Enablement Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Abdulrahman is leading Enhancing the Saudi mining sector competitiveness and oversight of the mining strategy. He is also in charge of the exploration licensing rounds with extensive experience in resource economics and strategy implementation. He holds two master’s degrees… read more »

Jacqui Taylor often refers to the conduit needed to get a natural resource, oil, from the ground to the petrol tanks of cars.  The analogy applies to Rural Tourism/Agritourism which is a facilitator of employment opportunities, an additional income generator to rural communities and a means to empower women and the youth where there are… read more »

A dynamic and effective management executive, with over 20 years of experience and a portfolio of delivering excellence within the Hospitality Industry. In a career of dedicated service delivery, coupled with the capacity to drive business growth, all the while managing multiple functions of premier, luxury, high- volume Hotels, Resorts and Spas, Rob Kucera has… read more »

Frank Mustaff has more than 30 years of management and consulting experience. He is specialized in tourism development and tourism planning, tourism marketing, investment promotion, export marketing and sales activities in various sectors. International Project & Strategic Management and the Leading of international teams in the field of development form also part of his area… read more »