Africa

Founder & Studios Director COOi Studios Sandiso is an innovator, entrepreneur and humanitarian. She is the founder and director of COOi Studios. Prior to COOi Studios, Sandiso served as the Head of Open Innovation for Africa region at Accenture, a global technology consulting company. In 2013, she established the Born to Succeed programme, which advocates… read more »

Managing Director Prospect Resources Mr Hosack is a third generation Zimbabwean, living between Western Australia and Zimbabwe. He holds a Bachelors Engineering Degree (Hons) from Essex University in UK, MBA from Ashcroft Business School (UK), AICD and respective professional registrations. Mr Hosack has gained first hands on experience in the delivery of large scale mining,… read more »

Executive Director & Chief Investment Officer Africa Finance Mr. Shenouda brings over 27 years’ experience in fundraising and investments in international capital markets, with a focus on the development of infrastructure projects, setting up new platforms and has backed strong management teams. He has deep knowledge of African markets and has worked across all of… read more »

Origination & Deals JSE Sam is currently the Head of Deals and Origination at the JSE. He is a seasoned financial services executive, with 20 years’ experience in corporate finance, private equity and the bond market.

Mining Engineer Rio Tinto Sada Kelly is a mining engineer from Rio Tinto, and he works at the Bingham Canton mine in Utah, USA. He is also a member of several mining professional councils, including Afrimine, the Young Mining Leaders Council in Mauritania, and SME.  Sada has extensive experience in Civil Engineering in Europe and… read more »

DSI-NRF CIMERA Independent Steering Committee Chair Rowan have a Bachelor of Science degree in Mining and Civil Engineering from the University of Pretoria, a Master’s degree in Mineral Economics from the University of the Witwatersrand and holds an MBA from the University of Stellenbosch He has traversed the full mining business circle from operations, technical,… read more »

Secretary General International Lithium Association Roland Chavasse MBA is the Secretary General of the International Lithium Association (ILiA), the global industry body representing the lithium value chain, which he co-founded with Anand Sheth in 2021. Roland has a wealth of experience with rare and critical elements, including a decade of commercial experience working with tantalum,… read more »

CEO ICMM Rohitesh “Ro” Dhawan was appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of ICMM in April 2021. He is passionate about the transformative power of mining, particularly in emerging markets where he has spent two-thirds of his life. Ro is a Fellow and faculty member of the Africa Leadership Initiative and a Raisina fellow at… read more »

CEO Minerals Council South Africa Mr Baxter was appointed CEO of the Minerals Council in 2015. He has 29 years of high-level advocacy and strategy experience in the business and mining sectors. He was involved in the first mineral policy discussions with the ANC in 1992 and in most of the significant minerals policy discussions… read more »

Regional Lead – Africa Sustainable Infrastructure Advisory IFC In his current role, Rodrigue oversees management of resources to implement projects which enable IFC’s private sector clients to manage social and community risks on investments while enhancing the benefits of extractive sector projects to host com-munities. He also works with governments to put in place the… read more »

Founder & Executive Co-Chair Ivanhoe Mines For more than 30 years, Mr. Friedland has been recognized by leaders of the international financial sector and mineral resource industries as an entrepreneurial explorer, technology innovator and company builder. He has successfully developed a portfolio of respected public and private companies whose initiatives have led to several of… read more »

Group General Counsel & Company Secretary Anglo American Richard Price is the Group General Counsel and Company Secretary and a member of the Group Management Committee of Anglo American plc, one of the world’s largest mining companies. Anglo American has a globally diversified range of mines and exploration properties across a number of commodities including… read more »

Global Head, Metals & Mining Standard Chartered Bank Richard joined Standard Chartered in 2018 with a mandate to build a world class advisory led sector team. Now in early 2023, Standard Chartered ranks as one of the top global M&A advisors in the sector with a whole series of mandates from the majors and a… read more »

HoD, Exploration technology Helmholtz-Institute Freiberg for Resource Technology Richard Gloaguen received the Ph.D. degree “Doctor Communitatis Europae” in marine geosciences from the University of Western Brittany, Brest, France, in collaboration with the Royal Holloway University of London, U.K., and Göttingen University, Germany, in 2000. He was a Marie Curie Post-Doctoral Research Associate at the Royal… read more »

Marketing & Sales Senior Vice President Bureau Veritas From 1984 to 2003: Geologist, Senior Mine Geologist, Exploration Manager – various mining companies Queensland University of Technology, Bachelor of Science Geology; University of Tasmania, MSc; La Trobe, MBA – From 01/2016 to today: Current position – From 01/2011 to 01/2016: VP M&M Europe & Global Trade… read more »