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CEO Axis Group International Kobus is the Founder and CEO of Axis Group International. Axis Group provides market access solutions. For clients that compete in complex international markets, our deep capabilities, expertise and commitment translate into business performance and profitability. Axis Group is a trusted Global Procurement & Supply partner for mining projects and operations… read more »

Executive Secretary Botswana Mineworkers Union Kitso Phillip Phiri serves as the Executive Secretary of Botswana Mine Workers Union (BMWU). He advocates for the rights and interests of workers in mining, energy, works, chemicals and allied industries. In his role as the Executive Secretary, he is responsible for driving the implementation of the Union’s strategy;  acts… read more »

Vice President, Strategy & Planning Ma’aden Mr Khalid Shariff currently serves as a Vice-President for Strategy and Business Development in the Base Metals & New Minerals Sector and as a Board member for Ma’aden Barrick Copper Company. With Geological background and a Master’s degree in Business Administration. He has contributed extensively to the Kingdom’s mining… read more »

Chief Investment Officer Public Investment Corporation (PIC) Mr Rikhotso is a seasoned executive, investment manager, business builder and a risk manager with a career spanning over 18 years within the financial services sector. Prior to joining the Public Investment Corporation (PIC) as its Chief Investment Officer (CIO), he was an Executive and Fund Manager at… read more »

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 »