Invited Speakers

H.E. Amb. Albert M. Muchanga
Commissioner of Trade & Industry
African Union Commission (AUC)
Hon. Bogolo Kenewendo
Minister
Ministry of Minerals and Energy, Botswana
Bakani Motlhabani
Head of Technical Services
Debswana
Jacob Thamage
Coordinator
Diamond Hub
Fred Arendse
Founder & President
Junior Mining Council
Fiona-Perrott-Humphrey
Senior Adviser
Rothschild & Co.
Louis Loubser
CEO
Kropz
Moses Madondo
Chief Executive Officer
Thungela Resources
Daniel Major
Chief Executive Officer
Goviex Uranium
Sam Hosack
Managing Director and CEO
Prospect Resources
Rudi Badenhorst
COO - Africa
First Quantum
William Gambiza
CEO
HCCL Holdings
Archie Koimtsidis
Managing Director
Cardinal Resources Ghana Ltd
Boris Kamstra
Director
Premium Nickel Resources
James Campbell
Managing Director
Botswana Diamonds plc
Jacques Badenhorst
CEO
Maatla Energy
Mike Teke
CEO
Seriti Resources
Naseem Banu Lahri
Managing Director
Lucara Botswana (Pty) Ltd.
Ganga Junior
CEO
Endiama
Jurie Wessels
Chairman
Arcadia Minerals Limited
Executive Chairman
Vanadium Resources Limited
Edwin (Eddie) Elias
General Manager
Morupule Coal Mine
Mr Vishwanathan Subramanian
Vice President & Project Head
Jindal Energy Botswana
Dr. Tony Harwood
CEO & President
Montero Mining & Exploration Limited
Dr. Mike Seeger
Director
MX Mining Capital Advisors CC
Charles Siwawa
Chief Executive Officer
Botswana Chamber of Mines
Phillip Tobias
COO
ARM
Thabiso Sekano
Head of the Mining and Metals
IDC
Pat Dambe-Hansen
Head of Corporate Affairs
De Beers
Gabaake Gabaake
Executive Director and Deputy Chairman
Tlou Energy
Emmanuel Baidoo
Senior Manager Sustainability
AngloGold Ashanti
Daleen Lopez-Ruiz
Director Business Development and Membership
FutureCoal
Mfikeyi Makayi
CEO
KoBold Africa
Dr. Lars Schernikau
Co-Founder
HMS Bergbau Singapore
John Nicholas Lauderdale
Principal Geologist
Sandfire / Tshukudu Exploration
Martin Holland
Executive Chairman and Managing Director
Cobre Limited
Louis Watum
Minister of Industry and Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
The Democratic Republic of Congo
Nitin Agrawal
Chairman/Executive Director
Ikwezi Mining
Bontle Ivy Aphane
Chief Executive Officer
Arnot Opco
Ontiretse Mathews Senosi
CEO
Overlooked Group
Matthews Bagopi
Acting Chief Executive Officer
Minergy Limited