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“Building an inclusive and equitable battery metals sector in the heart of Africa”
Driven by the demand for batteries and electric vehicles in a transparent and open environment, the continent welcomes the new DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum: a specialised event that will gather high-level representatives from the entire battery metals industry value chain from 12–13 September 2023.
Battery metals and minerals include cobalt, copper, lithium, nickel, graphite, manganese, rare earths and the 3Ts (tin, tantalum and tungsten). The DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum will take place in Kinshasa, the capital of the DRC where about 68% of the world’s cobalt is mined.
“DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum is committed to positioning DRC as the African hub for battery metals production and manufacture. It is about creating wealth for the entire DRC and African battery metals industry value chain,” says event director Sam Madlabane.
VUKA Group CEO David Ashdown states that: “the forum will provide a prime engagement platform and meeting place for government, mining companies, key stakeholders, technology and service providers and end users to facilitate dialogue in defining and building a new extractive sector of the industry in the DRC. In addition, it is important to build an inclusive and equitable battery metals industry in the heart of Africa, underpinning broad-based sustainable growth, local beneficiation and socio-economic development.”
Flagship events
The DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum forms part of the already impressive mining portfolio of the VUKA Group (formerly Clarion Events Africa), with long-running flagship events, such as DRC Mining Week and Nigeria Mining Week, which was recently held to record numbers in Abuja, as well as Mining Review Africa, a leading industry magazine and online news platform.
The event will comprise a two-day conference and there are various sponsorship opportunities for sector leaders to promote their sustainable mining industry practices to government officials, key leaders and decision-makers. AVZ Minerals Limited has already been confirmed as the cobalt plus sponsor.
More information about is available on the event website: www.drc-africabatterymetals.com. To register to attend, click here.
About DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum
DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum is a launch annual event and is organised by the VUKA Group. DRC Mining Week and Nigeria Mining Week are partner events and Mining Review Africa is the premier event media partner.
About VUKA Group
The VUKA Group (formerly Clarion Events Africa) is a leading Cape Town-based and multi-award-winning organiser of exhibitions, conferences and digital events across the continent in the mining, infrastructure, energy, mobility, ecommerce and CX sectors. Other well-known events by VUKA Group include DRC Mining Week, Nigeria Mining Week, Enlit Africa, Africa’s Green Economy Summit, ECOM Africa, CEM Africa and Smarter Mobility Africa.
About Mining Review Africa
Mining Review Africa (MRA) is the leading monthly magazine and digital platform in the African mining industry. Every month, MRA reaches an audience of over 50,000 influential mining authorities and key decision makers through a variety of channels, including an interactive website, videos and print distribution at all major mining conferences in Africa and across the globe.
DRC-Africa Battery Metals Forum dates and location:
Dates: 12–13 September 2023
Location: Pullman Kinshasa Grand Hotel, Kinshasa, DRC
Website: https://www.drc-africabatterymetals.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BatteryDrc
Facebook: https://m.facebook.com/BatteryMetalsDRC/
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/africa-battery-metals-drc/
Media contact:
Annemarie Roodbol
Email: annemarie.roodbol@wearevuka.com
Mining Minister Adegbite: “Now is the time to be one of the pioneers in Nigerian mining”
The mining sector globally has welcomed the return of the Nigeria’s leading industry event on the calendar: Nigeria Mining Week will be back in-person at the Abuja International Conference Centre from 1–3 November 2022. After two years of digital connection, the entire mining value chain will reconnect face-to-face and explore the many exciting opportunities that the mining sector of this West African powerhouse offers and while the progress that has been made thus far to kick-start the country’s mining sector will be showcased.
Proudly hosted by the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development and organised by the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) in collaboration with PwC Nigeria and The Vuka Group, Nigeria Mining Week has been a committed promoter of what is widely regarded as the best next investment destination for mining houses and investors. The Abuja government, in particular, has been putting all its political will and weight behind the promotion of the sector and the event to gather investors, mining houses, thought-leaders, innovators and disruptors.
Minister: “Now is the best time”
Since assuming office in 2019, Nigeria’s Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Arch. Olamilekan Adegbite, has been beating the country’s proverbial mining drum loudly and clearly, gracing many mining forums around the globe and communicating the message that the Nigerian mining sector is ready for investment and development, and the results are speaking for themselves with exciting new iron ore, bitumen and barite projects that are in active development or already up and running.
“Now is the best time to come into Nigeria,” Minister Adegbite says in a recent, exclusive interview with Mining Review Africa, the premier media partner of Nigeria Mining Week, “we have a lot of greenfields and brownfields. It's easier and cheaper to mine in Nigeria because a lot of the minerals have been untapped and are very close to the surface. Therefore, the cost is a lot cheaper”.
He added that Nigeria offers many incentives for would-be mining investors, including 100% ownership, tax holidays and duty free import of equipment. “So, this is the time to come and be one of the pioneers in Nigeria”.
“There is a lot of interest”
The ministry has also been marketing the data on the minerals in Nigeria, obtained through the NIMEP project (National Integrated Mineral Exploration Project). “And now we're beginning to get some good results on that. There is a lot of interest, people are coming to Nigeria. Just last year, a British firm made an investment of $50 million”.
The ministry has also initiated several programmes for the many artisanal miners in the country to identify them, encourage them to join cooperatives, provide free training on better mining methods and reclamation, as well as inexpensive funding to buy modern equipment. “There are a lot of incentives, and we're getting good results”, says the minister, “at the last count, we registered 400 cooperatives of these artisanal miners working in different areas in Nigeria”.
MAN: An economic platform to be proud of
The acting President of the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN), one of the official organisers of what will be the 7th edition of Nigeria Mining Week, Alh. Musa Muhammad, agrees that the country’s mining industry has made important strides forward, both for investors, mining houses and the people making a living off the nation’s valuable and varied mineral resources.
This positive progress includes:
- Appreciable increase in sectoral contributions to the GDP;
- Increased interest of foreign investors due to the verifiable geological data being generated by the National Integrated Mineral Exploration Project (NIMEP), of the Nigeria Geological Survey Agency;
- Digitalization of mineral titles administration by the Mining Cadastre Office;
- Development of cluster buying centres across the geopolitical zones; and
- Standardization of Nigerian barite to meet global specifications.
According to MAN’s Alh. Musa Muhammad: “While not ascribing the glory of these developments entirely to the direct outcomes of the annual Nigeria Mining Week, the various conversations and communiques emanating from this platform, and similar others, have been incubating the ideas for policy formulation and actions birthing these developments”.
He adds: “We hope this partnership, under the leadership of the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development, will continue to blossom, so that we will bequeath to our nation, an economic platform that we all can be proud of”.
Nigeria Mining Week is an annual event and online platform for all the mining stakeholders and influencers in the public and private sector wanting to do business in Nigeria. Established seven years ago, it is organised by the Miners Association of Nigeria (MAN) in collaboration with PwC and The Vuka Group and is supported by the Ministry of Mines and Steel Development. DRC Mining Week is a partner event and Mining Review Africa is the premier event media partner.
Mining Review Africa is the leading monthly magazine and digital platform in the African mining industry. Every month, MRA reaches an audience of over 50 000 influential mining authorities and key decision makers through a variety of channels, including an interactive website, videos and print distribution at all major mining conferences in Africa and across the globe.
Website: https://www.nigeriaminingweek.com
Nigeria Mining Week event dates and location:
Dates: 1–3 November 2022
Location: Abuja International Conference Centre
Media contact:
Annemarie Roodbol
Email: Annemarie.roodbol@wearevuka.com
Welcome return of flagship mining event as DRC booms
It’s official, DRC Mining Week is back in Lubumbashi from 1–3 June, and to say that the industry is excited about its homecoming is an understatement. This long-running, award-winning and flagship expo and conference returns to the heart of the Copperbelt and the bustling mining hub of the DRC to celebrate the region’s unlimited resilience, successes and opportunities.
The event boasts longstanding and loyal support from many sector leaders, including ERG Africa, FBN Bank and Glencore, who are diamond sponsors, while Equity BCDC, Orange and Standard Bank are platinum plus sponsors. Other big names in industry that have partnered with DRC Mining Week in June include Ivanhoe Mines, the Cobalt Institute, USAID and Global Communities.
The largest expo and conference in the Copperbelt dedicated to the mining and industrial sector, DRC Mining Week will again gather some 600 mining executives from 80 mining houses and operators, 4000+ attendees, of which 70% will be international, more than 80 expert speakers, and the in- and outdoor exhibition will expect four country pavilions.
Anyone working in or for the mining and exploration sector, energy, professional equipment, machinery, transport and logistics, safety and security, construction, consulting and insurance should be in Lubumbashi from 1–3 June.
18 years and still going strong!
“The DRC Mining Week team is ready to put the ‘bash’ back into Lubumbashi!” jokes event director Natalie Courtois, representative of the zest, energy and fun the organisers have become known for over the last 17 years of the event’s existence. “We cannot wait to open our doors again and welcome all our clients and partners back to the Karavia Hotel, and we know that everyone has really missed having the event live and onsite during the last two years” says Courtois.
Despite maintaining an innovative digital series of virtual engagement for mining companies, investors and industry suppliers during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown and hosting many exciting debates with major players in the DRC mining sector, the event organisers, the Vuka Group (formerly Clarion Events) feel the time is right to return to Lubumbashi. “We are ready to have a live event again,” Courtois confirms, “all the safety protocols will be in place to ensure a valuable and safe experience for everyone to meet other delegates, attend presentations, workshops, networking functions and spend quality time on the expo floors.”
International and local who’s who
The who’s who in the sector who are part of DRC Mining Week’s conference programme include:
- Louis Watum, President, Chamber of Mines, DRC
- H.E. Jacques Kyabula Katwe Governor of Haut Katanga, DRC
- H.E. Antoinette N'Samba Kalambayi, Minister of Mines, DRC
- Amedeo Anniciello, Chief Executive Officer, Standard Bank, DRC
- Marie-Chantal Kaninda, Head of Corporate Affairs, Glencore, DRC
- Rene Monzambe, Executive and Regional Manager, Vodacom Congo, DRC
- Amanda Zaina Matenda, Mine Planning Services and Support Lead- EMEA, Hexagon Mining, South Africa
The programme will address topical issues and challenges in the sector, as well as give the mining houses, operators and industry suppliers the opportunity to share project updates and success stories. The South African Department of Trade, Industry and Competition as well as the German Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy have already confirmed their return to DRC Mining Week with country pavilions.
The themes for the conference programme include:
Day 1: Power & Energy Pre-Event Forum (1 June 2022):
- The race for sustainable power supply: Progress reports from current and upcoming projects
- Off grid: Diversifying the energy mix and relooking at DRC operating models to maximise local production
Day 2: Opening day (2 June 2022):
- Collaboration to build a resilient and sustainable mining industry in the DRC
- Junior Mining Forum: Exploration and investment opportunities in the DRC
- Battery metals: Is the DRC ready to harness the green transition?
- CEO Roundtable (by invitation only)
- Women in Mining: Paving the way for inclusivity in the sector
- Financing the sector: What are the options for local companies?
- From mines to market: Transforming raw materials into end products in Africa
Day 3 (3 June 2022):
- The Era of Smart Mines: Is the DRC mining market ready for the Fourth Industrial Revolution?
- Insurance: Mining risk and Responsible mining
Other activities at the event include the welcome cocktail function, daily networking functions during the day and after hours, a golf day, the Women in Mining Lunch (by invitation only) and site visits.
To register to attend DRC Mining Week from 1–3 June 2022, click here.
About DRC Mining Week
DRC Mining Week is organised by The Vuka Group (formerly Clarion Events Africa), a leading Cape Town-based and multi-award-winning organiser of exhibitions, conferences and digital events across the continent in the infrastructure, energy, mining, mobility, ecommerce and CX sectors. Other well-known events by The Vuka Group include Enlit Africa, Nigeria Mining Week, Smarter Mobility Africa, ECOM Africa and CEM Africa.
Mining Review Africa, the leading monthly magazine and digital platform in the African mining industry, is the event’s premium media partner.
DRC Mining Week dates and venue:
- Live event: 1–3 June 2022
- Keynote opening session: 2 June 2022
- Expo and conference: 1–3 June 2022
- Location: The Pullman Grand Karavia Hotel, Lubumbashi, DRC
Website: http://www.drcminingweek.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drcminingweek
Facebook: DRC-Mining-Week
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4922857
Media contact:
Annemarie Roodbol
“It’s not about being the best in the world, but the best for the world”
“ESG has come a long way in the mining sector,” says Elodie Delagneau, event director of Africa Mining Forum; “for a long time it was considered a nice-to-have by mining companies. However, today, there is not a single investment discussion that can avoid the subject. It’s official, there has been a shift in the mindset of mining companies: it’s not about being the best in the world, but the best for the world.”
The ESG principles, environment, social and governance, provide the inspiration and over-arching theme for the upcoming Africa Mining Forum, a tailored mining investment platform for junior miners, mid-cap companies and sustainable technology solutions providers, taking place from 2–4 November 2021.
“From my perspective, the simple definition of ESG is ‘giving back’, says Laura-Jane Cornish, Editor-in-Chief of Mining Review Africa, key media partner in the event. “It is giving back to the environment, the communities you may have affected and the country you have chosen to settle in. And giving back should be a willing act of desire, not an obligation.”
The winners of Mining Review Africa’s Mining Elites in Africa 2022 publication will also be announced during the event with a Digital Awards Ceremony. Cornish explains: “these are industry influencers who are innovative in their leadership, improving the greater mining and minerals value chains on a regional level. They are contributing to the progress of mining, are a reflection of responsible corporate citizens and may be the contributing factor to helping a mining operation secure finance.”
Who’s who in African mining and investment
Some 50 international and regional industry pioneers and experts from mining houses and investment bodies, including Ivanhoe Mines, Base Titanium Limited, BlackRock Mining, Black Earth Minerals, African Development Bank, Gemfields Group, Luma Holding, International Council on Mining and Metals, PwC, CRU Group, Africa Practice, BloombergNEF and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), will take part in African Mining Forum.
See the full list of speakers here.
The digital programme includes a daily commodities outlook, three exclusive keynote sessions, strategic spotlights, technology roundtables and A-Z investment guides for burgeoning mining countries on the continent, such as DRC, Rwanda, Tanzania and Madagascar.
Africa Mining Forum programme highlights—Daily keynote sessions:
Tuesday, 2 November:
Main keynote—ESG principles: Explored. Uncovered. Refined
Moderator: Kwasi Ampofo, Head of Metals and Mining, BloombergNEF, UK
Speakers:
- Namrata Thapar, Global Head Mining, International Finance Corporation (IFC), USA
- Rohitesh Dhawan, CEO, International Council on Mining and Metals, UK
- Jayne Mammatt, Partner/Director - Sustainability and Climate Change, PwC, South Africa
- Adam Matthews, Chief Responsible Investment Officer l Church of England Pensions Board, Chair l Transition Pathway Initiative, UK
Wednesday, 3 November:
Keynote: Social License to Operate - a top ESG priority?
Moderator: Melba Wasunna, External Affairs Manager, Base Titanium Limited, Kenya
Speakers:
- Sherif Andrawes, Head of Global Natural Resources, BDO Global, Australia
- MacLean Raissa Tuyisenge, Corporate Affairs & ESG Manager, Luma Holding, Rwanda
- William Witham, CEO, AAMEG, Australia
- Jack Cunningham, Group Sustainability, Policy & Risk Director, Gemfields Group, UK
Thursday, 4 November:
Keynote: COVID-19 economic fallout: realising the aspirations of the African Continental Free Trade Agreement
Presented by:
- Stephen Karangizi, Director and CEO, African Legal Support Facility, African Development Bank, Côte d'Ivoire
- Caroline Kende-Robb, Senior Adviser, African Center for Economic Transformation, Switzerland
- Frank Dixon Mugyenyi, Interim Coordinator, Africa Minerals Development Centre, African Union, Ethiopia
- Andrew Skipper, Head of Africa Practice, Hogan Lovells, UK
Unique platform
Africa Mining Forum hosts executives and decision-makers to engage directly with key stakeholders, investors, and asset managers through the unique networking channels to identify promising projects and deploy capital in Africa’s mining. The event also provides extensive opportunities to industry technology and service providers to showcase and demonstrate their practical solutions. Some 2000 mining professionals from 78 countries are expected to attend the event online.
Africa Mining Forum is hosted on the Mine.it Africa – Connect platform, a unique, all-in-one, interactive digital mining platform providing in one place, African mining news and opportunities, live, interactive events and engagement.
Mining Review Africa is the leading monthly magazine and digital platform in the African mining industry. Every month, MRA reaches an audience of over 50 000 influential mining authorities and key decision makers through a variety of channels, including an interactive website, videos and print distribution at all major mining conferences in Africa and across the globe.
Register here for access to Mine.It Africa - Connect.
The event is organised by The Vuka Group (formerly Clarion Events Africa), a leading Cape Town-based and multi-award-winning organiser of exhibitions, conferences and digital events across the continent in the infrastructure, energy, mining, mobility, ecommerce and CX sectors. Other well-known events by The Vuka Group include Enlit Africa, DRC Mining Week, Nigeria Mining Week, Smarter Mobility Africa, ECOM and CEM Africa.
Website: https://www.africaminingforum.com/
Africa Mining Forum event dates and location:
Dates: 2–4 November 2021
Location: Online
“How good governance translates into better lives for people”
“What we have known for a long time is that countries and jurisdictions that are better governed, tend to generate better outcomes for their people, especially when it comes to the mining sector.” This is according Rohitesh Dhawan, CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) and keynote speaker at the upcoming Africa Mining Forum from 2–4 November 2021.
This tailored mining investment platform for junior miners, mid-cap companies and sustainable technology solutions providers, returns with a uniquely themed concept, with each of the ESG principles, Environment, Social and Governance, providing the inspiration for separately focused, digital sessions and activities during three days.
Our objective
Africa Mining Forum hosts executives and decision-makers to engage directly with key stakeholders, investors, and asset managers through the unique networking channels to identify promising projects and deploy capital in Africa’s mining. The event also provides extensive opportunities to industry technology and service providers to showcase and demonstrate their practical solutions.
The live, digital programme will include a daily commodities outlook, three exclusive keynote sessions, strategic spotlights, technology roundtables and A-Z investment guides for burgeoning mining countries on the continent.
Awards Ceremony
Earlier this year, two of the African mining industry’s most innovative brands joined forces, when Africa Mining Forum merged with Mining Review Africa’s Mining Elites in Africa publication with a Digital Awards Ceremony during which the 2022 edition winners of Mining Elites in Africa will be announced.
Getting governance right
The ICMM recently upped the ESG ante by publishing a series of enhanced Mining Principles which define good practice requirements for the mining and metals industry, aligned with its objective of the responsible sourcing and production of metals and minerals.
In an interview with Mining Review Africa, premium media partner for Africa Mining Forum, the ICMM CEO said: “Ultimately, governance is just a fancy word for management. When we look at the question of governance of natural resources and countries, we can ask, do countries have the right laws in place? And if they do, do they implement them consistently and effectively over time? We found from the research that the countries that have made the most progress over the last 25 years (this research looked 25 years back up until 2018), the countries that made the most progress have been the likes of Indonesia, Bolivia, Peru and Botswana.”
According to Dhawan, the common theme amongst all of these countries was developing the right policies and then executing them consistently and effectively over time. “If one of those two is not right, typically, you don't see the progress on social indicators, because what is what we were looking for, how good governance translates into better lives for people.”
Focus on Africa
According to Rohitesh Dhawan, the ICMM’s research had a special focus on Africa because they observed that since 1995, the number of countries that are resource dependent, has increased by 60%. “When we look at the 88 countries that are resource dependent today, they account for 30% of the world's population. So, a very large part of the world lives in countries that are resource dependent. And amongst those people, we have 450 million people that are living in poverty. So getting this right really matters. And getting this right really matters in an African context.”
More headline speakers will be joining Rohitesh Dhawan at Africa Mining Forum in November, including:
- Jayne Mammatt, Partner and ESG Lead for Africa, PwC, South Africa
- Harry Fisher, Senior Analyst l Battery Metals, CRU Group, Australia
- Marta Dec, Senior Analyst l Base Metals, CRU Group, UK
- Terence Lyons, CEO, TSC, Singapore
- Gerard Reid, CEO, Alexa Capital, UK
- Kwasi Ampofo, Head of Metals and Mining, BloombergNEF, UK
- David Bleiker, Vice President Mining Environment & Infrastructure Solutions, Wood, Canada
Unique platform
Africa Mining Forum is hosted on the Mine.it Africa – Connect platform, a unique, all-in-one, interactive digital mining platform providing in one place, African mining news and opportunities, live, interactive events and engagement.
Over 3300 mining professionals from 78 countries are already using the platform and attending the digital events and webinars. It is also an ongoing source of industry news, print and video content, interviews and podcasts as well as live webinars and conferences.
Mining Review Africa is the leading monthly magazine and digital platform in the African mining industry. Every month, MRA reaches an audience of over 50 000 influential mining authorities and key decision makers through a variety of channels, including an interactive website, videos and print distribution at all major mining conferences in Africa and across the globe.
Register here for access to Mine.It Africa - Connect.
Event organiser Clarion Events Africa is a leading Cape Town-based and multi-award-winning organiser of exhibitions, conferences and digital events across the continent in the infrastructure, energy and mining sectors. Other well-known events by Clarion Events Africa include Enlit Africa, DRC Mining Week and Nigeria Mining Week.
Website: https://www.africaminingforum.com/
Africa Mining Forum event dates and location:
Dates: 2–4 November 2021
Location: Online
Media contact:
Annemarie Roodbol
Email: annemarie.roodbol@clarionevents.com
Africa Mining Forum to merge with industry accolades in November
Two of the African mining industry’s most innovative brands have joined forces, which sees Mining Review Africa’s Mining Elites in Africa publication and Africa Mining Forum merge with a Digital Awards Ceremony and winners acknowledgements in November 2021.
Now in its seventh year, Mining Elites in Africa celebrates the leaders, companies and projects that are making a difference in the sector, from breakthroughs in environmental challenges, to finance, health and safety, to engineering and technology. Nominations are now open and the deadline is 15 September 2021.
The 2022 edition winners of Mining Elites in Africa will be launched during the Digital Awards Ceremony at this year’s Africa Mining Forum, taking place from 2–4 November 2021.
Says Africa Mining Forum event manager Elodie Delagneau: “Last year we kicked of our African journey to provide digital tools for global investors, mining houses, juniors, service providers and local operators, and it has gained incredible momentum in the last 18 months. What started, what I like to cheekily call a digital business romance last year, is still blossoming and is now a full-blown relationship, and from 2–4 November, we are making it official!”
“We cannot wait to welcome back our old and new friends and we are proud to launch our very innovative programme, which reflects what is happening on the mining frontlines. Hosting the Digital Awards Ceremony will be a fitting celebration of the sector’s finest.”
Mining leaders making a difference
According to Laura Cornish, Editor-in-Chief of Mining Review Africa, the publisher of the Mining Elites in Africa, “This brand has been one of true evolution over the years and is a reflection of how the industry is changing as well. As the sector pivots towards driving sustainable businesses for generations to come, so too does our Elites product.
“Until now, this has been a print-focused brand, but our move towards digital is further demonstration of this product’s ability to adapt to market demand. What better way to showcase our Elites leaders than through digital acknowledgement and a strong digital brand like Africa Mining Forum that is set to grow rapidly in years to come.
The categories for the upcoming edition include:
- Leadership profiles: Industry influencers who are innovative in their leadership approaches and strategies to improve the greater mining and minerals value chains on a regional level.
- The 2022 categories for making a difference are:
PROJECTS:
- Exploration
- Greenfields project development
- Brownfields expansion
- Stay-in-business strategies
- Research and academic breakthroughs
- ESG
- Building sustainable communities
- Environmental sustainability
- Health & safety
- Power design and delivery
- Digitalisation and automation technologies
The final selection of projects and people in Mining Elites in Africa is made by an independent advisory board composed of experienced industry figures with extensive mining knowledge across the African continent. Advisory board members confirmed so far include:
- William Witham, CEO, AAMEG, Australia
- Duncan Harris, President, Australia Africa Chamber of Commerce, Australia
- Marcus Courage, Founder and CEO, africapractice group
- Tom Quinn, Head of Content, Mining Indaba and Africa Oil Week
- Andrew van Zyl, Partner and Principal Consultant, SRK Consulting SA
To nominate a person or project, please contact Laura Cornish at laura.cornish@clarionevents.com or visit https://miningreview.com/elites
Africa Mining Forum is hosted on the Mine.it Africa – Connect platform, a unique, all-in-one, interactive digital mining platform providing in one place, African mining news and opportunities, live, interactive events and engagement.
Some 3000 mining professionals from 78 countries are already using the platform and attending the digital events and webinars. It is also an ongoing source of industry news, print and video content, interviews and podcasts as well as live webinars and conferences.
Mining Review Africa is the leading monthly magazine and digital platform in the African mining industry. Every month, MRA reaches an audience of over 50 000 influential mining authorities and key decision makers through a variety of channels, including an interactive website, videos and print distribution at all major mining conferences in Africa and across the globe.
MRA serves as a knowledge, news and information sharing platform which drives upliftment and sustainable development across the mining sector in Africa through articles on project developments and the technology and financial models that drive them.
Register here for access to Mine.It Africa - Connect.
Event organiser Clarion Events Africa is a leading Cape Town-based and multi-award-winning organiser of exhibitions, conferences and digital events across the continent in the infrastructure, energy and mining sectors. Other well-known events by Clarion Events Africa include Enlit Africa, DRC Mining Week and Nigeria Mining Week.
Media contact:
Annemarie Roodbol
Email: annemarie.roodbol@clarionevents.com
“We look forward to the participation from the audience on our digital platform.”
The international mining community is gearing up for DRC Mining Week Online – a two-day digital gathering of the DRC local and international audience aimed at sharing and highlighting the key themes driving the country’s mining industry in 2021. All of this in anticipation of a live event conference and expo in October this year.
The organisers of DRC Mining Week Online have confirmed the exciting line-up and discussions for their latest, interactive digital event taking place from 14-15 June.
Interactive, relevant discussions
“We have made sure that the content for our upcoming online sessions in June is relevant, what the industry wants and needs and, very importantly, is interactive. The audience will be able to ask questions via the chat box that will be answered live by the panellists, take part in polls and exciting competitions” So says Sabrina Tab, DRC Mining Week’s event manager.
“In particular, we have live roundtable discussions where everyone can participate in the debate, switch on their microphones and cameras and be seen and heard. We look forward to the participation from the audience on our digital platform.”
The online event is supported by longstanding, sponsors who are industry pioneers in their own right, including Standard Bank, Cigna Hollard, Mayfair, Vulkan and more.
To serve the event’s loyal local and international audience, the programme makes provision for sessions in English, French or both. The opening session with the theme, The DRC’s investment rating: An inaccurate perception, will be available in both languages and features a strong panel of expert speakers who will address those areas holding the DRC back from greater investment and more importantly, the key areas of change that will encourage investment as well. The panel will include well-known names:
- Louis Watum, President, Chamber of Mines, DRC
- Jean Christophe Carret, Country Director, World Bank, DRC
- Amadeo Anniciello, CEO, Standard Bank, DRC
DRC Mining Week’s Sabrina Tab adds: “During the last year, our digital sessions have enabled us to reach a new international audience, many of whom are unable to travel to the DRC, and thanks to this unlimited scope, our mining community is engaging and growing all the time.”
“Our innovative broadcasting platform will also feature networking opportunities, a chat function for all registered attendees, product listings and a host of pre-recorded, quality content. All the sessions from the live event will also be available on demand afterwards.”
More programme and speaker highlights include:
- Fitting into a new world: Transparency takes centre stage (In both English and French)
- Panellists include:
* Indigo Ellis, Associate Director on Central African Mining and ESG, Africa Matters, UK
* James Nicholson, Head of Corporate Responsibility, Trafigura, Switzerland and a partner of the newly formed Enterprise Generale du Cobalt, DRC*
* Dorothée Baumann-Pauly, Director of the Geneva Centre for Business and Human Rights, Switzerland*
- Technologies and solutions making a difference in DRC - Future-proofing mine operations with innovative solutions (In French)
- Mining insurance in the DRC: The new normal for companies’ affordability and employee wellbeing (In English)
- Roundtable Discussion 1: Beneficiation – the missing piece in the equation (in English)
- Roundtable Discussion 2: The law of subcontracting – a lucrative economic reality
To register on the DRC Mining Week digital platform, click here: https://www.drcminingweek.com/register
DRC Mining Week is a flagship event organised by Clarion Events Africa, a leading Cape Town-based and multi-award winning organiser of exhibitions and conferences across the continent in the infrastructure, energy and mining sectors. Other well-known events by Clarion Events Africa include Enlit Africa (formerly African Utility Week & POWERGEN Africa), Africa Mining Forum, Nigeria Mining Week, Future Energy East Africa and Future Energy Nigeria. The company is part of the UK-based Clarion Events Group.
DRC Mining Week dates and location:
- DRC Mining Week Online: 14-15 June 2021
DRC Mining Week live event:
- Keynote opening session: 5 October 2021
- Expo and conference: 5-6 October 2021
- Location: The Pullman Grand Karavia Hotel, Lubumbashi, DRC
Website: http://www.drcminingweek.com
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drcminingweek
Facebook: DRC-Mining-Week
LinkedIN: https://www.linkedin.com/groups/4922857
Media contact:
Annemarie Roodbol
Email: annemarie.roodbol@clarionevents.com
