Private, in-person roundtable - 2 hrs
Background
Swaniti Global, with India Climate Collaborative (ICC) and as part of the Council for Critical Minerals Development in Global South, hosted a private breakfast alongside COP29 centering on critical mineral development in Global South countries and opportunities for cooperation on development of—and fair and equitable access to—mineral value chains.
On the eve of the COP29 discussions on Energy/Peace, Relief and Recovery, this roundtable brought together leading policymakers and experts from key Global South economies—including Brazil, India, and South Africa—to discuss (1) Leveraging critical mineral wealth to develop local value chains; (2) Cooperation between the Global South countries to develop value chains; and (3) Community benefit mechanisms and ESG standards in mining.
Featured speakers*
● Crispian Olver, Executive Director (Presidential Climate Commission of South Africa) ● Marit Kitaw, Interim Director, African Minerals Development Center (Africa Union)
● Suneeta Kaimal, Chief Executive Officer (NRGI)
● Alexandre Mello, Director of Associative Affairs and Climate Change (Brazilian Mining Association (IBRAM))
● Rafaela Guedes, Independent consultant, Brazilian Centre for International Relations (CEBRI); Fellow, Igarapé; International Advisor (APCO)
● Kristi Disney Bruckner, Law and Policy Director (IRMA)
● Chinmayi Shalya, Senior Fellow (Swaniti Global)
● Felipe Arango Garcia, Executive Director (Transforma)
*Due to sudden obligations to the COP29 negotiations, confirmed speaker Anthony Dane (Southern Transitions) had to bow out the day before.
