Private, in-person panels - 1 hr (each)
Background
The Council hosted two panels at, and in collaboration with, Mining Indaba for its 2025 conference in Cape Town. These sessions focused on (a) the role of African governments in critical mineral value chain development; and (b) how to increase investment in the midstream and downstream of critical minerals across Africa. These sessions were primarily intended to (a) socialize the Council among African stakeholders by participating in a key critical minerals conference on the continent; and (b) in this forum, lead key conversations related to the Council’s mission and vision for just development of critical minerals.
Featured speakers
● Panel 1: Vision to Action - role of governments in advancing value chain development for critical energy transition minerals in Africa (Divyam moderated)
○ Obadiah Simon Nkom, Director General of the Mining Cadastre Office (Nigeria) ○ Vivek Kumar Bajpai, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Mines (India)
○ Suneeta Kaimal, President and CEO (Natural Resource Governance Institute) ○ Zainab Usman, Director, Africa Program (CEIP)
● Panel 2: Industrialising Africa - what will it take to increase investment in midstream and downstream manufacturing facilities? (Aditya moderated)
○ Demetrios Papathanasiou, Global Director - Energy and Extractives (World Bank) ○ Aleksandra Cholewa, Director of Investment & Development (Luma Holding) ○ Nechan Nalcker, Group CEO (Megamillion Energy)
○ Tshepo Modiba, Chief Investment Officer (Cannon Asset Managers)
○ Nicole Uys, PhD Candidate (University of Cape Town)
