Speakers

A–E
F–J
K–O
P–T
U–Z

H.E. Dr. Abdelkader Aamara

Minister of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment
Morocco
Samer Abuljebain

CEO
Capital House Group
Tom Albanese

Chief Executive Officer
Vedanta Resources
Dr. Uta Alisch

Managing Director
Fugro Consult GmbH
Dr. Gavin Andersson

Managing Director
Seriti Institute
Oliver Andrews

Executive Director and Chief Investment Officer
Africa Finance Corporation
David Anthony

Chief of Policy, Strategy and Network
UNICEF
John Anyanwu

Lead Research Economist
African Development Bank
Feroz Ashraf

Chief Executive Officer
Uranium One Inc.
Toni Aubynn

Head
Ghana Minerals Commission
David Awram

Senior Executive Vice President and Director
Sandstorm Gold Ltd.
Claude Baissac

Managing Director
Eunomix Business & Economics Ltd
Robert Baldock

Chief Executive Officer and President
Monument Mining Limited
Mamadou Barry

Senior Mining Specialist Extractives and Energy Global Practice Oil, Mining, and Gas Division
The World Bank
Dr. Constance Bart-Plange

Director
AngloGold Ashanti Malaria Control Ltd.
John Barton-Bridges

Chief Executive Officer
Jonah Capital (Pty) Ltd
Tendai Biti

Former Finance Minister
Government of Zimbabwe
Matthew Bliss

Strategic Partnerships
Cordaid
Mark Bristow

Chief Executive Officer
Randgold Resources
Sujoy Bose

Global Co-Head, Director of Infrastructure and Natural Resources
International Finance Corporation
Dr. Dirk Brinschwitz

Service line manager, water
FUGRO group
Dr. Harry G. Broadman

Director, Council on Global Enterprise and Emerging Markets and Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy Institute
Johns Hopkins University
Honourable Jean Claude Brou

Minister of Industry and Mines
Cote d' Ivoire
Neil Brown

Director, KKR
Director of Policy and Research, KKR Global Institute
Peter J Bryant

Senior Fellow & Honorary Co-Founder
The Kellogg Innovation Network
Arabella Burwell

Director
Hannam & Partners
Kojo Busia

Senior Mineral Sector Governance Advisory, United Nations Economic Commission on Africa
Africa Mineral Development Center
Tom Butler

President and Chief Executive Officer
International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)
Dr Mike Buxton

Section Head for Resource Engineering
Delft University
Winnie Byanyima

Executive Director
Oxfam International
Carole Cable

Partner
Brunswick
Marian Campbell Jarvis

Assistant Deputy Minister, Minerals and Metals Sector, Natural Resources
Government of Canada
John Capel

Executive Director
Bench Marks Foundation
Boubou Cisse

Minister of Mines
Republic of Mali
Tim Carstens

Managing Director
Base Resources
Archbishop Chama

Archbishop of Central Africa
Chair of the Board, Global Anglican Alliance for Development, Relief and Advocacy
Dr Pius Chilufya Kasolo.

Chief Executive Office
ZCCM Investments Holdings Plc
Dr. John Clarke

President and Chief Executive Officer
Banro Corporation
Hon. Walter Chidakwa

Minister of Mines and Mining Development
Zimbabwe
Ryan Cochrane

Senior Research Manager - Gold Mine Costs
Wood Mackenzie
Sir Paul Collier

Professor of Economics and Public Policy
Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford
Christopher Coleman

Non-Executive Chairman
Randgold Resources
Tracey Cooper

Executive Director
Mining Dialogues 360⁰
Lance Crist

Global Head of Natural Resources
International Finance Corporation
Mike Cross

Group IT Manager
Gold One International
Mark Cutifani

Chief Executive
Anglo American
Gillian Davidson

Head of Mining & Metals
World Economic Forum
Alan Davies

Chief Executive, Diamonds and Minerals
Rio Tinto
Dr. Rob Davies

Minister of Trade and Industry
Republic of South Africa
Will Dawes

Chief Executive
Mkango Reosurces
Royston Denysschen

Trader
Transamine Trading
Neil Dhar

Co-Head Hard Commodities
Noble Group Limited
Hon. Cheikna Seydi Ahamadi Diawara

Minister of Mines
Republic of Mali
Prof. Caroline Digby

Director
Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry (CSMI)
Hillaire Diarra

Group Environmental and Community Development Manager
Randgold, Mali
Fundi Dlamini

General Manager: Communities and Corporate Relations
Richards Bay Minerals
John Dorward

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Roxgold
Joanne Doyle

Manager
Deloitte Digital
Noleen Dube

Programme Manager Socio-Economic Development
Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry (CSMI)
Paul Dunne

Chief Executive Officer
Northam Platinum Limited
Akram Elhenawy

Global Key Accounts Manager
Caterpillar Microgrid, Caterpillar Inc.
Clifford Elphick

Chief Executive Officer
Gem Diamond Limited
Saliem Fakir

Head of Living Planet Unit
WWF-SA
Hon. Kayode Fayemi

Minister of Solid Minerals
Nigeria
Johan Ferreira

Regional Senior Vice President - Africa Operations
Newmont Mining Corporation
Stephen Forrest

Director & Chairman, Principal Consulting Analyst & Engineer
SFA (Oxford) Ltd
Dr. Stephen Foster

Sales Director: International
AECI Limited
Stefan Fourie

Chief Executive Officer
Watercare Mining
Kevin Fowkes

Managing Consultant
ALLOYCONSULT
Steven Fox

Chief Executive Officer
Veracity Worldwide
Mike Fraser

BCOM, MBL - President and Chief Operating Officer, Africa
South32
Robert Friedland

Executive Chairman and Founder
Ivanhoe Mines Ltd.
H.E. Dr. Wakgari Furi

State Minister for the Ministry of Mines, Petroleum and Natural Gas
Ethiopia
Dr. Fabio Gabrieli

Director – Dry Bulk and Energy Commodity Strategist
Mercuria Energy Trading
Paul Gait

Senior Research Analyst
Bernstein
Kenneth Gaynor

Director Power Solution
Cummins Africa
Hon. Ernest Gbwaboubou

The Minister of Mines, Industry and Technological Development
Republic of Cameroon
Glenn Gemerts

Chair
Intergovernmental Forum
Louis Germishuys

COO – Shaft Development
Master Drilling Group Limited
Brad Gordon

Chief Executive Officer
Acacia Mining
Brian Gordon

Partner, Holman Fenwick Willan
President, Singapore Mining Club
Verne Grinstead

Managing Partner
Appian Capital Advisory LLP
Ibrahima Guimba-Saidou

SVP Commercial – Africa
SES
Dr. Anil K. Gupta

Michael Dingman Chair in Global Strategy and Entrepreneurship
Smith School of Business, The University of Maryland
Alhassane Haidara

Chief Investment Officer, Head of Mining and Manufacturing Teams, Private Sector Department, Industries and Services Division
African Development Bank
Evy Hambro

Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of the Natural Resources Equity Team
BlackRock
Daryl Haw

Senior Sales Engineer
SES
Karen Hayes

Senior Director, Mines to Markets
Pact
Ian Harebottle

Chief Executive Officer
Gemfields Plc
Dr. Ulf Henning Richter

Assistant Professor of Strategy
Nottingham University Business School China
Heloise Nel

Consultant
Egon Zehnder
Robert Hersov

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Invest Africa
Hakainde Hichilema

Businessman and President
United Party for National Development
Andrew Robert Hinkly

Executive Head: Marketing
Anglo American Platinum Limited
Dr. Chris Hinde

Director, Reports
SNL Metals & Mining
Bart Hogeweg

Consultant Mining Advisory Services
Royal IHC
Jannette Horn

Environmental Services Group Regional Director Africa, Middle East and Europe
Hatch Goba
Dr. Yoshitaka Hosoi

Senior Advisor for Natural Resources
Japan International Cooperation Agency
Nick Hutton

Partner
Holman Fenwick Willan
Karin Ireton

Non-Executive Director
Aureus Mining Inc
Norman Jackson

Director
AGE Technologies JHB (Pty) Ltd.
Dr. Dirk-Jan Koch

Special Envoy for Natural Resources
Government of Netherlands
Marian Campbell Jarvis

Assistant Deputy Minister, Minerals and Metals Sector
Government of Canada
Lars-Eric Johansson

President
Ivanhoe Mines Limited
Clive Johnson

President and Chief Executive Officer
B2Gold Corp.
R. Michael Jones

President, CEO & Director
Platinum Group Metals
Veronica Jones

Head, Advisory Services, Infrastructure and Natural Resources
International Finance Corporation
Lorenz Juengling

Partner
McKinsey & Company
Boris Kamstra

Investment Executive
Pangea Exploration
Marie-Chantal Kaninda

Chief Adviser: External Affairs & Communications, Africa
Rio Tinto Group
Hon. Obeth Mbuipaha Kandjoze

Minister of Mines and Energy
Namibia
Stephen Karangizi

Chief Executive Officer and Director
African Legal Support Facility
Dan Kazungu

Mining Cabinet Secretary
Kenya
Julian Keites

Director – Fuel Price Risk Management Program
World Fuel Services Europe LTD
Graham Kerr

Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
South32
Sheila Khama

Director
African Natural Resources Center (AfDB)
Tsuneo Kitamura

Parliamentary Vice-Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI)
Wim de Klerk

Finance Director
Exxaro Resources
Michael Kloss

Senior Partner
McKinsey & Company
Jane Korinek

Economist and Trade Policy Analyst
Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)’s Trade and Agriculture Directorate
Hon. Abdu Ignusi Koroma

Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources
Sierra Leone
Balvinder Kumar

Secretary
Ministry of Mines, Government of India
Rory Kutisker-Jacobson

Analyst
Allan Gray
Hon. Martin Kabwelulu Labilo

Minister of Mines and Geology
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Hon. Minister Joéli Valérien Lalaharisaina

Minister of Mines and Petroleum
Madagascar
William Lamb

President and Chief Executive Officer
Lucara Diamond Corp.
Andrew Lane

Energy and Resources Leader, Africa
Deloitte
Edward Lauer

Head of Portfolio Optimisation
Eurasian Resources Group (ERG)
Zhilin Li

Managing Director/ CEO
Nkwe Platinum Limited
Dr. Daniel Limpitlaw

Enrionment Specialist
Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry (CSMI)
Martin Lokanc

Senior Mining Specialist
World Bank Group
Leon Lombard

Chief Financial Officer - Africa
Eurasian Resources Group (ERG)
Paul Loudon

Chief Executive Officer
DiamondCorp
Caitlin MacLean

Director, Innovative Finance
Milken Institute
Fidelis Madavo

General Manager: Listed Investments
Public Investment Corporation
Ben Magara

Chief Executive Officer, South Africa/UK
Lonmin
Hon. Abdoulaye Magassouba

Minister of Mines and Geology
Guinea Conakry
Hon. Abdoulaye Magassouba

Minister of Mines and Geology
Guinea Conakry
Peter Major

Mining Consultant
Cadiz Corporate Solutions
Archbishop Dr. Thabo Makgoba

Archbishop of Cape Town
Daphne Mashile-Nkosi

Chairperson
Kalagadi Manganese
Howard Mann

Associate & Senior International Law Advisor
International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD)
Hon. Alhaji Minkailu Mansaray

Minister of Mines & Mineral Resources
Sierra Leone
Gary A. Mattan

Managing Director, Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment and Corporate Banking
BMO Capital Markets
Anton C. Mauve

President
West African Minerals Corp
HE Adam McCarthy

High Commissioner to South Africa
Government of Australia
Nichole McCulloch

Managing Partner
The Ashton Partnership
John McGloin

Director
Association of Mining Analysts
Claire McMaster

Group HR Manager/ Immediate Past Chair
The MSA Group/ WIMSA
Rick Menell

Chairman
Credit Suisse Securities Johannesburg (Pty) Ltd
Mxolisi Mgojo

Chief Executive Officer - Designate
Exxaro Resources Ltd
Willem Middelkoop

Founder
Commodity Discovery Fund
Christian Milau

President & Chief Executive Officer
True Gold Mining
Bradford Mills

Executive Chairman
West African Minerals Corporation
Paul Miller

Investment Banker for Mining & Metals
Nedbank Capital
Anthony Milewski

Vice President, Investment Team
Pala Investments
Themba Mkhwanazi

CEO
Anglo American’s Coal South Africa
Fortune Mojapelo

Chief Executive Officer
Bushveld Minerals
His Majesty Kgosi Leruo Molotlegi

King of Bafokeng
The Royal Bafokeng Nation
Hon. Onkokame Kitso Mokaila

Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources
Botswana
Jonathan Moore

Managing Director
Mining Indaba™
Mpho Mothoa

Managing Director and Rio Tinto Country Head
Richards Bay Minerals
Melinda Moore

Client Coverage Executive
ICBC Standard Bank
Richard Morgan

Head of Government Relations
Anglo American
Sabatini Motloung

Youth Development Practitioner
Ekurhuleni Environmental Organisation
Sir Martial-Rufin Moussavou

Minister of Mines, Industry and Tourism
Gabon
Gerick Mouton

Vice President and Executive Head: Capital Projects
IvanPlats
Honourable Christopher Mphanza Mvunga

Deputy Minister of Finance
Republic of Zambia
Frank Dixon Mugyeni

Senior Industry Advisor
African Union Commission
Hon. Professor Sospeter Muhongo

Minister of Energy and Mining
Tanzania
Scott Mumford

Head of Satellite Services
Liquid Telecom
Faith Muthambi

Minister of Communications
Republic of South Africa
Deshnee Naidoo

Chief Executive Officer
Vedanta Zinc Limited
Caroline Ngonze

Programme Specialist, ACP-EU Development Minerals Programme
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
H.E. Aly Ngouille Ndiaye

Minister of Industry & Mines
Republic of Senegal
Kobus Nell

Portfolio Manager
STANLIB Asset Management
Philip Newman

Director
Metals Focus
Dr. Suzy Nkiema

International Law Advisor
International Institute for Sustainable Development, advisor to IGF Secretariat
Mandisi Nkuhlu

Chief Operating Officer
Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa (ECIC)
Nonkululeko Nyembezi-Heita

Chairman
Johannesburg Stock Exchange Limited
Marjolein van Noort

Manager External Relations
Royal IHC
Jeremy Nottingham

Commercial Director
CoalTech
Faith Nwadishi

Head, Koyeneum Immalah Foundation
National Coordinator, Publish What you Pay Nigeria
Roberts Orya

Managing Director, Chief Executive Officer
Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM)
Senator Philip Ozouf

Assistant Chief Minister
Government of Jersey
Michael Reza Pacha

Founder & Chairman
ENRROXS Group
Andrew Pardey

Chief Executive Officer
Centamin Plc
Ebrahim Patell

Minister of Economic Development
Republic of South Africa
Mattia Pellegrini

Head of Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials Unit
European Commission's DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (GROW)
Barend Petersen

Executive Chairman
De Beers Consolidated Mines
Steve Phiri

Chief Executive Officer
Royal Bafokeng Platinum
Mashale Phumaphi

Managing Director
Shumba Energy
Nick Pickens

Senior Research Manager – Copper Mine Costs
Wood Mackenzie
Dr. Neville Plint

Head of Business Improvement
Anglo American
Tara Polzer Ngwato

Director
Social Surveys Africa
Louisa Pratt

Director of Content
Mining Indaba™
Zane Prickett

Co-Founder
Unearthed Open Innovation Program
Romain Py

Head of Transactions
African Infrastructure Investment Managers
Jeff Radebe

Minister of Monitoring and Evaluation
Republic of South Africa
Hilgard Rademeyer

Director, Transalloys
Renova-Africa
Gary Ralph

Mining Lead
IBM South Africa
David Reading

Chief Executive Officer and Director
Aureus Mining
Dave Rehse

Mining Director - Africa
Cummins Africa
Sven Renner

Head of Project
German Federal Institute of Geosciences and Natural Resources
Anna Rosenberg

Practice Leader, Sub-Saharan Africa
Frontier Strategy Group
Andries Rossouw

Partner/Director
PwC
Hanré Rossouw

Portfolio Manager/Sector Head: Resources
Investec Asset Management
Pieter le Roux

Group IT Manager
Metorex
Dimple Roy

Director, Water Programme
International Institute for Sustainable Development
Bev Russell

CEO and Founder
Social Surveys Africa
Paulo de Sa

Practice Manager, Energy and Extractives Global Practice
World Bank Group
Andile Sangqu

CEO
AngloAmerican Corporation South Africa
His Highness Lamido Sanusi

Emir of Kano
Chairman, Black Rhino Group
Elias Scafidas

Chief Commercial Officer, Simandou
Rio Tinto
Wilhelm Schultz

Principal
Partners in Performance
Hon. Tolesa Shagi Moti

State Minister
Ethiopia
Christopher Sheldon

Practice Manager, Energy and Extractives
World Bank Group
Michael Scherb

Founding Partner
Appian Capital Advisory
Dr. Axel Schimmelpfennig

Senior Resident Representative in South Africa
International Monetary Fund
Keith Scott

Managing Director
The MSA Group
Hon. Patrick Sendolo

Minister of Energy and Lands
Government of Liberia
Berte Simons

Global Mining Director
Royal HaskoningDHV
John Simpson

Chief Executive Officer
Peninsula Energy Limited
John Sisay

Chief Executive Officer
Sierra Rutile
James Small

Lead Mining Advisor
Veracity Worldwide
Dr. Gordon Smith

Executive Head: Technical
Anglo American Platinum Limited
Benedikt Sobotka

Chief Executive Officer
Eurasian Resources Group (ERG)
Andrew Snowdowne

Senior Analyst (South African Mining)
Investec Bank Limited
Andrew Spinks

Managing Director
Kibaran Resources Limited
Mike Stirzaker

Partner
Pacific Road Capital
Carlos Sumbula

Chief Executive Officer
ENDIAMA
Paul Summerford

General Manager Africa Operations
CESI Cargo Services
Chris Swart

Partner
Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
Andrew Swart

Partner
Monitor Deloitte
Ken Tainton

Exploration Director - Africa-Eurasia Exploration
Rio Tinto
Hon. Osheak Tahir

Minister of State, Ministry of Minerals
Republic of the Sudan
Kazuyuki Takahashi

General Manager for Africa and Managing Director
Sumitomo Corporation Africa
Namrata Thapar

Global Head of Mining
International Finance Corporation
Paul Thomson

Chief Financial Officer
Aureus Mining Inc.
Hon. Lebohang Thotanyana

Minister of Mining of the Kingdom of Lesotho
Lesotho
Oumar Toguyeni

Regional Vice President, West Africa
IAMGOLD
Sandra du Toit

Head: Africa Corporate Finance, Corporate and Investment Banking
Standard Bank
Julian Treger

Director and Chief Executive Officer
Anglo Pacific Group PLC
Takafumi Tsujimoto

Executive Director, Member of the Board
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC)
John Turner

Partner and Global Mining Group Leader
Fasken Matineau
Anthony Turton

Centre for Environmental Management, University of Free State;
UNESCO Chair in Groundwater Management, University of Western Cape
Dr. David Twist

Investment Committee Member and Founding Partner
African Minerals Exploration and Development (AMED)
Srinivasan Venkatakrishnan

Chief Executive Officer
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd
Dr. Caigen Wang

Managing Director
Tietto Minerals Pty Ltd.
Ingrid Watson

Programme Manager Environment
Centre for Sustainability in Mining and Industry (CSMI)
Jan Wehebrink

Manager, Global Extractives Portfolio
International Finance Corporation
John Welborn

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Resolute Mining Limited
Orlee Wertheim

Head, Business Development, Global Mining
Toronto Stock Exchange and TSX Venture Exchange
Chad Williams

Founder and CEO
Red Cloud Mining Capital Inc.
Paul Wilson

Chief Executive Officer
World Platinum Investment Council
Neil Woodyer

Chief Executive Officer
Endeavour Mining Corporation
Paul Wordley

Partner
Holman Fenwick Willan LLP
Honourable Christopher Yaluma

Minister of Mines and Minerals Development
Zambia
Nikolai Zelenski

Chief Executive Officer
Nordgold
Dr. Caisheng Zhao

Deputy Associate Researcher and Division Director, Department of Science, Technology and International Cooperation
National Ministry of Land and Resources
Hon. Mosebenzi Joseph Zwane

Minister of Mineral Resources
Republic of South Africa