Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

2024 Advisory Committee

Meet the committees disrupting Mining Indaba

The 2024 Advisory Committee, comprising of esteemed and well-respected industry professionals across multiple disciplinaries including CEO and leadership, governance and policy, tech and innovation, finance and investment, and more delivered a wealth of knowledge, experience, and strategic guidance to considerably enhance the Mining Indaba experience and shape the disruptive conversations in February. 

Under the overarching theme 'Embrace the power of positive disruption: A bold new future for African mining', the board will ensure that the goals and ambitions of the industry are met and the programme continues to be developed and run by the industry, for the industry. 
 
 

 

Chairman

Frans Baleni

Chairman
Mining Indaba
 

 

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Executive Board

Noluthando Gosa

Executive Advisor: South Africa
Mining Indaba
 

Sheila Khama

Executive Advisor: Africa
Mining Indaba

Tony Carroll

Executive Advisor: International
Mining Indaba

 

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CEO & Leadership

Marna Cloete

President & CFO
Ivanhoe Mines
 

Benedikt Sobotka

CEO
ERG

Jeff Quartermaine

CEO
Perseus Mining

Nombasa Tsengwa

CEO
Exxaro

Mark Bristow

CEO
Barrick Gold Corporation

Mpumi Zikalala

CEO
Kumba Iron Ore

 

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Finance & Investment

Colin Hamilton

Managing Director: Commodities Research
BMO
 

Nivaash Singh

Co-Head: Mining & Resources
Nedbank CIB

Sean Evans

Executive: Mining & Metals
Standard Bank

Shirley Webber

Head of Natural Resources
Absa Group

Dr. Vanessa Ushie

Director: Natural Resources
African Development Bank

 

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Technology & Innovation

Jean-Jeaques Verhaeghe

4IR & Business Sustainability Professional
Complex Programmes Delivery (MMP)
 

Bokang Kelepa

Mining Engineer
4IRINMINING

Clive Govender

CEO & Founder
CGC Consulting & ADAPT Digital Solutions

Jeanette McGill

VP GM Metals & Mining
AspenTech

Hege Marie Norheim

Executive VP: Corporate Public Affairs and Sustainability
Freyr Battery

Fabiana Di Lorenzo

Senior Director
Responsible Business Alliance

J.J Messner de Latour

Senior Manager: Responsible Sourcing - Traceability and Minerals Integrity
Microsoft

Jasper Jung

Executive Director: Global Strategic Initiatives
General Motors

Anton Lourens

CEO
Booyco Electronics

 

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Sustainability

Estelle Levin-Nally

Founder & CEO
Levin Sources
 

Mamadou Bady Balde

Deputy Executive Director
EITI

Daniel Litvin

Founder
Critical Resources

Adam Matthews

Chief Responsible Investment Officer
Church of England Pensions Board

David Sturmes

Corporate Engagement & Strategic Partnerships
Fair Cobalt Alliance

Kirsten Hund

Head of Carbon Neutrality

De Beers

Rohitesh Dahwan

CEO
ICMM

Raksha Naidoo

CEO
Women in Mining South Africa

Claude Kabemba

Executive Director
SARW

Georgina Jones

Head of Sustainabillity
Base Resources

Isabelle Ramdoo

Deputy Director
Intergovernmental Forum of Mining & Metals

Elisabeth Caesens

Director
Resource Matters

Paul Sowley

Senior Director for Environmental Affairs
Newmont

Grant Beringer

Group Sustainability Executive
Barrick Gold Corporation

 

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Next Gen

Timothy Schultz

Partner: Energy & Resources Sector Lead
Brunswick
 

Prof. Glen Nwaila

Director
Wits Mining Institute

Mustak Ahmed Ally

Head of Skills Development
Minerals Council South Africa

Ravi Naidoo

CEO
Youth Employment Service

Vanessa Naicker

Former Head of Early Talent
Anglo American

Mosima Poopedi

Applied Geology Honours Student
University of the Western Cape

Jennifer Broadhurst

Associate Professor
UCT Department of Chemical Engineering

 

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Junior Miners

Errol Smart

CEO
Orion Minerals

Sam Hosack

Managing Director
Prospect Resources

Anthony Viljoen

Managing Director
Andrada Mining

Roger Murphy

Managing Director
Zamare Minerals

Tanya Chikanza

CFO & Board Member
Bushveld Minerals

Shirley Hays

Chair
Copper 360

 

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Governance & Policy

Chilembo Sokwani

CEO & President
Chamber of Mines of Zambia & MIASA
 

Dr. Ana Estefanía Carballo

Lead
Transparency International Australia's Accountable Mining Programme

Tebello Chabana

Senior Executive: Public Affairs & Transformation
Minerals Council South Africa

Dr. Anthony Costa

Investment Programme Lead
President of South Africa's Investment Mobilisation Programme

Marcus Courage

CEO
AfricaPractice

Glen Mpufane

Director of Mining & DGOJP
IndustriALL Global Union

Assheton Carter

CEO
TDI Sustainability
 

 

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