Lindiwe Mazibuko

Co-Founder and CEO Futurelect

Lindiwe Mazibuko is a South African public leader, writer, and academic fellow. She was the first black woman in South African history to be elected Leader of the Opposition in Parliament. Lindiwe is the co-founder and CEO of Futurelect, a non-partisan organisation supporting a new generation of political and public sector leaders in Africa.

A graduate of the University of Cape Town in South Africa and the Harvard Kennedy School of Government in the United States, Lindiwe was an elected representative in South Africa's National Assembly until May 2014, when she resigned from active politics to return to higher education.

She has served as a fellow of the Institute of Politics (IOP) at Harvard University and the Stellenbosch Institute for Advanced Study (STIAS) in South Africa. She is currently a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader, a Fisher Family Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund and the Institute for Security Studies in South Africa. She also serves on the boards of Women Political Leaders (WPL), the non-profit global network of national-level women-elected political leaders, and Africa No Filter; Lindiwe also writes a weekly column in South Africa's leading national newspaper, The Sunday Times.

2024 Agenda Sessions

Disruptive Discussion

Partners for prosperity: the future of democracy, good governance and responsible mining in Africa

To what degree will strengthening democracy, good governance and rule of law enable more responsible mining and, in doing so, support the development of the continent and the objectives of the energy transition?
How can mining companies support the strengthening of democracy, good governance and the rule of law?
How can civil society best partner with the mining sector to strengthen governance?

Tuesday 06 February 09:15 - 10:00 Disruptors Stage

Disruptive Discussions

Add to calendar 02/06/2024 09:15 02/06/2024 10:00 Disruptive Discussion

Partners for prosperity: the future of democracy, good governance and responsible mining in Africa

To what degree will strengthening democracy, good governance and rule of law enable more responsible mining and, in doing so, support the development of the continent and the objectives of the energy transition?
How can mining companies support the strengthening of democracy, good governance and the rule of law?
How can civil society best partner with the mining sector to strengthen governance?

Disruptors Stage Africa/Johannesburg

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