Rishon Chimboza

MD, Africa Tony Blair Institute for Global Change

Rishon Chimboza is the Managing Director for Africa at the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change. He is responsible for overseeing the Institute’s work across 16 countries in Africa to enhance the effectiveness of political leaders. His team works shoulder to shoulder with heads of state and senior ministers on what they can do to ensure that because of their leadership, citizens’ lives are demonstrably improved. He liaises closely with these leaders to set clear priorities, capitalise on current geopolitical shifts, and fully grasp the power of the technological revolution.

Prior to joining the Institute, Rishon worked in corporate strategy, investment promotion, extractive industries governance and strategic communications, advising at executive and ministerial level across Africa, firstly as East and Southern Africa head of the mining, oil and gas practice at Adam Smith International and subsequently as head of the Kenya business for the pan-African business strategy firm, Africa Practice and as their Africa head for their mining portfolio. Additionally, Rishon has provided market entry and policy advocacy support to some of Africa’s largest private sector investors in the energy, agriculture, manufacturing, telecommunications and agriculture sectors.

2024 Agenda Sessions

From aspiration to reality – promoting Africa’s Mining Vision on the global stage

Appraising the situation – what is the continents vision for mining and minerals? What does the current cross-continent supply chain look like?
What are governments doing to ensure their mining assets are being adequately exploited to maximise value capture?
How can African producers build alternative energy sources to support both local beneficiation as well as mining prospects? What can foreign partners do to support these ambitions?
Looking at future supply scenarios – Is there sufficient investment into innovation, infrastructure and secondary production capabilities to support producers?

Monday 05 February 13:20 - 14:00 Governments Stage

Intergovernmental Summit

Add to calendar 02/05/2024 13:20 02/05/2024 14:00 From aspiration to reality – promoting Africa’s Mining Vision on the global stage

Appraising the situation – what is the continents vision for mining and minerals? What does the current cross-continent supply chain look like?
What are governments doing to ensure their mining assets are being adequately exploited to maximise value capture?
How can African producers build alternative energy sources to support both local beneficiation as well as mining prospects? What can foreign partners do to support these ambitions?
Looking at future supply scenarios – Is there sufficient investment into innovation, infrastructure and secondary production capabilities to support producers?

Governments Stage Africa/Johannesburg

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