Agenda
Day 1 – Tuesday 25th June 2019
8:30 – 9:00 Registration & Networking
9:00 – 9:10 Introduction and Welcome Speech
9:10 – 9:55 Opening Keynotes
9:55 – 10:10 Department for International Trade Address
10:10 – 11:00 Outlook of West Africa and the Sahel Mining
- Key commodities under investigation: Gold and Uranium
- Geological Overview of West Africa and Sahel Mining- Why is it so attractive?
- The new/existing initiatives of the government in facilitating exploration and development of mineral resources- Nigeria Country Case Study
- Keys to being successful in Gold Mining- Country and Company Case Study
- Gold and Uranium Market Outlook
11:00 – 11:30 Networking Tea and Coffee Break and Ministerial Tour of Exhibitions
11:30 – 13:00 Country Spotlight Presentations
- Burkina Faso
- Guinea
- Senegal
- Mali
- Niger Republic
- Sierra Leone
- Ghana
13:00 – 14:00 Lunch & Networking
14:00 – 14:30 Arab Mining
- Key commodities under investigation: Gold and Copper
- Geology Overview of the Arabian Nubian Shield
- The need to diversify from Oil and Gas
- Highlighting successful Exploration and Development projects across the Shield.
- The UK and Europe’s contribution to developing mineral industries in the Arab World.
14:30 – 16:00 Country Spotlight Presentations
- Saudi Arabia
- Sudan
- Egypt
- Jordan
- Oman
16:00 – 16:30 Networking Tea and Coffee Break
16:30 – 17:00 Designing Modern Mining Codes to attract FDI Panel Discussion
- New mining codes in Africa and the Arab World: what is the best model to encourage Foreign Direct Investment? Country Case Study
- Who should benefit the most from Mining Codes? Government, community or mining companies?
- Current political trends: the impact of regulatory risk on investment.
- Drafting public policy to develop the mining sector and its production chain.
- The role of law in attracting investment and the key features of modern mining codes.
17:00 – 17:30 Unlocking the Economic Potential of Africa from Natural Resources Panel Discussion
- Why is Africa not benefiting for vast reserves of mineral deposits;
- Is the resource curse to blame?
- Resource Nationalism?
- Lessons to be learned moving forward?
17:30 – 19:00 Networking Cocktail Reception
Day 2 – Wednesday 26th June 2019
08:30 – 09:00 Registration & Networking
09:05 – 09:20 Day One Recap
09:30 – 10:15 The Mineral Riches in Southern Africa
- Key commodities under investigation: Platinum, Diamond and Battery Metals
- Battery Metals Outlook- Is Lithium the new Gold?
- Geological Overview of Zimbabwe
- The New Zimbabwe and deregulation: what does this mean for regional mining?
- Zimbabwe- Company Case Study
10:15 – 11:00 Junior Spotlight Presentations
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Juniors with operations in the following territories will give 10-minute corporate presentations to investors:
- Sahel and West Africa
- Arabian Nubian Shield
- Horn of Africa
11:00 – 11:30 Networking Tea and Coffee Break
11:30 – 12:15 Responsible and Sustainable Mining
- How can mining contribute to the UN Sustainable Development Goals?
- Mining and Socially Responsible Investment: does the sector risk becoming an investment wilderness?
- Bridging the trust gap between miners, governments and communities. What needs to happen after the Vale dam disaster?
- Attracting capital to the industry when the demand for ESG investments is on the rise.
12:15 – 13:00 Good Governance and Boardroom Diversity
- Emerging trends and best practice in the good governance of natural resources.
- Seeking out Arab and African talent: local community outreach and content policies.
- Women in Arab and African Mining: benefits of building a diverse workplace.
- Changing the perception of mining: promoting transparency, inclusion and accountability.
13:00 – 14:00Lunch
14:00 – 15:00 Future Tech in Mining
- Future Tech: unaffordable luxury, or necessary driver for higher efficiency and lower costs?
- Identifying key technology requirements of Arab state-owned companies and producing mines.
- Case studies demonstrating ROI on cutting edge technological solutions.
- Showcase Technology Solutions: Internet of Things, Big Data, Artificial Intelligence, Mobile Analytical Laboratories, Aerial Vehicles, Drones, Automation and Remote Control in Extraction and Exploration.
15:00 – 15:30 Investor Perceptions of Arab and African Mining
- Investment flows into Global Mining: Key Drivers
- Financial Appraisals on Mineral Projects
- Optimism or Caution: projections for the industry in 2019 and beyond.
- Electric vehicles, battery storage and renewable energy: how can Africa and the Arab World contribute?
- Key requirements for capital raising: what do investors look for in a project?
- Arab and African Mining: an international investor’s perspective
15:30 – 16:00Networking Tea and Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 Obtaining and Marketing Geological Data
- Latest technologies and innovations in producing and analysing Geodata.
- New tools for marketing Geodata to stimulate investment: i-MINE Case Study
- Geodata occurrences, undercurrent geology, license areas, airborne studies, historical records- what kinds of data are likely to generate most interest in a project?
17:30Close of the Arab and African Mining Conference
