Welcome Address:
14:00 From the organisers
• Samukelo Madlabane, Event Director, VUKA Group, South Africa
14:05 From the Chamber of Mines: The mining sector in 20 years
• Bin Nassor Kasongo, Senior Advisor for Special Affairs, TFM / President, Chamber of Mines, DRC
14:15 From the host province: Haut-Katanga
• H.E. Jacques Kyabula Katwe, Governor of Haut-Katanga Province, DRC
Opening Remarks:
14:30 From the session sponsor
• Marie-Gabrielle Opese, Chief Executive, Standard Bank, DRC
14:45 From the Advisory board members – 20 years in the making: The rise of DRC Mining Week
• Simon Tuma Waku, Mining Consultant: Mining and Business Consulting, DRC
14:55 The vision of women pioneers for the Mining Industry
15:00 FEC and the mining industry: What commitments for the next 5 years?
• Robert Malumba Kalombo, President, FEC National, DRC
Keynote and Ministerial Address:
15:15 Keynote address 1:
• Mzila Mthenjane, Chief Executive Officer, Minerals Council, South Africa
15:25 Keynote address 2:
• Patience Mpofu, Non-Executive Director & CEO, Insight Mining Experts Pty, Australia
15:35 Keynote address 3: The UN’s Role in Supporting Transparent Mining for Lasting Peace and Sustainable Development in the DRC and the region
• Huang Xia, Special Envoy of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Great Lakes region