DRC Mining Week offers a series of free technical workshops designed to equip mining professionals with practical skills and real-world insights to stay competitive in an evolving industry.
Led by industry experts and technical specialists, these hands-on sessions focus on operational challenges, emerging technologies and best practices relevant to mining in the DRC and the Copperbelt. Delegates will gain actionable knowledge and tools that can be applied directly to their operations and projects.
Whether you are on site, in project development or supporting mining operations, the technical workshops provide practical learning alongside strategic engagement at DRC Mining Week.
Be part of the future of mining with us at DRC Mining Week!
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Setting the Stage
The Deal Wall Activation is an interactive networking space designed to encourage meaningful business connections among participants. Facilitators and delegates are invited to introduce themselves.
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Morning Workshops
Airtel Business positions reliable connectivity as the essential foundation of Smart Mining. Most digital transformation initiatives fail not due to technology, but because the network cannot support them. With its extensive footprint across the DRC, Airtel delivers enterprise-grade connectivity even in remote and challenging areas. For off-grid mining sites, Airtel deploys dedicated private LTE networks that ensure performance, security, and high availability. Its SD WAN solutions seamlessly interconnect pits, plants, camps, and headquarters for secure, uninterrupted data flow. Since every IoT sensor, AI dashboard, and safety system depends on a reliable network, Airtel Business provides the foundation needed to optimize and secure mining operations.
Francis Arnaud Okouele
Director, Airtel Business DRC
Luc Serviant
Group Enterprise Director, Airtel Africa, Dubai
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Unicompex Congo, a UNI-GROUP company, is the authorised distributor in the Democratic Republic of Congo for tor.ai — India’s largest industrial IoT company, with more than 500,000 devices deployed worldwide. Together we deliver intelligent monitoring solutions (RMS, BMS, energy monitoring) across the country’s energy, telecom and industrial infrastructure. UNI-GROUP additionally operates a fleet of nearly 1,500 diesel generator sets under O&M contract across multiple DRC provinces, giving our approach a uniquely strong operational grounding for serving Congolese mining operators.
Our session will include a live demonstration on the six diesel generators powering DRC Mining Week, fitted for the occasion with the tor.ai genset monitoring solution. Participants will see in real time how AI detects anomalies that operators typically miss — a concrete anchor before extending the discussion to the wider mining operating environment: diesel fleet (haul trucks, dozers, gensets), dewatering and slurry pumps, conveyors, ventilation, substations, and tailings dam instrumentation.
Karim Noorani
Managing Director, UNI-GROUP / Unicompex Congo
Dipendra Rele
Divisional Sales Head MEA, Tor.ai Limited FZCO
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Take a moment to check the Deal Wall and identify who you should meet during the break.
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Afternoon Workshops
Topic: Building a Responsible Future for Future Generations.
This session will focus squarely on practical approaches to transforming the mining sector into a genuine driver of inclusive and sustainable development. It will explore the key levers for building this future: transparent and responsible resource governance, effective environmental protection, ecosystem restoration, and investment in human capital, particularly youth training and the inclusion of local communities. The session will also address the role of technological innovations, mineral traceability and strategic partnerships in ensuring more ethical and sustainable mining practices.
Solene Tshilobo
President, ONG Adepesidi
Josué Ntumba
Coordinator responsible for project development, monitoring, and training, ONG Adepesidi
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Connecting Young Talent with Opportunities: Empowering Entrepreneurs and Graduates in the DRC Mining Sector.
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to strengthen its position as a global mining powerhouse, the development of local talent and entrepreneurship has never been more important. This session will bring together industry leaders, young professionals, entrepreneurs, and educators to explore how the mining sector can better connect young people with meaningful career pathways, business opportunities, and the skills required to thrive. Through insightful discussions and practical advice, participants will gain valuable perspectives on navigating the industry, building successful careers, and driving innovation across the mining value chain. Join us as we empower the next generation of mining leaders and entrepreneurs in the DRC.
Nadège Noah
Host, Expert in Training and Employment Support, Coordination for Haut-Katanga and Lualaba, Enabel
Ghislain Kabumba R. Baderha
Consultant – Expert & Formateur en milieu Universitaire/Professionnel, DRC
Cedrick Swan
Senior Advisor OD/Talent, MMG, DRC
Sonya Aline Massangu
Managing Director, COPY’N MORE, DRC
Buddy Mukadi
Ministerial Adviser for Vocational Training, INPP, DRC
Panaco is a company specialising in the supply of electrical equipment, technical solutions and industrial services in the Democratic Republic of Congo. With over 45 years of experience, Panaco supports the residential, commercial, mining and industrial sectors through a wide range of products, installations and after-sales services. With a presence in Lubumbashi and Kolwezi, the company also has a design and engineering department capable of offering solutions tailored to each client’s needs. Panaco focuses on quality, innovation, equipment reliability and professional technical support to provide sustainable and high-performance solutions to its partners and clients.
Ken Sangwa
Technical Sales Engineer, Panaco, DRC
Patty Kazadi
Electrical Project Engineer, Panaco, DRC
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Laurier Cosmetics is a Congolese company specializing in the formulation and production of natural skincare products using local ingredients. Committed to health, sustainability, and the sustainable use of African resources, Laurier develops solutions tailored to the realities on the ground, particularly in demanding environments. Through its Laurier Mining Care initiative, the brand offers protection and well-being kits for workers exposed to extreme conditions, thus contributing to improved comfort, the prevention of skin irritations, and the strengthening of HSE policies within mining companies.
Aurélie Nguwa
Founder & Manager, Laurier Cosmetic, DRC
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Securing the Future of Mining
The Deal Wall Activation is an interactive networking space designed to encourage meaningful business connections among participants. Facilitators and delegates are invited to introduce themselves.
End of Registration and Deal Wall Activation
Morning Workshops
How can investments along the Lobito Corridor translate into tangible local jobs across its value chains? This interactive session brings together private sector leaders from mining, agribusiness and related value chains to explore how investment can drive employment and skills development on the ground.
Led by Enabel and the Team Europe Initiative OP-VET, the discussion will focus on aligning skills with real market needs through an opportunity-driven approach to vocational training. Expect a dynamic format with practical insights, real-world examples, and direct interaction with industry leaders.
About the organisers
Erick Lwamba Mayanga
Chairman of the Board, Entreprise Agro-Industrielle du Congo
Désiré Mbay Mukoj
Managing Director, CDR – Haut Katanga Resource Centre
Leonie Muyombe
Managing Director, CDR – Haut Katanga Resource Centre
David Valenty
Managing Director and Co-founder, Ovation – Incubator of Incubators and Innovation
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Take a moment to check the Deal Wall and identify who you should meet during the break.
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Afternoon Workshops
TED CHARGE, an innovative solution developed by TED HOLDING, designed to address mobile energy access challenges and charging needs in public and professional spaces in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Through our smart solar-powered charging kiosks, TED CHARGE aims to modernize the urban experience by offering accessible, secure and locally adapted solutions.
Taraji Ebondja Dominguez
Founder/CEO, Ted Holding, DRC
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Vodacom Congo is a leading technology and financial services company driving digital transformation in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Serving over 24 million customers, the company provides mobile voice, data, messaging, enterprise solutions, and mobile financial services through M-PESA. With more than 15 million active users, M-PESA plays a key role in advancing financial inclusion. As part of Vodacom Group, Vodacom Congo leverages global expertise to expand connectivity, accelerate digital adoption, and support economic growth. Through strategic partnerships and investments, the company delivers innovative solutions that promote digital, social, and financial inclusion across urban and remote communities.
Johan SELS
Managing Executive, Vodacom Business DRC
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Data for development: Linking the digital mining industry to national and regional benefit.
The technical workshop will discuss implementable solutions for regional and international actors to support improved data creation, management, storage and dissemination with relation to the developmental impacts of the mining sector in Africa. Contributors from industry, government, and research will provide attendees with practical knowledge and awareness of emerging technologies and compliance requirements for data management, and the relevance for traceability, regional trade corridors, and development. The session will showcase research by KAS on the Lobito corridor and regional trade, and the UNDP on mining policy, industrialisation, and development.
Dr Christopher Vandome
Director, Critical Minerals Initiative, Chatham House, UK
Timo Roujean
Country Director, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung, DRC
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This is a private session. Only invited delegates or visitors will have access.
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From Opportunities to Mining Deals
The Deal Wall Activation is an interactive networking space designed to encourage meaningful business connections among participants. Facilitators and delegates are invited to introduce themselves.
End of Registration and Deal Wall Activation
Morning Workshops
The United Nations System’s (UNS) programme offer for the mining sector is designed as a strategic support tool for the Government of the DRC. It is based on a vision of the mining sector’s gradual transformation, aimed at more inclusive, sustainable and value-creating mining, contributing to economic diversification, the resilience of local communities and the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals. Structured around six priority programme areas, the package offers concrete levers for support in the fields of governance and transparency, artisanal mining, the protection of human rights, the environment and climate, the development of value chains and local processing, as well as data strengthening, innovation and coordination. These interventions draw on the complementary expertise of both UN and non-UN actors to capitalise on the UN’s added value in terms of policy and programme delivery, and to promote structural transformation towards a model that generates decent jobs, effective and transparent governance, and environmental sustainability in the mining sector, for the benefit of the State, the private sector, local communities and future generations.
United Nations experts
Facilitators
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In the DRC, despite due diligence efforts, artisanal mining communities — particularly women and children — remain vulnerable. Responsible supply chains cannot be sustainable without strengthening their resilience. Women's empowerment and capacity building across key actors (cooperatives, processing entities, public stakeholders) are essential to improving child protection and promoting more accountable governance. Through the ‘Her security’ project, IMPACT proposes an approach that strengthens accountability at every link in the chain.
Armel Nganzi
Technical Advisor, Impact association, DRC
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Migrace Mbayo
Managing Director, MB SERVICE, DRC
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Afternoon Workshops
Take a moment to check the Deal Wall and identify who you should meet during the break.
At Africell Business, our priority is to provide businesses with reliable connectivity, innovative digital solutions and personalised support, so that they can grow with confidence in a constantly changing world.
Kory Webster
CEO, Africell DRC
Laetitia Ngeleka
Managing Director, Africell Business DRC
Serge Mafinga
Corporate, Africell Business DRC
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Fill in the form below to secure your attendance in 2027
16-18 June 2027
Pullman Lubumbashi Grand Karavia Hotel, DRC
For more information please contact:
T: +27 21 700 3500
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