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The World Bank Group helps countries seize opportunities for development and poverty reduction by focusing on effective extractive industries governance, increasing transparency, improving domestic resource mobilization, and promoting inclusive growth while ensuring local community needs are met and the environment protected.
As part of our mission, the World Bank, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) will join African mining ministers, mining CEOs, development partners, and industry organizations in an open dialogue at Mining Indaba 2024 to help boost public-private cooperation in the mining sector.
Learn more about our work in the global mining sector at the World Bank - Extractive Industries website and participation at Mining Indaba.
Find us at: K16 Convention Square, 1 Lower Long Street, Cape Town, 8001 & Westin Stage, located on the Old Harbour Level, The Westin Cape Town Convention Square, Lower Long St, Cape Town, 8000, South Africa
Follow the discussion: @WBG_Energy and @MiningIndaba. #MI2024
The World Bank Group, including representatives from the World Bank's Energy & Extractives Global Practice and from MIGA, will speak at the following Mining Indaba events.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5
Harnessing Africa's Mineral Wealth: Opportunities for Revenue Mobilization and Structural Development
Participant: Demetrios Papathanasiou, Global Director, Energy and Extractives, World Bank; Sven Renner, EGPS Program Manager, World Bank; Martin Lokanc, Senior Mining Specialist, World Bank; Boubacar Boucoum, Lead Mining Specialist, World Bank
Time: 2:00-3:10 pm
Venue: Roof Terrace
Launch of the State of ASM Sector Report with Author Meet & Greet
Presenter: Rachel Perks, Senior Mining Specialist, World Bank
Time: 3:15-4:00 pm
Venue: Roof Terrace
Speaker: Sven Renner, EGPS Program Manager, World Bank
Time: 3:30-4:00 pm
Venue: Intergovernmental Summit, Westin Stage
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6
Enhancing Local Value – Developing Africa’s Infrastructure to Advance the Mineral Chain
Speaker: Namrata Thapar, Global Head of Mining, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Time: 9:05-9:45 am
Venue: Intergovernmental Summit, Westin Stage
Who Should Pick Up the Logistics Tab? Government or Industry?
Presenter: Marcel Bruhwiler, Manager, Infrastructure and Natural Resources for Southern Africa, IFC
Time: 11:20-11:50 am
Venue: Main Stage
Mining for Energy – Can Africa Seize the Green Moment?
Speaker: Demetrios Papathanasiou, Global Director, Energy and Extractives, World Bank
Time: 11:50 am-12:30 pm
Venue: Intergovernmental Summit, Westin Stage
Securing a Future for West Africa: How Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining Can Be Part of the Solution
Speaker: Rachel Perks, Senior Mining Specialist, World Bank
Time: 1:00-1:45 pm
Venue: Sustainability Series, Auditorium 2, CTICC
Speaker: Rachel Perks, Senior Mining Specialist, World Bank
Time: 4:25-5:10 pm
Venue: Main Stage
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 7
How Green Are Our Key Green Minerals? (Cobalt, Lithium, Nickel)
Moderator: Ignacio de Calonje, Chief Investment Officer, IFC
Time: 10:00-10:45 am
Venue: Main Stage
Can Mining Ever Be Nature Positive?
Speaker: Christelle van Vuuren, Climate Change and Decarbonization Specialist, IFC
Time: 10:10-10:55 am
Venue: Sustainability Series, Auditorium 2, CTICC
Not Letting a Crisis Go to Waste – How the Renewed Geopolitics of Minerals Presents an Opportunity
Speaker: Martin Lokanc, Senior Mining Specialist, World Bank
Time: 10:45-11:30 am
Venue: Intergovernmental Summit, Westin Stage
Indaba Session on Managing Risks in the Supply of (Critical) Minerals for the Energy Transition
Speaker: Sven Renner, EGPS Program Manager, World Bank
Time: 1:00-2:45 pm
Venue: The Cullinan, Southern Sun
Speaker: Rachel Perks, Senior Mining Specialist, World Bank
Time: 2:00-2:40 pm
Venue: Intergovernmental Summit, Westin Stage 1
Date: February 05 - 08, 2024 ET
Location: Cape Town, 8000, South Africa