2020 Africa Mining Indaba
2 February–6 February 2020
NRGI staff will attend the 2020 African Mining Indaba and Alternative Mining Indaba. Meet them at the following sessions:
New Frontiers in Local Content: Environment and Transparency
2 February
10:30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m.
Radisson Red Hotel, V&A Waterfront
The Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), in partnership with the South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) and Mining Shared Value, is hosting this workshop focusing on emerging issues in extractive industry local content debates, specifically questions around using local procurement to improve environmental outcomes, and transparency. It will feature a preview of NRGI's work on corruption risks around suppliers and subcontractors in the extractive sector, presented by NRGI's Kaisa Toroskainen.
Register via [email protected].
Optimizing Mineral Revenues for the Future Generations Through Effective Tax Systems
4 February
2 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Doubletree Hotel, Woodstock
Moderated by Publish What You Pay, this session will feature NRGI's Nafi Chinery
Registration details here.
Intergovermental Summit
5 February
9 a.m. - 5:50 p.m.
CTICC
NRGI's Hervé Lado will emcee this day-long summit featuring officials from African governments.
Registration details here.
Intergovernmental Summit: Strategic Management of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Risks: The One and Only Route Towards Long-Term Success in Africa
5 February
11:25 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.
CTICC
NRGI's Kaisa Toroskainen will speak on a panel about ESG risks alongside representatives of the World Bank, ABN Amro and the U.K. government.
Registration details here.
Intergovernmental Summit: Ministerial Presentations and Q&A: West Africa
5 February
3:35 p.m. - 5 p.m.
CTICC
NRGI's Nafi Chinery will moderate the West Africa Q&A featuring mining ministers from Burkina Faso, Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Registration details here.
Media seeking comment from NRGI experts can contact Lee Bailey, [email protected].