Focus on the future of mining
• Experts will look at every angle in an industry that has to be transformed
The Joburg Indaba will bring together a highlevel mix of industry experts to engage in frank discussions and debates that have become the hallmark of the event, according to Paula Munsie, CEO of Resources 4 Africa, organisers of the meeting, which is taking place at the Inanda club on October 4 and 5 2017.
“Some of the crucial questions we will be asking this year include: What is the future we wish to create? What does a more inclusive, completely transformed mining industry look like? What can and should the mining industry contribute to the economy? How do we grow the industry again, and where will the opportunities come from in the future?
“Discussions will also focus on progressive leadership, transformation, modernisation and technological and digital innovation that will include some fascinating insights into advances in mining.”
Munsie says Dr Zweli Mkhize, treasurer-general of the ANC and former premier of KwaZulu-Natal, will present the keynote address in which he will look at the big picture for SA and the mining industry, including the current political and economic climate, the role of mining, and what we can expect in the future.
“The Indaba will look at the different political visions for a more transformed, acceptable mining industry.”
Mmusi Maimane, leader of the DA, will shed light on what a more inclusive, completely transformed mining industry could look like, what would really transform the industry and how this could be achieved through DA policy.
Munsie says the underlying theme at all sessions is what an inclusive transformed mining industry would look like and how we get there?
“Frans Cronje, CEO of the South African Institute of Race Relations, will be looking at ’What does great mining policy look like?’ and a panel of experts will discuss how regulations need to change to make the industry grow again.
“The programme is filled with industry and society leaders such as Jay Naidoo, Dr Nkosana Moyo, Mondli Makhanya, Nick Binedell, Lumkile Mondi and Bobby Godsell who will all interrogate how the mining industry gets to where we want it to be.”
Furthermore, Munsie says the Indaba will examine where technology and innovation are likely to take the industry.
“A panel of experts will look at where the rest of the world is going in terms of technological innovation and what it means for the mining industry.”
Three more important issue at the Indaba will be: how does the mining industry regain the trust of investors; is there a funding model that is not obsessed with ownership; and the role of finance.