Drc Mining Week Online to Welcome Mining Minister Kalambayi and UK Trade Envoy Lord Popat
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Lubumbashi, Congo (Kinshasa), June 09, 2021 --( The event organisers have also received confirmation from the Office of the Presidency of the DRC that Mr André Wameso, Deputy Chief of Staff in the Office of the Presidency in charge of economic and financial matters, will join the opening session, along with the UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy, Lord Popat, for an in-depth discussion of the country’s investment rating. Preparing to return to Lubumbashi The two-day digital gathering of local and international mining houses, industry investors and suppliers, is supported by leading names in the sector, including Standard Bank, Cigna Hollard & Société Financière d’Assurance (SFA), The Impact Facility, Mayfair Insurance, and Vulkan. Session 4: Fitting into a new world: Transparency takes centre stage Moderator: Laura Cornish, Editor-in-Chief, Mining Review Africa Panellists: • Indigo Ellis, Associate Director on Central African Mining and ESG, Africa Matters, UK • James Nicholson, Head of Corporate Responsibility, Trafigura, Switzerland • Dorothée Baumann-Pauly, Director of the Geneva Centre for Business and Human Rights, Switzerland Session 5: Formalisation of Artisanal Mining with Fair Cobalt Alliance Moderator: Laura Cornish, Editor-in-Chief, Mining Review Africa, South Africa Panellists: · Assheton Stewart Carter, CEO, Fair Cobalt Alliance · Marie-Chantal Kaninda, Executive Director Head of Corporate Affairs, Glencore DRC · Tirza Voss, Sustainable Materials & Mining Manager, Fairphone Session 6: Health insurance in the DRC - The new normal for mining companies’ affordability and employee wellbeing (In English) Moderator: Laura Cornish, Editor-in-Chief, Mining Review Africa, South Africa Panellists: • Gilles Nyssens, Business Development Director – Africa, Cigna Health Benefits, Belgium • David Lemaire, Commercial Director, SFA Congo, RDC Roundtable discussion: Beneficiation – The missing piece in the equation (In English) Case study: Successful smelter plan in Rwanda and upcoming smelter project by Ivanhoe Presented by: • Alfonso Tejerina, Director & General Manager, Global Business Reports, Spain • Aleksandra Cholewa, Director of Investment and Development, Luma Holding Ltd, Poland Interactive, relevant discussions During the DRC Mining Week live sessions and roundtable discussions, the audience will be able to ask questions via the chat box that will be answered live by the panellists, take part in polls and competitions. The innovative and interactive broadcasting platform will also feature networking opportunities, a chat function for all registered attendees, product listings and a host of pre-recorded, quality content. The innovative and interactive broadcasting platform will also feature networking opportunities, a chat function for all registered attendees, product listings and a host of pre-recorded, quality content.