Thursday| 30 January
7:30 – 9:00am
Registration & Welcome Breakfast
Breakfast sponsored by
9:00 – 10:30am
Session 1 | Keynote Opening Session
The landscape of South Africa’s coal industry is changing fast with new regulations, new challenges and new players joining the frey. In this keynote session, the Honorable Minister for Mineral Resources and Energy joins the CEO of Seriti Resources to provide their insight into this ever changing landscape.
- Session Chair: John Howland, Vice President, Coal, Metals and Mining, IHS Markit
- Advocate Thabo Mokoena, Director-General, Department of Mineral Resources, South Africa
- Mike Teke, Chief Executive Officer, Seriti Resources
- Rodrigo Echeverri, Head of Research, Noble Group
10:30 – 11:00am
Networking Refreshment Break
(Available for Sponsorship)
11:00am – 12:30pm
Session 2 | Southern African Coal Leaders: Vision for Coal in South Africa to 2030
South Africa’s coal industry is in the midst of major changes, with new leaders taking the spotlight, new customers entering the fray, and new technologies being embraced. In this session, top industry executives will provide their insight on what we can expect over the next decade.
- Session Chair: John Howland, Vice President, Coal, Metals and Mining, IHS Markit
- Reginald Demana, Chief Executive Officer, Wescoal Holdings Limited
- Mike Teke, Chief Executive Officer, Seriti Resources
- Thea Fourie, Senior Economist-Sub-Saharan Africa, IHS Markit and Langelihle Malimela, Senior Analyst-Sub-Saharan Africa Economics and Country Risk, IHS Markit
“The Eskom Crisis, what is the Socio Economic and Political Fallout?”
12:30 – 1:30pm
Networking Luncheon
(Available for Sponsorship)
1:30 – 3:00pm
Session 3 | Breaking Down the New Integrated Resource Plan: Discussion on the IRP 2019 – 2020
South Africa’s new long-term energy policy sees coal’s dominance in the country’s power mix to slowly decline over the next decade, as more renewables, nuclear and natural gas capacity come online. In this session, we will discuss what this new policy document means for the coal industry and how new technologies could prolong coal’s dominance for decades to come. Click here to read the IRP (in PDF format) and join the discussion.
- Session Chair: Xavier Prevost, Senior Coal Analyst, XMP Consulting
- Bongani Motsa, Senior Economist, Minerals Council
- Prof. Rosemary Falcon, Director, Fossil Fuel Foundation
- Alfred Hartzenburg, National Project Manager: Industrial Energy Efficiency Project, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
- Andrias Thabang Audat, Chief Director, Energy Planning, Department of Mineral Resources and Energy (RSA Government)
3:00 – 3:30pm
Networking Refreshment Break
Sponsored by
3:30-5:00pm
Session 4 | South African Coal Buyers
It is a buyers’ market with the world awash with coal. South African suppliers are being forced to compete more aggressively to find new buyers, while protecting their traditional markets. In this session, the biggest buyers of South African coal will provide their short-term demand outlooks and offer insight on how producers can better adapt their coal to the changing market.
- Session Chair: John Howland, Vice President, Coal, Metals and Mining, IHS Markit
- Rodrigo Echeverri, Head of Research, Noble Group
Paper Title: “Global Coal Outlook” - Krishan Kumar, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Swiss Singapore Overseas Enterprises PTE Ltd.
- Dan Mashigo, Senior General Manager, Primary Energy Division, Eskom
- Sayyed Salman Rehman, Deputy Director Tariff, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
- Tauseef H. Farooqi, Chairman, National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA)
- David Price, Research and Analysis Director-Coal, IHS Markit
“Growing demand-side uncertainties mean harder times for steam coal suppliers in 2020”
6:00 – 8:00pm
Cocktail Reception
(Available for Sponsorship)
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Friday | 31 January 2020
8:00 – 9:30am
Registration and Breakfast
9:30 – 11:00am
Session 5 | Mid-Tier Miners Discussion Panel, Issues and Opportunities for the Industry in 2020
South Africa’s coal industry faces a plethora of challenges, from new regulations and community opposition to ageing mines and investor flight. In this session, we will discuss these challenges in detail and how they could actually be opportunities in disguise.
- Session Chair: Randy Fabi, Editor-in-Chief, Southern African Coal Report, IHS Markit
- Hurbey Geldenhuys, Chief Operating Officer Coal, Vunani Resources
- Moeketsi Masuku, Artisan, Acurate Holdings (Pty) Ltd
- Aubrey Chauke, Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer, Lurco Group
- Xavier Prevost, Senior Coal Analyst, XMP Consulting
11:00 – 11:30am
Networking Refreshment Break
(Available for Sponsorship)
11:30am – 1:00pm
Session 6 | South African Domestic, Industrial and Export Market Interplay: How these Markets Compliment and Compete
South Africa’s domestic and international markets have become more interrelated than ever with producers dipping in and out based on which will provide the most profits. In this session, leading market players will discuss their expectations for each market next year and which will provide the best opportunities.
- Session Chair: Randy Fabi, Editor-in-Chief, Southern African Coal Report, IHS Markit
- Waheed Sulaiman, Managing Director, Octagon Minerals PTY Ltd.
- Morne Du Plessis, Chief Executive Officer, Minergy
- Colin Lotter, Chief Technical Officer, Green Coal Technologies, CJL Consulting
- Divyesh Kalan (CA)SA, CEO, Orevest Supply Chains and Advisory, Makoya Group
1:00
Closing Remarks & Conference Close
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Agenda is subject to change and alteration.
