A new dawn is breaking for South Africa with the power crisis seemingly over, the rail network improving and the new government working more closely with industry. Could 2025 be a pivotal year for the country and the coal mining industry? A senior official from President Ramaphosa’s administration details its reform plans and how these changes will help industry thrive.
Keynote Speaker: Sikhulekile Duma, Director: Project Management Office, The Presidency, Republic of South Africa
Session Chair: John Howland, Senior Vice President, McCloskey by OPIS
Featured Speaker: James Stevenson, Executive Director, McCloskey by OPIS
Session Chair: Randy Fabi, Africa Editor, McCloskey by OPIS
Session Chair: James Stevenson, Executive Director, McCloskey by OPIS
Mike Teke, Group Chief Executive, Seriti Resources
Bernard Dalton, Executive: Head of Marketing, Thungela
Sakkie Swanepoel, General Manager, Marketing and Logistics, Exxaro Coal (Pty) Ltd
Mpumelelo Mkhabela, Chairman, Menar
Featured Speaker – Michelle Phillips, Group Chief Executive, Transnet SOC Ltd
Session Chair: Randy Fabi, Africa Editor, McCloskey by OPIS
Session Chair: Hlengiwe Motaung, Senior South Africa Reporter, McCloskey by OPIS
Bonginkosi Mabaso, Chief Commercial Officer, Transnet Freight Rail
Gavin Kelly, Chief Executive Officer, The Road Freight Association
Alan Waller, Chief Executive Officer, Richards Bay Coal Terminal
James Holley, Chief Executive Officer, Traxtion
Session Chair: James Stevenson, Executive Director, McCloskey by OPIS
Izham Hassan, Head of Procurement & Supply Chain, TNB Fuel Services
Gautam Jain, Vice President – Commercial, JSW Steel
Rajat Handa, Vice President – International Trade Agarwal Coal Corp. (S) Pte. Ltd
Kelsie Clarke, Purchasing Team, KCH Energy Co. Ltd
Coal is king in South Africa, but the energy transition is raising questions over its future role. The power ministry’s senior adviser will discuss how the coal industry must prepare for change – the challenge is not coal but reducing emissions.
Keynote Speaker: Silas Zimu, Special Advisor, Ministry of Energy and Electricity
Session Chair: John Howland, Senior Vice President, McCloskey by OPIS
Featured Speaker Clifford Hallatt, Chief Operating Officer, Menar
Session Chair: Randy Fabi, Africa Editor, McCloskey by OPIS
Session Chair: James Stevenson, Executive Director, McCloskey by OPIS
Thabiso Sekano, Head Mining & Metals, Industrial Development Corporation
Session Chair: Sareena Patel, Associate Director, McCloskey by OPIS
Christie Viljoen, Senior Economist, PwC South Africa
Hugo Pienaar, Chief Economist, Minerals Council
Session Chair: Randy Fabi, Africa Editor, McCloskey by OPIS
Robert Futter, Director, Cresco South Africa
Zaheer Surka, Executive Director, Zarbon Coal
Mosa Mabusa, Chief Executive Officer, Council for Geoscience