Keynote Conference Day Two - November 17, 2026
09:20 - 09:30
WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER
EMERGING MARKETS, ENERGY TRANSITION & ESG
09:30 - 10:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: THE POWER SHIFT - HOW AFRICA’S CRITICAL MINERALS CAN FINANCE CLIMATE RESILIENCE, BIODIVERSITY HEALTH, AND ECONOMIC PROSPERITY
Maggie Mapalo Mwape
Founder & Executive Director, Centre for Environment Justice, Zambia
10:00 - 10:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: HOW CRITICAL MINERALS INFLUENCE ENERGY TRANSITION?
Sean Samson
President, CEO & Director, Clean Energy Transition Inc, Canada
10:30 - 11:00
MORNING REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
RECYCLING, PROCESSING & NEW INVESTMENTS
11:00 - 11:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: EXPLORING AFRICA AS FRONTIER EXPLORATION DESTINATION - OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN HIGH‑GROWTH MINING REGIONS
Malcolm Mansfield
CEO, Wabana Capital, Canada
11:30 - 12:00
PRESENTATION - BEYOND AI - EXPLORING THE TECHNOLOGIES AND IDEAS SHAPING OUR FUTURE
Andre Gauthier
President & CEO, Eval Minerals, Canada
12:00 - 12:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: FINANCING THE MINING INDUSTRY – WHAT ARE THE OPTIONS AVAILABLE?
Christopher MacIntyre
President, CRM Global Capital Inc., Canada
12:30 - 13:30
LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK
13:30 - 14:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: MINES TO POWER - UNLOCKING NATURAL AND RENEWABLE GRAPHITE FRONTIER TECHNOLOGY FOR OPPORTUNITIES IN DIVERSIFIED ENERGY MARKETS
Prof Mohini Sain
Director, Centre for Biocomposites & Biomaterials Processing, Canada
Ford Motor PERDC Canada Chair in Sustainable Materials, University of Toronto, Canada
14:00 - 15:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: BUILDING SUSTAINABLE & RESILIENT SUPPLY CHAINS - STRATEGIC SOURCING CHALLENGES, TECHNOLOGY ENABLERS & INDUSTRIAL SECTOR REQUIREMENTS
Michael Stewart
Founding and Managing Partner, DIABASE CORPORATE ADVISORS LLP, Canada (Session Chair)
Maggie Mapalo Mwape
Founder & Executive Director, Centre for Environment Justice, Zambia
Prof Mohini Sain
Director, Centre for Biocomposites & Biomaterials Processing, Canada
Ford Motor PERDC Canada Chair in Sustainable Materials, University of Toronto, Canada
Christopher Senyk
Vice President, Corporate Development, Avalon Advanced Materials Inc., Canada
15:00
END OF CONFERENCE