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Keynote Conference Day One - 13 March 2024
09:10 - 09:15
WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER
GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION & THE FUTURE OF MINING & ENERGY SECTOR
09:15 - 09:40
OPENING ADDRESS: DEVELOPING A NEW GROWTH MODEL FOR BOTSWANA MINING SECTOR & OPTIMIZING GOVERNMENT RETURNS FROM ITS EQUITY STAKES IN MINING ENTERPRISES
Matthews Bagopi
Chief Technical Officer, Minerals Development Company Botswana
Acting Chief Executive Officer, Minergy Coal, Botswana
09:40 - 10:40
OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: PROSPECTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF MINING, GAS, RENEWABLE & CLEAN ENERGY AND POWER GENERATION SECTORS AND THE IMPORTANCE OF SUB-REGIONAL COOPERATION AND PARTNERSHIPS
Moderator
Charles Siwawa
CEO, Botswana Chamber of Mines, Botswana
Panellists
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Matthews Bagopi
Chief Technical Officer, Minerals Development Company Botswana
Acting Chief Executive Officer, Minergy Coal, Botswana
Mack William
Executive Stakeholder Management, QORA Capital, Botswana
Mosimanegape Molefi
Managing Director,, Old Mutual Short-term Insurance Botswana, Botswana
Lefika Moagi
Head of Strategy & Projects, Morupule Coal Mine, Botswana
Moemedi Moyo
Sector Lead for Mining, Oil & Gas,, Rand Merchant, Botswana
Evelyn Gondo
Sales Manager - SADC, JA Solar, Zimbabwe
10:40 - 11:20
MORNING REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
MINING FINANCE & INSURANCE TRENDS
11:20 - 11:50
PRESENTATION: SMART MINING, SMART INSURANCE: A SYNERGETIC APPROACH TO RISK MITIGATION
Mosimanegape Molefi
Managing Director,, Old Mutual Short-term Insurance Botswana, Botswana
11:50 - 12:10
PRESENTATION: INNOVATIVE FUNDING MODELS
Tshepo Mhozya
Consultant, InovaSure, Botswana
12:10 - 12:30
PRESENTATION: EXPLORING NEW INVESTMENTS IN MINING & ENERGY SECTORS
Reetsang Taudi
Deputy Treasurer, First National Bank of Botswana, Botswana
12:30 - 12:50
PRESENTATION: BUSINESS CASE FOR WALVIS BAY AS A SADC PORT
Mbahupu Hippy Tjivukua
Chief Executive Officer, Walvis Bay Corridor Group, Namibia
12:50 - 14:00
NETWORKING LUNCH
MINING & RENEWABLES DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
14:00 - 14:30
PRESENTATION: MINING AND ENERGY SECTORS IN BOTSWANA
Charles Siwawa
CEO,,Botswana Chamber of Mines, Botswana
14:30 - 15:00
PRESENTATION: ADVANCEMENTS IN PV TECHNOLOGY - SOLAR CELL AND MODULE TREND
Evelyn Gondo
Sales Manager - SADC, JA Solar, Zimbabwe
15:00 - 15:30
PRESENTATION: GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION - POLICY OVERVIEW
Biggie Tangane
Strategic Initiatives - Sustainability & Energy Transition
15:30 - 16:00
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION, BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
16:00 - 16:30
PRESENTATION: GUIDELINES FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (SED) – BOTSWANA MINING INDUSTRY
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Bonny Ignatius Matshediso
Interim Chairman,, Morupule Coal Mine, Botswana
16:30 - 17:00
PRESENTATION: PLANNING AND DESIGNING AN EFFICIENT MINE VENTILATION NETWORKSAVINGS
Stephan Bergh
Mining Lead, Howden, A Chart Industries Company, South Africa
17:00 - 17:30
PANEL DISCUSSION: DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION – LEVERAGING TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE PROCESSES AND REDUCE COSTS
Moderator
Professor Abid Yahya
Professor, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Botswana
Panellists
Tshepo Mhozya
Consultant, InovaSure, Botswana
Stephan Bergh
Mining Lead, Howden, A Chart Industries Company, South Africa
Gaenamele Mmoloki Ganamotse
Energy Manager,, Debswana Jwaneng Mine, Botswana
Gorata M McKinnon
Managing Director,, Dust-A-side, Botswana
17:30
CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS
18:00
END OF DAY 1 BOTSWANA MINING AND ENERGY CONFERENCE & EXPO