Keynote Conference Day One - 22 March 2023
08:50 - 08:55
WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER
08:55 - 09:00
CHAIR'S OPENING REMARKS
VISION FOR 2030 AND BEYOND FOR THE MINING & ENERGY SECTOR
09:00 - 09:20
PRESENTATION: DEVELOPING BOTSWANA’S CURRENT AND FUTURE MINING INTERESTS AND OPTIMIZING GOVERNMENT RETURNS FROM ITS EQUITY STAKES IN THE MINING INDUSTRY IN ACCORDANCE WITH ESG PRACTICES
Matome Tsholetsa Malema
CEO, Minerals Development Company Botswana
Board Chairman, Water Utilities Corporation, Botswana
09:50 - 10:50
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

Kris Martinick
CEO, Botala Energy, Australia
Matthews Bagopi
Chief Technical Officer, Minerals Development Company Botswana

Mack William
Executive Stakeholder Management, QORA Capital, Botswana
Lefika Moagi
Head of Strategy & Projects, Morupule Coal Mine, Botswana
Moemedi Moyo
Sector Lead for Mining, Oil & Gas, Rand Merchant, Botswana
10:50 - 11:20
MORNING REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
GAS & RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
12:40 - 14:00
NETWORKING LUNCH
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION, BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
15:30 - 16:00
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
OPERATIONS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION & BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
16:30 - 17:15
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
Bonny Ignatius Matshediso
Interim Chairman, Morupule Coal Mine, Botswana
Stephan Bergh
Mining Lead, Howden, South Africa

Donovan Foley
CEO, Airwork Africa (Pty) Ltd, South Africa
17:15
CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF DAY ONE
17:30
END OF DAY 1 BOTSWANA MINING AND ENERGY CONFERENCE & EXPO