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
09:20 - 09:50
PRESENTATION: WITH NET ZERO UNREACHABLE, KEY INSIGHTS & STRATEGIC INDICATORS IN THE ENERGY, ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT FOCUSSED FUTURE
Alan M. Clegg
Co-Founder, Chairman and Director, Shumba Energy, 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
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Moemedi Moyo
Sector Lead for Mining, Oil & Gas, Rand Merchant, Botswana
10:50 - 11:20
MORNING REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
GAS & RENEWABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
11:20 - 11:40
UPDATES ON SEROWE GAS (CBM) PROJECT AND SOLAR OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN BOTSWANA WITH AN AIM TO BECOME A ZERO NET CARBON EMISSIONS COMPANY
Kris Martinick
CEO, Botala Energy, Australia
11:40 - 12:00
PRESENTATION: SUSTAINABLE AND CLEAN MINING THROUGH RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
Tumisang Letlakana
Secretary General, Green Energy And Sustainability Association, Botswana
12:00 - 12:20
PRESENTATION: UNLOCKING EFFICIENCY IN MINING
Pawan Kiran Juwaheer
Managing Director, Vivo Energy Botswana, Botswana
12:40 - 14:00
NETWORKING LUNCH
14:00 - 14:20
PRESENTATION: MINING AND ENERGY SECTORS IN BOTSWANA
Charles Siwawa
CEO, Botswana Chamber of Mines, Botswana
14:30 - 15:00
PRESENTATION: PROMOTION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN BOTSWANA
Taboka Motlhabane
Technical Advisor- Renewable Energy, G310 Project Development Programme (PDP), Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Botswana
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION, BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
15:00 - 15:30
PRESENTATION: GUIDELINES FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (SED) – BOTSWANA MINING INDUSTRY
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Bonny Ignatius Matshediso
Interim Chairman, Morupule Coal Mine, Botswana
15:30 - 16:00
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
OPERATIONS, TECHNOLOGY TRANSFORMATION & BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE
16:00 - 16:15
PRESENTATION: VENTILATION NETWORK OPTIMISATION: REALISING ZERO HARM, ESG COMMITMENTS & ENERGY SAVINGS
Stephan Bergh
Mining Lead, Howden, South Africa
16:15 - 16:30
PRESENTATION: POTENTIAL USES OF WIRELESS SENSOR NETWORKS AND TELEMETRY
Professor Abid Yahya
Professor, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Botswana
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