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Expo & Conference | Hybrid
22 - 23 March 2023
Gaborone Fairgrounds
Botswana
Keynote Conference Day Two - 26 June 2020
08:50 - 08:55
WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER
08:55 - 09:00
CHAIR'S OPENING REMARKS
MINING FINANCE TRENDS AND DEVELOPMENTS
10:20 - 10:50
MORNING REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
10:50 - 11:05
MINING SPOTLIGHT
11:05 - 11:20
MINING SPOTLIGHT
BUILDING SUSTAINABLE CSR PRACTICES
11:20 - 11:40
PRESENTATION: UNDERSTANDING CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY (CSR) AND ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AS STRATEGIC TOOL

Tefo Molosiwa
Head, Safety and Sustainability, Debswana Diamond Company, Botswana
11:40 - 12:20
FIRESIDE CHAT: MOVING FORWARD WITH INTER-INDUSTRY COLLABORATION - WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIP
12:20 - 14:00
NETWORKING LUNCH
ENERGY SECTOR GOVERNANCE AND REFORM
14:00 - 14:20
PRESENTATION: MITIGATING RISK, CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES WITHIN THHE BOTSWNA POWER SECTOR

Cross Kgosidiile
CEO, Botswana Power Corporation, Botswana (invited)
14:20 - 15:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: NAVIGATING REGULATORY ENVIRONMENTS TO PROMOTE OPERATIONAL GROWTH - MAPPING OUT THE FUTURE FOR ENERGY AND MINERALS GOVERNANCE
Moderator
Boineelo Lobelo
Project Director – Environmental Advisor, Ministry of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security, Botswana (invited)
Panellists
Lynette Armstrong
Acting Managing Director, Debswana, Botswana (Invited)

Cross Kgosidiile
CEO, Botswana Power Corporation, Botswana (invited)
15:00 - 15:30
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
15:30 - 15:45
MINING SPOTLIGHT
15:45 - 16:00
MINING SPOTLIGHT
DIAMOND SECTOR OUTLOOK
16:00 - 16:20
PRESENTATION: OVERCOMING THE CHALLENGES IN THE SOUTH AFRICA DIAMOND INDUSTRY

Dikeletso Ramokhutshwana
Exploration Geologist, DeBeers Botswana, Botswana (invited)
MILLENIAL GENERATION AND TALENT MANAGEMENT
17:00
CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS & END OF CONFERENCE