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Keynote Conference Day Two - 8 April 2025
09:10 - 09:15
WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER
INNOVATION, TECHNOLOGY, APPLICATIONS & FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
09:15 - 09:45
PRESENTATION: BENEFICIATION OF BOTSWANA'S COPPER RESOURCES THROUGH INNOVATIVE FUNDING MODELS
Molibi Maphanyane
Director, DVLP, Botswana
09:45 - 10:15
PRESENTATION: RENEWABLE ENERGY INNOVATIVE FUNDING SOLUTIONS
Malege Tshepo Mhozya
Director,, Bite Mark Holdings, Botswana
10:15 - 10:45
CASE STUDY & LIVE DEMONSTRATION: CONTAINERIZED SOLAR SOLUTIONS FOR MINERAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY
Maatla Letsholo
CEO,, I-Carbon, Botswana
10:45 - 11:15
MORNING REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, AI & THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY
11:15 - 12:30
PANEL DISCUSSION: INNOVATIVE RENEWABLE ENERGY SOLUTIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE MINING IN BOTSWANA
Professor Abid Yahya (Session Chair)
Professor, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Botswana
Malege Tshepo Mhozya
Director,, Bite Mark Holdings, Botswana
Engr. Bakang Keboletse
Research Assistant, Botswana International University of Science and Technology, Botswana
Engr. Joseph Morris
Lecturer,, New Era College, Botswana
12:30 - 14:00
NETWORKING LUNCH
WOMEN IN MINING & BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS
14:00 - 14:30
PRESENTATION: THE CASE FOR GENDER EQUALITY IN BOTSWANA’S MINING INDUSTRY
Esther V Kanaimba-Senai
Chair,, Women in Mining Botswana Organisation (WiMBO)
Director, Mechano Technix, Botswana
14:30 - 15:30
PANEL DISCUSSION: EMPOWERING WOMEN IN MINING – SHARING LESSONS & LIFE JOURNEYS, PRESENTED BY WOMEN IN MINING BOTSWANA ORGANISATION (WIMBO)
15:30 - 16:00
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
ESG, NET ZERO & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
16:00 - 16:30
PRESENTATION: TRENDS, THREATS, OPPORTUNITIES & REGULATORY INFLUENCE IN BOTSWANA’S ENERGY INDUSTRY
Ronald Boikanyo
Managing Director,, Energy X Petroleum, Botswana
16:30 - 17:00
PRESENTATION: GUIDELINES FOR SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (SED) – BOTSWANA MINING INDUSTRY
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Bonny Ignatius Matshediso
Interim Chairman,, Morupule Coal Mine, Botswana
17:00
CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS & END OF BOTSWANA MINING AND ENERGY CONFERENCE & EXPO