Key Themes for 2026 - Advancing Responsible, Technology-Driven, Investable Mining
This year's summit features cutting-edge discussions and practical solutions on:
Critical Minerals and Strategic Metals: Positioning West & Central Africa in the global energy transition
New Mining Codes and Regulatory Reforms: Creating stable and competitive jurisdictions
Sustainable and De-carbonized Mining: ESG frameworks, climate resilience, and nature-positive practices
Digitalisation and Smart Mining: AI, automation, and data-driven efficiency
Infrastructure, Logistics and Power for Mining: Driving cost efficiency and connectivity
Financing and Capital Access: De-risking projects for global investors
Community, Health and Responsible ASM: Strengthening social licence and local growth
Women in Mining and Local Content: Workforce development and inclusive participation
Apply to Speak
To join the Speakers Panel, drop us an email to cathy.lim@magenta-global.com.sg. We’d like to hear from you.
Call to Mining and Service Providers
As the region’s premier mining industry event, WaCA Mining is an excellent opportunity to showcase your technology and innovation. Limited speaking slots are available to sponsors and senior exhibitors. We invite you to submit an abstract to share your knowledge, experience and ideas with high-level influencers and strategic decision makers.
Do you have an interesting and enthusiastic presentation that you would like to share at this Summit? Please take into account the following issues for your presentation:
- The content should make a bridge between technology/research and deployment including the potential business case
- Which industry problem/s do you solve?
- Technological advancements with respect to the rest of the current market
- Cooperation – technological-wise, business-wise, deployment-wise
- Market/application potential
Email cathy.lim@magenta-global.com.sg with your presentation topic and abstract.
Meet Some of Our WaCA Mining Speakers Alumni
Hon Emmanuel Armah-Kofi Buah
Minister Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources Ghana
Hon Alhaji Yusif Sulemana
Deputy Minister for Lands and Natural Resources Ghana
Hon Kwaku Asomah Cheremeh
Former Minister of Lands & Natural Resources, Ghana
Abraham Agbozo
Africa Regional Compliance and Governance Counsel for Newmont
Aimé Emmanuel Yoka
Country Manager, Sundance Resources; CEO, Congo Iron SA; Director, Marys Capital Investments; President, Congolese Mining Federation, DRC
Attie Roux
Chief Operating Officer, Endeavour Mining, Ivory Coast
Begna Gebreyes
VP Investments, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
Benjamin Aryee
Advisor (Mining) to Minister, Ministry of Lands & Natural Resources, Ghana
Ibrahima Lamine Wane
Former Minister of Energy & Petroleum, Managing Director, Wafa Mining, Mauritania
Ludivine Wouters
Managing Director, Latitude Five, Ivory Coast
Sulemanu Koney
Former CEO, Chamber of Mines, Ghana
NJ Ayuk
Managing Partner, Centurion LLP, Equatorial Guinea
Sayiba Tambwe Patient
Regional Director, OGEFREM, Democratic Republic of Congo
Yvon Oterigui
Director of Geology and Mining Research, Ministry of Industry & Mines, Gabon
Bashir Ahmed
Vice President, Development & Mining, Asante Gold Corporation
Remy Seraphin Moumpoussa
Director, Geological & Mining Research Centre; Supervisor of Mining Permit Concessions & Adviser to the Mining Ministry, Ministry of Mines, Republic of Congo
Nick Holroyde
Sales & Marketing Coordinator, Energold, UK
Addae Antwi-Boasiako
Former CEO, Minerals Commission, Ghana
Barbara Oteng Gyasi
Former Deputy Minister, Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources, Ghana
Christophe Howell
Vice President, Mining & Primary Metals, Veolia
Ferdinand Koffi
Managing Director, JOFEMA Mineral Resources Sarl, Director, FORAVIE, 2nd Vice President, Groupement Professionnel des Miniers de Côte d’Ivoire (GPMCI)
Tina Joemat-Pettersson
Former Minister of Energy, Republic of South Africa
Eric Williams
Former Minister of Energy of Trinidad and Tobago
Djerassem Le Bemadjie
Former Minister of Petroleum & Energy, Chad
H.E. Gabriel Mbaga Obiang Lima
Former Minister of Mines, Industry & Energy, Equatorial Guinea
Hajiya Fatima Shinkafi
Executive Secretary, Solid Minerals Development Fund, Nigeria
Samuel Djiguemde
Geologist, Bureau of Mines & Geology (BUMIGEB), Burkina Faso
Shaddrack Sowah
Managing Director, Golden Star Resources Wassa Mine
Seydou Semega
Country Manager, Mali Lithium, Mali
Mamadou K Toure
Chairman & CEO, Ubuntu Capital
Dr Oseadeeyo Nana Kumi Kodie
Executive Chairman Private Office of Dr Kodie Founder Dadaba Group Ghana
Dr Toni Aubynn
CEO Petroleum Hub Development Corporation Consultant & Advisor Mining/Extractive Industries Ghana
Abdoul Aziz Idrissa
ASM Promotion & Supervision Ministry of Mines Niger
Richard Kofi Afenu
Legal Advisor to the Minister Ministry of Lands & Natural Resources Ghana
Dr Georgette Barnes Sakyi-Addo
President Women in Mining Ghana Executive Director Georgette Barnes Ltd Ghana
Ralph Rossouw
Managing Director & Country Manager Vedanta Resources Ghana
Dr Peter Whitbread-Abrutat
Founder & Director Future Terrains International UK
Baglan Sultanbek
Managing Director, Metals & Mining Alvarez & Marsal UAE
Oleg Anakin
Managing Director, Metals & Mining Alvarez & Marsal UAE
Agesan Rajagopaul
Partner McKinsey & Co South Africa
Rosemary Oppong Kwasie
Senior Consulting Geotechnical Engineer (Mining & Infrastructure) Women in Mining Ghana
