Finalists announced in coveted DRC Mining Industry Awards
Ivanhoe Mines, Tiger Resources, Tenke Fungurume, Randgold and Banro are just some of the mining pioneers in the DRC that have been named as finalists in this year’s coveted DRC Mining Industry Awards that will take place on 8 June in Lubumbashi. It is part of the DRC Mining Weekexpo and conference which will be opened by the DRC’s Minister of Mines, H.E. Martin Kabwelulu Labilo, while Cameroon’s Minister of Industry and Technology Development, H.E Ernest Gwaboubou, will also attend the opening keynote session.
More than a thousand mining professionals are expected from 8-9 June at the only mining expo and conference providing market intelligence, strategic solutions and innovative technologies for mining operations. DRC Mining Week will provide four days of high-level networking, free training and the latest technologies, including a Power Focus Day, two-day conference, technical workshops, indoor and bigger outdoor expo, the Mining Industry Awards, CEO roundtables, B2B speed-networking, and site visits.
The finalists in the DRC Mining Industry Awards are:
Category: Clean Energy Project of the Year
Aggreko
Ivanhoe Mines
Randgold Resources
Tiger Resources SEK
Category: Community Development & Local Content
Banro Foundation
Fleurette
Ivanhoe Mines
Kamoto Copper Company
MMG Limited
Randgold Resources
Tenke Fungurume Mining
Tiger Resources SEK
Category: HR/Outsourcing Leader of the Year
Banro Corporation
Randgold Resources
MD Sevices SARL
Tenke Fungurume Mining
Category: Lifetime Achievement Award
André Kapanga, General Manager, Tenke Fungurume Mining
Desire Sangara, Vice-President, Government Relations, Banro Corporation
Deven Shingala, CEO, Rutu Technologies
Gustave Nzeng, Chairman, Kamoto Copper Company
Louis Watum, Managing Director, Ivanhoe Mines
Simon Tuma-Waku, Vice President, Federation of Congolese Enterprises
Paul Yenga Mabolia, Executive Director, Mining Cadastral
Category: Mining Company of the Year
Banro Corporation
Ivanhoe Mines
MMG Limited
Randgold Resources
Sicomines Sarl
Tenke Fungurume Mining
Category: Outstanding Woman of the Year
Chantal Bashizi, Administrative Director, Cadastre Minier, Cami
Dorine Akinyi, Director, Dorime Radiators SARL
Dorothée Masele, Senior social communications Specialist, Tenke Fungurume Mining
Marie Chantal Kaninda, Chef Advisor External Affairs Africa, Rio Tinto
Yvette Mwanza Mwamba, Executive Director, African Smelting Group
The following companies are sponsors of the DRC Mining Industry Awards:
– EY as verification partner
– ACF & Associates (Outstanding Woman of the Year)
– ERG (HR/Outsourcing Leader of the Year).
DRC Mining Week speaker and programme highlights include:::
Opening session: Maintaining sustainable growth & competition in an age of capital austerity
Chairperson: Simon Tuma Waku, Vice president in charge of Mining, FEC, DRC
H.E Martin Kabwelulu Labilo, Minister of Mines, DRC
H.E Ernest GWABOUBOU, Minister of Industry and Technology Development, Republic of Cameroon
Claude Polet, President, Chamber of Mines, DRC
Eric Mboma, Managing Director, Standard Bank, DRC
Tracking due diligence, transparency and good governance in a constraining environment
Chairperson: Jean Félix Mupande, Executive Director, Mining Cadastre, DRC
Alexis Mikandji, Managing Director, Centre of Evaluation, Expertise and Certification (CEEC), DRC
Paul Mabolia Yenga, Coordinator, Promines, DRC
Elisabeth Caesens, Open Society Fellow – Sciences Po Paris Lecturer, Belgium
Eric Monga, Director, Trade Services, DRC
Diversification and access to capital to consolidate your market shares and improve the investment climate
Chairperson: Marie Chantal Kaninda, Chief Advisor External Affairs, Rio Tinto, DRC
Yves Binzunga, Multinational & Regional Corporate Head, Ecobank, DRC
Guy Robert Lukama, Managing Director, Mongbwalu Mines, DRC
Baraka Kabemba, Associate Director, Ernst &Young, DRC, SARL
Dieudonné Lokadi Moga, Managing Director, DGI, DRC
Impressive industry support
As with past iPAD events, the DRC Mining Week has secured the impressive support of the industry through the platinum sponsorships of Banro Corporation, Engen, Standard Bank and Tenke Fungurume Mining, while Aggreko, ERG, Ernst&Young, Tiger Resources Limited, Total, NEC and Vodacom are gold sponsors.
DRC Mining Week is organised by Spintelligent, leading Cape Town-based trade exhibition and conference organiser, and the African office of Clarion Events Ltd, based in the UK.