Draft Agenda

17:00 - 19:00

AMS2022 Pre-registration
Participants may complete registration by collecting their delegate pack & event access passes (business card required). Summit Sponsors may also setup their exhibition booths.

19:00 - 21:00

Evening Networking Reception
An 'ice-breaker' opportunity for Summit participants to meet and discuss the two days ahead in a relaxed and informal setting, whilst enjoying a selection of snacks and refreshments. Also, an ideal opportunity for Panel Chairs to engage with their fellow panellists.

8:00 - 8:30

Networking Registration
Participants may complete registration by collecting their delegate pack & event access passes (business card required), whilst networking and enjoying tea & coffee.

8:30 - 8:45

Opening Ceremony

8:45 - 9:00

Keynote Address

9:00 - 9:55

Session 1: Battery Metals and their Role in the Energy Transition
The mining industry has been aligning investment with the narrative related to the energy transition – remote explorers/developers and producers alike with no access to baseload power sources have been relying on diesel for power generation, but aggressively moving towards renewable and alternative fuel/hybrid solutions as demanded by capital providers.

9:45 - 9:55

Audience Discussion; Question & Answer Session

9:55 - 10:15

Networking Tea & Coffee Break

10:15 - 10:30

CEO Presentation

10:30 - 11:25

Session 2 : The role of Mining and Sustainable Finance in Socio Economic Development
Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG), and sustainability initiatives being mandated to access capital – low-emissions & hydrogen strategies, enhanced community engagement, and perception/justification for Mining by both investors and citizens underscored by reputation management.

11:15 - 11:25

Audience Discussion; Question & Answer Session

11:25 - 11:45

Networking Tea & Coffee Break

11:45 - 12:00

Keynote Address

12:00 - 12:55

Session 3: Coal
Much of the world’s growth over the past two hundred years has been due to the ever-increasing use of affordable energy derived from fossil fuels led by coal, followed by oil, and natural gas. Affordable hydrocarbons and predominantly coal-fuelled energy drove industrial expansion, created millions of jobs, and generated wealth for a large portion of the global population. However, the recent decades discussion has been led by a largely pseudo-scientific approach first to a ‘Global Warming’, then renamed Climate Change and the proposed dangers of carbon dioxide gas (CO2) released from fossil fuel combustion around the world, in particular from coal. Now, in 2022 suddenly, with the world facing the realisation that the ‘Green Energy’ transition to a renewable base-load is not achievable in short term (by 2040?) and a growing ‘energy cliff’ of lack of availability and inflation, the political narrative has dramatically changed its tune.

12:45 - 12:55

Audience Discussion; Question & Answer Session

12:55 - 14:15

Networking Lunch Break

14:15 - 16:15

Session 4a: AMS2022 Matchmaking Meetings
These afternoon sessions offer an opportunity for targeted and personable interactions. To maximise AMS2022 outcomes, profiles of all attending Officials i.e. Governments, Miners, Developers, Investors Suppliers, etc., outlining their roles and responsibilities, are shared with delegates prior to the Summit. Delegates are able to login to PNYX’s secure scheduling system, and make an informed choice of whom they wish to meet on a 1-2-1 basis. Pre-event, all Summit participants receive an individually tailored schedule of introductory meetings. Meeting areas are kept restricted, free from distraction, to allow for focused discussions with no pre-planned content for conversations.

16:15 - 16:30

Networking Tea & Coffee Break

16:30 - 18:30

Session 4b: AMS2022 Matchmaking Meetings
The second of two afternoon AMS2022 Matchmaking Meeting sessions continues.

19:30 - 22:00

AMS2022 Cultural Dinner - Sponsored by Debswana

Enjoy an informal Cultural Dinner at the Ngwedi Court Yard, welcoming the Official Delegation and all Summit participants for a selection of traditional dishes, refreshments and entertainment. An ideal opportunity for further networking and developing connections established during the afternoon's 1-2-1 matchmaking meeting sessions.

8:30 - 9:05

Networking Registration
If not already done so, event participants may complete registration by collecting their delegate pack & event access pass (business card required), whilst networking and enjoying tea & coffee.

9:05 - 9:20

Day Two Welcoming Remarks

9:20 - 9:35

CEO Presentation

9:35 - 10:30

Session 5: Junior Mining
The changing face of the Junior Mining Space, impacts of the commodities cycle, narrative-driven commodities focus, geographical focus past & future, access to date & information, regulatory & permitting challenges, ESG impacts, sources of financing, and stock exchange focus.

10:20 - 10:30

Audience Discussion; Question & Answer Session

10:30 - 11:00

Networking Tea & Coffee Break

11:00 - 11:15

CEO Presentation

11:15 - 12:10

Session 6: Mining Innovation
The mining industry is notoriously conservative in its approach to application of new technologies, mining executive decision-makers never want to be first and everyone is happy to be second. This has harmed the industries return on investment historically as regulatory changes, royalty regimes imposed by governments and inflation impacts impacted the bottom line. Has this approach now changed and if not why not? What examples can we point to that are in play that could change the industry’s attitude to new technology globally?

12:00 - 12:10

Audience Discussion; Question & Answer Session

12:10 - 12:25

CEO Presentation

12:25 - 13:30

Networking Lunch Break

13:30 - 13:55

Spotlight Address - MineLens by McKinsey

Mining and its transition to a decarbonized future.

In the mining industry, the impact of climate change and how the industry can respond to it has increasingly been a topic of discussion over the past decade. This decade is critical to both decarbonize and prepare for a more sustainable future, especially as mining has a critical role in providing the materials for the transition to a lower global carbon economy.

13:45 - 13:55

Audience Discussion; Question & Answer Session

13:55 - 14:50

Session 7: Female Business Leaders and the Bottom Line
As women take on more substantial roles in the mining world, their impact continues to grow. The Panel will discuss and debate the differences in male and female run businesses and how it affects the bottom line, issues that must be overcome to become truly inclusive organisation. Inclusivity will be discussed through various lenses, including expectations, communities, finance, and workforce.

14:40 - 14:50

Audience Discussion; Question & Answer Session

14:50 - 15:05

CEO Presentation

15:05 - 15:25

Networking Tea & Coffee Break

15:25 - 15:40

CEO Presentation

15:40 - 16:10

Session 8: Supply Chain & Logistics
Discussing strategies for supply chain - establishing effective contractual structures, contract management and performance. Blockchain and implementing sound anti-corruption principles and policies in your organisation and supply chain. Strategies for alleviating constraints in cross-border supply chains

16:00 - 16:10

Audience Discussion; Question & Answer Session

16:10 - 16:30

Closing Ceremony

08:00 - 14:00

Charity Golf Day - Phakalane Championship Golf Course
Enjoy a unique golf experience at Botswana's only 18 Hole Championship Golf Course - the Phakalane Golf Estate Hotel Resort. Tournament players, and hackers alike, can look forward to an exciting morning of golf, enjoying breathtaking views and wildlife, networking, refreshments, prizes and giveaways!