Event Details

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Speakers included:

Roger

Roger Baxter,

CEO, Minerals Council South Africa


Dmitri

Dmitri Bessarabov,

Director, HySA Infrastructure Center of Competence


Sharon

Sharon Blair,

CEO, HyPlat


Jonathan

Jonathan Butler,

Head of Business Development, Mitsubishi Corporation


Marna

Marna Cloete,

President, Ivanhoe Mines


Suki

Suki Cooper,

Executive Director, Precious Metals Research, Standard Chartered Bank (New York)


Catherine

Catherine Cunningham,

Equity Analyst, CEEMEA Metals & Mining, J.P. Morgan


Henk

Henk de Hoop,

CEO, SFA (Oxford)


Sandra

Sandra du Toit,

Energy & Natural Resources Leader, EY Africa


Bernhard

Bernhard Fuchs,

Senior Vice President Precious Metals Management, Umicore AG


Simbarashe

Simbarashe Goto,

Senior General Manager – Mining, Zimplats


Adrian

Adrian Hammond,

Mining Equities Analyst, Standard Bank, SBG Securities


Gina

Gina Handley,

Head of Product Marketing & Volume Planning, Volkswagen Group South Africa


Alistair

Alistair Hodgkinson,

Chief Operating Officer, DRA Global


Timothy

Timothy Ingle,

Senior Vice President, Global Precious Metal Services, BASF


Kirsti

Kirsti Kuhn,

General Manager – Commercial, Heraeus South Africa


Nico

Nico Muller,

CEO, Impala Platinum


Benny

Benny Oeyen,

Executive Head Market Development, Anglo American


Steve

Steve Phiri,

CEO, Royal Bafokeng Platinum


Phoevos

Phoevos Pouroulis,

CEO, Tharisa plc


Jaco

Jaco Prinsloo,

CEO, Sylvania Platinum


Michelle

Michelle Robson,

Senior Investment Manager, AP Ventures


Fahmida

Fahmida Smith,

Principal Market Development, Anglo American Platinum; Vice Chairman, African Hydrogen Partnership


Richard

Richard Stewart,

Chief Regional Officer: Southern Africa, Sibanye-Stillwater


Grant

Grant Stuart,

Global Head of Recycling, Sibanye-Stillwater


Wilma

Wilma Swarts,

Director of PGMs, Metals Focus


Emma

Emma Townshend,

Executive: Corporate Affairs, Impala Platinum


Arnold

Arnold van Graan,

Head: Markets Research, Nedbank CIB


Natascha

Natascha Viljoen,

CEO, Anglo American Platinum


The 2023 PGMs Industry Day



 

2023 PGMs Industry Day

For Producers, Investors & Users of PGMs

Tuesday 28 March 2023
Country Club Johannesburg, Auckland Park 

08h45-17h00

Resources 4 Africa was pleased to announce the 6th edition of its annual PGMs Industry Day, which took place on 28th March 2023 in Johannesburg. A high-level strategic gathering that brings together the leading global industry players, including mining companies, end users and investors, the PGMs Industry Day tackled all the critical industry issues in a series of frank and open discussions.

CEOs, industry leaders and key stakeholders discussed the current opportunities and challenges facing the PGMs sector in South Africa and internationally. Chaired by Bernard Swanepoel, this was a day of forward-looking discussions that included:

  • Trends in the sector and strategies of producers
  • Current geo-political and economic realities and impacts
  • Implications and opportunities arising from climate change and COP27
  • The role of PGMs in the energy transition and the road to net zero carbon emissions
  • PGMs and the transformation of the automotive industry - combustion engines vs fuel cell EVs vs battery EVs
  • Supply, demand and future projections: where will new supply come from?
  • Investors and funders of PGMs – the latest views
  • Market development and applications for the future
  • Capital allocation and investment
  • Mines of the future - political, social and environmental considerations
  • Government levers for increasing investment and growth
  • Recycling, recovery and reprocessing
  • Beneficiation opportunities
  • The role of PGMs in the hydrogen economy
  • And more...


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Bernard Swanepoel 3x2
Chair: Bernard Swanepoel


 

 

 

Repositioning PGMs for a sustainable green future


 

08h45-09h00

Chairman’s Welcome and Introduction

Bernard Swanepoel


09h00-09h30

Opening keynote address: Reflecting on the progress of the PGMs industry and how to position PGMs for the future

Roger Baxter, CEO, Minerals Council South Africa


09h30-10h00

Session One
Short and long-term outlook for PGMs’ supply and demand

Henk de Hoop, CEO, SFA (Oxford) Limited 


10h00– 11h00   

Session Two
CEO conversations on PGMs’ supply, diversification, capital allocation and investment

Chair:  Sandra du Toit, Energy & Natural Resources Leader, EY Africa 

 

10h00-10h30

Natascha Viljoen, CEO, Anglo American Platinum 


10h30-11h00

Nico Muller, CEO, Impala Platinum 


11h00–11h30      Morning refreshments and networking


11h30–12h30 CEO conversations (continued)


11h30-12h00 Steve Phiri, CEO, Royal Bafokeng Platinum 


12h00-12h30 Richard Stewart, Chief Regional Officer: Southern Africa, Sibanye-Stillwater 


12h00-13h00

Session Three
Outlook for the Internal Combustion Engine (ICE), Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEVs) and Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs)

Chair:  Benny Oeyen, Executive Head Market Development, Anglo American

Bernhard Fuchs, Senior Vice President Precious Metals Management, Umicore AG
Timothy Ingle, Senior Vice President, Precious Metal Services & Recycling, BASF
Gina Handley, Head of Product Marketing & Volume Planning, Volkswagen Group South Africa 


13h00-13h45 Lunch and networking 


13h45-14h15

Session Four
The outlook for PGMs

Chair:  Wilma Swarts, Director of PGMs, Metals Focus

Emma Townshend,
Executive: Corporate Affairs, Impala Platinum
Kirsti Kuhn, General Manager – Commercial, Heraeus South Africa


14h15-14h45

Session Five
Case study of a world-class PGMs mine

Simbarashe Goto, Senior General Manager – Mining, Zimplats


14h45-15h15

Session Six
In conversation with Marna Cloete, Ivanhoe Mines

Marna Cloete,
President, Ivanhoe Mines


15h15-15h45 Afternoon refreshments and networking


15h45-16h30

Session Seven
The circular economy imperative

Chair:  Alistair Hodgkinson, COO, DRA Global 

Phoevos Pouroulis, CEO, Tharisa Minerals
Jaco Prinsloo, CEO, Sylvania Platinum
Grant Stuart, Global Head of Recycling, Sibanye-Stillwater


16h30-17h00

Session Eight
Investors’ views of the PGMs industry

Chair:  Arnold van Graan, Head: Markets Research, Nedbank CIB

Suki Cooper, Executive Director, Precious Metals Research, Standard Chartered Bank (New York)
Adrian Hammond, Mining Equities Analyst, Standard Bank, SBG Securities
Catherine Cunningham, Equity Analyst, CEEMEA Metals & Mining, J.P. Morgan 


17h00-17h30

Session Nine
The potential role of PGMs in the hydrogen economy
  

Chair:  Fahmida Smith, Principal Market Development, Anglo American Platinum; Vice Chairman, African Hydrogen Partnership

Michelle Robson, Senior Investment Manager, AP Ventures
Sharon Blair, CEO, HyPlat
Jonathan Butler, Head of Business Development, Mitsubishi Corporation
Prof. Dmitri Bessarabov, Director, HySA Infrastructure Center of Competence


17h30-17h35       Closing remarks from the Chair 


17h35-19h00 Drinks reception


We were delighted to welcome back EY-Parthenon as the Lead Sponsor of the 2023 PGMs Industry Day and our numerous mining industry partners and regular sponsors, which include:


Lead sponsor:

 

EY Parthenon Logo 400px

 

 

Mining Industry Partners:

 

PGMs 2022 MIPs v3

  

Sponsors:

 PGMS 2023 Sponsors v3

 

For sponsorship opportunities at our conferences contact sponsorship@resources4africa.com

 


2023 Media Partners

African Mining Brief, African Mining News, African Surveyors, CoalShastra, Forerunner, Global African Network, Interact Media, Media Xpose, Mining Business Africa, Mining CSI, Mining Weekly, Modern Mining, 3S Media, Sub-Sahara Mining and Industrial Journal, The SA Miner

 

The PGMs Industry Day is brought to you by Resources 4 Africa, the organisers of the Joburg Indaba.

“By the industry for the industry”

 

 

 

The organisers reserve the right to amend the programme and timings of the agenda at their discretion.