Tuesday, 10 February 2026 // 2.15pm-3.00pm // Get Tickets
Critical Minerals Panel Speakers
Samuel Gyamfi
CEO, Ghana Gold Board
Itai Chirume
ED, MMC Capital
Will Cook
Global Head of Operations, Goldstrom
Yemi Kale
Chief Economist, AFREXIM Bank
Nere Emiko
Executive Vice-Chairman, Kian Smith Group
AGC launch session Speakers
Jude Uzonwanne
CEO, Africa Gold Council
Keith Nare
Diector, Africa Gold Council
Abdallah Osman
CEO, Siimodi Group
Grant Crosse
CEO MetCon, South Africa
Kossi Toulassi
Head of Industrialisation, Trade, Markets & Economic Analysis, AUDA-NEPAD
Hannane Ferdjani
Journalist Founder; Beyond the Noise
Zahra Buhari-Indimi
Founder, JL Jawhara
Oumy Diaw
Curator & Founder Communiquè CPW (DKR) The African Imaginary (NYC)
Mkhululi Ncube
Program Management Officer, African Minerals Development Centre (AMDC)
Franklin Edochie
SVP, President & Acting Head, Metals & Mining, Africa Finance Corporation (AFC)
Tamsin Freemantle
Capital Markets Development Practitioner Tamsin Collins
Jon O’Callaghan
Founder, Montt Capital
Nicole Smith
Director, Africa Gold Council
Tuesday, 10 February 2026 // 2.15pm-3.00pm // Get Tickets
Africa accounts for over 70% of global gold-producing countries, yet lacks: A centralized gold data platform, a unified gold mining policy voice, and an internationally recognized African gold market hub.
The AGC seeks to unite policymakers, mining stakeholders, academics and investors to create a world-class gold ecosystem in Africa.