Critical Minerals: A panel discussion
Event Details
You are invited to join us at our Critical Minerals panel discussion, as part of our events surrounding the Mining Indaba 2024. Our esteemed panellists include:
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Joanne Bate Joanne is a versatile C-Suite leader with 30 years of experience in both public and private sectors. As the COO of the IDC, her current mandate is to accelerate sustainable economic development of South Africa and African regional value chains. She oversees the origination of new business and end-to-end delivery of investments in and loans to private sector companies and projects. She is a Just Energy Transition champion, facilitating South Africa’s country plan including development of the green hydrogen value chain, transition to renewable energy and clean tech (including in vehicles) and industrial decarbonisation. |
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Felicity Brown Felicity is a senior finance lawyer, with experience advising on project finance and developing market structured finance transactions. She has a particular focus on the mining sector. Felicity advises sponsors, banks, debt funds, DFIs/ECAs, traders and other alternative financiers on the structuring and execution of financing transactions. She has also advised extensively on offtake, stream and royalty transactions in the metals and minerals sector, in relation to offtakes linked directly to financing arrangements, and on a stand-alone basis. |
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Jo Feldman Jo is a dispute resolution partner highly regarded for her expertise in international arbitration, government affairs, and ESG. She is co-Chair of the Australian Law Council Trade and Business Law Committee, a Global Editor for Legal500, is recognised by LawDragon 500, and sits on the Australian Expert Advisory Committee for UNCITRAL. She regularly advises on cross border investment and supply chain issues, including: sanctions and export controls, geopolitical risk, investment structuring, foreign investment laws, regulatory reform, critical infrastructure and national security, government incentive programs, critical minerals supply chains, business and human rights, market access, domestic content, and government grants. |
The panel will be moderated by Christina Pretorius, the South African Mining Sector Lead at Norton Rose Fulbright.
This panel discussion will be followed by a breakaway session focusing on Deep Sea Mining 101: What you need to know in 2024.
Get ready for a thought-provoking exchange of ideas and expertise that promises to set new standards in the legal landscape of the mining sector!
Norton Rose Fulbright Mining Indaba team