The inaugural Angolan Mining Conference & Exhibition will take place in just 1 week and the Angolan president has recently invited foreign industry giants to invest in the country’s economy including the mining sector. The theme of the conference is to “Enhance the National Mining Sector Potential through Investment and Diversification” and is organised by the Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum in association with AME Trade Ltd. We have over 50 confirmed speakers including Government officials, industry stakeholders and key decision makers in the mining and petroleum industry, promising to make this conference an informative and educational platform for the future of Angola mining.

The opening ceremony will start the proceedings where the Ministry and National companies will be signing and overseeing the documentation of some key investment agreements with large international mining companies. Turkey’s Tosyali Group have likewise gained the President’s approval to develop the Kassinga Mining and Steel project and this agreement will also feature in the opening ceremony along with the launch of the 2nd Diamond auction and the presentation of the Saurimo Diamond Development Project Model. AMC 2019 expects to be the platform in which the Ministry will announce further investment agreements regarding the mining industry.

The agreements and presentations support the planned development and diversification of Angolan mining with key sponsors being involved in the conference such as; Endiama, Sonangol, Catoca, Sodiam E.P., EY, Lucapa Diamond Company, Aggreko, Standard Bank, Minbos Resources Limited, Maxam CPEA, Ute Planageo and Pensana Metals. Also sponsoring and not to be forgotten are Vieira de Almeida, Fatima Freitas & Associates, SMCA, Banco Sol and the Bauer Group. AMC 2019 exhibitors will include Terradrone, PGAS, Dietsmann, Sonadiets, Rock Tech, Geoangol, International SOS, Centrocar Angola, Movicortes Angola, LVSA Group ltd, FAST and finally Flo-Tek.

AMC 2019 will include in-depth debates around shared infrastructures to unlock mining investments, technological innovation for accelerating growth and financing modalities in the mining industry. There are many key subjects which will be touched upon at the Angolan Mining Conference with expert panels, presentations and case studies pertaining to topics such as; Investment in the Angolan Mining Sector, Angola’s Geological and Mining Potential, Mining Sector Policies, Strategies and Legal Framework, Womans Framework in the Mining Sector and Local Content Development amongst other key topics.

The very best professionals in the industry have decided to speak at the AMC 2019 Conference and Exhibition including:

• H.E  Diamantino Pedro Azevedo, Minister, Ministry of Mineral Resources and Petroleum

• Mr Lindsay Reed, Chief Executive Officer, Minbos Resources

• Mr Stephen Wetherall, Chief Executive Officer, Lucapa Diamond Company

• Mr Benedito Paulo Manuel, Chairman of the Board of Directors and General Director of Sociedade Mineira de Catoca Lda

• Dr Alkhaly Yamoussa Bangoura, Senior Advisor – Mining Affairs, Government of Guinea

• Mr Ahmed Abdel-Hakam, Senior Associate, Eversheds Sutherland

• Mr José Manuel Augusto Ganga Juìnior, President of the Board of Directors, ENDIAMA, E.P.

• Mr Lars Roesler, Managing Director, Bauer Technologies, South Africa

• Eugénio Bravo da Rosa, Chairman, SODIAM, E.P.

• Professora Teresa Ponce de Leao, Chairman of the board, Laboratorio Nacional de Energia e Geologia and many more.

AMC 2019 will be a 2 day Conference with essential insight and informative discussions surrounding the future of Angolan Mining and is definitely not to be missed by investors, stakeholders and decision makers with a vested interest in the industry.