Southern African Coal Conference
30 January - 1 February 2019 | Cape Town, South Africa
All available presentations are linked below.
Thursday | 31 January 2019
Session 1 | Keynote Opening Session
Session Chair: John Howland, Vice President, Coal, IHS Markit
South African Minister of Mineral Resources the Honorable Gwede Mantashe
Botswanan Minister of Transport and Communications the Honorable Ms. Dorcas K. Makgato
Dr. Nombasa Tsengwa, Executive Head Coal Operations, Exxaro
Session 2 | Southern African Coal Leaders Summit
Session Chair: John Howland, Vice President, Coal, IHS Markit
Dr. Nombasa Tsengwa, Executive Head Coal Operations, Exxaro
Jan Oberholzer, Chief Operating Officer, Eskom
Vuslat Bayoglu, Executive Chairman, Canyon Coal
Mbongiseni Duma, Shareholder, Project Halo
Session 3A | International Markets of Southern Africa
Session Chair: Scott Dendy, Director, Energy, IHS Markit
Ashwani Raina, Director – Coal Procurement, ACWA Power (UAE)
Amit Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, KATM (India)
Rajendra Singh, Chief Operating Officer, Adani
Session 3B | Domestic Markets of Southern Africa
Session Chair: Randy Fabi, Senior Coal Reporter, IHS Markit
Langelihle Malimela, Senior Analyst – Economics and Country Risk, IHS Markit
Dan Mashigo, Senior General Manger: Eskom Primary Energy, Eskom
Nate Macmillan, Southern Africa Trade Director, Ascon Group
Session 4 | Clean Coal Technologies, the Projects and Opportunities
Session Chair: Professor Rosemary Falcon, University of the Witwatersrand
Chudi Egbuna, Sales Director, GE Power – Steam Power System, General Electric
Vernon Harding, Director, EPS – Environmental & Process Solutions (Pty) Ltd.
Vinesh Rajcoomar, Independent Consultant
Friday | 1 February 2019
Session 5 | Domestic Freight & Logistics
“Road to Rail Migration” Mandisa Mondi, General Manager, Transnet Freight Rail – Coal Business Unit
“Innovative Logistics Solutions for the Coal Sector” Divyesh Kalan, Executive Director, Makoya Group
Alan Waller, Chief Executive Officer, Richards Bay Coal Terminal
Session 6 | International Coal Supply and Demand
Session Chair: John Howland, Vice President, Coal, IHS Markit
“International market hinges on uncertainty around Chinese policy” Sareena Patel, Research and Analysis Manager, IHS Markit
Chris Atkinson, Manager Market Analysis, Thermal Coal, Anglo American
Bongani Motsa, Senior Economist, Minerals Council South Africa
Antony Rayment, Strategic Advisor, Fraser Alexander
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