Conference Day 1: Monday, 12 November 2018
Session 1.1 Investment Briefing
Where does mining feature within Kenya’s investment deck of cards?
Chairman: Cliff Otega, Managing Director and Head of Energy and Natural Resources, Standard and Mutual, Kenya
Chairperson’s welcome
08:00
Steering investors into the correct legal path to fit Kenya’s mining landscape
Andrew Mugambi, Partner, Dentons, Hamilton, Harrison & Mathews, Kenya
08:15 Panel Discussion
Panel moderator: Andrew Mugambi, Partner, Hamilton, Harrison & Mathews, Kenya
• Are there any new initiatives, requirements and legislations for investors to take into consideration?
• What progresses have been made on the airborne geographical survey and what does it mean for the industry and potential investors?
• What is the status of mining licences?
• What is the duration for an investor to get issued a mining and exploration licence in Kenya?
• Expanding on the new legislation from Nairobi Securities Exchange?
•What are the environmental rules and regulations for mining, extractives or quarry operator to abide by?
Presented by:
• Moses Ikiara, Managing Director, Ken-Invest, Kenya
• Abel Chumba, Chairman, Mineral Rights Board, Kenya
• Richard Kiplagat, Chief Commercial Officer and Managing Director for East Africa, africapractice, Kenya
• Bahati Morara, Commercial Director, Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), Kenya
• Cynthia Sakami, Legal Officer, National Environment Management Authority (NEMA), Kenya
•Senior representative, Ministry of Petroleum and Mining, Kenya
09:15
Q&A Session
09:45
Opening Session:
Unveiling mining opportunities within the ‘Big Four’ agenda: Kenya navigating the pace!
Chairman: Patrick Obath, Associate Director, Adam Smith International Ltd, Kenya
10:15
Welcome from the organisers
Emmanuelle Nicholls, Group Director: Mining & Agriculture, Spintelligent, South Africa
10:20
Welcome remarks from the host - Kenya Chamber of Mines
Moses Njiru Njeru, Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Chamber of Mines, Kenya
10:30
Base Titanium’s Kwale Mine - Contributing to Kenya’s Development Agenda
Simon Wall, Acting General Manager – External Affairs, Base Titanium, Kenya
10:45
Transforming the mining industry’s mind set: Leveraging on the African Mining Vision
Senior representative, African Minerals Development Center (AMDC), Ethiopia
Welcome of the Ministerial panel on the stage
Ministerial Opening Ceremony
Chairman: Senior representative, Ministry of Petroleum and Mining, Kenya
11:00
National Anthem
11:15
Welcome and Introduction from Ministry of Petroleum and Mining
John Omenge, Principal Secretary, State Department of Mining, Ministry of Petroleum and Mining, Kenya*
11:30
Ministerial address: Positioning Kenya as a market place to open mining businesses and generate local growth
Hon. John Munyes, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Mining, Kenya*
11:50
Official opening of the exhibition, and VIP Tour
12:15
Networking lunch
Session 1.2
Spotlight on the counties: Looking for attractive mining and quarrying investment opportunities
Chairman: Pius Rotich, General Manager, Ken-Invest, Kenya
13:15
Magnifying the opportunities available within Kenya’s mining and quarrying sector
Stephen Kuria, Managing Director – Chairman,Kenya Australian Chamber of Commerce, Australia
13:25
Panel Discussion
• Where are the prominent mineral deposits located that can attract investment and generate local wealth?
• Does each county have their own legal framework, taxes and policies for the mining operators?
• Can we develop policies to attract investment in exploration and mining and putting in place mechanisms for dealing
with land access issues?
• What is the latest formula relating to minerals mined in a specific county; distribution to state, county and community from initial operator’s turnover?
• What is the mandate of county governments in the regulation and promotion of mining activities at the regional level?
Presented by:
• H.E Josphat Nanok, Governor Turkana County and Chairman, Council of Governors, Kenya
• Hon. Majala Mlagui, Deputy Governor, Taita Taveta, County, Kenya
• Sammy Ndolo, Managing Partner, Kieti Advocates LLP, Kenya
• Mairura Omwenga, Chairman, Town and County Planners Association of Kenya (TCPAK), Kenya
• Cedric Simonet, Chairman, Kenya Chamber of Mines, Kenya
14:15
Q&A Session
14:30
Session 1.3
Laws, policies and direction fitting for a modern mining sector!
Chairman: Gordon Abuja, Consultant, Earth Resource Consulting Group, Kenya
15:15
Panel Discussion
• What is the status relating of the issuing and renewals of mining licences in Kenya?
• What are the highlights over the past two years since the enactment of Kenya’s Mining Act 2016?
• Walk us through the mandatory laws and policies for a mining operator considering investing in Kenya.
• Who will hold hands with the mining operator to make the processes manageable?
Presented by:
• Benson Ndung’u, Partner & Head of Tax, KPMG, Kenya
• Cliff Otega, Managing Director and Head of Energy and Natural Resources, Standard and Mutual, Kenya
• Patrick Obath, Associate Director, Adam Smith International Ltd, Kenya
• Joyce Mukururi, Managing Partner; Njeri Mukururi & Company Advocates, Kenya
16:00
Q&A Session
16:20
Networking break on the exhibition floor
Session: 1.4
Making sense of financial matters: Seeking solutions for Kenya’s emerging mining industry
Chairman: Jared Osoro, Director of Research, Policy & Financial Markets, Kenya Bankers Association (KBA), Kenya
17:00
Panel Discussion
• Who is lending finance to the mining sector in Kenya?
• How can small scale and artisanal miners get funding to lease equipment for mining projects?
• How can a mining operator / licence holder find the right support?
• Where are the gaps with-in Kenya’s banking system and how can we address them to service mining operator’s?
• How can one mitigate legal risks for financiers and investors in mining projects in Kenya?
• What finance approach should be used to fund mining projects in Kenya?
• How can the operators and KNCCI join forces to improve credit access to the mining sectors’ service providers and contractors?
Presented by:
• Bahati Morara, Commercial Director, Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE), Kenya
• Gabriel Negatu, Director General, East Africa Regional Development and Business Delivery Office, African Development Bank, Kenya
• Geoffrey Alondo, Head of Enterprise Banking, Stanbic Bank (Kenya) Ltd, Kenya
• George Kiondo, Ag. Chief Executive Officer, Kenya National Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kenya
• Kevin Hodges, Financier and Mining Industry Champion, Industrial Development Corporation (IDC), South Africa
• Wairimu Karanja, Director, EnVantage Law, Kenya
17:45
Q&A Session
18:00
End of Day 1
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18:15
Welcome Cocktail
Conference Day 2: Tuesday, 13 November 2018
Session 2.1
Experiences from within Kenya’s mining industry
Chairperson: Joy Doreen Biira, Journalist and Communications Advisor, Stategic Communications,Kenya
07:30
Panel Discussion:
• What has been the highlight of your journey to get to where you are today?
• What support and direction has your operation received to lead to your present success?
• Suggest a couple of points for industry players to learn from your experiences?
Presented by:
Mining: Base Titanium: Simon Wall, Acting General Manager – External Affairs, Base Titanium, Kenya
Mining: Kilimapesa, Goldplats: Gerard Kisbey-Green, CEO, Goldplat Plc, Kilimapesa Gold, Kenya*
Mining: Karebe Gold Mining Ltd: Charlie Tryon, Director and Chairman,Kerebe Gold Mining Ltd
Mining: Acacia Mining: Johannes Henckel, Head of Discovery, Acacia Mining, South Africa
Quarrying and Cement: Susan Maingi, Director Corporate Affairs, Communications & Sustainable Development,
Bamburi Cement Ltd, member of LafargeHolcim, Kenya
08:15
Q&A Session
08:30
Networking break on the exhibition floor
Session 2.2:
Rediscovering the bedrock of Kenya’s mining industry: Forging synergies with manufacturing and infrastructure
Chairman: Patrick Obath, Associate Director, Adam Smith International Ltd, Kenya
09:00
Beneficiation: What are the opportunities for local raw materials to be processed within Kenya’s boarders
Joe Mureithi, General Manager , Consol Glass Kenya Ltd, Kenya
09:10
Panel Discussion
• Have there been any export incentives or schemes for the movement of raw materials?
• Can Kenya service the entire mining value chain – develop manufacturing plants in Kenya?
• How will the quarrying sector grow to meet the demands of the infrastructure and building sector?
• Kenyan industrial growth: Big 4 Agenda and the role of manufacturing sector
• Case Study: Expansion on what is happening in Uganda: stronger relationships within mining and manufacturing
Presented by:
• Tobias Alando, Acting CEO and Head of Membership Development, Kenya Association of Manufacturers, Kenya
• Peter Biwott, CEO, Export Promotion Council (EPC), Kenya
• Daniel Birungi, Director, Ugandan Manufacturers Association, Uganda
• Susan Maingi, Director Corporate Affairs, Communications & Sustainable Development, Bamburi Cement Ltd,
member of LafargeHolcim,Kenya
• Joe Mureithi, General Manager, Consol Glass Kenya Ltd, Kenya
• Arthur Ndegwa, Head of Mining & Mineral Processing Engineering Department, Taita Taveta University, Kenya
10:00
Q&A Session
10:15
Session 2.3:
Encouraging signals to shape the gemstone, artisanal and small-scale mining sector: Creating a market place
Chairperson: Elena Clarici, President & CEO, Micah Minerals Corp., UK
11:00
The gem sector • How to organise Kenya’s ASM sector:
• What are the pivotal points to ensure a stronger gemstone export market – and how can the sector bring in the international players to view and purchase from within the Kenyan boarders?
• How and where can we generate home grown quality professionals to enter the mining workforce?
• What is the economic contribution of the ASM sector for the larger mineral and gemstone operators?
• What measures have been put in place ensuring the ASM sector operates in a more conducive business environment?
Presented by:
• Diana Atieno, Founder and Managing Director, Porini Gems, Kenya
• Peter Biwott, CEO, Export Promotion Council (EPC), Kenya
• Gladwell Kinyanjui, Director, Baraka Mining and Minerals, Kenya
• Antony Zagoritis, CEO, Lapigems, Kenya
12:15
Q&A Session
12:30
Networking Lunch
Session 2.4:
Embracing nouveau technology, digital applications and smart innovation for mining and exploration
Chairman: Guituro Wainaina, Professor of Business Analytics, University of Nairobi, Kenya
13:30
Optimising the lifetime of your equipment: Increasing the performance of mining and quarrying operations
Oliver Biyogo, Technical Specialist, Total Kenya Plc Kenya
13:40
Driving the future in intelligent mining and infrastructure
Henry Ngugi, Regional General Manager, Epiroc - East and Central Africa, Kenya
13:50
Panel Discussion:
• What are the prospects for Kenya to embrace ‘artificial intelligence’ into the mining mix?
• Powering the mines: Incorporate clean coal technology through the new coal-fired power plant
• Explain what ‘blockchain technology’ is for ethical traceability of gemstones?
• Expand on the roadmap to Kenya’s ‘digital transformation’.
• Case Study: Versatile Time Domain Electromagnetic (VTEM) airborne survey in Western Kenya
Presented by:
• Elena Clarici, President & CEO, Micah Minerals Corp., UK
• Peter Kimani Wainaina, CEO, Kencoal Ltd, Kenya
• Prof. Bitange Ndemo, Chairman, Kenya’s Distributed Ledgers and Artificial Intelligence Taskforce, Kenya
• Henry Ngugi, Regional General Manager, Epiroc - East and Central Africa, Zambia
• Crispus Sang,Senior Geologist, Acacia Mining, Kenya
14:45
Q&A Session
15:00
Session 2.5:
Community Development Agreements: Recognising the residents as partners
Chairman: Shalom M. Ndiku, Legal Programme Manager, Africa, Thomson Reuters Foundation, Kenya
15:30
Panel Discussion
• Are there guideline to reinforce programmes and initiatives that mining operators are doing to giving back to society?
• How can operators engage with communities?
• What are the measures for operators to ensure the community does not suffer harsh effects of land degradation and pollution?
Presented by:
• Abel Chumba, Chairman, Mineral Rights Board, Kenya
• Gerard Kisbey-Green, CEO, Goldplat Plc, Kilimapesa Gold, Kenya*
• Cynthia Sakami, Legal Officer, NEMA, Kenya
• Geoffrey Kerecha, Programme Director, Extractives Baraza, Kenya
• Clarice Wambua, Partner, Kieti Advocates LLP, Kenya
16:15
Q&A Session
16:30
End of the session – Closing Panel on stage
Ministerial Closing: Revolutionising Kenya’s mining sector
16:40
Closing remarks from the organisers
Emmanuelle Nicholls, Group Director: Mining & Agriculture, Spintelligent, South Africa
16:45
Official closing and recommendations
Hon. John Munyes, Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Mining, Kenya*
17:00
End of the third edition of Kenya Mining Forum
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Technical Mining WORKSHOPS
DAY 1: Monday 12 November 2018
12:30 – 13:15
Basic financial tools you need before starting a mining project
• Importance of keeping record of your financial information
• Principals of lending (CAMPARI)
• The value of: A balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement
Presented by:
Nahashon Maina, Regional Credit Coach, Stanbic Bank (Kenya) Ltd, Kenya
Q&A Category ICON
Finance
13:20 – 14:05
Fundamental Kenyan legal requirements the mining entrants need to know
• Your toolkit to start a business in Kenya
• Procedure for registering a company
• Steps to obtaining a mineral licence
Presented by:
Wairimu Karanja, Director, EnVantage Law, Kenya
Q&A Category ICON
Legal/Law
14:10 – 14:55
Up-to-date weather intelligence specific to onsite safety and disaster prevention
• How to collect accurate data to input into your system
• Preventing onsite disasters using smart weather forecasting devices
• Working with more clarity
Presented by:
Collin Morris, Sub Sahara Manager, Africa Weather, South Africa
Q&A Category: ICON
Weather
15:00 – 15:45
Understanding the grades of gemstones
• The Four Cs” of gem grading: Colour, Clarity, Cut and Carat
• What is windowing?
• Grading system: A, AA AA+ and AAA
Presented by:
Marvin Wambua, Owner and Gemmologist. Amor Gems Ltd, Kenya
Q&A Category ICON
Gemstones
16:30
End of Day 1 Workshops
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DAY 2: Tuesday, 13 November 2018
10:30 – 11:15
Attention to employee physical and psychological balance and wellbeing:
• How to prevent miners mental and psychological shortfalls
• Tips on how to support your teams wellbeing
• How miners can listen to their own body and mind to treat in balance
Presented by:
Selina Kemama, Managing Director, Independent Counselling and Advisory Services (ICAS), Kenya
Q&A Category: Icon
Wellbeing
11:20 – 12:05
Up-to-date weather intelligence specific to onsite safety and disaster prevention
(REPEATED SESSION)
• How to collect accurate data to input into your system
• Preventing onsite disasters using smart weather forecasting devices
• Working with more clarity
Presented by:
Collin Morris, Sub Sahara Manager, Africa Weather, South Africa
Q&A Category: ICON
Weather
12:10 – 12:55
Complementing your mining operations using alternative mapping technology
• How to better understand berm height monitoring and what is Lidar?
• How capturing quick data to attend to berms that are outside the specs
required for standard mining operations?
• Why mining technical teams need to ensure correct berm height through feedback of pit supervisors
and control rooms?
Presented by:
Matthew Bester, Regional General Manager, GeoSlam, , South Africa
Q&A Category: ICON
Technical Mapping
13:00 – 13:45
Basic financial tools you need before starting a mining project
(REPEATED SESSION)
• Importance of keeping record of your financial information
• Principals of lending (CAMPARI)
• The value of: A balance sheet, Income statement and cash flow statement
Presented by:
Nahashon Maina, Regional Credit Coach, Stanbic Bank (Kenya) Ltd, Kenya
Q&A Category ICON
Finance
13:50 – 14:35
Fundamental Kenyan legal requirements the mining entrants need to know
(REPEATED SESSION)
• Your toolkit to start a business in Kenya
• Procedure for registering a company
• Steps to obtaining a mineral licence
Presented by:
Wairimu Karanja, Director, EnVantage Law, Kenya
Q&A Category ICON
Law
14:40 – 15:25
Understanding the grades of gemstones
(REPEATED SESSION)
• The Four Cs” of gem grading: Colour, Clarity, Cut and Carat
• What is windowing?
• Grading system: A, AA AA+ and AAA
Presented by:
Marvin Wambua, Owner and Gemmologist. Amor Gems Ltd, Kenya
Q&A Category ICON
Gems
15:30 End of Day 2 Workshops
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