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Past Chamber Events
Navigating Risk in Africa: The importance of understanding local and regional political dynamics in a rapidly changing marketplace - Presentation and Cocktail Reception with Robert Amsterdam
Toronto
June 21, 2018
Renowned lawyer Robert Amsterdam, Amsterdam & Partners LLP, delivered a frank and insightful speech on "Navigating Risk in Africa: The importance of understanding local and regional political dynamics in a rapidly changing marketplace" on June 21, 2018 at the offices of Chamber Grand Sponsor Gowling WLG. Click here to see the video of his full speech.
Connecting to Infrastructure and Other Investment Opportunities in Africa with the African Development Bank
Toronto
June 14, 2018
Marc-André Blanchard, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the United Nations challenged Canadian companies to pursue the plethora of African Development Bank supported infrastructure investment opportunities in Africa during an informative session on June 14 in Toronto. David Stevenson, African Development Bank Executive Director for Canada, echoed the message saying that Canadian companies stand to miss out on the opportunities to more aggressive companies from other countries. Stella Kilonzo of the African Development Bank outlined the pipeline project that AfDB has developed and will be promoting at its Africa Investment Forum conference in Johannesburg in November. Discussions around financing African projects were covered by Chris Clubb of Convergence Finance and an expert panel moderated by David Creighton including Nate Lowbeer-Lewis (CPCS Ventures), Joel Dido, (EDC), Michael Walsh (Midgard Consulting), and STeve Hobbs (Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships). The morning concluded with presentations by Geoff Murphy and Sue Rauth on working with Global Affairs Canada in Africa and a networking luncheon. A big thanks to seminar partners Global Affairs Canada and African Development Bank and our host for the day, Goodmans LLP. Click on the links below to download the program presentations.
- African Development Bank - David Stevenson
- African Development Bank - Stella Kilonzo
- Convergence Finance - Chris Clubb
- Global Affairs Canada - Geoff Murphy
Free Trade in Africa: Opportunities for Canada with partners Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP and Global Affairs Canada
Ottawa
May 24, 2018
In celebration of Africa Day in Ottawa The Chamber held a presentation/panel discussion on The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement, followed by a networking cocktail reception.
We were delighted to have Timothy Sargent, Deputy Minister for International Affairs, Global Affairs Canada, ,H.E. Constant Horace, Ambassador, Embassy of Madagascar to Canada and Dean of African Diplomatic Corps, and Mona Fortier M.P. and Vice Chair, Canada-Africa Parliamentary Association make welcoming remarks during the cocktail reception.
Keynote speakers for the afternoon session included David Luke, Coordinator, African Trade Policy Centre, Regional Integration and Trade Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa and Jesse Moore, Chief Executive Officer, M-KOPA Solar. Panelists included Stephen Ludlow, Senior Director, Enterprise Product Marketing, OpenText, Yiagadeesen (Teddy) Samy, Director of Carleton’s Norman Paterson School of International Affairs, Paula Caldwell St-Onge, Director General, Pan Africa, Global Affairs Canada. The panel was moderated by Chamber Chair Avril Cole, Partner and Co-Lead, Africa Group, Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP.
A big thank you to all of our speakers and panelists, event partners Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP and Global Affairs Canada, as well as Ottawa Chamber members Gaston Barban, Raymond Conway, Greg Goldhawk, and Aweis Osman for their work in organizing the event.
Download David Luke's presentation on the The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement.
Download Jesse Moore's presentation on M-KOPA Solar in Africa.
Free Trade in Africa: Opportunities for Canada with partner Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP
Toronto
May 23, 2018
David Luke, Coordinator, African Trade Policy Centre, Regional Integration and Trade Division, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa addressed a Toronto audience on May 23.
Download David Luke's presentation on The African Continental Free Trade Area Agreement.
The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business 19th African Mining Breakfast and MineAfrica's 16th Investing in African Mining Seminar -
Toronto
March 6, 2018
The biggest African mining event in North America - with Premier Sponsor SGS and Corporate Sponsor Webber Wentzel lived up to its billing at The Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel during PDAC 2018.
The sold-out breakfast - the biggest African mining event in North
America - featured opening remarks by Paula Caldwell St-Onge, Director
General, Pan Africa Bureau, Global Affairs Canada, Derick Govender,
Executive Vice President, SGS Minerals Services and Ambassador Rosette
Katungye, Advisor to the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (click to download her remarks).
The opening presentation was delivered by The Hon. Abubakar Bawa Bwari,
Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Republic of Nigeria (click to download the opening presentation)
and the keynote address "African Mining...Time for a Reality Check?"
was delivered by Rod Quick, Group General Manager, Evaluation, Randgold
Resources (click to download the keynote presentation).
Following the breakfast presentations by African Mining Ministers,
mining companies, and advisors to the mining industry took place in four
concurrent seminar rooms.
Click here to go to the MineAfrica website to download all of the presentations from the seminar and breakfast.
Download the breakfast and seminar program and corporate profiles.
Click here to see the photo gallery.
Annual General Meeting and Networking Cocktail Reception - Toronto
January 18, 2018
The Chamber held its 2017 Annual General Meeting, followed by a networking reception and address by the South African High Commissioner, H.E. Ms Sibongiseni Dlamini-Mntambo on January 18 at the offices of Grand Sponsor Goodmans. Click here to see the newly elected board for 2018.
Africa Accelerating and Indaba Evening 2017 - Toronto
October 16-18, 2017
The Chamber held its gala Indaba evening as part of a six-event program called Africa Accelerating in Toronto on October 16-18, 2017. The programs provided participants with information on current trends and business, trade and investment opportunities with Africa, as well as excellent high-level networking opportunities.
Events included:
- 16th Annual Indaba Evening - Monday October 16, 2017
- 2nd Investing in Africa Today seminar - Monday October 16, 2017
- 3rd Infrastructure in Africa seminar - Tuesday October 17, 2017
- Optimizing Mine Performance Through Digital Innovation seminar - Wednesday October 18, 2017
- Power Africa seminar - Wednesday October 18, 2017
- Business Opportunities in Ghana – Wednesday October 18, 2017
Click on the links below to download the programs and presentations:
Download the Africa Accelerating Directory of Expertise - a list of all sponsors, presenters, panelists and partners with their areas of expertise and personal and corporate biographies – a great resource when looking for expertise to facilitate your business interest in Africa.
16th Annual Indaba Evening - Monday October 16, 2017
Case for Investing in Africa - Kuramo - Indaba Evening.pdf
2nd Investing in Africa Today seminar - Monday October 16, 2017
Investing in Africa Today 2017 Program.pdf
Lions on the move - McKinsey & Company.pdf
3rd Infrastructure in Africa seminar - Tuesday October 17, 2017
Infrastructure in Africa 2017 Program.pdf
Optimizing Mine Performance Through Digital Innovation seminar - Wednesday October 18, 2017
Optimizing Mine Performance Through Digital Innovation Program.pdf
Hatch Engineering Alvaro Rozo Digital Transformation Digital Mining Over.pdf
Hatch Engineering Thessygan Moodley Digital Transformation Road Mapping .pdf
Hatch Engineering Daniel Koffler Digital Transformation Twin Lifecycle.pdf
Hatch Engineering Nestor Deza Digital Transformation From RAMP Analysis .pdf
Hatch Engineering Katherine van Nes Digital Transformation Digital Mini.pdf
Hatch Engineering Global IO Eamonn Treacy Digital Transformation People-.pdf
Power Africa seminar - Wednesday October 18, 2017
Canada Africa Power Alliance.pdf
Drew Bennett - Power Africa.pdf
Business Opportunities in Ghana – Wednesday October 18, 2017
Business Opportunities in Ghana Program.pdf
Ghana: An Attractive Place to Invest in Africa - Part 1.pdf
2nd Ethiopia-Canada Trade & Investment Forum Networking Reception - Toronto
June 27, 2017
Guests were able to meet 40 leading companies from Ethiopia seeking Canadian importers and distributors for their products, joint venture partners and investors and suppliers for various projects in Ethiopia. Major sectors covered included coffee and oilseeds (sesame, sunflower, etc.), construction and building materials, heavy machinery and hotel infrastructure, travel and tourism. The Chamber was delighted to host this trade and investment delegation at a networking cocktail reception on Tuesday June 27 at Goodmans LLP. Chamber grand sponsor MineAfrica organized a full-day seminar and B2B networking session with the delegation on Wednesday June 28 at The Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel at which the Chamber was a partner.
Africa Day Celebration - Ottawa
May 23, 2017
The Chamber held its first event in Ottawa under our new pan-African mandate at a networking cocktail reception in celebration of Africa Day.
The event was held at the offices of Chamber Grand Sponsor Member Gowling WLG and was an excellent opportunity to meet African and Canadian government officials, Canadian business leaders and Chamber members while enjoying fine wine and gourmet canapes.
CHINA'S INVESTMENT DRIVE IN AFRICA. What it means for Canadian business - Toronto
April 24, 2017
Gregory Chin* and Richard Poplak* presented their views on China’s investment activities in Africa, with a particular focus on infrastructure and trends in Chinese investment in Africa, how that has benefited the continent, what the lessons are for companies from Canada and how they can best benefit from investment in Africa in the wake of Chinese investment in the continent.
The goal of the event was to show to Canadian companies that Africa is a continent on the rise and that Chinese trade and investment has led to new opportunities for added Canadian involvement in the continent.
This event was organised in partnership with 
*Gregory Chin (PhD) is Associate Professor of Political Economy at York University.
*Richard Poplak is an award-winning author, journalist, and graphic novelist, and a senior correspondent at South Africa’s Daily MaverickNews site.
MOZAMBIQUE P3 STUDY TOUR - Montreal and Toronto
March 27-31, 2017
The Chamber was pleased to organize a week long study tour for a Mozambique government delegation in Montreal and Toronto on March 27-31, 2017 to learn about Canadian expertise in delivering successful private and public sector infrastructure partnerships. The program included several networking receptions and presentations, meetings with local governments and companies, and infrastructure site visits. The delegation was led by His Excellency Carlos dos Santos, High Commissioner of Mozambique to Canada (based in Washington) and Antoine Chevrier, High Commissioner of Canada to Mozambique.
Download the Mozambique Business Opportunities presentation.
For more information on the specific opportunities available to Canadian companies in rail, airport and port infrastructure in Mozambique email Bruce Shapiro.
THE CANADA-AFRICA CHAMBER OF BUSINESS 18th AFRICAN MINING BREAKFAST AND MINEAFRICA'S 15TH INVESTING IN AFRICAN MINING SEMINAR - Toronto
March 7, 2017
The biggest African mining event in North America - with Premier Sponsor SGS and Corporate Sponsor Webber Wentzel lived up to its billing at The Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel during PDAC 2017. The sold-out breakfast featured an opening address by Issa Dominique Konaté - Special Mining Advisor to the President, Republic of Burkina Faso and a keynote address by John Dorward, President and Chief Executive Officer, Roxgold Inc., debunking the myths of mining in Africa, followed by presentations by African Mining Ministers, mining companies, and advisors to the mining industry in four concurrent seminar rooms.
Download the program and presentations.
View the photo gallery.
AGM AND GUEST PRESENTATION
January 17, 2017
Toronto, ON
The Chamber held the 2016 AGM on January 17, 2017 in the offices of Goodmans. The event was rounded off with a fascinating presentation by Ron Rutland, who illustrated his journey through Africa by bicycle. The evening ended with a networking reception.
Stephen Pincus was thanked as outgoing Chair and for his years of support in Chamber activities. He was presented with a David Anderson caricature - as is Chamber custom.
The gathering welcomed Avril Cole as incoming Chair.
A second draw was held for prizes not claimed at the Indaba 2016 event. These included two return tickets to South Africa courtesy of South African Airways, wine from Bokke Wines, pottery from the Baobab Guild, and African artwork from AbantuArt.
AFRICA ACCELERATING
September 28-29, 2016
Toronto, ON
The Chamber's "Africa Accelerating" program featured three events culminating in its 15th Annual Indaba Evening highlighting its name change to The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business and new pan-African mandate. Download the programs and presentations from Investing in Africa Today and Infrastructure in Africa below and be sure to check out the photos from Indaba below. Thank you to all of our sponsors, partners, presenters, panelists, volunteers and attendees for participating in Africa Accelerating. We look forward to working with you in the next chapter in the Chamber's evolution as a pan-African organization. Watch for our new website launching soon.
Investing in Africa Today seminar - September 28, 2016
Download the presenter profiles.
Navigating Africa's Current Uncertainties - Africa attractiveness 2016 - James Newlands, EY.
Panel Discussion - Canary Islands - European Business Hub in Africa.
Infrastructure in Africa: Needs and Opportunities seminar - September 29, 2016
Panel 1 - Fred Olayele, Global Economic Institute for Africa
Panel 2 - Bob Griesbach, Hatch
Keynote Address - Geopolitics, Conflicts and Petroleum - John Foster
Indaba Evening - September 29, 2016
Download our Indaba sponsor and partners brochure with our new mission statement and logo.
Download our keynote speaker (H.E. Fatima Haram Acyl, Commissioner, DTI, African Union Commission) caricature by David Anderson Illustration.
Click to see all the event photos courtesy of Luca Viorel, YAOL Canada.
The Future of Journalism is in Africa!
June 29, 2016
Toronto, ON
The afternoon started off with a workshop with former Journalists for Human
Rights trainer and top communications expert Heather MacDonald of Kaiser
Lachance Communications on
best practices in media relations. Heather MacDonald drew on her 10
years of experience in journalism, nonprofit work and communications to offer
insight into the current media landscape, providing tips on working with media
and outlined how to effectively convey the message.
The Chamber partnered in this event with the University of the Witwatersrand,
Kaiser Lachance Communications, Brookfield Institute for Innovation +
Entrepreneurship at Ryerson University and Canada's leading media development
organization, Journalists for Human Rights.
The event also saw the official Canadian launch of the Future of
Entrepreneurial Journalism Lab, a partnership between JHR, Brookfield and
the University of the Witwatersrand's new Digital Innovation Zone in
Johannesburg, South Africa.
2016 Africa Day Celebrations
May 25, 2016
Ottawa, ON
Chamber members were invited to join in the festivities to celebrate Africa Day in Ottawa. The President, Bruce Shapiro and Board Member, Walter McLean attended the event. The MC of the event was the South African High Commissioner, His Excellency Membathisi Mdladlana.
Ethiopian Trade Delegation
May 19, 2016
Toronto, ON
The Chamber was proud to host a delegation of 45 leading companies from Ethiopia
seeking Canadian importers and 
distributors, suppliers and joint venture
partners for investment projects in Ethiopia. The delegation was led by the
Deputy Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, His Excellency Mr. Demeke Mekonnen, and Ambassador Birtukan Ayano Dadi - an indication of the seriousness of the
delegation. The event was well attended by members and interested parties.
Executive Networking Breakfast: Using P3s to build Mozambique
March 15, 2016
Toronto, ON
The High Commission of Canada in Mozambique and the Ontario Regional Office of Global Affairs Canada, in cooperation with the Canada-Southern Africa Chamber of Business and Goodmans LLP held a networking breakfast with a visiting delegation from the Government of Mozambique. Representation from Mozambique included the Ministry of Transports & Communication, Development of the Transports Private Sector; State Agency for Rural Electrification; Ministry of Finance, Treasury Department and PPP Unit; Ministry of Mineral Resources and Energy; and the Investment Promotion Centre. The delegation's aim was to learn from Canadian experts with experience and expertise in promoting and delivering PPP and innovative infrastructure projects.
17th Annual African Mining Breakfast and 14th Investing in African Mining seminar
March 8, 2016
Toronto, ON
The Chamber's African Mining Breakfast and MineAfrica's Investing in African Mining seminar took place on Tuesday March 8 at the Sheraton Hotel. The must-attend African event during PDAC featured Ministerial delegations from Burkina Faso, Canada, Chad, Ethiopia, Namibia, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Sudan, South Africa, the African Union Commission and the African Minerals Development Centre so it was only appropriate that Chamber Chairman Stephen Pincus used the opportunity to announce the Chamber's expanded focus to cover all of Africa.
A big thank you to Premier Sponsor SGS (who we are delighted to announce has renewed its sponsorship for 2017) and Corporate Sponsors Hatch (who also launched their new branding), Toronto Stock Exchange, Webber Wentzel, and Sponsors DRA and Falcon Drilling and the Mineral Resource Analyst Group.
The morning featured addresses by Godfrey Oliphant, Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources, Republic of South Africa and Frank Mugyenyi, Senior Industry Advisor, African Union Commission (AUC), Department of Trade & Industry on Leveraging the African Mining Vision, followed by a a keynote address by Sipho Pityana, Chairman of AngloGold Ashanti on Defining Partnerships the Endure Commodity Bear Markets.
Following breakfast, during the MineAfrica seminar eighteen mining companies, African Mining Ministers
and expert advisors to the mining industry delivered concise
presentations covering African mining projects, investment opportunities
and doing business in Africa's mining industry, in four concurrent
seminar rooms.
Download the seminar program and corporate profiles.
Click here to download the seminar presentations (housed on MineAfrica's website at www.mineafrica.com).
The Chamber was also pleased to be a partner at a panel discussion on The African Mining Vision: What African countries are doing (and can do) to encourage mining investment in the current environment" organized by MineAfrican in partnership with Webber Wentzel. Details on this event can also be found at the above link.
2015 AGM and Networking Reception
January 21, 2016
Toronto, ON
A very successful networking reception was held after the Chamber AGM. Simon A. Fish, General Counsel of BMO Financial Group, gave an interesting presentation on his experiences and involvement in both the South African and Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commissions, highlighting the positives on diversity and inclusivity in business dealings with First Nations peoples.
Reception to welcome the Canadian High Commissioner to South Africa,
Her Excellency Sandra McCardell
December 16, 2015
Toronto, ON
The Chamber was fortunate to host HE Sandra McCardell during her lightning visit to Toronto in December. HE McCardell spoke of South Africa and the bi-lateral meetings that were presently taking place. She and her staff were able to make connections with members who attended, which bodes well for future collaborations.
"In Conversation with Albie Sachs"
November 27, 2015
Toronto, ON
Chamber Chair, Stephen Pincus, led the conversation with retired South African Constitutional Court Judge, Albie Sachs, during his recent visit to Toronto. The audience were spellbound by Albie's positive outlook on the past, the present and the future. It was an invigorating and enlightening morning seminar and a highlight of the Chamber's event calender for 2015.
The event, organised in partnership with the University of Cape Town's Canada Alumni office, and with generous sponsorship from Goodmans LLP, was open to chamber members, friends, UCT alumni and friends, and the Toronto law fraternity. It was very well attended.
Using Strategic Design and Branding to position your business for growth
October 29, 2015
Toronto, ON
This breakfast networking session, free to members, was presented by Brian Dodo, founding partner of BmDodo Strategic Design. Brian presented case studies on how branding and strategic design has been utilized to grow and re-position organizations for growth. This event included a 360 Degree virtual reality demonstration by student members, Kwame Newman-Bremang and Renan Ozen, founders of Outpost VR, incubated out of Ryerson University's Transmedia Zone.
The 16th Risk Mitigation & CSR Seminar with Premier Sponsor Hatch
London, UK
- Overdue: A New Mining Order is Needed - Steps to Longevity - Terry Ortslan, Mineral Resource Analyst Group and TSO & Associate
- On-site Health Care: the Confluence of Risk Mitigation and CSR - Albie de Frey, iNHEMACO
- Canada's New Payments Disclosure Regime: The Extractive Sector Transparency Measures Act and the Implications for Mining Companies Operating in Difficult Jurisdictions - Avril Cole, Gowlings
- Moving Beyond Philanthropic CSR - Aida Kane, Nefertari Mining
The 15th Risk Mitigation & CSR Seminar with Premier Sponsor Hatch
1 - Mimi Marrocco - Sense & Sustainability.pdf
3 - Rachel Pulfer & Grant McDonald - Journalists for Human Rights.pdf
4 - Tina Charalambu, Hatch and Jennifer St Paul Butler, Baffinland Iron Mines.pdf
6 - Laurie Marker, Cheetah Conservation Fund.pdf
7 - Nick Seiersen, Seiersen Enterprises.pdf
8 - Stephen Fox, Veracity Worldwide - verbal only
9 - Frederic Miller, PricewaterhouseCoopers.pdf
10 - Milos Barutciski, Transparency International and Bennett Jones LLP.pdf
11 - Christie Christelis, Consilient.pdf
13 - Terry Ortslan, TSO & Associates, Mineral Resource Analyst Group.pdf
14th Annual Indaba Evening
September 10, 2015
Toronto
16th Annual Mining Breakfast
2014 Annual General Meeting and 20th Anniversary Celebrations
The 14th Risk Mitigation & CSR Seminar
October 31, 2014
London, UK
The Chamber held its 14th Risk Mitigation & CSR Seminar for the second time in London, UK on October 31, 2014. The full-day seminar provided participants with an opportunity to learn how to moderate their risk in all mining jurisdictions around the world - from Canada to South Africa to Peru, through the implementation of effective CSR programs.
In addition to our Premier Founding Sponsor Hatch we were also pleased to have Herbert Smith Freehills as a partner (and host), as well as MineAfrica and On the Ground Group (the organizers of mineLatinAmerica).
A big thank you to our seminar co-chairs Stephane Brabant of Herbert Smith Freehills and Corinne Boone of Hatch.
Click here to download the program, corporate and presenter profiles and presentations.
CG Reception - The Consul General’s
presentation
October 16, 2014
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Chamber held a Networking
Cocktail Reception with the newly appointed Consul General, Mr. Naymeko
Goso, in Toronto on October 16, 2014. The event provided a chance for attendees
to learn more about investment opportunities in South Africa.
Big thanks to our special guest Mr. Naymeko Goso from Consul General of South Africa, we appreciate your collaboration.
Available for download are a document outlining investment opportunities in South Africa: Investments Opportunities in South Africa and Mr. Naymeko Goso's presentation from the event: South African Project Book: Investment Opportunities
The 4th Annual Cocktail Reception
Wednesday October 1, 2014
Mississauga , ON Canada
Chamber held the 4th Annual Cocktail Reception
in the Oakville/Mississauga area on October 1, 2014 at the
offices of Chamber Grand Sponsor Hatch with collaboration with the
CIM GTA West Branch. Our keynote speaker was Mr. Sven Heiner, a South African
with a BSc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Natal, Durban,
South Africa. Sven is Managing Director, Project Management & Services with
Hatch's Project Delivery Group. His expertise is focused on the project
management of various large multi-discipline projects in the mining,
metallurgical and infrastructure sectors with involvement for the entire
project life cycle, from concept and feasibility to commissioning and start up.
This involvement has been from both the owner's and the consultant's side.
He discussed key issues in his field of practice both within South
Africa (including Transnet), and other global large-scale projects that Hatch
is managing globally.
13th Annual Risk Mitigation & CSR Seminar in Toronto
Tuesday September 9, 2014
Toronto, Ontario
The
Canada-Southern Africa Chamber of Business again held the 13th annual Risk
Mitigation & CSR Seminar Series in Toronto.
The
full-day seminar explained in detail how companies could mitigate their risk in all mining jurisdictions around the world - from Canada to South Africa to
Peru, through the implementation of effective CSR programs. The program
featured expert speakers, questions and answers, case studies by successful
Canadian companies and excellent networking opportunities.
Download the event's program here
13th Annual Indaba
September 10, 2014
Toronto, Canada
Chamber held 13th Annual Indaba evening on September
10, 2014 in Toronto.
Our keynote speaker and guest of honour was Charles
Sirois, Chair of the Board of CIBC and Chairman and founder of
Telesystem Ltd and the founder of Tandem Expansion Fund and founding partner
of Enablis Entrepreneurial Network, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to empowering entrepreneurship
in Africa. He is on the board of Rogers Communications, a member of the Order
of Canada and the author of two books.
The event featured a high-level networking reception
with an informal wine tasting and exotic African cuisine Door prizes included a trip for two to South
Africa courtesy of award-winning South African Airways and Goway Travel Ltd. ,
a Shona sculpture from Abantu Art and numerous others.
The presentation portion of the evening (the keynote
address, the awarding of the 9th Annual Business Person of the Year sponsored
by Hatch and the Chamber’s donation to the University of Cape Town Graduate
School of Business team participating in the John Molson MBA Case Competition
in Montreal) took place in theatre style seating following dinner and before
dessert and coffee.
Innovative Financing for the Global Mining Industry
in Challenging Times
June 20, 2014
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Chamber held a seminar and panel discussion on
"Innovative Financing for the Global Mining Industry in Challenging Times
on June 18 in Toronto at which ninety-five participants learned from expert
advisors and mining companies during an informative and interactive session. Key topics covered included royalties/streams,
private equity and pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and SOEs,
commodity-linked debt, preferred share instruments, convertibles, off-take
financing, joint ventures and crowd funding. The afternoon wrapped up with a networking cocktail reception.
A big thank you to our partner and host Goodmans LLP. MineAfrica and mineLatinAmerica were
also partners.
Special thanks to our seminar chairman and panel
moderator Thys Terblanche.
Presenters and panelists included David Bryson, Chief
Financial Officer, Hudbay Minerals, Caroline Donally, Director, Denham Capital,
Michael Faralla, Head of Global Mining, TD Securities, James Lusby, Partner,
PwC, Kari MacKay, Partner, Goodmans LLP, Nicholas Nikolakakis, Chief Financial
Officer, Rubicon Minerals, Sandip Rana, Chief Financial Officer, Franco-Nevada,
and David Thomas, Managing Director, Canada, Resource Capital Funds.
Click here to download the program, corporate and
presenter profiles and presentations.
The 12th Risk Mitigation & CSR Seminar
June 5, 2014
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
The Chamber held the twelfth
version of its highly regarded Risk Mitigation & CSR seminar series with
Premier Founding Sponsor Hatch in Vancouver on June 5, 2014.
The full-day seminar
provided participants with an opportunity to learn how to moderate their risk
in all mining jurisdictions around the world - from Canada to South Africa to
Peru, through the implementation of effective CSR programs.
In addition to our Premier
Founding Sponsor Hatch we were also pleased to have The Association for Mineral
Exploration British Columbia, MineAfrica, On the Ground Group
(mineLatinAmerica) and the Peruvian-Canadian Chamber of Commerce as partners.
A big thank you to our
seminar co-chairs Bruce Rustad, Senior Project Manager, Hatch and Martin Jones,
Chairman, Banro Foundation.
Click here to download the program, corporate and presenter profiles and presentations.
15th Annual Mining Breakfast
7:30 am - 11:20 am
Our 15th Annual Mining Breakfast with Premier Sponsor SGS took place on Tuesday March 4 during PDAC, in conjunction with MineAfrica’s 12th Annual Investing in African Mining seminar, in what has become the biggest African mining event in North America. This sell-out event featured an opening address by the Right Honourable Dr Hage Gottfried Geingob, Prime Minister, Republic of Namibia and a keynote address by Clive Johnson, President & Chief Executive Officer, B2Gold Corp. Seminar presentations included African project updates by public and private mining companies, country overviews by African mining ministers and technical presentations on doing business in Africa's mining industry by expert advisors.
Our 2014 Premier Sponsor, for the fifth consecutive year, was SGS. Fasken Martineau and Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas were Corporate Sponsors. Other Sponsors included B2Gold, DRA Global, Falcon Drilling Burkina Faso SARL, Juch-Tech Inc., Mining IQ, Mintek, Mineral Resource Analyst Group (MRAG), SatADSL and Toronto Stock Exchange.
Chamber's Annual General Meeting and Cocktail Reception
Thursday January 23, 2014
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Goodmans Law Firm
Our AGM is for members only but members, friends and guests were all welcome to join us at the welcoming cocktail reception that immediately followed the AGM. After the general meeting, there was a poet recital by the renowned David Calderisi, a Montreal-born actor who has been appearing in television and films since the early 1960s. The poetry recital was followed by Andy MacLean who spoke on the "The Market Outlook- Raymond James Views for 2014".
The Deputy President of South Africa Breakfast Address
Tuesday November 26, 2013
8:00 am - 10:30 pam
Goodmans Law Firm
The Deputy President of South Africa, His Excellency Kgalema Motlanthe, adressed the Chamber at a breakfast reception on Tuesday November 26, 2013 from 8:00 am to 10:30 am at Goodmans. The title of the Deputy Presidents address was on THE SOUTH AFRICAN MINING SECTOR FOR THE FUTURE OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN ECONOMY and provided an explanation of the Framework Agreement signed by the government, mining and organized labour as well as the issues regarding the review of the Mineral and Petroleum Resource Development Act.
The Deputy President also addressed the following issues:
- operating and investing in the South African mining sector
- security of tenure and nationalization
- strikes and labour concerns in the mining industry
Wargames for Business Breakfast Meeting
November 7, 2013
8:00 am to 9:30 am
Goodmans LLP
Bay Adelaide Centre, 333 Bay Street, Suite 3400
Toronto, Ontario M5H 2S7
This event featured a breakfast presentation by Richard MacRae, President, G2intel on Wargaming for Business. The session covered:
- Introduction to the concept of wargaming, origins, when used and basic process
- Competitive intelligence input
- Attack and defence strategies, what they mean, when used and what objective is typically achieved
- Benefits and outcomes of the wargaming process
12th Annual Indaba Evening
Thursday October 10, 2013
6:15 pm - 9:30 pm
The Arcadian Loft
401 Bay Street, Simpson Tower, 8th Floor
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Tel. 416.364.1211
The Chamber's 12th Annual Indaba evening took place last October 10, 2013 at the Arcadian Loft in Toronto.
We were delighted to have mining legend Robert Friedland, Executive Chairman and Founder, Ivanplats Limited as our guest of honour and keynote speaker.
The 2013 event built upon the previous years format of a high-level networking reception with an informal wine tasting and exotic African cuisine (food stations and hand-passed selections) in an exciting venue - the Arcadian Loft - a beautiful, open concept, modern loft space ideal for high-level networking. The evening was a combination of fun, excellent South African wine, food and excellent networking opportunities with leading business and community leaders active in Africa.
The presentation portion of the evening (the keynote address, the awarding of the 8th Annual Business Person of the Year sponsored by Hatch and the Chamber’s donation to the University of Cape Town Bursary Fund) took place in a theatre style seating following dinner and before dessert and coffee.
The Risk Mitigation & CSR Seminar series with Premier Sponsors Hatch and Fasken Martineau
9th - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada – September 17, 2013
10th - London, UK – October 1, 2013
11th - Toronto, Ontario, Canada – October 17, 2013
The Canada-Southern Africa Chamber of Business held the 9th, 10th and 11th versions of its acclaimed Risk Mitigation & CSR Seminar Series in Vancouver, London, UK and Toronto in 2013 with Premier Sponsors Hatch and Fasken Martineau.
These full-day seminars explained in detail how companies can mitigate their risk in all mining jurisdictions around the world - from Canada to South Africa to Peru, through the implementation of effective CSR programs. The program featured expert speakers, questions and answers, case studies by successful Canadian companies and excellent networking opportunities.
In addition to our Premier Sponsors Hatch and Fasken Martineau we were pleased to have Foreign Affairs and International Trade, MineAfrica and On the Ground Group.
Networking Cocktail Reception
Thursday September 17, 2013
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Hatch Offices
2800 Speakman Drive
Sheridan Science & Technology Park
Mississauga, Ontario,, L5K 2R7
The third meeting in the Oakville/Mississauga area took place on September 19 from 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm at the offices of Grand Sponsor Hatch, held in collaboration with the CIM GTA West Branch. There was a keynote address followed by a cocktail reception with great opportunities to network and meet new people.
The Chamber once again joined forces with TOPAC (Tour Operators Promoting Africa in Canada) to host its Annual Golf Day on June 26, 2013 at the beautiful Caledon Country Club, 2121 Olde Baseline Road, Inglewood, Ontario (www.golfcaledon.com). As in the past, one hundred percent of the proceeds were donated to "African Pre-Schools Society", a Canadian registered charity.
The morning featured:
- A welcoming address by Godfrey Oliphant, South Africa's Deputy Minister of Mineral Resources
- A keynote address by Robert Friedland, Executive Chairman and Founder of Ivanplats Limited (who completed a US$307 million IPO and started trading on the Toronto Stock Exchange on October 23, 2012.
- A networking coffee break and concurrent presentations in separate rooms featuring project .updates by public and private mining companies.
- Country overviews by African mining ministers and technical presentations on doing s. in Africa's mining industry by expert advisors.
The breakfast was immediately followed by MineAfrica's 11th Annual Investing in African Mining Seminar with African project updates by mining companies, technical presentations on doing business in Africa's mining industry by expert advisors and service providers and country overviews by African Mining Ministers.