Speakers
Hon. Arc. Olamilekan Adegbite
Minister, Ministry of Mines and Steel Development
Nigeria
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Wumba P. Akapo
Managing Director
Akapo Jewels
South Africa
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Kolade Akpata
Co-Founder
Noemdek
Nigeria
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Labi Akapo
Chief Executive Officer
Akapo Jewels
South Africa
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Charles Betts
Group Managing Director
The Betts Group
United Kingdom
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Emefa Cole
Jewelry Designers
Ghana/UK
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Dion Dalton-Bridges
Head of Strategy & Communication
Mine Digital
Australia
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Oumy Diaw
Art & Luxury Lifestyle Specialist
Senegal
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Aida Diop
President
Women in Mining
Senegal
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Melanie Eddy
Senior Lecturer
Central Saint Martin’s
UK/Bermuda
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Mohmed Elelu-Bashir
Blockchain Consultant
Nigeria
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Nere Emiko
Chairman
Kian Smith Refinery
Nigeria
Kirsten and Koffi Essel
Founders
Third Crown Jewelry
USA/Ghana
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Abiola Fasehun
Strategic Consultant
Luxury Jewelry Industry
USA
Lola Fenhirst
Jewelry Designer
Nigeria/France
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Hadiza Garbati
Director
Kabara Community Development Initiative
Nigeria
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Monica Gichuhi
VirtuGems
Kenya
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Laure Gnassou
Economist
United Nations
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Hajia Hafsat
Founder
Hafsat Jewelers
Nigeria
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Edward Johnson
Consultant
Edward Johnson Consulting
United Kingdom
Tekena Koko
Chief Executive Officer
GoldTreasure Exchange Limited (Goltrex)
Nigeria
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Segun Lawson
Chief Executive Officer
Thor Exploration
Nigera
Vania Leles
Founder
Vanleles Diamonds
United Kingdom
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Boitshoko Kabile
Chief Executive Officer
House of Divinity Jewellery and Marketing and Communications
South Africa
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Chris Marcus
Arcadia Economics
USA
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Frank Mugyenyi
Chairman
Minerals Africa
Development Institute (MADI)
Uganda
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Inonge Mweene
Founder
Inonge Zita Jewelry
Denmark/Zambia
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Mazzi Odu
Founder & Editor
Magnus Oculus
Nigeria​
Nihma Odunuyi
Founder & Senior Lecturer
Lagos Jewelry School
Nigeria
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Moyo Ogunseinde
Director
Aga Concept
Nigeria
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Lolade Olubi
Wealth Creation Enthusiast
Nigeria
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Niyi Omojola
Partner
Constant Capital
Nigeria
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His Excellency Mr. Bachir Ismaël Ouédraogo
Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries
Burkina Faso
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Chris Powell
Secretary/Treasurer
Gold Anti-Trust Action Committee
USA
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Jahleh Rosenkrantz
Cofounder
Rosenkrantz Africa & Zimbaqua Mines
Kenya/Tanzania
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Nicole Smith
Secretary
Africa Gold Council
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Catherine Sutherland
Founder/Lead Consultant
Envision-Hub
Nigeria
Zehra Talib
Founder
Lead Consultant
Nigeria
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Tim Tokun
Project Developer
Nigeria
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Anita Udegbue
Freelance Brand Communications Specialist
Nigeria
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Riaan VD Westhuizen
Managing Director
Allied African
Nigeria
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Nichole Yembra
Founder & Managing Partner
The Chrysalis Company
Nigeria
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