Southern Africa’s key stakeholders in the energy and coal sectors will gather for the Coal & Energy Transition Day, taking place on Wednesday, 23 July, at the Houghton Hotel, Houghton Estate, Johannesburg.

This high-level event is a must-attend for anyone involved in or impacted by the region’s evolving energy landscape. Bringing together leading voices from government, coal producers, SOEs including Eskom and Transnet, alternative energy providers, investors, legal and advisory professionals, and other critical players, the day promises rich insights and robust dialogue around the future of coal and the broader energy transition.

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The event will be chaired by Bernard Swanepoel, a respected mining industry leader and strategist, and features an impressive lineup of speakers and panellists.

Highlights from the program include:

• A conversation with Mike Teke, Group CEO of Seriti Resources, on “The Future of Coal and Coal for the Future”—a ”critical reflection on coal’s evolving role in a just energy transition.

• Vuslat Bayoglu, Managing Director of Menar, will deliver a provocative address on the surging energy demands driven by artificial intelligence and how coal could be reintroduced as a sustainable resource in that context.

• Eskom’s perspective on coal and its roadmap to renewable energy, presented by Nontokozo Hadebe, Group Executive for Strategy & Sustainability.

• A vital discussion on reversing coal industry productivity decline by Andy Sherring, CEO, NextGenOpX.

• Ken Sarman, Head of Sustainable Carbon Solutions at Sasol, will unpack the Anglo American & Sasol renewable diesel feedstock agreement.

Opportunities and challenges for junior coal miners will be explored in a discussion chaired by Bontle Aphane, CEO, Arnot Opco, with contributions from:

• Shammy Luvhengo, Ndalamo Resources
• Edwin Elias, Morupule Coal Mine
• Parshant Kumar Goyal, Jindal Africa
• Zaheer Surka, Ozaholdings

And there’s much more in store throughout the day—from infrastructure and sustainability to legal frameworks and climate finance.

To view the full agenda, click here.

To register, click here.