KSA Business: Saudi Arabia gears up for debut Future Minerals Summit – Gulf Digital News

KSA Business: Saudi Arabia gears up for debut Future Minerals Summit – Gulf Digital News

Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources is set to showcase to the world the mining investment potential of countries across the Middle East, Central Asia and Africa region at its first-ever Future Minerals Summit which kicks off in capital Riyadh next year.

 

To be held from January 11 to 13, 2022, the summit offers a ‘one-stop-shop’ where countries can learn from world-class experts how to build a sustainable industry, and where investors and miners can gain in-depth knowledge about the regions’ tremendous geological potential, said the event organisers.

 

The kingdom also is convening a Ministerial Roundtable in Riyadh the day before the summit sessions, with the aim of defining the future of mining across the MEA and Central Asia. 

 

Ministerial representatives of 25 governments will meet to address key questions and highlight the greatest opportunities across these regions. 

 

The pre-event roundtable will help shape a new era of mining in these dynamic regions, it stated.

 

According to the organisers, a number of ministers and more than 50 world-class speakers have been confirmed for the summit, including mining, investment, technology, manufacturing and sustainability thought leaders Mark Bristow, President of Barrick Gold; Robert Friedland, Founder and Co-Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines; Eric Cantor, Managing Director of