Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Karim Badawi will inaugurate the Egypt Mining Forum (EMF) in its third edition on Tuesday July 16th.
The EMF will be held over two days in Cairo, with an expanded international presence of high-level officials, mining industry leaders, investors, major Egyptian and international companies, financing institutions, and mining exploration experts from Egypt and countries around the world.
Badawi is scheduled to deliver the opening speech at the forum, during which the Minister will review the vision of the Egyptian mining sector during the coming period to develop performance and increase the efficiency of work in the sector, which will help attract more investments to explore and exploit diverse mining wealth.
The forum will be held this year under the slogan ‘Exploring Untapped Mining Opportunities and New Commercial Discoveries’ and its holding comes in accordance with the plan of the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources (MoPMR) to promote investment opportunities in the mining sector and highlight the developments it is witnessing and the work program to support the mining investment climate.
This annual event also represents a platform that brings together officials in the mining sector and international investors to enhance cooperation and partnership in exploiting Egypt’s mining potential and open the way for cooperation with companies, specialized institutions and international financial institutions in supporting efforts to develop and modernize the Egyptian mining sector.
In its current edition, the forum is witnessing the participation of more than 4,000 participants from 34 countries in the conference activities and the accompanying exhibition, which will include more than a hundred local and international exhibiting companies.
The event is scheduled to hold 15 specialized discussion sessions over the course of the two days, including more than 50 high-level speakers, including ministers, officials, heads of local and international companies, mining industry leaders and experts, and officials of financial institutions.
Keynote speakers at the event include Yasmine Fouad, Minister of Environment; Ahmed Kouchouk, Minister of Finance; and Saleh Al-Kharabsheh, Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
The EMF keynote speakers further include Heike Harmgart, Managing Director of Southern and Eastern Med at EBRD; heads and officials of major international mining companies, Yasser Ramadan, Chairman of the Egyptian Mineral Resources Authority (EMRA); and EMRA leaders.
