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2026 Speakers

Suneeta Kaimal

Suneeta Kaimal

President & CEO
Natural Resource Governance Institute
Suneeta Kaimal is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI), an international, independent not-for-profit which works to ensure natural resources support sustainable development and advance just transitions. She represented civil society on the United Nations Secretary-General's Panel on Critical Energy Transition Minerals, which called for a new mining paradigm focused on justice and equity and serves on the Advisory Board of the Council for Critical Minerals Development in the Global South. She is Treasurer of the board of directors of The International Center for Not-For-Profit Law, working to improve the legal environment for civil society, philanthropy, and public participation around the world. Ms. Kaimal is an envoy for and was the first female civil society chair of the Open Government Partnership, an organization of reformers inside and outside of government working to transform how government serves its citizens. She was also the first chair of the global council of the Resource Justice Network (formerly Publish What You Pay), a worldwide network of organizations rooted in frontline communities, advocating for equitable governance of natural resources.
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10 Feb 2026
09:15 - 10:00
Intergovernmental Summit
Sahara Stage (CTICC2 - Level 2)
Governance, regulation and policyInfrastructure and industrialisation
How close is Africa to real regional and continental integration?
11 Feb 2026
14:00 - 16:00
Interactive Workshops
Okavango Delta Stage (CTICC2 - Level 1)
Regionalizing African Mineral Value Chains: Requirements for Success