At Africa’s premier event for the energy industry, African Energy Week (AEW), which will take place from 18 to 21 October 2022, Petur Georgesson, the CEO and Founder of Technology Metals Market, a global platform that manages investments on critical metals, will travel to Cape Town to lead discussions on energy investment and the integration between mining and energy in Africa.
Georgesson has more than 22 years of expertise managing investments in the mining, technology, and clean energy industries.
Georgesson built alliances between governments, NGOs, the private sector, and financial institutions while serving as Chairman of the United Nations Intergovernmental Renewable Energy Organization in Iceland prior to taking on his current position.
This work helped advance energy sustainability and accessibility in developing nations.
The key metals graphene, lithium, nickel, cobalt, and copper, which are used to build electronics, sensors, and energy equipment including solar systems, battery energy storage, and electric cars, are currently managed by Georgesson across the full value chain.
Discussions about Africa’s energy transition and the mining markets that will fuel it will be greatly aided by Georgesson’s extensive experience in the energy and minerals sectors.
For African nations rich in cobalt, nickel, copper, and lithium, like the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Namibia, and South Africa, the energy transition has created an opportunity to maximize the monetization and exploitation of these resources to fuel the adoption of renewable energy sources and the associated economic growth.
In keeping with this, Georgesson will speak at AEW 2022 about the contribution Africa can make to advancing the energy transition on the continent and globally.
“African confidence is the beginning of it all. Never give anyone the chance to exploit the riches for quick profit, not even foreign investors or African leaders.
Understanding the value in that value chain is the key to recovering a portion of the value chain.
It entails having the courage to refuse. No, we won’t continue to provide only raw resources.
If you want what we have, you must be willing to improve Africa. AEW 2022 will be attended by ministry representatives from each African country as well as active market participants.
This is a great time to expand your supply chains, empower yourself, and meet potential African partners.
Technology Metals Market is helping the planning committee turn this event into a hub for conducting business, according to Georgesson’s statement made exclusively to the AEC.
At AEW 2022, stakeholders will discuss and develop solutions to drive Africa’s energy transformation on the back of increased investment and development across the mining industry, and Georgesson’s knowledge on energy production and investments across four continents will be crucial.
The goal of AEW 2022 is to bring an end to energy poverty in Africa by 2030. To that end, it brings together the entire energy industry.
Africa is well-positioned to propel long-term, sustainable economic growth for years to come because it is rich in natural and mineral resources.
The continent can supply both Africa’s and the world’s renewable industries by increasing investment in strategic sectors, according to NJ Ayuk, the Executive Chairman of the AEC, who also added that “The AEC is honored to host Petur Georgesson at AEW 2022 where boosting investments across the continent’s mining and energy sectors will be discussed and deals will be negotiated and signed.”
Georgesson will participate in high-level meetings and panel discussions at AEW 2022 where he will share his knowledge of current investment trends, partner selection, and deal closing.
AEW 2022 is dedicated to having an honest discussion about the future of the African energy business under the subject “Exploring and Investing in Africa’s Energy Future while Driving an Enabling Environment.”