The Zambia International Mining and Energy Conference and Exhibition-ZIMEC 2021 edition has been scheduled to take place from May 4-5 2021.
The Zambian leading mining and energy meeting, which has been taking place for the last decade, will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a virtual edition.
The organisers of ZIMEC 2021, notably the Ministry of Mines and Minerals Development, Ministry of Energy, Chamber of Mines, Zambia in partnership with AME Trade Ltd, have decided for the safety of participants to organise this year’s edition online.
According to information made available to the Zambian Business Times – ZBT, ZIMEC 2021, will feature a virtual exhibition, a networking application allowing for participants to contact each other directly and private meeting rooms.
AME Trade Limited marketing executive Graciela Silva said the main theme of ZIMEC 2021 will be “Dialogue and partnerships – unlocking investment, recovery and growth.”
She said this pertinent theme will examine the challenges of the relationship between the public and private sector, the financial recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and how to secure investment in post pandemic mining and energy sectors.
The conference sessions will focus on fiscal regimes, diversification of the mining sector, project finance, sustainability, environmental issues, the mining value chain, the downstream petroleum sector, innovation, and technology.
ZIMEC has welcomed more than 500 exhibitors and 5,000 delegates since its inception, the organisers of virtual edition, expect to return to the live event format in May 2022, in Kitwe.
