FutureCoal Leaders Forum 2026

21 October 2026 (London)

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Our third Global Leaders Forum in a series will provide a unique opportunity to engage with ministers, investors, financiers, senior decision-makers, and leading innovators from across the global coal value chain.

This year’s theme, “Sustainable Coal Stewardship in Action,” explores unlocking responsible business and investment opportunities across the coal value chain, while addressing global and regional challenges through international collaboration.

We encourage Members to extend invitations to your colleagues, and we welcome any key stakeholders within or outside your company who you believe would benefit from participating in these events. Please confirm with cntlatleng@futurecoal.org details of your guest list and she will issue a formal invite.

Agenda

Please note times below refer to British Standard Time (BST).

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10:30 | Welcome: Paul Baruya, Director of Strategy and Sustainability, FutureCoal

10:35 | Opening Address: July Ndlovu, Chairman, FutureCoal

10:50 | Keynote Address: Matt Canavan, Senator the Honourable for Queensland

11:05 | Break

11:10 | Session 1: Pre-Combustion – SCS in Mining and Logistics

  • Moderator: Nandini Chakravarty, Managing Director, Mineline

  • Brian Thompson, President Soft Rock Mining Division, Komatsu

  • Dipankar Banerjee, Whole Time Director & CEO, Gainwell Engineering

  • Michelle Phillips, Chief Executive, Transnet

  • Dr Veera Reddy, Snr Advisor Director Technical, Coal India

11:40 | Break

11:45 | Session 2: Combustion – Clean Fossil Power with Coal

  • Moderator: Lesley Sloss, Professor, The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI)/ United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

  • Damian Dwyer, Acting Chief Executive, LETA

  • John McClure, Chairman, Rivotto

  • Mosa Mabuza, Chief Executive, Council of Geoscience South Africa

  • Nick Borisow, VP Business Development, 8 Rivers

12:15 | Break

12:25 | Session 3: Beyond Combustion – Transforming Coal from Fuel to High Value Products

  • Moderator: Dr Stacy Hope, Partner, Environmental Resources Management (ERM)

  • Dr Holly Krutka, Executive Director, School of energy Resources, University of Wyoming

  • Mark Goulthorpe, Associate Professor, dECOi Architects

  • Nikita Osokin, Deputy Director, Financial University of the Government of Russia

  • Tarun Sinha, President – Technical Ammonium Nitrate (TAN), Deepak Fertiliser and Petrochemical Corp. Ltd.

12:55 | Break

13:00 | Session 4: Financing and Investing in Coal and SCS

  • Moderator: Danielle Kriel, Managing Director, GCS Water and Environmental Consultants

  • Willie Hattingh, Head of Mining and Resources Advisory, Rand Merchant Bank

  • Stephan Solzhenitsyn, Vice Chairman, FutureCoal

  • Graham Chapman, Technical Expert, Vision Blue

13:30 | Closing Remarks: Stephan Solzhenitsyn, Vice Chairman, FutureCoal

13:45 | Close

Opening Addresses

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