Speakers

Mfikeyi is an engineer and seasoned mining professional with over 15 years experience in industry. She worked on one of Zambia & Africa’s largest copper mines, First Quantum’s Kansanshi Copper-Gold mine in mining operations and the global internal audit division covering Australia, Finland, Mauritania and Panama’s operations. She was also the Country Manager and Director of one of Zambia’s largest mining and construction equipment supply and services companies, Barloworld Equipment, supplying Caterpillar products to various industries. Her portfolio covered First Quantum’s Kansanshi and Sentinel Mines, Barrick’s Lumwana Mine, Mopani Copper Mines, and Gemfields’ Kagem mine, the world’s largest emerald mine.

Mfikeyi has a BSc in Civil Engineering and an M. Eng in Environmental Engineering both from Old Dominion University, and an M.Sc. in Mining Engineering from Camborne School of Mines at the University of Exeter. She is an Executive MBA Candidate from the Lagos Business School at Pan-Atlantic University.