Nicky Black
Director - Social & Economic Development Programme ICMM
Nicky joined ICMM in June 2017. She is responsible for providing strategic and operational leadership to ICMM’s work in this area, including the skills for the common future, community relations, security and human rights, tax and mineral resource governance.
Nicky has over 15 years' experience working in sustainable development. Before joining ICMM, Nicky spent seven years with the De Beers Group of Companies in London. Her last role with De Beers was as the Head of Social Performance, with responsibility for the company’s social management programme, sustainability reporting and communications, and working with the board and executive committee to set and align sustainability strategy.
Nicky holds a PhD in Strategic Management from the University of Waikato in New Zealand, a Master’s degree in Political Sociology from McGill University in Canada, and a degree in Human Sciences from the University of Oxford in the UK.
Mining Indaba Virtual Agenda Sessions
4IR: How Can African Mining Harness Technology & Automation in a Pandemic to Help Grow Economies?
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- How should labour and industry work together to ensure Africa’s mining sector does not fall behind, while safeguarding employees?
- Establishing a way forward post-Covid: What are the next steps for labour and industry?
- What opportunities has the global pandemic presented for new technology testing and adoption?
- Updates on The African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 - a blueprint to support the continent’s accelerated growth, tech transformation, and to drive the benefits of a digitised economy.
- The AU agenda is aligned to South Africa’s own National Development Plan (NDP) 2030 vision of transforming the country into an inclusive and innovative digital society.
Tuesday 02 February 15:05 - 16:05 Room 1
- How should labour and industry work together to ensure Africa’s mining sector does not fall behind, while safeguarding employees?
- Establishing a way forward post-Covid: What are the next steps for labour and industry?
- What opportunities has the global pandemic presented for new technology testing and adoption?
- Updates on The African Union (AU) Agenda 2063 - a blueprint to support the continent’s accelerated growth, tech transformation, and to drive the benefits of a digitised economy.
- The AU agenda is aligned to South Africa’s own National Development Plan (NDP) 2030 vision of transforming the country into an inclusive and innovative digital society.
