5 - 7 February 2026
Namibia’s African Success Template for Global Growth and Sustainability
The 5th Canada-Africa Business Conference is set for 2026, hosted by The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business, in the week preceding the Investing in African Mining Indaba.
Members and their guests may RSVP complete here.
For further information, please email namibia@canadaafrica.ca
Draft Program: February 5, 2026
| 08:00 | Arrival & Registration |
| 08:30 |
Opening Ceremony, including invitations for Official Addresses from the Governments of the Republic of Namibia and Canada Paula Caldwell St-Onge, Chair of the Board of The Canada-Africa Chamber of Business Master of Ceremony: Mr. Ricardo Goagoseb Broadcaster, Communications & Stakeholder Relations Executive, Public Speaker and TV Personality |
| 09:30 | Keynote Address: Clive T. Johnson, President, Chief Executive Officer & President, B2Gold Corp |
| 10:00 |
Panel 1: Global Partners in Natural Resource Development Including: John Roos, Country Manager (Namibia), B2Gold Corp |
| 10:45 | Tea/Coffee Break |
| 11:15 |
Panel 2: Sustainability and Community Development: Case Studies in Best Practice Including: Dr. Chris Brown, CEO, Namibian Chamber of Environment |
| 12:00 | Private Sector Keynote - Joe Lombard, Vice Chairman, Hatch |
| 12:30 | Luncheon, preceded by a high-level overview of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX): Wayne Floreani, President, MineAfrica |
| 13:30 |
Panel 3: Diversification through the Catalytic Role of Natural Resource Development Discover the opportunities in Namibia's business sectors, enabled through natural resource development projects and anchored in a sustainable future. Gys Joubert, Managing Director, Gondwana Collection Namibia John Roos, Country Manager (Namibia), B2Gold Corp |
| 14:30 |
Panel 4: African Success Stories for Global Application – Insights from business leaders and private sector experts who’ve pioneered best practice in Namibia Explore case studies in success through partnerships undertaken to date. |
| 15:30 |
Closing Keynote Address Business Partnerships in Namibia: An African-built Success Template for a Sustainable, Growing Global Economy Dr. Leake S Hangala, Non-Executive Director, Hangala Group (Pty) Ltd |
| 16:00 | Break for delegates to prepare for the Official VIP Reception |
| 17:00 | VIP Reception |
Day 2 will comprise B2B meetings for members in Windhoek, as well as a private charter to visit B2Gold's operations (by invitation to a representative of each conference sponsor) with an overnight stay on February 6th, returning February 7th, for onward connections to Cape Town for the Mining Indaba.
Preceding the conference on February 4th members are invited to join an optional add-on: a golf day the Windhoek Country Club, commencing at 09:30am. A chance to meet fellow members ahead of the official program kicking off on February 5th.
View previous Canada-Africa Business Conference programs here: Nairobi, Gaborone, and Harare, as well as one following the same format in Washington, DC last year and our upcoming conference in Lusaka.
Headline Conference Sponsor
Gold Conference Sponsor
Major Sponsor
VISAS
New visa requirements for Canadian citizens traveling to Namibia are effective as of April 1st, 2025. The visa can also be obtained on arrival; for business travelers, please consider completing the online application in advance of your arrival at Windhoek's Hosea Kutako International Airport.
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