Dr Bjørn Letnes
Dr. Bjørn Letnes is the
Managing Director at Novora, a Norwegian petroleum management consultancy
group. He holds a PhD in Political Science and a Master of Science in
Petroleum Engineering. Dr. Letnes’ areas of expertise include Petroleum
Operations, Petroleum Management, Political Risk, Integrated Operations,
Change Management, and Organizational Development.
Simon Chol
Simon Chol is the Senior
Programme Manager for the Oil Sector within Sudan Council of Churches, based in
Juba, South Sudan. He comes from Panriang County of Unity State where about 50%
of oil exploration of South Sudan and Sudan occurs. Mr Chol has 8 years’
experience working with national and international NGOs in South Sudan in
senior positions. He has worked with the International Rescue Committee Kenya
Program, Reconcile International and the National Democratic Institute for
International Affairs, where he has built core competencies in peace building,
oil issues, civic engagement and civic and voter education.
Yao
Graham
Yao Graham is Coordinator of
Third World Network-Africa (www.twnafrica.org) a pan-African
research and advocacy organization whose work covers international trade and
investment, gender and economic policy, and mining and development. He is also
the current Africa Editor of the Review of African Political Economy
(ROAPE). Mr. Graham has a PhD in law from Warwick University in the UK and
a long history of activism and scholarship on Ghanaian and African development
issues. He was a member of the International Study Group established by the
UN-ECA which produced the Report “Minerals and Africa’s Development”
published in 2011.
Silas Olan’g
Silas is an Economist with 20 years in the
development field. He holds a MSc. in Agricultural Development and Rural
Finance from University of Bradford and an Advanced Diploma in Economic
Planning from the Institute of Development Management (IDM) Mzumbe in Tanzania.
As a development practitioner, Mr. Olan’g has served in various capacities and
development programs including the European Development Fund-Micro Project
Program, Same Agricultural Improvement Trust Fund, Financial
Services-Netherlands Development Organization (SNV), and Joint Oxfam
Livelihoods Initiatives for Tanzania. Currently Mr. Olan’g is working with
Revenue Watch Institute in the capacity of Senior Regional Associate
responsible for East and Southern Africa based in Dar es Salaam. He also serves
in the technical working group of the Africa Mining Vision, the TEITI MSG, and
Tanzania Interfaith Committee on Economic Justice and Integrity of Creation as
technical advisor.
Shawn
Hattingh
Shawn Hattingh lives in
South Africa and works at the International Labour Research and Information
Group (ILRIG), an NGO providing education, publications and research for
the labour and social movements in South and Southern Africa. The main focus of
the organisation’s work is globalisation, and it is informed by the view that
globalisation is not a heightened form of international integration but an
attempt to restructure class relations so as to restore capitalist
profitability.
Mike Solomon
Mike Solomon holds a BSc in Mining Engineering (Univ. Witwatersrand) and a MDP in Mine Management (Univ. South Africa). Formerly with Anglovaal as a Senior Mining Engineer: Steffen Robertson and Kristen as Principal Mining Engineer: Bateman Projects as Principal Mining Engineer and Mining Director at Mineral Corporation. From 1993 - with Minerals and Energy Group. African National Congress Department of Economic Planning: 1994 - Senior Policy Analyst. Minerals and Energy Policy Centre. In addition he is a Technical Adviser to the Royal Bafokeng Nation. Richtersveld Community and Bakubung Ba Ratheo Community. He is an Honorary Lecturer at the Centre for Energy, Minerals and Petroleum Law and Policy (Univ. Dundee) and Guest Lecturer at the University of the Witwatersrand. Gordon Institute of Business Science and University of Pretoria as well as Senior Adviser to Raw Materials Group, Sweden.
Andile Mngxitama
Mngxitama, who holds an MA in sociology from the University of Witwatersrand, is a leading Black Consciousness thinker and organizer. He co-edited Biko Lives! Contesting the Legacies of Steve Biko, a collection of essays on the philosophy and writings of B.C. leader, Steve Biko. The collection looks at the ongoing significance of Black Consciousness, situating it in a global framework, examining the legacy of Biko, the current state of post-apartheid South African politics, and the culture and history of the anti-apartheid movements. He is the editor of the New Frank Talk journal, columnist for the Sowetan, and regular writer for various other newspapers.
Thapelo Ndlovu
Thapelo
Ndlovu is the chairperson of Botswana Council of NGOs (BOCONGO). He is the
immediate past National Director of Media Institute of Southern Africa (Botswana)
and a journalist. He is one of the civil society, media and opinion leaders in
the country, having contributed in a number of national dialogues across all
levels. He is the founding and former board member of Press Council of
Botswana. Ndlovu is a published author and contributor to a number of publications
such as the IDASA`s democracy index. His new project, Sniffdog magazine, currently
being distributed via e-mail, aims to use various media to motivate freedom of
expression, including access to information.
Caroline Ntaopane
Caroline Ntaopane is a coordinator at the Vaal Environmental
Justice Alliance. She has a
certificate in Environmental Law, Environmental Management and Climate Change
Risk and Strategies with Northwest University, and studied communication and
climate change risk and strategies at the Mineral Energy Education Training
Institution. Ntaopane has worked for a number of organizations such as the
African Sasolburg Environmental
Committee and the National Congress. In 2003, she started the Sasolburg Air
Quality Monitoring Committee and a year later she worked for the Group for Environmental Monitoring (GEM), one of the
biggest environmental organizations in
South Africa. She has also been the Chairperson of the South African Climate
Change Board.
Dr
Onalenna Doo Selolwane
Dr Selolwane is
a senior lecturer in the Sociology Department at the University of Botswana.
She holds an M.Phil in Development Studies from the University of Sussex,
Brighton, United Kingdom and a PhD in Development Studies from the University
of East Anglia, Norwich, United Kingdom. Dr Selolwane is a renowned academic
who is widely published in accredited journals, book chapters, monographs and occasional
papers in the areas of politics, development and gender. She has undertaken regional
and international research on many topics ranging from governance and civil
society to the environment.
Gavin Hartford
Executive Director, The Esop Shop (Pty) Ltd (awaiting update on bio)
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