YMP London: Fireside Chat with Rohitesh Dhawan – President & CEO, ICMM

Location: Rio Tinto Offices, 6 St James's Square, London, SW1Y 4AD

Date: Oct 22, 2024

Time: 18:00-20:00 BST

Fee: Free

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YMP London: Fireside Chat with Rohitesh Dhawan – President & CEO, ICMM

Please join YMP London at Rio Tinto Offices on Tuesday 22 October for what promises to be a insightful fireside chat with leading industry voice Rohitesh Dhawan – President & CEO, ICMM

We’ll hear about his career, the current and future state of the industry and advice for young professionals amongst a number of other topics. This is the fourth event in our Autumn Series and is kindly sponsored by Rio Tinto.

Please do buy your ticket ASAP to secure your place at this unmissable event!

Rohitesh “Ro” Dhawan is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM). He leads the Council of 24 CEOs of the world’s largest mining & metals companies in voluntary leadership actions that raise the standards of responsible mining.

Under his leadership, ICMM has undertaken landmark commitments and action on critical sustainable development issues, including the first industry-wide commitment to achieving net zero greenhouse gas emissions, the first collective commitment on nature positive, pioneering actions on diversity, equity and inclusion, and significant steps towards transparency of the industry’s contribution and performance, including on tax and contract disclosure.

Ro is a Senior Associate (non-resident) in the Energy & Climate Change Programme at the Centre for Strategic & International Studies. He is also a Fellow and faculty member of the Africa Leadership Initiative and a Raisina fellow at the Asian Forum on Global Governance. He serves on the Advisory Boards of the Columbia Centre for Sustainable Investment, Concordia, and Resolve. He has served on the UK Government’s Partnering for Accelerated Climate Transitions (PACT) Programme and was named one of South Africa’s climate change leaders for his work with the country’s mining sector.

Ro holds a Master’s in Environmental Change & Management from the University of Oxford in the UK and an undergraduate degree in Economics from Rhodes University in South Africa.

Date: Tuesday 22 October 2024
Time: 18:00-20:00 BST
Venue: Rio Tinto Offices, 6 St James's Square, London, SW1Y 4AD
Cost: Free

Please secure your tickets ASAP, as numbers are limited

We look forward to seeing you there!

YMP London