Discussion of the tension between balancing the demands of industry, with local politics and economic growth, including comment on the potential disconnect between strategic national goals (resource nationalism) and the reality of the market. 

• How can mining policy makers create investor friendly frameworks while ensuring economic growth and industry development?
• Understanding how regulatory frameworks can support infrastructure development, manage the balance between sustainability and economic growth and have a positive effect on the mining sector.
• Partnering with international experts to construct long-term strategies and set realistic goals for value addition from local beneficiation and industrialisation from mine to market.