Patrick Gaincko to contribute to Katanga Business Meeting 2026 with two strategic sessions
Olive People is pleased to announce that its Founder, Patrick Gaincko, will contribute to the Katanga Business Meeting 2026, a leading platform bringing together companies, investors, financial institutions, and public actors in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
He will take part in two key moments of the event, addressing some of the most pressing challenges facing the mining and business ecosystems.
Transforming local talent into operational capacity
On 20 May, Patrick Gaincko will lead a HR masterclass for professionals in human resources, training, and employability.
Titled “How companies engage and transform local talent and partners into opportunities”, the session will go beyond traditional recruitment approaches to explore how companies actually build effective talent pipelines in complex environments.
Drawing on recent field experience in the DRC, the masterclass will:
Highlight practical mechanisms used by companies to engage local talent and partners,
Identify gaps between training systems and operational needs,
Provide actionable insights to better align workforce development with business performance.
Structuring bankable and secure investments
On 22 May, Patrick Gaincko will moderate a strategic session titled: “Structuring bankable and secure investments: Finance, insurance and law as pillars of a truly investable project”.
Bringing together banks, insurers, legal experts, and investors, this session will focus on a critical challenge in the region: How to transform economic opportunities into projects that are credible, financeable, and resilient.
The discussion will explore:
The real criteria of bankability,
The role of risk management and insurance,
The legal and governance frameworks required to secure investments.
From opportunity to execution
Through these two contributions, Patrick Gaincko continues his work at the intersection of workforce development, local content, and project structuring in emerging markets.
His approach focuses on translating systemic challenges into practical, operational solutions for companies, institutions, and project developers.