A registered professional mining engineer with the Engineering Council of South Africa with specialisation in mine planning. He graduated with a BSc Hons in Mining Engineering from the University of Zimbabwe in 2002 and has published papers on mine planning and slope steeping through the SAIMM. He has 20 years work experience in the mining industry ranging from chrome, platinum, diamonds and gold in both production and mine planning. Alfred has previously worked as a Planning Engineer and Principal Mining Engineer for Gem Diamonds where he worked with the world renowned McKinsey during the company business transformation where he led the implementation of steeper pit slopes and mining contract re-negotiation achieving sustainable savings of over US$15 million per annum. In line with observations from leading rock mechanics experts from SRK and Itasca, the Letšeng Mine pit slopes are arguably among the best in world. Alfred worked as the Mining Manager for Letšeng Diamond Mine where he managed

With over 15 years of experience in entrepreneurship, executive management, and technology, Larnston is passionate about launching and growing multi disciplinary startups and equipping and empowering entrepreneurs, executives, and managers to achieve their full potential. As an Executive Director of Operations at Various Companies and a Leadership Development Specialist at Insights, he leads teams and projects across different sectors and industries, leveraging his expertise in artificial intelligence, strategy development and implementation, financial modeling and analysis, systems design and optimization, and business process improvement and streamlining.

Larnston is also a Board Member at The Mining Executive and Vision-AI.tech, where he provides strategic guidance and oversight to the organizations’ vision, mission, and goals. Additionally, he is a Freelance Leadership, Business and Career Coach, Facilitator and Organisational Strategist, offering one-on-one and group coaching, team and strategy interventions, facilitation and workshops to clients from various backgrounds and contexts. He is a Mining Engineering professional, with post graduate qualifications in Business Administration as well as certified in Finance and Management Accounting and holds various professional licences and accreditations. He is also a Licensed Practitioner and a Certified Leadership Coach. Larnston is dedicated to building startups, improving the performance and leadership prowess of any organization looking to thrive in today’s rapidly changing technological landscape.