Critical Minerals Innovation Forum

13th - 14th October 2026

London, UK

Speakers

Kanishk Negi 

Schneider Electric

Director of Sustainable Procurement

Jan Klawitter 

Anglo American

VP Government & International Relations EU

Vedrana Lemor 

Aurubis

Head of Corporate Sustainability

Anna Dziuba Bergfors 

Volvo Construction Equipment

Head of Social Sustainability & Reporting

Alison Nuttall 

JLR

Head of Sustainability Global Affairs

Katy Ogundiya 

Barclays Investment Bank

Director - Sustainability and Thematic Investing

Kirsten Hund 

Vale Base Metals

Director Climate and Nature

Andrew Jacob 

BHP

Value Chain Sustainability

Chrysantha Davis 

Cisco

Responsible Minerals Program, Supply Chain Sustainability

Christoph Klein 

BASF

Manager - Responsible Sourcing of Battery Minerals - Due Diligence

Sara Olsson 

IXM

Responsible Business Manager

Charlotte Brierley 

Sky

Human Rights Lead

Raj Udayan Ray 

BMO

Managing Director, Metals & Mining Research

Angela Jorns 

Fairphone

Head of Impact Innovation and Fair Materials Lead

Alan Knight 

WE Soda

Chief Sustainability Officer

Nick Baker 

Skanska

Group Sustainable Supply Chain Manager

Adriana Auruzo 

Southern Peaks Mining

Vice President of Environmental, Social and Sustainability Affairs

Jessica Wan 

Redwheel

Co-Head of Sustainability Research

Mike Smith 

The Copper Mark

Director, Value Chain

Oliver Richards 

UK Department for Business and Trade

Head of Critical Minerals and Mining

Simon Blanchard 

Verkor

Responsible Sourcing Manager

Davidzo Muchawaya 

Initiative for Responsible Mining (IRMA)

Regional Lead, Africa

Wen-Yu Weng 

Ellen MacArthur Foundation

Executive Lead - Critical Minerals (Energy Transition and Digital Transition)

Emily Iona Stewart 

Global Witness

Head of Policy and Advocacy

Ines Kaempfer 

The Centre for Child Rights and Business

CEO

Mike Blakeney 

Cobalt Insitute

Head of Government and Public Affairs

Adam Rolfe 

Responsible Minerals Initiative

Senior Director of Standards and Partnership

More speakers to be announced 

Advisory group