Critical Minerals Innovation Forum

13th - 14th October 2026

London, UK

Is your board ready? A working session on legal exposure in critical minerals supply chains

Mini Hackathon
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Mini Hackathon

What to expect from this type of session...

Split into small teams, you will be given a real-world supply chain liability scenario to work through and 75 minutes to develop a solution. Each team then pitches back to the room. No slides, no preparation required — just the people around you, the problem in front of you, and a deadline. A format that gets to the heart of the issues fast and might just change how you think about your own organisation's exposure.

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Day 1

Tuesday 13th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:40am - 10:20am
Security of supply and operational reality: How to manage geopolitics and concentration risk 
UK Department for Business & Trade | Anglo American | Verkor | Critical Minerals Association
Plenary
10:20am - 10:50am
10:50am - 11:40am
Visibility has a limit: An honest reckoning with what traceability can and cannot deliver 
Cisco | HSBC | Fairphone | Airbus | International Tin Association
Plenary
11:40am - 12:30pm
Plenary
12:30pm - 1:30pm
1:30pm - 2:15pm
2:15pm - 3:00pm
3:00pm - 3:30pm
3:30pm - 4:15pm
4:15pm - 5:00pm
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Day 2

Wednesday 14th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:50am
From commitment to action: Partnerships and business models closing the circular economy gap 
Vale Base Metals | AT&S | Volvo Construction Equipment | Ellen MacArthur Foundation | Global Electronics Association
Plenary
10:10am - 10:40am
11:25am - 12:15pm
Nature’s social license: Is the human impact of biodiversity loss the business case for action? 
Rio Tinto | Hitachi Energy | Kenmare Resources | Schneider Electric | Shift
Plenary
12:15pm - 1:15pm
1:15pm - 2:45pm
2:45pm - 3:00pm
Roundtable key takeaways and closing remarks 
Independent | Innovation Forum