Critical Minerals Innovation Forum

Name: Critical Minerals Innovation Forum
Start: 2026-10-13
End: 2026-10-14
Location: London, UK

Driving responsible supply in a high stakes transition

13th - 14th October 2026

London, UK

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How to build the cross-chain collaboration that turns responsible sourcing commitments into secure, sustainable supply.

Join 100+ senior leaders from across mining, manufacturing, finance, policy and end-use sectors who recognise that collaboration is key to securing a sustainable critical minerals supply. Whether you mine it, trade it, finance it or put it in your products, this conference is for you.

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Why attend

For those involved in the production of critical minerals

Understand what downstream buyers, investors and regulators actually need from you and make the connections that turn responsible practice into commercial advantage.

Engage directly with miners, traders and standards bodies to understand what responsible sourcing looks like in practice, what your due diligence obligations actually require, and how leading procurement teams are turning compliance into competitive advantage.

For those involved in the buying of critical minerals and their products

Your customers, regulators and investors are asking harder questions about where your materials come from. This is where you get the answers.

Connect with the upstream suppliers, certification bodies and peers to understand what responsible sourcing actually demands from companies at the end of the value chain.

Off-the-record

Cross-industry insights

No waffle, jargon or scripts

Real world problem solving

50+ speakers

100+ attendees

30+ practical sessions

Speakers

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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

Andrew Jacob

BHP

Value Chain Sustainability

Katy Ogundiya

Barclays Investment Bank

Director - Sustainability and Thematic Investing

Charlotte Brierley

Sky

Human Rights Lead

Christoph Klein

BASF

Manager - Responsible Sourcing of Battery Minerals - Due Diligence

Agenda highlights

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Day 1

Pressure, fragmentation and the point of decision

Shared risk, shared resilience: Partnerships that promote
accountability across the value chain and deliver real business value
Making projects bankable: How to plug funding gaps to ensure
(sustainable) supply keeps up with demand
Digital battery passports: Product lifecycle data that delivers compliance and impact
Beyond tier one: What visibility do companies really have past smelters and refiners and where can they drive change?

Day 2

Implementation, ownership and competitive advantage

Nature’s social license: Is the human impact of biodiversity loss the business case for action?
Closing the loop: Tailings, waste recovery and the business case that actually stacks up
New supply reality: Why projects stall and what it would take to move them forward
ASM at scale: Can responsible sourcing survive commercial pressure?

Who attends

From miners and traders to manufacturers, financiers and the brands putting critical minerals into their products. This forum brings the full value chain into one room, because responsible sourcing cannot be solved by any one part of the chain alone.