Agenda

Day 1

Tuesday 13th October 2026

Time

Session title

Theme

Session type

9:00am - 9:40am

Security of supply and operational reality: How to manage geopolitics and concentration risk

Plenary

9:40am - 10:30am

Shared risk, shared resilience: Partnerships that promote accountability across the value chain and deliver real business value

Plenary

10:30am - 11:00am

Coffee and networking break

11:00am - 11:45am

Visibility has a limit: An honest reckoning with what traceability can and cannot deliver

Plenary

11:45am - 12:30pm

Making projects bankable: How to plug funding gaps to ensure (sustainable) supply keeps up with demand

Plenary

12:30pm - 1:30pm

1:30pm - 2:15pm

Breakouts round 1

1:30pm - 2:15pm

Artisanal mining: Why responsible engagement so often falls short - and what it takes to make it stick

Breakout

1:30pm - 2:15pm

Digital battery passports: Product lifecycle data that delivers compliance and impact

Breakout

2:15pm - 3:00pm

Breakouts round 2

2:15pm - 3:00pm

Growth and decarbonisation: What gives when mining companies are pushed to deliver both?

Breakout

2:15pm - 3:00pm

Procurement under pressure: Can buyers balance CSDDD, price volatility and security of supply?

Breakout

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Coffee and networking break

3:30pm - 4:15pm

Breakouts round 3

3:30pm - 4:15pm

Audit fatigue: How to keep up with escalating questionnaires and still deliver real impact

Breakout

3:30pm - 4:15pm

Beyond tier one: What visibility do companies really have past smelters and refiners and where can they drive change?

Breakout

4:15pm - 5:00pm

Breakouts round 4

4:15pm - 5:00pm

The missing middle: How can we improve midstream accountability and visibility?

Breakout

4:15pm - 5:00pm

Mining standards: How to implement for real impact, not just compliance

Breakout

5:00pm - 6:00pm

Networking drinks

Day 2

Wednesday 14th October 2026

Time

Session title

Theme

Session type

9:00am - 10:30am

Closing the loop

9:00am - 9:45am

Part 1: Tailings, waste recovery and the business case that actually stacks up

Plenary

9:45am - 10:15am

Part 2: Infrastructure, feedstock and the partnerships that can close the gap between commitments and action

Plenary

10:30am - 11:00am

Coffee and networking break

11:00am - 11:45am

Nature’s social license: Is the human impact of biodiversity loss the business case for action?

Plenary

11:45am - 12:30pm

Beyond disclosure: How climate and nature reporting are driving strategy

Plenary

12:30pm - 1:30pm

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Roundtables

1:30pm - 3:00pm

New supply reality: Why projects stall and what it would take to move them forward

Roundtable

1:30pm - 3:00pm

ASM at scale: Can responsible sourcing survive commercial pressure?

Roundtable

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Traceability that works: What data is actually decision-useful?

Roundtable

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Collaboration vs competition: Can the industry act collectively when it matters most?

Roundtable

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Water stress and resource scarcity: How to balance production, communities and local ecosystems

Roundtable

1:30pm - 3:00pm

Beyond carbon accounting: How to integrate climate, nature and water into evolving reporting frameworks

Roundtable

Contact

For any questions on this event, please contact:

Emilia Colman

Project Manager

Emma Goodyer

Business Development Representative

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