Critical Minerals Innovation Forum

13th - 14th October 2026

London, UK

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Day 1

Tuesday 13th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:20am
Where do we stand? An honest assessment of progress, pressure and what comes next 
Plenary
9:20am - 10:00am
Shared risk, shared resilience: What are the characteristics of genuinely successful and business-benefitting partnerships? 
Outokumpu | Skanska | IXM
Plenary
10:00am - 10:30am
Security of supply and operational reality: How to manage geopolitics and concentration risk 
UK Department for Business & Trade | Anglo American | Critical Minerals Association
Plenary
10:30am - 11:00am
Break
11:00am - 11:45am
Visibility has a limit: An honest reckoning with what traceability can and cannot deliver 
Cisco | HSBC | Fairphone | Airbus | International Tin Association
Plenary
11:45am - 12:30pm
Making projects bankable: How to plug funding gaps to ensure (sustainable) supply keeps up with demand 
Barclays Investment Bank | Redwheel | BMO | Societe Generale
Plenary
12:30pm - 1:30pm
Lunch break
1:30pm - 2:15pm
Breakouts round 1 
2:15pm - 3:00pm
Breakouts round 2 
3:00pm - 3:30pm
Coffee and networking break
3:30pm - 4:15pm
Breakouts round 3 
4:15pm - 5:00pm
Breakouts round 4 
5:00pm - 6:00pm
Networking drinks
Day 2

Wednesday 14th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session theme
Session type
9:00am - 9:20am
Q&A - TBC 
9:20am - 10:00am
Procurement under pressure: Can buyers balance CSDDD, price volatility and security of supply? 
Aurubis | Umicore | BASF
Breakout
10:00am - 10:30am
Break
10:30am - 11:20am
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
11:20am - 12:10pm
Nature’s social license: Is the human impact of biodiversity loss the business case for action? 
Rio Tinto | Hitachi Energy | Schneider Electric | Kenmare Resources | Shift
Plenary
12:10pm - 1:10pm
Break
1:10pm - 2:40pm
Roundtables 

Contact

For any questions on this event, please contact:

Emilia Colman

Project Manager

Contact Emilia 

Emma Goodyer

Partnerships Manager

Contact Emma 

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