Critical Minerals Innovation Forum

13th - 14th October 2026

London, UK

Speakers

Kanishk Negi 

Schneider Electric

Director of Sustainable Procurement

Sophie Lu 

HSBC

Global Head of Heavy Industry Decarbonisation

Anna Dziuba Bergfors 

Volvo Construction Equipment

Head of Social Sustainability & Reporting

Vedrana Lemor 

Aurubis

Head of Corporate Sustainability

Alison Nuttall 

JLR

Head of Sustainability Global Affairs

Farhath Mirza 

ABB

Head of Responsible Minerals

Jan Klawitter 

Anglo American

VP Government & International Relations EU

Olga Antonovskaya 

BHP

Head of Portfolio Strategy New Business Ventures

Katy Ogundiya 

Barclays Investment Bank

Director - Sustainability and Thematic Investing

Kirsten Hund 

Vale Base Metals

Director Climate and Nature

Catherine Rushforth 

Airbus

Head of Human Rights

Chrysantha Davis 

Cisco

Responsible Minerals Program, Supply Chain Sustainability

Christoph Klein 

BASF

Manager - Responsible Sourcing of Battery Minerals - Due Diligence

Norman Mukwakwami 

Trafigura

Global Head of Responsible Sourcing

Barbara Cooreman 

Umicore

Head of ESG Due Diligence

Pia Lindqvist 

Outokumpu

Head of Supplier Sustainability, Raw Material Procurement

Brooke Stearns Lawson 

Fairphone

Head of Impact Innovation

Sara Olsson 

IXM

Responsible Business Manager

Charlotte Brierley 

Sky

Human Rights Lead

Eric Kalala 

Entreprise Générale du Cobalt (EGC)

CEO

Andrew Jacob 

BHP

Value Chain Sustainability

Raj Udayan Ray 

BMO

Managing Director, Metals & Mining Research

Alan Knight 

WE Soda

Chief Sustainability Officer

Nick Baker 

Skanska

Group Sustainable Supply Chain Manager

Marina Hornasek-Metzl 

AT&S

Vice President Corporate ESG and Quality

Catherine Rubbens 

SLR Consulting

Project Director - Better Mining

Anna Brog 

Kenmare Resources

Head of Sustainability

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 & Trade

Head of Critical Minerals and Mining

Angelo Frangeskou 

De Beers Group

Sustainability Impact Technical Manager

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

Sander Jahilo 

Volvo Construction Equipment

Head of Resource Sustainability

Ines Kaempfer 

The Centre for Child Rights and Business

CEO

Adam Rolfe 

Responsible Minerals Initiative

Senior Director of Standards and Partnership

Susannah McLaren 

Cobalt Institute

Head of Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability

Eileen Maes 

Critical Minerals Association

External Affairs Manager

Dr. Diana Radovan
Diana Radovan 

Global Electronics Association

Director of Sustainability Policy

More speakers to be announced 

Advisory group