Critical Minerals Innovation Forum

13th - 14th October 2026

London, UK

Catherine Rubbens

Project Director - Better Mining

SLR Consulting

Catherine is a Project Director in the Better Mining team and joined SLR (formerly RCS Global) in 2023. She oversees the Better Mining project portfolio across the geographies where Better Mining operates. Prior to joining SLR, Catherine gained 15+ years of international experience in the private and the public sector across a variety of industries including FMCG, energy, hospitality and retail. Catherine is fluent in English, French, and Dutch and has basic knowledge of Spanish and German.

She holds a Master’s Degree in Development Economics from the University of Geneva and a Master’s in Environmental Policy and Management from the University of Amsterdam.

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Day 1

Tuesday 13th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
10:00 - 10:30
Security of supply and operational reality: How to manage geopolitics and concentration risk 
UK Department for Business & Trade | Anglo American | Critical Minerals Association
Plenary
10:30 - 11:00
11:00 - 11:45
Visibility has a limit: An honest reckoning with what traceability can and cannot deliver 
Cisco | HSBC | Fairphone | Airbus | International Tin Association
Plenary
11:45 - 12:30
Plenary
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:15
14:15 - 15:00
14:15 - 15:00
Breakout
15:30 - 16:15
16:15 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:00
Day 2

Wednesday 14th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
18:00 - 18:50
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
09:00 - 09:20
10:00 - 10:30
10:30 - 11:20
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
11:20 - 12:20
12:20 - 13:50