Critical Minerals Innovation Forum

13th - 14th October 2026

London, UK

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Eileen Maes

External Affairs Manager

Critical Minerals Association

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Day 1

Tuesday 13th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:00 - 09:20
Where do we stand? An honest assessment of progress, pressure and what comes next 
Plenary
09:20 - 10:00
Shared risk, shared resilience: What are the characteristics of genuinely successful and business-benefitting partnerships? 
Outokumpu | Skanska | IXM | International Tin Association
Plenary
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
Break
11:00 - 11:45
Visibility has a limit: An honest reckoning with what traceability can and cannot deliver 
Cisco | HSBC | Fairphone
Plenary
11:45 - 12:30
Making projects bankable: How to plug funding gaps to ensure (sustainable) supply keeps up with demand 
Barclays Investment Bank | Redwheel | BMO
Plenary
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
13:30 - 14:15
Breakouts round 1 
14:15 - 15:00
Breakouts round 2 
15:00 - 15:30
Coffee and networking break
15:30 - 16:15
Breakouts round 3 
16:15 - 17:00
Breakouts round 4 
17:00 - 18:00
Networking drinks
Day 2

Wednesday 14th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:00 - 10:00
Closing the loop 
10:00 - 10:30
Coffee and networking break
10:30 - 11:15
Nature’s social license: Is the human impact of biodiversity loss the business case for action? 
Schneider Electric | Kenmare Resources | Shift
Plenary
11:15 - 12:00
Beyond disclosure: How climate and nature reporting are driving strategy 
Vale Base Metals | WE Soda
Plenary
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch break
13:00 - 14:30
Roundtables 

Previous speaker:

Susannah McLaren

Cobalt Institute

Next speaker:

Diana Radovan

Global Electronics Association

Contact

For any questions on this event, please contact:

Emilia Colman

Project Manager

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Emma Goodyer

Partnerships Manager

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