Critical Minerals Innovation Forum

13th - 14th October 2026

London, UK

Jennifer Brewer

Financial Controller - Gemfair

De Beers Group

Jennifer Brewer is the Financial Controller for GemFair at De Beers Group, where she brings expertise in financial governance, programme oversight and stakeholder engagement to responsible sourcing initiatives. A Chartered Accountant by training, Jennifer combines financial expertise with experience across sustainability programmes and is particularly interested in the challenges and opportunities of scaling responsible sourcing initiatives while maintaining commercial viability, transparency, and positive social impact. GemFair works to support artisanal and small-scale diamond miners in Sierra Leone through safer, more responsible mining practices and improved access to formal markets.

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Day 1

Tuesday 13th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:40 - 10:20
Security of supply and operational reality: How to manage geopolitics and concentration risk 
UK Department for Business & Trade | Anglo American | Verkor | Critical Minerals Association
Plenary
10:20 - 10:50
10:50 - 11:40
Visibility has a limit: An honest reckoning with what traceability can and cannot deliver 
Cisco | HSBC | Fairphone | Airbus | International Tin Association
Plenary
11:40 - 12:30
Plenary
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 14:15
14:15 - 15:00
15:30 - 16:15
16:15 - 17:00
17:00 - 18:00
Day 2

Wednesday 14th October 2026

Time
Session title
Session type
09:00 - 09:50
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
10:10 - 10:40
11:25 - 12:15
Nature’s social license: Is the human impact of biodiversity loss the business case for action? 
Rio Tinto | Hitachi Energy | Kenmare Resources | Schneider Electric | Shift
Plenary
12:15 - 13:15
13:15 - 14:45
14:45 - 15:00
Roundtable key takeaways and closing remarks 
Independent | Innovation Forum