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Oliver Richards

Head of Critical Minerals and Mining

UK Department for Business and Trade

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Day 1

Tuesday 13th October 2026

Time

Session title

Session type

09:00 - 09:40

Security of supply and operational reality: How to manage geopolitics and concentration risk

Plenary

09:40 - 10:30

Shared risk, shared resilience: Partnerships that promote accountability across the value chain and deliver real business value

Plenary

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee and networking break

11:00 - 11:45

Visibility has a limit: An honest reckoning with what traceability can and cannot deliver

Plenary

11:45 - 12:30

Making projects bankable: How to plug funding gaps to ensure (sustainable) supply keeps up with demand

Plenary

12:30 - 13:30

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 - 10:30

Closing the loop

10:30 - 11:00

Coffee and networking break

11:00 - 11:45

Nature’s social license: Is the human impact of biodiversity loss the business case for action?

Plenary

11:45 - 12:30

Beyond disclosure: How climate and nature reporting are driving strategy

Plenary

12:30 - 13:30

13:30 - 15:00

Contact

For any questions on this event, please contact:

Emilia Colman

Project Manager

Emma Goodyer

Partnerships Manager

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