Critical Minerals Innovation Forum

13th - 14th October 2026

London, UK

Sara Olsson

Responsible Business Manager

IXM

Sara Olsson is a Responsible Business Manager at CMOC IXM, based in Geneva, where she leads the company’s ESG agenda, including ESG strategy, responsible sourcing, ESG reporting, climate actions, and traceability. She brings +10 years of experience from the metals and mining sector across sustainability, strategy, and markets, with a deep understanding of global mining and metals value chains. Sara holds dual Master’s degrees in Materials Science and Engineering and Management from the Royal Institute of Technology and Stockholm Business School.

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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
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