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OVERVIEW
Turning geopolitical tides have placed critical resources — metals, materials, and energy — at the center of national security and global economic strategy. Building secure, value-added supply chains for these resources now requires coordination across governments, industry, and capital markets — and an honest accounting of how much work remains to strengthen the Western world’s mining, processing, and energy capabilities.
The Convergence Series: London 2026 takes a deep dive into the AI-driven industrial revolution reshaping demand for critical resources — and the response from capital, policy, and industry.
Through focused panels, presentations, and fireside chats, the forum will map the current landscape across sectors and chart a course for how Western governments and industry can build the infrastructure needed to secure their economic future.
The purpose of this event is to inform, connect, and frame a narrative for an entire ecosystem — from the hyperscalers, data centres, and defense contractors driving demand, to the miners, processors, and energy companies meeting it.
STRUCTURE + audience
- Format: Half-day (afternoon) event followed by a networking reception, hosted at Clifford Chance’s offices in London.
- Sessions: The agenda will feature a mix of panel discussions, fireside chats, and keynote presentations focused on the forces driving demand for critical resources and the response from capital, policy and industry.
- Attendees: Expect ~100+ senior attendees from across the ecosystem: industrial and resource executives, government and policy officials, capital markets and financing players, strategy consultants, and legal and financial advisory firms. This diverse audience of stakeholders ensures a rich exchange of insights and connections across value chains.
- Objective: The purpose of the forum is to take a deep dive into the AI-driven industrial revolution, uniting key players across mining, energy, policy, and capital markets to map out the current landscape across sectors and chart a future course for Western governments and industry.
THEMES + AGENDA
2:30 PM | REGISTRATION
3 PM - 3:10 pm | OPENING REMARKS
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM | KEYNOTE ADDRESS: EUROPE AT A CROSSROADS
3:35 PM - 4:20 PM | REENGINEERING THE BASE: THE INNOVATION IMPERATIVE FOR EUROPEAN INDUSTRY
How hyper scalers, data centres, defense contractors and OEMs are driving demand across energy and critical materials, and how miners, refiners, recyclers, and energy companies are meeting that demand.
4:25 pm - 5:10 pm | A New Strategy for a New World: Policy & Financing Solutions for a Sovereign, Secure Europe
How governments, industry, and capital markets are supporting the development of strategic capabilities in energy, defense, mineral processing, battery manufacturing, and AI.
5:10 pm - 5:25 pm | SPOTLIGHT: THE FUTURE OF mining & PROCESSING
High-impact presentations on technologies and services with game-changing potential in mining and metals.
5:30 pm - 6:00 pm | The Outlook for European Industrial Security
Where policy and funding need to go from here, and the financial and industrial partnerships that will help Europe meet the moment.
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Closing Remarks + NETWORKING RECEPTION
host sponsor
SPONSORSHIP
Partner with The Legal Innovation Forum to engage senior legal leaders and innovators shaping the future of the industry.
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