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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 Summit London 2026 takes a deep dive into the forces 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 miners, refiners, recyclers and power producers are meeting the demand for materials and energy being driven by the clean energy and digital transitions.
- Feeding the machine: How the rapid expansion of cloud and AI infrastructure, combined with the evolving needs of other industries, is driving an unprecedented surge in the demand for energy and critical materials
- Uneven ground: The opportunities for miners, refiners, recyclers and power producers and the critical bottlenecks that remain to be solved
- The deal-driven fix: The mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and offtake agreements poised to strengthen Europe’s materials security
4:25 pm - 5:10 pm | A New Strategy for a New World: Policy & Financing Solutions for a Sovereign, Secure Europe
How governments and capital markets are supporting the advancement of strategic capabilities in mining, refining, energy infrastructure, and—by extension—the AI revolution.
- Navigating the upsurge: How new demand drivers are reshaping the investment profiles of miners, refiners, and power producers
- Bridging the funding gap: The capital structures moving projects from early-stage development to large-scale production
- The visible hand: How corporates and financiers are leveraging government financing and strategic project designation to de-risk new ventures
5:15 pm - 5:40 pm | The Outlook for European Industrial Security
The policies and initiatives set to usher in a new era of industrial and digital prosperity in Europe and beyond.
- From policy to reality: The long-term prospects of current government initiatives to support the build-out of European mining, refining, energy and digital infrastructure
- Buffering volatility: The viability of public-private mechanisms to ensure European materials projects remain solvent across price cycles and energy remains affordable and reliable
- A fine balance: Addressing the tension between stringent ESG requirements and the need for a rapid expansion of capabilities
- New horizons: Building a cohesive geo-economic strategy grounded in industrial reality and global market dynamics
5:40 - 6:00 pm | plenary discussion
6:00 pm - 7:00 pm | Closing Remarks + NETWORKING RECEPTION
SPONSORSHIP
Partner with ADB Insights to engage with executives and innovators shaping the future of mining, materials, energy, and AI.
For inquiries, contact rana@adbinsights.com
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