host sponsor
OVERVIEW
Turning geopolitical tides have highlighted the essential nature of the mining ecosystem, lying as it does at the intersection of national security and global energy demands. At this crucial juncture, collaboration among nations is essential to building the secure, value-added supply chains needed to drive their rapidly shifting economies. Great strides are being made, but much remains to be done to bolster the Western world’s mining, processing, and supply chain capabilities and secure its economic future.
The Commodities Innovation Forum: Metals + Mining takes a deep dive into the key forces—geopolitics and policy, industry trends, economic drivers, capital markets, and technological innovation—shaping the global mining ecosystem. Through focused panels and presentations, we’ll explore the forces driving global minerals demand, the strategies being deployed by governments and industry to build resilient supply chains, and the creative financing mechanisms required to turn strategic vision into operational reality.
For stakeholders, the innovation imperative at this critical juncture is clear. The purpose of this event is to inform, connect and frame a narrative for the ecosystem’s future.
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 evolving mining and metals ecosystem and the innovation imperative driving change within it.
- Attendees: Expect ~100+ senior attendees from across the ecosystem: policymakers and government officials, mining and mineral processing company executives, battery technology and manufacturing leaders, OEM leaders, capital markets leaders, and professional services. This diverse audience of stakeholders across the ecosystem ensures a rich exchange of insights and connections across the value chain.
- Objective: The purpose of the forum is to take a deep dive into the key forces—geopolitics and policy, industry trends, economic drivers, capital markets, and technological innovation—shaping the global mining ecosystem.
THEMES + AGENDA
2:30 PM | REGISTRATION
3 PM - 3:10 pm | OPENING REMARKS
3:10 PM - 3:30 PM | KEYNOTE ADDRESS
3:35 PM - 4:20 PM | Panel DISCUSSION: The Global MINING & METALS ecosystem in 2026
- Demand drivers: How trends such as a maturing EV market, a renewed interest in nuclear energy, increased defence spending, and the data centre boom are shaping the outlook for minerals and materials demand
- Shifting tailwinds: The key opportunities and challenges emerging from the shift in emphasis from price to policy in the materials industry
- Growth strategies: How global mining companies are diversifying their portfolios and competing with China for market share
- Regulatory update: The impact of the EU’s latest policy initiatives to bolster the production of critical raw materials in Europe and Western-aligned regions, and of those to curb emissions
4:25 pm - 5:10 pm | Panel DISCUSSION: The forces reshaping Western supply chains
- A new geopolitical paradigm: The promise and impact of government procurement policy, stockpiling, public-private partnerships, bilateral and multilateral agreements, and other policy initiatives aimed at excluding non-market players from Western supply chains
- Strategic realignment: The evolving business case for mitigating exposure to Chinese-controlled refining and processing and the strategies being successfully deployed to that end
- R&D: The progress being made to build circular pathways and shorten supply chains
- A future-forward ecosystem: How government and industry are addressing funding gaps for emerging processing & recycling technologies
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 | Fireside chat: Innovation in financing
- Attracting capital: The financing structures and capital solutions proving most effective for de-risking mining projects and drawing capital into the space
- Shifting the conversation: How “catalytic” government capital (like the UK’s National Wealth Fund) is acting as a signal for private equity
- Leveraging government bodies and partnerships: The role of state-led bilateral and multilateral cooperation and co-financing and the effective leveraging of export credit agency (ECA) & development finance institution (DFI) programs for mining projects
- Innovative financing: How hybrid capital solutions can support the buildout of processing and recycling capacity in the West
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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