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 that governments and industry are deploying to build resilient supply chains, the cutting-edge innovations transforming mining and processing operations, 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 New York.
- 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
11:45 AM – 12:50 PM: REGISTRATION + NETWORKING LUNCH
12:50 – 1:00 PM: OPENING REMARKS
1:00 – 1:50 PM: Panel DISCUSSION | The advancement of minerals & materials security in the U.S.
- Demand drivers: The data center boom, the pullback on green technology and clean energy, the modernization of America’s defense and aerospace infrastructure, and other trends shaping the outlook for minerals demand in the U.S.
- 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
- Renewed global supply chain cooperation: How the U.S. administration is navigating allied cooperation and trade negotiations for greater supply chain resilience in the Western hemisphere
1:55 – 2:45 PM: Panel DISCUSSION | The forces reshaping Western supply chains for
minerals & materials
- A new geopolitical paradigm: The government initiatives—including procurement policy, stockpiling, public-private partnerships, and bilateral and multilateral agreements—being used to to build parallel 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
- Deregulation: How executive orders are moved the needle for mining projects in the U.S.
- Pax Silica: How the view of technology supply chains as strategic assets is impacting the AI ecosystem
- R&D: The progress being made to build circular pathways and shorten supply chains
2:45 – 3:05 PM: break
3:05 – 3:55 PM: Panel DISCUSSION | THE FUTURE OF mining & processing
- Dueling imperatives: How Western mining companies are managing to meet Western production standards while competing with China
- Operational excellence: The technologies and strategies being used to increase capital productivity and improve sustainability in mining & refining
- Homegrown ventures: The projects positioned to increase America’s market share in mining, processing, and recycling
- Building the value-added ecosystem: How government and industry are addressing funding gaps for emerging processing & recycling technologies
4:00 – 4:50 PM: Panel DISCUSSION | Innovation in financing
- Overcoming the capital productivity hurdle: The financing structures and capital solutions that are proving most effective for de-risking mining projects and drawing private capital into the space.
- The visible hand: How companies are navigating government support to finance mining projects
- Innovative financing: Hybrid capital solutions to support the buildout of mines and processing facilities in the West
4:50 – 5:00 PM: Closing Remarks
5:00 – 6:00 PM: 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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