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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 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 energy companies are meeting the demand for critical resources being driven by hyperscalers, data centres, defence contractors and OEMs.
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 advancement of strategic capabilities in energy, mining, mineral processing, battery manufacturing, and—by extension—defence and AI.
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
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SPONSORSHIP
Partner with The Legal Innovation Forum to engage senior legal leaders and innovators shaping the future of the industry.
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