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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 buyers and suppliers are navigating the surge in demand for energy and strategic materials being driven by the AI boom, the clean energy transition, and the push for greater defence sovereignty.
- 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: Financing Solutions for a Sovereign, Secure Europe
How governments and capital markets are supporting the advancement of strategic capabilities in mining, refining, and energy infrastructure to power European growth and security.
- 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 | Seizing the Moment: Advancing Europe's Industrial AND DIGITAL Future
The policies and initiatives that could usher in a new era of security and 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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