Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day One -
20 October 2026
08:40 - REGISTRATION
EUROPE’S MINERAL RESOURCES INDEPENDENCE
09:20 - 09:30
ORGANISER’S WELCOME REMARKS
09:20 - 10:30
OPENING PANEL DISCUSSION: BUILDING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE EUROPE'S MINING FUTURE - INVESTMENT, INNOVATION, AI & SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS
Andrew Glass
CEO, Avatar Commodities, Switzerland (Session Chair)
Bidemi Zakariyau
CEO, LSF PR, United Kingdom
Julienne C. Raboca
Senior Price Reporter, Fastmarkets, United Kingdom
Chamirai Charles Nyabeze
Executive VP Business Development, CEMI, Canada
10:30 - 11:10
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES, CRITICAL MINERALS & GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION
11:10 - 11:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: COPPER CONCENTRATE TREATMENT AND REFINING CHARGE (TC/RC) MARKET IN EMEA, INCLUDING FASTMARKETS' COPPER CONCENTRATES TC/RC INDEX
Julienne C. Raboca
Senior Price Reporter, Fastmarkets, United Kingdom
11:40 - 12:10
PRESENTATION: MINING & MINERALS IN EUROPE - HIGH‑VALUE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS A RAPIDLY GROWING REGION
12:10 - 12:40
PRESENTATION: BEYOND THE ASSET - HOW REPUTATION AND STAKEHOLDER TRUST ARE BECOMING CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Bidemi Zakariyau
CEO, LSF PR, United Kingdom
12:40 - 14:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
CENTRAL ASIA OPPORTUNITIES
14:00 - 15:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: CENTRAL ASIA'S ROLE IN MEETING EUROPEAN CRITICAL MINERAL DEMAND
Ros Lund
CEO, Eurasia Critical Minerals, United Kingdom (Session Chair)
Kassi Beisemberov
Managing Partner, Alphamar Investments, Kazakhstan
Michael Zlobin
Head of Equity for Natural Resources, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), United Kingdom
Mark Robinson
Executive Director, EITI International Secretariat, Norway
Bakhrom Agzamov
Project Development Executive, Graphtech Mining and Production, Uzbekistan
Alla Dolgopolova
Principal Researcher, Natural History Museum, United Kingdom
Lusine Manucharyan
Senior Adviser in Sustainability and Climate Change, Zangezur Copper Moly Combine (ZCMC), Armenia
COMMODITIES FINANCING & INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
15:00 - 15:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: PRECIOUS METALS OUTLOOK FOR 2027 AND BEYOND – WHY SHOULD INVESTORS CARE ABOUT PRECIOUS METALS?
15:30 - 16:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
16:00 - 16:20
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: AFRICAN MINERAL GEOPOLITICS - INCREASED COMPETITION & STRATEGIC INTEREST IN MINERALS
Luqman Ahmad
Founder, Basirat Advisory, United Kingdom
16:20 - 17:15
PANEL DISCUSSION: MONEY DRIVES MINERALS - FACILITATING STRATEGIC & CRITICAL MINERALS INITIATIVES AND INVESTMENTS AND HOW THE GEOPOLITICAL RIVALRY IS AN INVESTMENT BATTLEGROUND FOR DOMINANCE IN CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS, RESHAPING THE FUTURE OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Luqman Ahmad
Founder, Basirat Advisory, United Kingdom (Session Chair)
Andrew Glass
CEO, Avatar Commodities, Switzerland
17:15
CLOSING REMARKS & END OF DAY 1