Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day One -
13 October 2025
08:00 - REGISTRATION
COMMODITIES, CRITICAL MINERALS, GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION & TECHNOLOGY
09:10 - 09:20
ORGANISER’S WELCOME REMARKS
09:20 - 10:30
OPENING PANEL DISCUSSION: THE RISKS & REWARDS OF MINING AND CRITICAL MINERALS IN DIFFICULT GEOPOLITICS, DECARBONISATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY
Alex Griffiths
Director, Metals & Mining, Curated Services, Wood Mackenzie, United Kingdom (Session Chair)
Han Ilhan
Managing Partner, Catalis Strategies | Advisor to the Chairman, TMK (Uzbekistan Technological Metals Complex), Uzbekistan
Craig Hallworth
SVP & CFO, Gunnison Copper, United States
Wen-Yu Weng
Executive Lead for Critical Minerals, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, United Kingdom
Ismet Soyocak
ESG Consultant, Orion Resource Partners, United Kingdom
10:30 - 11:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
11:00 - 11:30
SHOWCASE: GUNNISON COPPER
Craig Hallworth
SVP & CFO, Gunnison Copper, United States
11:30 - 12:00
PRESENTATION: FROM CONCENTRATES TO CONFIDENCE - FINANCING MIDSTREAM METALS HUBS IN CENTRAL ASIA
Han Ilhan
Managing Partner, Catalis Strategies | Advisor to the Chairman, TMK (Uzbekistan Technological Metals Complex), Uzbekistan
12:00 - 12:30
PRESENTATION: THE ENERGY TRANSITION, RESOURCE NATIONALISM AND TARIFFS - A NEW AGE OF DISRUPTION FOR METALS MARKETS
Alex Griffiths
Director, Metals & Mining, Curated Services, Wood Mackenzie, United Kingdom
12:30 - 13:00
SHOWCASE: TUNGSTEN WEST - UNLOCKING CRITICAL MINERALS IN THE UK
Jeff Court
CEO, Tungsten West, United Kingdom
13:00 - 14:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
CIRCULAR ECONOMY, COMMODITIES & NEW INVESTMENT APPROACH
14:00 - 14:30
PRESENTATION: REWIRING MINERAL VALUE CHAINS - THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY AS A STRATEGY FOR RESILIENCE AND RESOURCE SECURITY
Wen-Yu Weng
Executive Lead for Critical Minerals, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, United Kingdom
14:30 - 15:00
PRESENTATION: THE NEED FOR AN ESG-ADJUSTED INVESTMENT CALCULATION APPROACH
Niklas Grönberg
Partner & Managing Director, Nordic Strategy Partners, Sweden
Lisa Ek
Partner & Managing Director, Nordic Strategy Partners, Sweden
15:00 - 15:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: MINING & CRITICAL MINERALS INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN INDIA
A.S. Smt Rupinder Brar
Chairperson of the Executive Committee, INC-WMC
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Coal, Govt of India
15:30 - 16:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
GOLD, PRECIOUS METALS, FINANCING & INVESTMENT
16:00 - 16:20
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: PRECIOUS METALS OUTLOOK FOR 2026 AND BEYOND – WHY SHOULD INVESTORS CARE ABOUT PRECIOUS METALS?
Kirill Kirilenko
Senior Analyst, Precious Metals, CRU, United Kingdom
16:20 - 16:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: SILVER & PLATINUM MINE SUPPLY AND COSTS | HOW GEOPOLITICAL FACTORS ARE IMPACTING SUPPLY?
Sarah Tomlinson
Director of Mine Supply, Metals Focus, United Kingdom
16:40 - 17:20
PANEL DISCUSSION: EXPLORING ALLOCATION STRATEGIES & CAPITAL RAISING TRENDS FOR THE NEXT MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FROM EXPLORATION TO PRODUCTION
Anje Kruger
CEO, Hibarri, South Africa (Session Chair)
Kirill Kirilenko
Senior Analyst, Precious Metals, CRU, United Kingdom
Ime Ekong
Director, Export Development Canada, United Kingdom
Mansoor Hamayun
Chairman, Minexx, South Africa
Alain Corbani
Portfolio Manager, Head of Mining, Montbleu Finance, France
Scott Macpherson
Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells International LLP, United Kingdom
17:20
CLOSING REMARKS & END OF DAY 1