Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day One - 16 September 2026
08:00 - REGISTRATION
OPENING CEREMONY
09:00 - 09:10
ORGANISER’S WELCOME REMARKS
09:10 - 09:30
OPENING GOVERNMENT ADDRESS: THE UAE’S CRITICAL MINERALS STRATEGY – GLOBAL ACQUISITIONS, STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS & SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS TO BUILD A WORLD‑CLASS MINERAL PROCESSING HUB
09:30 - 10:30
OPENING PANEL DISCUSSION: BUILDING GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE & SECURE SUPPLY CHAINS - OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS, ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES & AI TO DECARBONISE MINING OPERATIONS AND STRENGTHEN SUSTAINABILITY & TRACEABILITY OF RESOURCES
10:30 - 11:10
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES, CRITICAL MINERALS, GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION & TECHNOLOGY
11:10 - 11:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: MINING & MINERALS IN THE MIDDLE EAST - HIGH‑VALUE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS A RAPIDLY GROWING REGION
11:30 - 11:50
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: EXPLORING AFRICA & LATIN AMERICA AS FRONTIER EXPLORATION DESTINATIONS - OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN HIGH‑GROWTH MINING REGIONS
11:50 - 12:10
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: CAPITALISING ON THE UAE’S LOGISTICS ADVANTAGE - DEVELOPING A COMPETITIVE MINERALS PROCESSING & TRADING ECOSYSTEM
12:10 - 12:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR NET ZERO - AI, AUTOMATION & DIGITAL INNOVATION LEADING THE TRANSITION
12:30 - 14:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SHOWCASE
14:00 - 14:15
PRESENTATION: COPPER AND ENERGY TRANSITION
14:15 - 14:30
PRESENTATION: RARE EARTHS – FROM SCARCITY TO STRATEGIC
14:30 - 14:45
PRESENTATION: WHY GRAPHITE & CRITICAL MINERALS MATTER - POWERING BATTERIES, CLEAN ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES & INDUSTRIAL INNOVATION
14:45 - 15:00
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
15:00 - 15:15
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
15:15 - 15:45
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES FINANCING & INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
15:45 - 16:05
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: FINANCING THE FUTURE OF MINING - MARKET TRENDS, INNOVATION DRIVERS & SUSTAINABILITY IMPERATIVES
16:05 - 16:50
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
16:50
CLOSING REMARKS & END OF DAY 1