Keynote Conference Day Two - 17 September 2026
09:10 - WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER
CRITICAL MINERALS, STRATEGIC COMMODITIES & NEW ENERGY SOURCES
09:20 - 09:50
PRESENTATION: BEYOND EXTRACTION - SECURING THE CRITICAL MINERAL VALUE CHAIN THROUGH CIRCULARITY
Eng. Omar Alsaleh
Founder, Circular Economy Club Jordan
Founding Fellow, Circular Economy Institute (CEI), Jordan
09:50 - 10:20
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: SUPPLY CHAIN RISK AND RESILIENCE
Stephen Abhang
Geologist, Projects & Business Development, Fujairah Natural Resources Corporation,
United Arab Emirates
10:20 - 11:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
SUPPLY CHAIN, INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY & FUTURE OF MINING
11:00 - 12:20
PANEL DISCUSSION: BUILDING SUSTAINABLE & RESILIENT SUPPLY CHAINS - STRATEGIC SOURCING CHALLENGES, TECHNOLOGY ENABLERS & INDUSTRIAL SECTOR REQUIREMENTS
Malak Khalil (Session Chair)
Partner, Adsero - Ragy Soliman & Partners, Egypt
Yousef Tayseer Jawabreh
Mining Expert, Geology & Mineral Resources Department, Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, United Arab Emirates
Eng. Omar Alsaleh
Founder, Circular Economy Club Jordan
Founding Fellow, Circular Economy Institute (CEI), Jordan
K Sundarrajan
Principal Consultant, Arima Minerals, United Arab Emirates
Shawn Crispin
Managing Director & Principal Geologist, Orefinders Mining Consultants, United Arab Emirates
Riaz Tejani
President, StrataCCS Consulting, United Arab Emirates
Director, Strategic Partnerships, Ronacher McKenzie Geoscience Inc, United Arab Emirates
12:20 - 14:00
LUNCH BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
BATTERY, TECHNOLOGY, EV INVESTMENTS & INNOVATION
14:00 - 14:30
PRESENTATION: AI FOR EFFECTIVE TARGETING IN CRITICAL MINERAL EXPLORATION
Riaz Tejani
President, StrataCCS Consulting, United Arab Emirates
Director, Strategic Partnerships, Ronacher McKenzie Geoscience Inc, United Arab Emirates
14:30 - 15:o0
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: HOW ADVANCED LABORATORY TESTING HELPS US OVERCOME MATRIX INTERFERENCES AND SOLVES COMPLEX CHEMICAL ANALYSIS PROBLEMS FOR CRITICAL MINERALS & REES AND GENERATE RELIABLE ASSAY RESULTS & CHARACTERIZATION DATA
Angshuman Thakur
General Manager, Sales, Shiva Analyticals, India
15:00
CLOSING REMARKS, REFRESHMENT BREAK & END OF CONFERENCE