In January of this year, the Government of Québec published it’s new Critical and Strategic mineral strategy 2025-2031 (SQVMCS), renewing and committing to long-term development of critical and strategic minerals. This session will focus on some of the most advanced CSM projects in Quebec as well as highlighting potential collaboration and investment opportunities.
The event will feature innovative CSM mining, purification, processing and recycling projects in Quebec looking for strategic, technology, industrial or downstream partners, investors and offtake agreements to develop secure, responsible, and competitive critical minerals supply chains.
Don’t miss this opportunity to establish new partnerships!
9:00 – 11:00 AM - General session
Opening remarks (10 minutes) Hélène Drainville, Delegate General, Québec Government Office in Brussels and Joost Korte, Special Envoy for the EU-Canada Partnership
Overview of the Québec Critical and Strategic Minerals (10 minutes) Ian Morissette, Deputy minister, Mines, Gouvernement du Québec, Gouvernement du Québec)
Panel 1 | How Québec’s Critical Minerals Potential and Expertise Can Unlock European Partnerships (30 minutes)
Panelists:
Moderaror: Patrice Roy, Director, Geological Information and Promotion, Gouvernement du Québec Québec
First Phosphate (Armand Mackenzie, President),
Alex Eastwood, VP Business Development PMET Resources,
Patrice Boulanger, VP Business Development NMG)
Panel 2 | Strengthening Québec–Europe Ties to Build Resilient EV and Defence Supply Chains
Moderator: Sarah Larose, Director, Energy & Resources FDI, Invest Quebec International
Panelists:
Nano One (Sébastien Dakin, Director Stakeholder Engagement & Development);
AEM (Mick Adams CEO),
Focus Graphite (Dean Hanisch CEO)
Panel 3 | European Critical Minerals Landscape: Opportunities and Investment Support:
Moderator: Jocelyn Douhéret, General Director, Mining Policies and Development
Panelists
Robert Lindner, DG Grow
Matthias Reisinger, Projects Directorate, Innovation & Competitiveness Department
11:00 AM – 1:00 PM - Closed B2B - Pre-matched meetings
The EIT RawMaterials Summit is taking place at The Egg Brussels, Rue Bara 175, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium. This is an immersive experience and full participation requires attendance in person: for this reason we don’t offer virtual attendance options. The venue is fully accessible.
Your ticket grants you access to all sessions, workshops, networking events, and exhibits, and includes refreshments and meals. One-day passes provide the same access and benefits. A limited number of tickets will be available at the event, but we strongly recommend registering online in advance to secure your spot and take advantage of early bird discounts.
The venue has partnered with recommended hotels to offer discounted rates for Raw Materials Summit attendees. Information is available here https://theeggbrussels.com/partners/#hotel-partners
Yes - just select the student ticket option during registration and provide valid student I.D. when you arrive at the event.
Yes, an event app will be available for attendees closer to the event date. It will provide access to the agenda, session details, networking opportunities, and other important information.