The EIT RawMaterials Summit 2026 brings together the full value chain to turn ambition into delivery. Policymakers shaping the frameworks, CEOs deploying capital into extraction and processing, startups commercializing breakthrough technologies, investors backing bankable projects, and the researchers making it work. If you're building Europe's materials future, this is your platform.
19–21 May 2026 | The EGG, Brussels I Programme Coming Soon
Europe’s competitiveness will be won in the materials economy
At the EIT RawMaterials Summit 2026, leaders across the full raw and advanced materials value chain – lab to plant, policy to procurement – will turn EU priorities into execution: scaling domestic extraction, processing and recycling, anchoring value in Europe, securing trusted global partnerships, and closing critical skills gaps. In a tougher geopolitical landscape, this is the flagship public–private forum where challenge becomes value creation.
If you set industrial strategy, capital or supply, this is the Summit you can’t afford to miss.
Five Programme Pillars Shaping Europe's Competitiveness
Strategic
Domestic extraction, processing, and refining, including defence use-cases and the regulatory milestones that unlock deployment.
Circular
Advanced recycling, secondary raw-material markets, and design-for-circularity shaped by the upcoming Circular Economy Act.
Global
Materials diplomacy and offtake agreements aligned with EU trade objectives and the Global Gateway.
Innovation
Moving from lab to plant - scaling technologies, structuring finance, and making projects investable to maintain Europe’s innovation edge.
People & Skills
Building the workforce Europe needs to deliver by 2030 through education, upskilling, and mobility excellence.
Attendees
They Say it Best
Thank you EIT RawMaterials for organizing an excellent summit in Brussels! Important discussions and meetings around Europe’s competitiveness and self-sufficiency. During my few days in town, I had the honor of meeting many fascinating people and building meaningful connections.
Marc Simon Schaar
CFO, Outokumpu
The EIT RawMaterials Summit 2025 was an incredible platform to share what we’re building at Geopyörä. I had the chance to pitch our Breakage Test technology — a fast, low-cost, high-throughput method that allows mining companies to unlock orebody hardness data 100× faster and 40× cheaper than legacy methods. The reception? Positive. Conversations sparked. And yes — investor interest from those who see the power of a cashflow-positive startup, already used by major mining companies around the globe.
Marcos de Paiva Bueno
CEO, Geopyörä
As a soon-to-graduate master's student from an EIT RawMaterials-labelled programme, I was incredibly grateful to attend once again. From powerful keynotes to spontaneous hallway conversations, this summit reminded me why raw materials matter so deeply — and why the work we do as early-career researchers truly counts.
Inga Werecka
PhD student
What a great three days at the EIT Raw Materials Summit in Brussels! Grateful for the energy, insights, and meaningful conversations that made this event truly impactful. Huge thanks to the organizers and to all the amazing people I met, reconnected, and exchanged ideas with.
Duygu Yilmaz
Senior Scientist, Institute for Energy Technology
2026 SPEAKERS
Leading Voices in Policy, Industry, and Innovation
Our curated speaker sessions bring together a spectrum of voices — from senior policymakers and seasoned industry leaders to investors, researchers and early-career talent — to tackle the defining challenges in raw materials: from defence readiness and CRM financing, to circularity as strategic depth, global supply chain action, and disruptive innovation across the value chain.
Marc Simon SchaarCFO, Outokumpu
Marcos de Paiva BuenoCEO, Geopyörä
Inga WereckaPhD student
Duygu YilmazSenior Scientist, Institute for Energy Technology
