Raw Materials Summit 2025 Programme
With less than 1,300 working days until 2030, Europe faces a decisive moment. Securing critical raw materials (CRMs) is fundamental to achieving climate goals, ensuring security and strategic autonomy, and sustaining industrial competitiveness. The EIT RawMaterials Summit 2025 will gather top policymakers, industry leaders, investors, and innovators to forge Europe's path forward.
May 13th
May 14th
May 15th
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Riverside
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2025-05-13 18:30:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: Opening Reception
Welcome networking evening
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Riverside
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Opening Reception
Welcome networking evening
9:00am - 9:10am
Main Stage
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2025-05-14 09:00:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: Opening & Welcome
Opening ceremony
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Main Stage
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Opening & Welcome
9:10am - 9:30am
Auditorium
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2025-05-14 09:10:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: Opening Fireside Chat
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Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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Opening Fireside Chat
9:30am - 10:15am
Auditorium
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2025-05-14 09:30:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: Geopolitical Dynamics in Securing Europe’s Defence Supply Chains
In today’s rapidly evolving geopolitical landscape, securing Europe’s critical raw materials (CRM) for defence is more than an industrial challenge — it is a strategic imperative. This high-level panel will explore how global geopolitical tensions, shifting alliances, and security risks are reshaping Europe’s defence priorities and supply chain resilience. The discussion will focus on how international dynamics are driving defence-oriented policy decisions, what adaptations are needed to mitigate geopolitical risks, and how the CRM Act and Europe’s 2030 targets intersect with military readiness and strategic autonomy.
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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Geopolitical Dynamics in Securing Europe’s Defence Supply Chains
A high-level dialogue on securing Europe’s raw material supply chains as a foundation for long-term security, sovereignty, and industrial competitiveness in an increasingly fractured geopolitical landscape.
Moderated by
David Eades
10:45am - 11:30am
Auditorium
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2025-05-14 10:45:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: Industry and Technical Solutions for Securing Europe’s Defence Supply Chains with Strategic Investments
Securing Europe’s defence supply chains requires more than policy — it demands industry leadership, technical innovation, and bold investment. This session will convene industry experts to discuss the practical challenges of building secure, diversified critical raw materials value chains across extraction, processing, and recycling. The panel will explore the technological barriers, infrastructure gaps, and financing needs that must be addressed to enhance Europe’s resource independence and resilience. From circularity strategies to next-generation processing technologies, this discussion will showcase industry-driven solutions for a secure and efficient defence supply chain.
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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Industry and Technical Solutions for Securing Europe’s Defence Supply Chains with Strategic Investments
Moderated by
David Eades
11:30am - 12:30pm
Auditorium
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2025-05-14 11:30:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: Voice of Industry: Future of Europe’s Industrial Value Chains
Europe’s industrial leaders face mounting pressure from supply chain volatility, new battery chemistries, evolving trade policies, and decarbonisation targets. This panel brings together mining, refining, battery manufacturing, and industrial metals stakeholders to discuss how the Clean Industrial Deal will impact investment, growth, and competitiveness. How can Europe compete with global industrial powerhouses while ensuring resilient supply chains?
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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https://eitrmsummit.com/raw-materials-summit-2025/voice-industry-future-europes-industrial-value-chains
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Voice of Industry: Future of Europe’s Industrial Value Chains
Industrial leaders on competitiveness, supply chain resilience, and the Clean Industrial Deal.
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Auditorium
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2025-05-14 14:00:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: Unlocking Capital for Europe’s Raw Materials Future: Closing the Gap
How can Europe unleash its vast capital pools into the critical raw materials sector? There are several challenges to overcome, inherent to the nature of the sector. The nature of how critical raw materials are traded globally, conditions for project finance and factors limiting engagement by institutional investors all play a role. Could strategic stockpiling contribute to a potential solution? This panel will explore how Europe can develop innovative funding mechanisms, connect alternative capital sources, and create alternative strategies that accelerate project development while ensuring strategic control.
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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https://eitrmsummit.com/raw-materials-summit-2025/unlocking-capital-europes-raw-materials-future-closing-gap
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Unlocking Capital for Europe’s Raw Materials Future: Closing the Gap
Addressing Europe’s strategic investment gap through innovative financing, EU instruments, and public-private models.
3:00pm - 3:45pm
Auditorium
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2025-05-14 15:00:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: The Raw Materials Workforce Revolution – Transforming Skills Gap to Skills Growth
This session will explore how the raw materials sector is addressing the urgent need for 1.2 million skilled professionals by 2030 through EU initiatives like the Union of Skills, vocational training, and digital learning – ensuring a future-ready workforce via tools such as the Reinforced Pact for Skills and sector-specific academies.
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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The Raw Materials Workforce Revolution – Transforming Skills Gap to Skills Growth
Strategies to train 1.2 million skilled professionals by 2030 and close Europe’s skills gap.
4:15pm - 4:45pm
Auditorium
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2025-05-14 16:15:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: Investing in Skills for 2030 - Public-Private Partnerships for Higher and Youth Education
Attracting and retaining talent, especially in STEM fields, is one of Europe’s biggest challenges. Schools and universities need stronger investment and strategic partnerships to prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow and to drive innovation. Public-private partnerships are already making a difference. Programs like the EIT Higher Education Initiative and Youth Education show how schools, universities, and businesses can work together to bridge the skills gap, inspire young minds, and connect education to real-world careers. These initiatives highlight how strategic investments in education - from funding capacity building and digital tools to fostering industry collaborations - can create a skilled workforce for the future.
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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Investing in Skills for 2030 - Public-Private Partnerships for Higher and Youth Education
How to attract young talent and build public trust in raw materials through strategic partnerships.
4:45pm - 5:15pm
Auditorium
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2025-05-14 16:45:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: Fireside Chat with Rt Hon Dominic Raab
To be announced
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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Fireside Chat with Rt Hon Dominic Raab
5:15pm - 5:30pm
Auditorium
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2025-05-14 17:15:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: Closing of Day 1
TBA
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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Closing of Day 1
9:00am - 9:10am
Auditorium
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2025-05-15 09:00:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: Opening & Welcome Day 2
TBA
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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Opening & Welcome Day 2
9:10am - 9:40am
Auditorium
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2025-05-15 09:10:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: Fireside Chat with Commissioner Jessika Roswall
A discussion with the European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience & a Competitive Circular Economy with a focus on raw materials resilience, security, and competitiveness
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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Fireside Chat with Commissioner Jessika Roswall
9:40am - 10:30am
Auditorium
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2025-05-15 09:40:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: CRMA Recycling Target: On Track or at Risk?
This session will bring together leaders and experts to follow Commissioner Roswall’s intervention, and address the regulatory, technological, and economic challenges of scaling raw material recovery, exploring how the forthcoming Circular Economy Act can turn Europe’s waste into a strategic opportunity.
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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CRMA Recycling Target: On Track or at Risk?
11:00am - 11:45am
Auditorium
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2025-05-15 11:00:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: New Horizons - Securing Europe’s innovation leadership
As Europe debates the future of its innovation agenda and its central role in competitiveness, what choices must we make to drive research, industrialisation, and resilience in critical raw materials supply chains? This session will explore public-private funding models, industrial policy levers, and research priorities to ensure that Europe leads in the next generation of materials innovation.
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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New Horizons - Securing Europe’s innovation leadership
Future R&I priorities to secure raw materials resilience and drive competitiveness.
11:45am - 12:30pm
Auditorium
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2025-05-15 11:45:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: Crossing the Valley of Death: Europe’s Raw Materials Start-up Ecosystem
This panel will convene innovators and investors to discuss how Europe can boost commercialisation by improving venture capital access, de-risking early-stage investments, and building cross-border innovation hubs to close the scale-up gap and compete globally.
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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Crossing the Valley of Death: Europe’s Raw Materials Start-up Ecosystem
Scaling innovations—how to unlock venture capital and build industrial ecosystems.
2:10pm - 2:50pm
Auditorium
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2025-05-15 14:10:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: Building Global Partnerships: A Collaborative Path to Critical Raw Materials Security
The race to secure critical raw materials is not just a competition – it’s a test of diplomacy, trust, and shared long-term interests. This panel brings together government leaders from resource-rich regions and the European Commission to discuss how international partnerships can balance economic opportunity, environmental responsibility, and strategic autonomy. What does a 21st-century raw materials partnership look like? How can Europe and its partners build resilient, transparent, and mutually beneficial supply chains? And how are policy-makers navigating the tensions between sovereignty, sustainability, and global competition?
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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Building Global Partnerships: A Collaborative Path to Critical Raw Materials Security
Strategic alliances to secure CRMs through two-way trade, investment, and technology collaboration.
2:50pm - 3:30pm
Auditorium
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2025-05-15 14:50:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: Beyond Offtake: Industry Collaboration Models for Sustainable Raw Materials Supply
Securing raw materials is no longer just about contracts – it’s about co-investment, co-development, and shared innovation. This industry-focused panel brings together leaders from international mining and processing projects working with Europe to develop new models for responsible sourcing, local value creation, and technological collaboration. What are the lessons from recent partnerships? Where are the bottlenecks in permitting, financing, and infrastructure? And how can Europe position itself not just as a buyer – but as a strategic partner in the global raw materials ecosystem?
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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Beyond Offtake: Industry Collaboration Models for Sustainable Raw Materials Supply
4:00pm - 4:45pm
Auditorium
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2025-05-15 16:00:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: Securing Europe’s Metals Future: Clean Industrial Deal, Metals Action Plan, Circular Economy Act
This session will examine how policy can strengthen Europe’s metals value chains by addressing clean energy access, recycling barriers, and ETS reforms to ensure affordable, sustainable metals for resilience and competitiveness.
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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Securing Europe’s Metals Future: Clean Industrial Deal, Metals Action Plan, Circular Economy Act
Moderated by
David Eades and Quentin de Hults
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4:45pm - 5:00pm
Auditorium
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2025-05-15 16:45:00
Raw Materials Summit 2025: Firing the starting gun: Turning Insight into Action in the Race to 2030
Closing reflections and a call to action
Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium
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Firing the starting gun: Turning Insight into Action in the Race to 2030
Moderated by
David Eades