Summit Speakers 2025 | RAW MATERIALS

Summit Speakers

Our curated sessions feature discussions with industry leaders and experts: click on each profile to see when and where they're speaking.
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2025 Speakers

Our curated speaker sessions feature expert discussions on pressing topics like policy, international diversification, sustainability, skills, circular economies, green energy, reputation management, advanced materials and substitutes, tech, finance and more.

Bernd Schaefer

Bernd Schäfer

CEO, Managing Director, EIT RawMaterials

Naaja

Naaja H. Nathanielsen

Minister of Business, Trade, Mineral Resources, Justice and Gender Equality, Government of Greenland

Jessika Roswall

Jessika Roswall

EU Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy

Hildegard Bentele

Hildegard Bentele

Member of the European Parliament

Antoaneta Angelova-Krasteva

Director General, EAC

Aurora Williams

Minister of Mining, Chile

Joaquim Nunes de Almeida

Joaquim Nunes de Almeida

Director - DG GROW, European Commission

Kerstin Jorna

Director General, DG Grow

Koen Doens

Director General, DG International Partnerships INTPA, European Commission

Krzysztof Galos

Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment Poland

Maria Cristina Russo

Maria Cristina Russo

Directorate-General Research and Innovation, European Commission

Rt Hon Dominic Raab

Head of Global Affairs, Appian Capital Advisory LLP

Yegor Perelygin

Deputy Minister of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources, Ukraine

Alberto Castronovo

Head - Internationalisation Unit, Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy

Alf Reistad

CEO, Rare Earths Norway AS

Andrea di Masi

External Affairs Associate, SQM

Anne Lauenroth

Deputy Head of Department, Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI)

Benedikt Sobotka

CEO, Alpha Future Funds

Benjamin Gallezot

Benjamin Gallezot

Interministerial delegate for supplies of strategic minerals and metals, French Prime Minister's Office

Bert Koth

Partner, Denham Capital

Cedric Duclos

CEO, Saft

Christian Ehler

Member of the European Parliament, EPP Coordinator for Industry, Research and Industry

Christine Duchersneau

CEO, Institut National des Mines du Québec

Daniela Cholakova

Director of Corporate Environmental and Energy Affairs, Aurubis

Elisabeth Clausen

Professor and Director Institute for Advanced Mining Technologies (AMT), RWTH Aachen University

Ella Cullen

Cofounder & CMO, Minespider

Emanuel Proença

CEO, Savannah Resources

François Motte

CFO, Aclara Resources

Frank Jackel

Co-Founder and Managing Director, Metalshub

Frédéric Carencotte

President, Carester

Guillaume Bastien

Deputy General Manager, Alteo Alumina

Guillaume Delacroix

Senior Vice-President PM EMEA & APAC - Imerys

hardy

Hardy Mohrbacher

Board Advisor to Greenland Resources Inc / Owner NIOBELCON

Inge Neven

CEO, Vito

Ingo Hofmaier

Ingo Hofmaier

CFO, Lifezone Metals

James Watson

James Watson

CEO, Eurometaux

Jan Klawitter

Head of Government & International Relations, Anglo American

Jan Moström

Group President and CEO, LKAB

Javier Targhetta

President, Atlantic Copper

Kyriacos Kokkinos

Governing Board Rapporteur, EIT (former Minister to the President, Ministry of Research, Innovation & Digital Policy, Cyprus)

Macarena Gutiérrez

CEO, Atlantic Cooper

Maïté Blanchette Vezina

Minister of Natural Resources and Forests, Quebec

Marco Fiorentini

Professor and Director of the ARC Centre in Critical Resources for the Future, University of Western Australia

Marie-Christine von Hahn

Managing Director – BDLI

Mark Frayman

Managing Partner, Orion Industrial Ventures

Mathieu Schwander

Policy Officer Industry Engagement and EU Policies, European Defence Agency

Michiel

Michiel Scheffer

President of the Board, European Innovation Council

Mika Seitovirta

Chief Regional Officer, Europe - Sibanye Stillwater

Nauja Bianco

Member of Board of Directors, Greenland Resources

Nicola Beer

Vice-President, European Investment Bank

Olav Skalmeraas

CEO, Norge Mineraler AS

Oleksandr Kubrakov

Adviser to the Ministry of Defence – Ukraine

Patrick Ammerlaan

CEO, Boliden Commercial

Paul Gait

Group Head of Strategy, Anglo American

Paul Voss

Director General, European Aluminium

Peter Verbaken

Head of Commodities, APG Asset Management

Robert Brüll

Robert Brüll

CEO, FibreCoat GmbH

Ruben Shiffman

CEO, Greenland Resources Inc

Stefan Dobrev

Chair, EIT Governing Board

Tetiana Dzhumurat

Tetiana Dzhumurat

Associate Director, EBRD

Victoire de Margerie

Victoire de Margerie

Board Director, Ivanhoe Electric/Verkor

Wouter Ghyoot

VP of Government Affairs, Umicore

Yann Ropers

Global Head of Natural Resource Finance, Deutsche Bank

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Raw Materials Summit FAQs

The Raw Materials Summit 2024 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.

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