Bernd Schaefer
Bernd Schäfer
CEO, Managing Director, EIT RawMaterials

Bernd Schäfer is CEO and Managing Director of EIT Raw Materials. He has over 30 years of international business experience. Prior to joining EIT RawMaterials, he was CEO of apt Group, a leading European aluminium company. He was previously Vice President Commercial, Global Commercial Transportation and Industrial in Alcoa, where his area of responsibility included global markets and execution of the innovation agenda and technology roadmap. Mr Schäfer was a long-time board member of the trade association of the aluminium industry and the umbrella of metal-producing companies in Germany until 2020. 

EIT RawMaterials is the world‘s largest innovation community in the raw material sector and has been mandated by the European Commission to manage the European Raw Materials Alliance (ERMA).

Upcoming Sessions

Auditorium
Add to Calendar 2025-05-14 09:10:00 Raw Materials Summit 2025: Opening Fireside Chat TBA Rue Bara straat 1751070, Brussels, Belgium, The Egg Conference Centre, Auditorium RAW MATERIALS https://eitrmsummit.com/raw-materials-summit-2025/opening-fireside-chat Europe/Brussels public
Opening Fireside Chat
CEO, Managing Director, EIT RawMaterials
Undersecretary of State, Ministry of Climate and Environment Poland
Auditorium
Add to Calendar 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 RAW MATERIALS https://eitrmsummit.com/raw-materials-summit-2025/fireside-chat-commissioner-jessika-roswall Europe/Brussels public
Fireside Chat with Commissioner Jessika Roswall
CEO, Managing Director, EIT RawMaterials
EU Commissioner
Auditorium
Add to Calendar 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 RAW MATERIALS https://eitrmsummit.com/raw-materials-summit-2025/firing-starting-gun-turning-insight-action-race-2030 Europe/Brussels public
Firing the starting gun: Turning Insight into Action in the Race to 2030
Moderated by
David Eades
CEO, Managing Director, EIT RawMaterials