Francesca Porcelli
Francesca Porcelli
Policy Officer for Social and Economic Development, EU Delegation to Albania

Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics and Foreign Languages, followed by a Master's Degree in International Relations with specialisation in European Studies. Strong experience in EU diplomacy and policy analysis both in the private and public sector. Career in the EU institutions started in Brussels in 2016 as Policy Officer responsible for the Western Balkan countries in the International Affairs Unit in DG GROW, the EU Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. Currently working at the EU Delegation to Albania as Policy Officer and Project Manager in the Sustainable Economic and Social Development section. Main tasks involve the overall coordination of the new Growth Plan for the Western Balkans and implementation of Albania’s Reform Agenda. From the project management side, responsible for following the Critical Raw Materials sector in Albania and related EU funded opportunities.

Upcoming Sessions

Auditorium
Add to Calendar 2026-05-20 11:00:00 EIT RawMaterials Summit 2026: EU Strategy to Diversify Raw Materials Supply: Lessons from the Ground The stakes are clear: Europe imports nearly 100% of its rare earth elements, over 70% of its lithium, with China dominating global processing capacity across most critical materials categories. By 2030, the CRMA mandates that no single non-EU country supplies more than 65% of any strategic raw materials consumed in the EU, demanding urgent action. This session asks what that action actually looks like on the ground. What are the concrete steps, strategic partnerships, and hard lessons from implementation so far? The discussion examines how resource partnerships must be anchored in Europe’s industrial needs — aligning upstream extraction and processing with downstream manufacturing demand, and what it takes for research collaboration in critical areas like rare earth separation to translate into active projects. From Albania to Uzbekistan, European and partner-country voices share their successes and challenges, and how the CRM Facility can drive results by identifying the right partners, catalysing innovation, and accelerating project development. Rue Bara 175, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium, The Egg, Auditorium RAW MATERIALS https://eitrmsummit.com/eit-rawmaterials-summit-2026/eu-strategy-diversify-raw-materials-supply-lessons-ground Europe/Brussels public
EU Strategy to Diversify Raw Materials Supply: Lessons from the Ground
Moderated by
Peter Handley
Deputy Chairman, UzTMK
Valorisation Director Materials & Chemistry, VITO
Policy Officer, EU Delegation to Albania
+2 speaker
Strategic Innovation Alliance Lead, Epiroc
Director, KU Leuven Institute