KJ
Kerstin Jorna
Director General, DG Grow

Kerstin Jorna is a German national and a civil servant at the European Commission where she
has held various positions, amongst others as Head of Cabinet of several Commissioners and
different Director posts.

Mrs. Jorna is the Director-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs. Before, Mrs. Jorna was Deputy Director-General for Economic and Financial Affairs. Mrs. Jorna also held positions on the Board of the European Investment Bank, the European Investment Fund as well as the European Innovation Council Fund.


 

Upcoming Sessions

Auditorium
Add to Calendar 2026-05-20 11:45:00 EIT RawMaterials Summit 2026: Three Initiatives, One Goal: How Combined Efforts Will Support RESourceEU for Supply Security Europe’s ambition to secure and diversify its Critical Raw Materials supply cannot rely on a single instrument or geography. This panel takes a macro-view of how three distinct initiatives—the EU-Australia CRM Partnership, the Greenland Green Growth Project, and the CRM-Facility, work in tandem to advance RESourceEU and build a resilient, multi-speed supply chain for Europe.  The panel will bring together perspectives from the three initiatives to demonstrate how this framework is being operationalised across regions and stages of development — from upstream geological exploration, processing and refining to concrete offtake agreements. The panel is complemented by an industry perspective, giving voice to what companies expect EU-backed initiatives to deliver, how mid-stream actors assess emerging partnerships, and what Europe must offer to convert strategic intent into commercially viable, long-term supply relationships.  Rue Bara 175, 1070 Bruxelles, Belgium, The Egg, Auditorium RAW MATERIALS https://eitrmsummit.com/eit-rawmaterials-summit-2026/three-initiatives-one-goal-how-combined-efforts-will-support Europe/Brussels public
Three Initiatives, One Goal: How Combined Efforts Will Support RESourceEU for Supply Security
Moderated by
Peter Handley
Director General, DG Grow
Deputy Head of Unit, DG INTPA, European Commission
Director General,GTK
+1 speaker
CEO, Molymet Belgium