Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day One
8 September 2026
08:00
REGISTRATION
09:00 - 09:10
ORGANISER’S WELCOME REMARKS
JAPAN’S MINERAL STRATEGY - SAFEGUARDING INDUSTRY AND ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE
09:10 - 09:30
OPENING ADDRESS: CRITICAL MINERALS AND JAPAN’S ECONOMIC SOVEREIGNTY - POWERING HIGH-TECH, AUTOMOTIVE, AND GREEN ENERGY AMID GEOPOLITICAL RISKS THROUGH INVESTMENTS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND PROCESSING
09:30 - 10:30
OPENING PANEL DISCUSSION: GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS & ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES - SECURING CRITICAL MINERALS FOR JAPAN’S INDUSTRIAL, ECONOMIC, AND NATIONAL SECURITY
10:30 - 11:10
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES, CRITICAL MINERALS, GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION & TECHNOLOGY
11:10 - 11:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: NAVIGATING MARKET VOLATILITY & COMMODITIES OUTLOOK FOR 2026-2030
11:30 - 11:50
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: HOW TO DEVELOP SUSTAINABLE CRITICAL MINERALS VALUE CHAINS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON RARE EARTHS AND BATTERY MATERIALS
11:50 - 12:10
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: THE INTERPLAY OF NATIONAL SECURITY, GEOPOLITICS AND TRADE WITH CRITICAL MINERALS
12:10 - 13:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: FOCUSING ON AI AND TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK
COMMODITIES, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SHOWCASE
14:00 - 14:15
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: COPPER AND ENERGY TRANSITION
14:15 - 14:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: THE NEW US PLAYBOOK FOR CRITICAL MINERALS - POLICY AND PRICES
14:30 - 14:45
PRESENTATION: SILVER – STRATEGIC METAL FOR GREEN ENERGY & NATIONAL DEFENCE
14:45 - 15:00
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE: AI-DRIVEN OPTIMIZATION IN CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS
15:00 - 15:15
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
15:15 - 15:45
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES FINANCING & INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
15:45 - 16:05
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: MINING FINANCING MODELS, MARKET TRENDS, AND INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
16:05 - 16:50
PANEL DISCUSSION: MONEY DRIVES MINERALS - FACILITATING STRATEGIC & CRITICAL MINERALS INITIATIVES AND INVESTMENTS AND HOW THE GEOPOLITICAL RIVALRY IS AN INVESTMENT BATTLEGROUND FOR DOMINANCE IN CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS, RESHAPING THE FUTURE OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
16:50 - 17:00
CLOSING REMARKS
17:00 - 18:00
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION