Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day Two
9 September 2026
09:05 - 09:10
ORGANISER’S WELCOME REMARKS
CRITICAL MINERALS, STRATEGIC COMMODITIES & NEW ENERGY SOURCES
09:10 - 09:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: CRITICAL MINERALS OPPORTUNITIES IN AUSTRALIA
09:30 - 09:50
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: CRITICAL MINERALS OPPORTUNITIES IN AFRICA
09:50 - 10:10
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: DECARBONIZATION AND ENERGY TRANSITION - CRITICAL MATERIALS DRIVING JAPAN’S SHIFT TO RENEWABLES
10:10 - 10:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: FACILITATING INVESTMENTS INTO CRITICAL MINERALS PROJECTS – OPPORTUNITIES & CHALLENGES
10:30 - 11:10
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
DEEP-SEA MINING, RECYCLING, PROCESSING & TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS
11:10 - 11:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: DEEP-SEA EXPLORATION - JAPAN’S DRIVE FOR SECURE MINERAL SUPPLY
11:30 - 11:50
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: FINANCING AND DE-RISKING DOMESTIC PROCESSING & REFINING CAPACITY
11:50 - 12:10
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: CLOSING THE LOOP - RECYCLING MINERALS FOR JAPAN’S SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
12:10 - 12:50
PANEL DISCUSSION: ADVANCING CRITICAL MINERALS RECYCLING & PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS, CHALLENGES, AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
12:50 - 13:00
LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK
COMMODITIES, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SHOWCASE
14:00 - 14:15
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE: RARE EARTH METALS EXTRACTION OPTIONS
14:15 - 14:30
SHOWCASE: LITHIUM
14:30 - 14:45
SHOWCASE: FUELLING THE FUTURE WITH URANIUM
14:45 - 15:00
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE: SECURING JAPAN’S CRITICAL MINERALS SUPPLY CHAIN - PROACTIVE CYBERSECURITY STRATEGIES FOR OT AND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
SUPPLY CHAIN, END USER DEMAND, INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY & FUTURE OF MINING
15:00 - 15:15
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: THE NEW POLITICS OF CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS
15:15 - 15:45
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
15:45 - 16:05
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: CRITICAL MINERALS - POWERING BATTERY MANUFACTURING AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN JAPAN’S AUTOMOTIVE FUTURE
16:05 - 16:25
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: CRITICAL MINERALS - ENABLING SEMICONDUCTORS, LEDS, AND JAPAN’S HIGH-TECH FUTURE
16:25 - 17:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN STRATEGIC SOURCING & BUILDING SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS TO ACHIEVE OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE AND SUPPORT INDUSTRIAL SECTORS LIKE MANUFACTURING AND DEFENCE
17:00
CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE