Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day Two
10 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: MINES TO POWER: UNLOCKING NATURAL AND RENEWABLE GRAPHITE FRONTIER TECHNOLOGY FOR BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES IN DIVERSIFIED ENERGY MARKET
10:10 - 10:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: DECARBONIZATION AND ENERGY TRANSITION – CRITICAL MATERIALS DRIVING JAPAN’S SHIFT TO RENEWABLES
10:30 - 11:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
SUPPLY CHAIN, END USER DEMAND, INNOVATION, SUSTAINABILITY & FUTURE OF MINING
11:00 - 11:20
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: THE NEW POLITICS OF CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS
11:20 - 11:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: CRITICAL MINERALS - POWERING BATTERY MANUFACTURING AND ELECTRIC VEHICLES IN JAPAN’S AUTOMOTIVE FUTURE
11:40 - 12:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: CRITICAL MINERALS - ENABLING SEMICONDUCTORS, LEDS, AND JAPAN’S HIGH-TECH FUTURE
12:00 - 13:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN STRATEGIC SOURCING & BUILDING SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS TO ACHIEVE OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE AND SUPPORT INDUSTRIAL SECTORS LIKE MANUFACTURING AND DEFENCE
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK
DEEP-SEA MINING, RECYCLING, PROCESSING & TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS
14:00 - 14:20
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: DEEP-SEA EXPLORATION - JAPAN’S DRIVE FOR SECURE MINERAL SUPPLY
14:20 - 14:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: FACILITATING INVESTMENTS INTO CRITICAL MINERALS PROJECTS | FINANCING AND DE-RISKING DOMESTIC PROCESSING & REFINING CAPACITY
14:40 - 15:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: CLOSING THE LOOP - RECYCLING MINERALS FOR JAPAN’S SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
15:00 - 15:50
PANEL DISCUSSION: ADVANCING CRITICAL MINERALS RECYCLING & PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS, CHALLENGES, AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
15:50 - 16:20
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SHOWCASE
16:20 - 16:40
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE: RARE EARTH METALS EXTRACTION OPTIONS
16:40 - 17:00
SHOWCASE: LITHIUM
17:00 - 17:05
SHOWCASE: FUELLING THE FUTURE WITH URANIUM
17:05
CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF CONFERENCE