The event will feature senior U.S. government officials involved in mineral project finance and supply security, foreign mining ministers and heads of state, executives from commercially-viable mining and mineral processing companies, and investors providing the capital to build these resilient supply chains.

Tentative (Subject to Change)

8:00 AM — Arrival & Check-in Coffee and light breakfast

8:30 AM — Opening Remarks CMF President Rob Strayer

8:40 AM — CMF Metals Platform Demo Live demonstration of CMF data+ Project Pipeline Platform

9:00 AM — Keynote Jacob Helberg, U.S. Under Secretary of State for Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment

9:10 AM — Fireside: African Mining Leadership

• Ms. Alice Uwase, Chief Executive Officer of the Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board (RMB)

9:35 AM — Keynote Ambassador John Giordano, U.S. Ambassador to Namibia

9:45 AM — Panel: Multilateral Intl. Development Approaches to Minerals

• Namrata Thapar, World Bank Group Global Director for Metals and Minerals

• Tidjane Thiam, Executive Chairman of Freedom Acquisition 1 Corporation

10:15 AM — Fireside: Investor Perspective on Minerals Investing in Africa 

• Rt Hon Dominic Raab, Head of Global Affairs, Appian Capital Advisory

• Mike Moen, Managing Director and Head, Minerals, Metals and Mining Investment Banking, BTIG

• Shirley Webber, Managing Principal: Coverage Head Resources & Energy, Absa Group

• Puja Turner, Managing Director, Head of CEEMEA Loans and Structured Credit at JP Morgan

10:45 AM — Break(10 minutes)

10:55 AM — Panel: Whole-of-Government Playbook for Critical Mineral Supply Chains 

11:20 AM — Panel: Combat to Commerce: Interagency Approaches to Operational Readiness Moderated by Evanna Hu

• William L. T. Schirano, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Multilateral Engagement and Market Development at the U.S. Department of Energy

• Randall L. Harvey. Deputy Assistant Secretary of War for Special Operations Policy & Programs, Secretariat for Special Operations

• Mark Mitchell, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Middle East and Africa at the U.S. Department of Commerce

11:50 AM — Panel: Defense Industrial Base and Consumer Electronics Demand Signal Moderated by Alex Yergin

• Donald Davidson, Director, Industry & Government Relations, Volkswagen Group of America

• Shayne Bennett, Commodity Business Manager / Build to Print Machining / Rare Earths and Magnetic Materials, Applied Materials

• Stacy Newstead, Materials Strategy and Risk Manager, Lockheed Martin

12:30 PM — Lunch

Afternoon: Commodity Deep Dives & Investment Execution

1:30 PM — Session I: Tungsten

• 1:30 PM — Baseline market presentation (S&P / Rovjok)

• 1:45 PM — Commercial project pipeline overview and open discussion

2:30 PM — Session II: Copper

• 2:30 PM — Baseline market presentation (S&P / Rovjok)

• 2:55 PM — Commercial project pipeline overview and open discussion

3:30 PM — Session III: Tantalum

• 3:30 PM — Baseline market presentation (S&P / Rovjok)

• 3:55 PM — Commercial project pipeline overview and open discussion

4:30 PM — Closing Remarks

5:00 PM — Reception

This event is structured as an actionable forum for African leadership to convene with both U.S. government and private financiers. There have been many formal governmental agreements, and this event is the next practical step in catalyzing durable investment and project development across Africa.

The Forum also convenes the entirety of the supply chain, providing novel opportunities for manufacturers to secure offtake from reliable, resilient projects.

There are still opportunities to sponsor this event! If your company wishes to speak or be highlighted during the investment showcase, please reach out to events@cmforum.org or indicate your interest here.

Sponsored Executive Insights (5 min each)

Limited Corporate Speaking Slots

• Short, high-impact executive remarks

• Positioned before lunch for peak audience

Afternoon Asset Presentations (5 min each)

• If your company develops tungsten, tantalum, or copper, please reach out for the opportunity to be featured in our asset presentations to a number of investors, USG financiers, manufacturers, and foreign governments.

Meal or Branding Sponsorship

• There are opportunities to sponsor a meal and cobrand the event. Reach out to events@cmforum.org