Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day One - 12 May 2025
07:45 - REGISTRATION
OPENING CEREMONY
09:00 - 09:10
ORGANISER’S WELCOME REMARKS
09:10 - 09:30
OPENING GOVERNMENT ADDRESS: CRITICAL MINERALS & MINING OUTLOOK IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
09:30 - 10:30
OPENING PANEL DISCUSSION: THE RISKS, REWARDS & LEADING TRENDS FOR THE FUTURE OF THE METALS, MINING & NATURAL RESOURCES INDUSTRY, AND THE PATHS TO CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION, DECARBONISATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ROLE OF CRITICAL MINERALS
10:30 - 11:10
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES, CRITICAL MINERALS, GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION & TECHNOLOGY
11:10 - 11:30
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: REINVENTING THE MINING INDUSTRY WITH DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, AI, COLLABORATION, INNOVATION AND ESG
11:30 - 11:50
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: THE ROLE AND IMPORTANCE OF STRATEGIC & CRITICAL MINERALS RESOURCES IN ACHIEVING ENERGY TRANSITION AND NET ZERO FUTURE
11:50 - 12:10
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: UNITED ARAB EMIRATES’ MINERALS SECTOR – RECENT TRENDS AND MOMENTUM
12:10 - 12:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: OUTLOOK ON GOLD & PRECIOUS METALS IN THE MIDDLE EAST – WHAT IS CATCHING THE INVESTORS’ ATTENTION NOW?
12:30 - 14:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SHOWCASE
14:00 - 14:15
SHOWCASE - GOLD
14:15 - 14:30
SHOWCASE - COPPER
14:30 - 14:45
SHOWCASE - MINERAL SANDS
14:45 - 15:00
SHOWCASE - LITHIUM
15:00 - 15:15
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
15:15 - 15:30
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
15:30 - 16:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
METALS FINANCING & INVESTMENT
16:00 - 16:20
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: RAISING CAPITAL TO SUPPORT EXPLORATION PROJECTS
16:20 - 16:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST MINING SECTOR
16:40 - 17:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: NEW FINANCING CAPABILITIES TO SUPPORT INVESTMENT ACTIVITIES IN CRITICAL MINERALS, CLEAN ENERGY AND HYDROGEN PROJECTS
17:00 - 17:40
PANEL DISCUSSION: FROM EXPLORATION TO PRODUCTION, MINING FINANCING & INVESTMENT TRENDS FOR CRITICAL MINERALS PROJECTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST
17:40 - 17:45
CLOSING REMARKS & END OF DAY 1
17:45 - 18:45
NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION