Europe’s largest annual mining and energy conference, Resourcing Tomorrow, is back this December and has released details about this year’s programme.
The conference will attract leaders across the mining industry to discuss various topics affecting global mineral supply: who will fund new production, how can we accelerate project development and in what ways can mineral security be strengthened without fragmenting global markets?
This year’s even theme is Beyond the Echo Chamber: Turning Talk into Action. Rohitesh Dhawan, president and CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals, will open the conference with A Rebel’s Manifesto for the Mining Industry.
“This is not a programme built around repeating familiar conversations. It will challenge what is ‘feasible’, identify where action is falling short and generate the actions needed to move projects forward,” said Resourcing Tomorrow divisional director Andrew Thake.
To follow the conference theme and bring the voice of state governments to the forefront, Oman, Armenia and Nigeria are scheduled to underscore the case for the mutually derived benefits of successful mining operations. Further representation at Resourcing Tomorrow includes Quebec, Cornwall, Western Australia and Indigenous Nations such as the Tłı̨chǫ Government.
Leadership Roundtables are returning to the show in an expanded form.
“The expansion of the Leadership Roundtables in particular will allow participants to go deeper into some of the industry’s most difficult subjects, while the main programme brings these challenges into a wider global debate,” said Thake.
The series of 90-minute discussions held under the Chatham House Rule will foster discussions about topics such as deep-sea mining, rare earths and Ukraine and battery supply chains.
The three-day programme will also address copper supply, responsible mining, defence requirements, alternative finance and mining M&A.
Over 2,300 mining professionals are expected to attend Resourcing Tomorrow 2026. The show takes place 1st-3rd December at the Business Design Centre in London.
