Programme

Day 0 – Monday, 5 October 2026
18:00–20:30 Welcome cocktail reception (RSVP required)
Day 1 – Tuesday, 6 October 2026
07:30–08:55 Breakfast at the venue
09:00–09:10 Welcome Address on Behalf of the Event Organiser and Advisory Board – Tamer Talu (HTT NEXUS)
09:40–10:30 Day 1 Morning Panel: Capital Meets the Ground: Financing, Strategic Partnerships and New Pathways to Project Development - Moderator: Yulia Makarova, Panellists: Katharina Loeckinger (DGWA), Rumyana Davidson (Rokaden Strategic Solutions), Vasily Storozhuk (KPMG), Ariel Tepperman (Lionhead), Joachim Kayser (Alliance Critical Materials)
10:30–13:00 One-on-one meetings and plenary company presentations
11:40–12:00 Company Presentation: Tomarok
12:00–12:20 Company Presentation: Gaia Jeolog
13:00–14:00 Lunch
14:00–14:10 Organiser’s Remarks
14:10–15:00 Day 1 Afternoon Panel: Critical Minerals and Battery Raw Materials: Regional Developments, Supply Security and Resilient Supply Chains - Katharina Loeckinger (DGWA), Panellists: Adele Rouleau (Geosyntec Consultants), Stefan Stoev (MINEX GmbH), Darren Hazelwood (Panther Metals), Mark van den Arend (StraMin), Nuno Rodrigues (Lusorecursos)
15:00–17:30 One-on-one meetings and plenary sessions
15:00–15:25 Fireside Chat: Portugal’s Mining Opportunity: From the Iberian Pyrite Belt to Europe’s Critical Minerals Future - Moderator: Mark Fairbairn (StockBox), Contributors: Nuno Rodrigues (Lusorecursos), Vítor Arezes (Allied Critical Metals)
15:30–15:50 Company Presentation - Lusorecursos
15:50–16:10 Company Presentation - Allied Critical Metals
16:10–16:30 Company Presentation - Avrupa Minerals
16:35–16:55 Fireside Chat: The Battery Investment Map: Changing Chemistries, Regional Imbalances and the Next Wave of Projects - Moderator: Mark Fairbairn (StockBox), Guest Speaker: Kenneth Hoffman (Traubenbach)
17:15–17:35 Featured presentation: The Global Race for Resources: Strategic Competition, Africa’s Emerging Opportunity and a New Model for Mining Partnerships, PanAfricanMines.com – Mark van den Arend (StraMin)
17:35–20:00 Day 1 Networking Reception
Day 2 – Wednesday, 7 October 2026
07:30–08:55 Breakfast at the venue
09:00–09:10 Organiser’s Remarks
09:10–09:40 Opening Address - Şant Manukyan (IS Investment)
09:40–10:30 Day 2 Morning Panel: Emerging Central Eurasia: Mineral Wealth, Connectivity and New Investment Frontiers - Moderator: Tamer Talu (HTT NEXUS), Panellists: Vasily Storozhuk (KPMG), George Yordanov (LuxMetals Invest)
10:30–13:00 One-on-one meetings and plenary sessions
11:40–12:00 Company Presentation: Norterra Resources - Antony Tomashevskiy
12:00–12:50 Featured Presentation - Financing Mining Projects: From Exploration to Operations and Decarbonisation , Michael Zlobin; Erdem Yaşar, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
13:00–14:00 Lunch
14:00–14:10 Organiser’s Remarks
14:10–15:00 Day 2 Afternoon Panel: Gold, Silver and Beyond: Resilience, Strategic Demand and the Evolving Investment Case for Precious Metals - Moderator: Mark Fairbairn (StockBox) Speakers: Adrian Day (Adrian Day Asset Management), David Bickford (Centerra Gold), Eric Zaunscherb (GR Silver Mining), Vladislav Trashliev (MINEX GmbH)
15:00–17:30 One-on-one meetings and plenary sessions
15:00–15:20 Company presentation - GR Silver Mining
15:20–15:40 Featured presentation: Gold: Why We Have Not Seen the Top?
Adrian Day (Adrian Day Asset Management) (online)
15:40–16:00 Fireside Chat: From International Mining Projects to North American Capital: Navigating Canadian and US Markets for Growth - Moderator: Mark Fairbairn (StockBox), Guest Speaker: Erin Campbell (ArcStone Group of Companies)
16:00–16:20 Fireside Chat: Mining Royalties: Creating Value, Building Partnerships and Looking Ahead - Moderator: Mark Fairbairn (StockBox), Guest Speaker: David Cole (Carlin East) (online)
16:20–16:45 Featured presentation: Explore to Sell or Explore to Build? Reading Western Capital: An Owner’s Guide - Rumyana Davidson (Rokaden Strategic Solutions)
17:30–20:00 Day 2 Networking Reception in association with Commodity Trading Club