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Program – World Materials Forum 2026
4 september 2026 – Paris, France – School of Mines
08.35 AM > 08.45 AM
Opening Speech
Victoire de Margerie – WMF Co Founder (France)
08.45 AM > 09.45 AM
Facts and Figures on Critical Minerals
Christophe Poinssot – Deputy CEO BRGM (France)
> WMF2026-Opening-Session-Christophe-Poinssot-BRGM.pdfRebecca Gordon – Former CEO CRU Consulting (UK)
> WMF2026-Opening-Session-Rebecca-Gordon-CRU-Consulting.pdfFrank Bekaert – Senior Partner Metals and Mining, McKinsey (Belgium)
> WMF2026-Opening-Session-Franck-Bekaert-McKinsey.pdfPeter Godart – Founder, President & CEO Found Industries (USA)
> WMF2026-Opening-Session-Peter-Godart-Found-Industries.pdfModerators
Victoire de Margerie – WMF Co Founder (France)
> WMF2026-Opening-Session-key-messages.pdfMahé Auch Roy – WMF Executive Board Co Chair (Canada)
09.45 AM > 10.15 AM
Firechat on Critical Minerals Directions
Mikael Staffas – CEO Boliden (Sweden)
> WMF2026-PS1-Mikael-Staffas-Boliden.pdfJames Litinsky – CEO MP Materials (USA)
Moderator
Victoire de Margerie – WMF Co Founder (France)
10.45 AM > 11.10 AM
Special Keynote
Bangaly Maty – Advisor Prime Minister (Guinea)
11.10 AM > 12.40 PM
AI Along Critical Materials Supply Chain: From Exploration to Recycling
Bernd Schäfer – CEO EIT Raw Materials, Co Chair (EU)
Bronwyn Fox – Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research UNSW (Australia)
Dmitry Belov – Chief Scientist, Prologium (Taiwan)
Vincent Colegrave – Global Head AI Transformation Syensqo (Belgique)
Preston Bryant – CEO Founder Momentum Technologies (USA)
Matti Hietanen – CEO Finnish Minerals Group, Co Chair (Finland)
Moderator
Greg Mulholland – WMF Executive Board (USA), Co Chair
02.05 PM > 02.30 PM
Special Keynote
Laurent Frescaline – Founder & Head of Technology I-Pulse (France)
> WMF2026-Keynote-Laurent-frescaline-Ipulse.pdf02.30 PM > 04.00 PM
Energy, Materials and Technologies for Data Storage and Usage
Nicolas Maes – CEO Orano, Co Chair (France)
Jason Feist – Senior Vice President Seagate (USA)
Daniel Gheno – Senior Vice President Schneider Electric (France)
Mickael Mauger – Director of Engineering GridBlock (USA)
Hervé Beuffe – CEO Tiamat Energy (France)
Pierre Desjardins – CEO C12 (France)
Sam Riggall – CEO Sunrise Energy Metals, Co Chair (Australia)
Moderator
Stéphane Mangin – WMF Executive Board, Co Chair (France)
04.30 PM > 05.55 PM
Aluminium, Steel and Cement: Where Do We Stand on Decarbonization
Jérôme Pécresse – CEO Rio Tinto Aluminium & Lithium, Co Chair (Canada)
Guy Sidos – CEO Vicat, Co Chair (France)
> WMF2026-PS4-Guy-Sidos-Vicat.pdfCody Finke – CEO Brimstone Energy (USA)
Johan Menckel – CEO LKAB, Co Chair (Sweden)
> WMF2026-PS4-Johan-Menckel-LKAB.pdfJosé Noldin – CEO GravitHy (France)
> WMF2026-PS4-Jose-Noldin-gravithy.pdfModerator
Philippe Varin – WMF Co Founder (France)
05.55 PM > 06.20 PM
Special Keynote
Shunichi Miyanaga – Honorary Advisor MHI (Japan)
> WMF-2026-keynote-Shunichi-Miyanaga.pdf06.20 PM > 06.30 PM
Closing remarks
Philippe Varin – WMF Co Founder (France)
07.30 PM