Welcome to our 11th edition:
AI, Energy, Defense... More materials
Forum location:
Mines Paris
60, Boulevard Saint-Michel 75006 Paris
Opening Speech
08.35 AM > 08.45 AM
| Victoire de Margerie, WMF Co Founder (France)
> WMF2026-Opening-speech-Victoire-de-Margerie.pdf |
Facts and Figures on Critical Minerals
08.45 AM > 09.45 AM
| Christophe Poinssot, Deputy CEO BRGM (France)
> WMF2026-Opening-Session-Christophe-Poinssot-BRGM.pdf |
| Rebecca Gordon, Former CEO CRU Consulting (UK)
> WMF2026-Opening-Session-Rebecca-Gordon-CRU-Consulting.pdf |
| Frank Bekaert, Senior Partner Metals and Mining, McKinsey (Belgium)
> WMF2026-Opening-Session-Franck-Bekaert-McKinsey.pdf |
| Peter Godart, Founder, President & CEO Found Industries (USA)
> WMF2026-Opening-Session-Peter-Godart-Found-Industries.pdf |
| Moderators : Victoire de Margerie, WMF Co Founder (France)
> WMF2026-Opening-Session-key-messages.pdf |
| Mahé Auch Roy, WMF Executive Board Co Chair (Canada) |
Firechat on Critical Minerals Directions
09.45 AM > 10.15 AM
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Mikael Staffas, CEO Boliden (Sweden)
> WMF2026-PS1-Mikael-Staffas-Boliden.pdf |
| James Litinsky, CEO MP Materials (USA) |
| Moderator : Victoire de Margerie, WMF Co Founder (France) |
Coffee Break
10.15 AM > 10.45 AM
Special Keynote
10.45 AM > 11.10 AM
| Bangaly Maty, Advisor Prime Minister (Guinea) |
AI Along Critical Materials Supply Chain: From Exploration to Recycling
11.10 AM > 12.40 PM
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Bernd Schäfer, CEO EIT Raw Materials, Co Chair (EU)
> WMF2026-PS2-Bernd-Schafer-Raw-Materials.pdf |
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Bronwyn Fox, Deputy Vice-Chancellor Research UNSW (Australia)
> WMF2026-PS2-Bronwyn-Fox-UNSW.pdf |
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Dmitry Belov, Chief Scientist, Prologium (Taiwan)
> WMF2026-PS2-Dimitri-Belov-Prologium.pdf |
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Vincent Colegrave, Global Head AI Transformation Syensqo (Belgique)
> WMF2026-PS2-Vincent-Colegrave-Syensqo.pdf |
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Preston Bryant, CEO Founder Momentum Technologies (USA)
> WMF2026-PS2-Preston-Bryant-Momentum.pdf |
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Matti Hietanen, CEO Finnish Minerals Group, Co Chair (Finland)
> WMF2026-PS2-Matti-Hietanen-Finnish-Minerals.pdf |
| Moderator : Greg Mulholland, WMF Executive Board (USA), Co Chair
> WMF2026-PS2-Key-messages.pdf |
Special Keynote
02.05 PM > 02.30 PM
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Laurent Frescaline, Founder & Head of Technology I-Pulse (France)
> WMF2026-Keynote-Laurent-frescaline-Ipulse.pdf |
Energy, Materials and Technologies for Data Storage and Usage
02.30 PM > 04.00 PM
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Nicolas Maes, CEO Orano, Co Chair (France)
> WMF2026-PS3-Nicolas-Maes-Orano.pdf |
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Jason Feist, Senior Vice President Seagate (USA)
> WMF2026-PS3-Jason-Feist-Seagate.pdf |
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Daniel Gheno, Senior Vice President Schneider Electric (France)
> WMF2026-PS3-Daniel-Gheno-Schneider.pdf |
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Mickael Mauger, Director of Engineering GridBlock (USA)
> WMF2026-PS3-Mickael-Mauger-Grid-Block.pdf |
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Hervé Beuffe, CEO Tiamat Energy (France)
> WMF2026-PS3-Hervé-Beuffe-Tiamat.pdf |
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Pierre Desjardins, CEO C12 (France)
> WMF2026-PS3-Pierre-Desjardins-C12.pdf |
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Sam Riggall, CEO Sunrise Energy Metals, Co Chair (Australia)
> WMF2026-PS3-Sam-Riggall-Sunrise-Energy-Metals.pdf |
| Moderator : Stéphane Mangin, WMF Executive Board, Co Chair (France) |
Coffee Break
4.00 PM > 4.30 PM
Aluminium, Steel and Cement: Where Do We Stand on Decarbonization
04.30 PM > 05.55 PM
| Jérôme Pécresse, CEO Rio Tinto Aluminium & Lithium, Co Chair (Canada) |
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Guy Sidos, CEO Vicat, Co Chair (France)
> WMF2026-PS4-Guy-Sidos-Vicat.pdf |
| Cody Finke, CEO Brimstone Energy (USA) |
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Johan Menckel, CEO LKAB, Co Chair (Sweden)
> WMF2026-PS4-Johan-Menckel-LKAB.pdf |
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José Noldin, CEO GravitHy (France)
> WMF2026-PS4-Jose-Noldin-gravithy.pdf |
| Moderator : Philippe Varin, WMF Co Founder (France) |
Special Keynote
05.55 PM > 06.20 PM
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Shunichi Miyanaga, Honorary Advisor MHI (Japan)
> WMF-2026-keynote-Shunichi-Miyanaga.pdf |
Closing remarks
06.20 PM > 06.30 PM
| Philippe Varin, WMF Co Founder (France) |