Keynote Conference Day One - November 16, 2026
08:45 - REGISTRATION
09:20 - 09:30
WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER
CANADA’S MINERAL RESOURCES INDEPENDENCE
09:30 - 10:30
OPENING PANEL DISCUSSION: BUILDING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE CANADA'S MINING FUTURE - INVESTMENT, INNOVATION, AI. PROCESSING, RECYCLING & SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS
Sean Samson
President, CEO & Director, Clean Energy Transition Inc, Canada (Session Chair)
Tracy Hughes
CEO, Director, InvestorNews Inc, Canada | Director, Critical Minerals Institute (CMI), Canada
Kamran Khozan
Chairman and CEO, CVMR Corporation, Canada
Mark Plamondon
Executive Director, Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association (AIHA), Canada
Oliver Sheldrick-Moyle
Program Manager, Clean Economy, Clean Energy Canada, Canada
10:30 - 11:10
MORNING REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES, CRITICAL MINERALS, GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION & TECHNOLOGY
11:10 - 11:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: CANADA’S ROLE IN THE SUPPLY OF CRITICAL MINERALS
Kamran Khozan
Chairman and CEO, CVMR Corporation, Canada
11:40 - 12:10
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: POSITIONING ALBERTA AS A CRITICAL MINERALS HUB
Mark Plamondon
Executive Director, Alberta's Industrial Heartland Association (AIHA), Canada
12:10 - 12:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: LITHIUM, RARE EARTHS AND ZIRCONIUM - POSITIONING NORTH AMERICA FOR CRITICAL MINERAL SECURITY
Christopher Senyk
Vice President, Corporate Development, Avalon Advanced Materials Inc., Canada
12:30 - 14:00
NETWORKING BREAK
NEW ENERGY SOURCES, COMMODITIES & CRITICAL MINERALS WORKFORCE
14:00 - 14:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: THE MOST CRITICAL MINERALS OF 2027 AND FIVE COMPANIES SETTING THE PACE
Tracy Hughes
CEO, Director, InvestorNews Inc, Canada | Director, Critical Minerals Institute (CMI), Canada
14:30 - 15:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: AFTER MONTREAL - TURNING CANADA–EU CRITICAL MINERALS COMMITMENTS INTO DEALS
Oliver Sheldrick-Moyle
Program Manager, Clean Economy, Clean Energy Canada, Canada
15:00 - 15:30
PRESENTATION - FUNDING THE EDGE - THE CASE FOR EXPLORATION-FIRST POLICY IN ONTARIO
Steve Virtue
CEO, Ontario Prospectors Association, Canada
15:30 - 16:00
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES FINANCING & INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
16:00 - 16:20
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: GEOPOLITICS IS GOOD FOR MINING AND CRITICAL MINERALS
Keith Spence
CEO & Partner, Global Mining Capital., Canada
16:20 - 17:15
PANEL DISCUSSION: MONEY DRIVES MINERALS - FACILITATING STRATEGIC & CRITICAL MINERALS INITIATIVES AND INVESTMENTS AND HOW THE GEOPOLITICAL RIVALRY IS AN INVESTMENT BATTLEGROUND FOR DOMINANCE IN CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS, RESHAPING THE FUTURE OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Christopher MacIntyre
President, CRM Global Capital Inc., Canada (Session Chair)
Keith Spence
CEO & Partner, Global Mining Capital., Canada
Malcolm Mansfield
CEO, Wabana Capital, Canada
Michael Stewart
Founding and Managing Partner, DIABASE CORPORATE ADVISORS LLP, Canada
Andre Gauthier
President & CEO, Eval Minerals, Canada
17:15
CHAIR'S CLOSING REMARKS