Canada-UK Critical Minerals Technology Partnering Event

Agenda

10.00 - Registration, coffee and networking

10.30 - Welcoming Remarks | Andrew Smith, Senior Trade Commissioner, High Commission of Canada

10.40 - Critical Minerals: the UK Government Perspective | Grace Humphries, Senior Policy Adviser, UK Department for Business & Trade

10.50 - Critical Minerals: the UK Industry Perspective | Kirsty Benham, Founder at Critical Minerals Association. 

11:00 - Critical Minerals: the Canadian Perspective | Marcin Zydowicz, Trade Commissioner (Energy & Mining), High Commission of Canada

11:10 - The UK Critical Minerals Innovation Ecosystem & Opportunities for Collaboration with Canada | Debra Jones, Knowledge Transfer Manager for Materials Chemistry, Innovate-UK | David Golding, Head of Global Partnerships, Innovate-UK

11:30 - Canadian Company pitches | Kasturi Narayanan, UK Champion at NRC-IRAP to moderate.

12:30 - Networking Lunch

13.40 - B2B meetings

16.00 - Drinks reception

17.00 - Close