Exploring certainty, resilience, and responsibility in mineral value chains
Creating Certainty in a World of Change
Certainty is often called for, but what does it really mean in practice? And how can it be built into systems defined by complexity, uncertainty, and rapid change?
As global mineral value chains face growing pressure from geopolitical shifts, climate risks, technological transformation, and evolving societal expectations, the 2026 Responsible Raw Materials conference will explore how certainty can be created, strengthened, and sustained from the perspective of resilience and responsibility. We will examine how certainty is experienced differently by governments, industry, investors, workers, and communities; and what it takes to align these perspectives in ways that support reliable supply, responsible practice, and long-term shared value.
From Responsibility to Certainty
Following previous editions on Responsibility, the ESG Toolbox, the Just Transition, the Criticality of Trust, Critical Choices, and Collaboration - Charting Success Together, this seventh Responsible Raw Materials online conference brings the focus to certainty itself - how it is built, who benefits from it, and what happens when it is absent.
Through expert talks, case studies, and facilitated discussions, RRM 2026 will highlight practical experiences from across disciplines and regions, moving beyond abstract debate and toward actionable insights for creating certainty in a changing world.

Register for Responsible Raw Materials 2026
- Registration is open via Eventbrite now!
Tuesday 28 April to Frida 1 May 2026
- 6 sessions across four days, with morning and afternoon options to suit all time zones.
- A 6th session has been added due to popular demand!
- A line-up of innovators, advocates, business leaders, researchers, policymakers, and more (to be announced).
- 20-minute slots per speaker, including presentation and/or discussion.
- All sessions will be presented live and free to watch online.
- All talks will be recorded and made available online.
- For the conference guidelines, see the RRM Code Of Conduct.
Tuesday 28 April
- Session 1: 3 pm - 6 pm BST
Wednesday 29 April
- Session 2: 8 am - 11 am BST
- Session 3: 3 pm - 6 pm BST
Thursday 30 April
- Session 4: 8 am - 11 am BST
- Session 5: 3 pm - 6 pm BST
Friday 1st May
- Session 6: 8 am - 11 am BST
To contact us, please email hello@responsiblerawmaterials.com
Speaker Line Up
Speakers include:
- Oxford Society for Economic Geologists, Student Chapter
- Kevin D'Souza - Mining Sustainability Leader
- Dian Anggraeni - WiME Indonesia
- James Wootton - Saatchi
- Jessica Green
Follow the links above or visit our 'talks' page to explore what each speaker will be discussing. Full schedule to be announced soon....
Speakers in the session include:
- Josephine Weston, Worley
- Dennis Alonzo, University of Sydney, Bio + Mine
- Anthony Doran - Nanopore
- Edith Malemba
Follow the links above or visit our 'talks' page to explore what each speaker will be discussing. More speakers to be announced soon....
| UK Time | Speakers | More details |
| 15.00 - 15.10 | Welcome | |
| 15.10 - 15.30 | Michelle Cilliers | More info coming soon... |
| 15.30 - 15.50 | Dr Dineo Skosana, Work and Politics Institute (SWOP) - Consent Matters | Learn More |
| 15.50 - 16.10 | Nigel Hart, Cobalt Capital - Who Wants To Be A Mineralaire? | Learn More |
| 16:10 - 16.30 | Professor Julia Sutcliffe, Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Business and Trade | More info coming soon... |
| 16.30 - 16:50 | Pippa Edwards, Imperial College London - Responsible material use in low carbon cement and concrete | Learn More |
| 16.50 - 17:10 | Carolyn Burns and Natasha Ketter, Resolve - Strengthening Local Governance in the Natural Resource Sector | Learn More |
| 17:10 - 17:30 | Madhurii Sarkar-Amoda | More info coming soon... |
| 17:30 - 17:50 | Michelle Hohn - Beyond Commitments: The Certainty of Women’s Voices in Responsible Mining | Learn More |
| 17:50 - 18:00 | Wrap-up and Close |
Follow the links above or visit our 'talks' page to explore what each speaker will be discussing.
| UK Time | Speakers | More details |
| 8.00 - 8.10 | Welcome | |
| 8.10 - 8.30 | Rini Astuti - Critical Minerals for Energy Transitions: Whose and What Values Count? | Learn More |
| 8.30 - 8.50 | Malena Cazorla Martinez, ICRAG | Learn More |
| 8.50 - 9.10 | Grace Yungwirth, WSP - Future-Proofing the Bottom Line: Building Resilience Through Resource Stewardship | Learn More |
| 9:10 - 9.30 | Suchitra Narayanan | More info coming soon... |
| 9.30 - 9:50 | To be announced | More info coming soon... |
| 9.50 - 10:10 | Jan-Henk van Konijnenburg – What mining can learn from the petroleum industry and vice versa: reflections on a career switch | Learn More |
| 10:10 - 10:30 | María Amparo Albán, Women in Mining Ecuador | More info coming soon... |
| 10:30 - 10:50 | Panel Session and Discussion | |
| 11:55 - 111:00 | Wrap-up and Close |
Follow the links above or visit our 'talks' page to explore what each speaker will be discussing.
More speakers to be announced soon....
Speakers include:
- Burak Kaplanoglu, SBKAPLAN
- Melody McNeil, PAX
- Heather Ednie
- Tesni Morgan
Follow the links above or visit our 'talks' page to explore what each speaker will be discussing.
More speakers and full schedule to be announced soon....
Speakers include:
- Priscilla Nelson
- Rodrigo Galleguillos
- Aileen Doran
- Matthew Grimshaw & Sean Jefferson, Worth Discovery
Full schedule line up for this session to be announced soon...
