Future Minerals Forum 2023 confirms over 200 speakers for second edition

Future Minerals Forum 2023 confirms over 200 speakers for second edition

- Among the confirmed speakers are Mike Henry, CEO of BHP; Mark Bristow, President and CEO of Barrick Gold; Robert Friedland, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines; and Jeremy Weir, CEO of Trafigura

- The forum will specifically address the potential of a new mining hub emerging from Africa to Western and Central Asia in supplying the minerals and metals needed to power the clean energy transition

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: – Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources (MIM) today released the programming details for the second edition of the Future Minerals Forum (FMF).

Scheduled to take place at the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center in Riyadh from January 10-12, 2023, FMF 2023 will gather global mining industry leaders, including governments and business executives from around the world, under the theme of creating responsible and resilient minerals and metals supply and value chains in Africa, Western and Central Asia.

Addressing the most pertinent issues facing the sector, the forum will open on 10 January with the Ministerial Roundtable – an event for high-level government delegations and non-governmental organizations involved in the mining sector. With over 200 speakers, among the subjects to be addressed at the two-day event include the global outlook and