Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day One -
10 Feb 2026
08:00 - REGISTRATION
DRIVING FORCE OF CRITICAL MINERALS IN THE GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION & THE FUTURE OF MINING
09:10 - 09:15
ORGANISER’S WELCOME REMARKS
09:15 - 10:30
OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: THE RISKS & REWARDS OF CRITICAL MINERALS IN DIFFICULT GEOPOLITICS, DECARBONISATION, AND SUSTAINABILITY
Anish Narang
Managing Director, Karavan Free Trade, India (Session Chair)
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Arun M Vijayan
Vertical Head, Metals, Minerals and Mining, Beroe-Inc, India
Dr. Erick Ramanaidou
Chief Research Scientist Critical Minerals, CSIRO, Australia
Joe Templeton-Knight
Director, Sajhedari Minerals, Australia
10:30 - 11:10
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
GOVERNMENT POLICIES, COMMODITIES & INNOVATION
11:10 - 11:20
SHOWCASE: STRENGTHENING AMERICA’S CRITICAL MINERALS SUPPLY CHAINS
Joe Yang
Principal Commercial Officer, US Consulate – Mumbai, United States
11:20 - 11:50
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: STRATEGIC HORIZONS: INDIA–AUSTRALIA COOPERATION ON CRITICAL MINERAL RESOURCES
Dr. Erick Ramanaidou
Chief Research Scientist Critical Minerals, CSIRO, Australia
11:50 - 12:10
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: CRITICAL MINERALS STRATEGY, DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION IN MINING, AND SUSTAINABILITY FRAMEWORKS
Abhimanyu Rai
Managing Director, PwC, India
Swapnil Gupta
Director – Fuels & Resources (Strategy & Operations), PwC, India
12:10 - 12:40
PRESENTATION: CRITICAL MINERALS - THE CASE FOR INDIA
(Economic Potential, Minerals Exploration & Development, and Pathway to Growing Critical Minerals Sector
within India)
Joe Templeton-Knight
Director, Sajhedari Minerals, Australia
12:40 - 14:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SHOWCASE
14:00 - 14:30
SHOWCASE: CRITICAL MINERALS - ANALYTICAL TOOLS FROM ORE TO BENEFICIATION BY MALVERN PANALYTICAL
Dr. Dhrubajyoti Gupta
Application Specialist- XRF (India), Malvern Panalytical, India
14:30 - 14:45
SHOWCASE: MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN PERU & LATIN AMERICA
Roy Postigo Medina
Trade & Agricultural Specialist of Peru in India, PROMPERÚ - Promotion Agency of Peru for Exports and Tourism
14:45 - 15:00
SHOWCASE: OVERVIEW OF THE MINING INDUSTRY IN ARGENTINA
Maria Silvina Costa
Head of Commercial Section, Consulate General and Promotion Center of Argentina in Mumbai
15:00 - 15:20
PERSPECTIVE ON FORMING INDIAN COMMODITY MINERALS EXCHANGE – INNOVATION, RESILIENCE & DIGITALIZATION
Chittaranjan Rege
Head, Base Metals, Multi Commodity Exchange of India, India
15:20 - 15:50
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
FINANCING, INVESTMENT AND M&A
15:50 - 16:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: HISTORY OF GOLD MINING & THE CURRENT ECOSYSTEM
Maulik Kothari
Precious Metal Expert, India
16:30 - 17:30
PANEL DISCUSSION: EXPLORING ALLOCATION STRATEGIES & CAPITAL RAISING TRENDS FOR THE NEXT MINING INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FROM EXPLORATION TO PRODUCTION
Swapnil Gupta
Director – Fuels & Resources (Strategy & Operations), PwC, India (Session Chair)
Roy Postigo Medina
Trade & Agricultural Specialist of Peru in India, PROMPERÚ - Promotion Agency of Peru for Exports and Tourism
Anish Narang
Managing Director, Karavan Free Trade, India
Vinit Lakhani
Founder and CEO, Quadmet, Singapore
17:30
CLOSING REMARKS & END OF DAY 1