Powering the Future: From Minerals to Megawatts

19 August 2026, 18:00-18:30 (Europe/Paris time zone)
Virtual Session
About
As demand for electric vehicles, data centres and power grids accelerates, the minerals and materials that underpin these systems are becoming increasingly critical to the energy and digital transition. Yet recent geopolitical shocks, market volatility and infrastructure bottlenecks have exposed how fragile and fragmented these supply chains remain. This session will explore how leaders across mining, processing, manufacturing, technology and electricity systems can work together to build more coordinated and resilient value chains. Drawing on the insights of the From Minerals to Megawatts report, the discussion will examine how better collaboration, investment and planning across the full value chain can help secure the materials needed to power the next phase of global growth.