Welcome to the French-Swedish conference on critical materials and mining!
This event will be held in Stockholm on November 25th and 26th, in collaboration with Vinnova and the French Embassy in Sweden.
Scientific committee: Johann Tuduri (BRGM), Pierre Nehlig (BRGM), Olivier Vidal (CNRS), Xavier Arnauld de Sartre (CNRS), Nils Jansson (Luleå Tekniska Universitet), Christina Jönsson (RISE), André Månberger (Lund University), Lisbeth Hildebrand (SGU).
Event information
Date and time: November 25 and 26, 2026
Location: Historiska Museet, Narvavägen 17, 114 84 Stockholm
Provisional program
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Welcome and lunch | |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Opening speeches | Thierry Carlier, French Ambassador to Sweden Speakers tbc |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Introduction Presentation of national strategies Strategic, critical and sovereignty issues | Anette Madsen, Director General SGU Speakers tbc |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Academic keynotes | Magnus Ericsson, Luleå Tekniska Universitet Olivier Vidal, CNRS |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Break | |
| 15:15 – 16:45 | Session 1 Round Table on industrial projects Ambitions, challenges and opportunities on mining and critical material in Sweden and in France | 1.1 Presentation on Sweden’s outlook Maria Sunér, CEO Svemin 1.2 Panel discussion Moderator: Maria Sunér, CEO Svemin Niklas Johansson, VP Public affairs and External Relations, LKAB Eva Normark, President, Talga Group (Graphite) Thomas Lagrée, Partner, Critical Metals, InfraVia Capital Partners Christopher Heymann, Director Lithium mine Emili, Imerys (tbc) Sébastien Scarsi, Director Solvay La Rochelle – Rare Earth Elements (tbc) Johan Bradley, VP Strategy and business development, Boliden (tbc) Bruno Jacquemin, CEO, French Fédération A3M (tbc) |
| 9:00 – 10:15 | Session 2 Geology and mineral exploration | Jérémie Melleton, BRGM Speakers tbc |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:30 – 11:45 | Session 3 Extractive metallurgy | Lena Sundqvist-Öqvist, Luleå Tekniska Universitet Speakers tbc |
| 11:45 – 13:00 | Session 4 Waste and mineral processing | Saeed Chehreh Chelgani, Luleå Tekniska Universitet Pär Jonsén, LKAB Speaker from France tbc |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 15:15 | Session 5 Recycling and urban mining | Martina Petranikova, Chalmers Tekniska Högsolan Yannick Menard, BRGM 3rd speaker tbc |
| 15:15 – 15:30 | Break | |
| 15:30 – 16:30 | Session 6 Governance and political support | André Månberger, Lunds Universitet Brice Laurent, Mines Paris – PSL |
| 16:30 – 17:00 | Funding opportunities | |
| 17:00 | Closing remark |
