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
Participation is free of charge, but registration is required.
Registration is binding. In case of non-attendance, we reserve the right to charge a fee of SEK 1000, excluding VAT. Your place can be transferred to a colleague free of charge.
Provisional program
A site visit may be organized in the morning, more information to come soon
| 11:30 – 13:00 | Welcome and lunch | |
| 13:00 – 13:30 | Opening speeches | Thierry Carlier, French Ambassador to Sweden Representative of the Swedish government (TBC) |
| 13:30 – 14:00 | Introduction Presentation of national strategies Strategic, critical and sovereignty issues | Anette Madsen, Director General SGU Christophe Poinssot, deputy Director General BRGM |
| 14:00 – 15:00 | Academic keynotes | Magnus Ericsson, Luleå Tekniska Universitet Olivier Vidal, CNRS |
| 15:00 – 15:15 | Break | |
| 15:15 – 17:00 | 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 1 Moderator: Maria Sunér, CEO Svemin Bruno Jacquemin, CEO A3M Niklas Johansson, VP Public affairs and External Relations, LKAB Vincent Dufief, VP Corporate affairs, Imerys Eva Normark, President, Talga Group (Graphite) Thomas Lagrée, Partner, Critical Metals, InfraVia Capital Partners 1.3 Panel discussion 2 Moderator: Maria Sunér, CEO Svemin Linn Andersson, Vice President Strategy and CTO, Boliden Christophe Thillier, Director Exploration and new projects, Eramet Garrett Ainsworth, CEO & President, District Metals Corp. Jörgen Olsson, CEO Viscaria Luis Calvo, Director Europe, EPC Group |
| 17:15 – 19:30 | Cocktail at the French Residence (Invitation required to participate) |
| 9:00 – 10:15 | Session 2 Geology and mineral exploration | Stefan Luth, SGU Jérémie Melleton, BRGM Tobias Hermansson, Boliden |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:30 – 10:45 | Presentation of RAMP | Tobias C.Kampann, Vinnova |
| 10:45 – 11:35 | Session 3 Extractive metallurgy | Lena Sundqvist-Öqvist, Luleå Tekniska Universitet Additional speakers TBC |
| 11:35 – 12:05 | Funding opportunities | Ann Maudsley, Vinnova |
| 12:05 – 12:20 | Presentation of the Handbook in System Innovation | Charlotte Andersson, LTU |
| 12:20 – 13:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:30 – 14:20 | Session 4 Waste and mineral processing | Saeed Chehreh Chelgani, Luleå Tekniska Universitet Pär Jonsén, LKAB |
| 14:20 – 15:10 | Session 5 Recycling and urban mining | Martina Petranikova, Chalmers Tekniska Högsolan Yannick Menard, BRGM |
| 15:10 – 15:30 | Break | |
| 15:30 – 16:45 | Session 6 Governance and political support | Niklas Rossbach, FHS Brice Laurent, Mines Paris – PSL Christina Jönsson, RISE |
| 16:45 – 17:00 | Closing remarks |
Additional speakers TBC
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