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 – 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 Luis Calvo, Director Europe, EPC Group Garrett Ainsworth, CEO & President, District Metals Corp. Vincent Dufief, VP Corporate affairs, Imerys Linn Andersson, Vice President Strategy and CTO, Boliden Bruno Jacquemin, CEO A3M |
| 9:00 – 10:15 | Session 2 Geology and mineral exploration | Stefan Luth, SGU Jérémie Melleton, BRGM Additional speaker TBC |
| 10:15 – 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:30 – 11:45 | Session 3 Extractive metallurgy | Lena Sundqvist-Öqvist, Luleå Tekniska Universitet Additional speakers TBC |
| 11:45 – 13:00 | Session 4 Waste and mineral processing | Saeed Chehreh Chelgani, Luleå Tekniska Universitet Pär Jonsén, LKAB Additional speaker TBC |
| 13:00 – 14:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 – 15:15 | Session 5 Recycling and urban mining | Martina Petranikova, Chalmers Tekniska Högsolan Yannick Menard, BRGM Additional 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 |
Additional speakers TBC
Questions? You can contact us at science@ifsuede.com
