Critical mineralsSupply security
Explore how governments and industry are responding to the global race for secure critical-mineral supply.
Riyadh · Saudi Arabia
Future Minerals Forum 2027
A government-led global minerals platform bringing together governments, industry leaders, investors, financiers, development institutions and innovators to strengthen mineral supply chains and turn strategic dialogue into investment, partnerships and delivery.
About the forum
From dialogue to delivery
Future Minerals Forum (FMF) convenes the full minerals value chain around the policy, capital, technology and partnerships required for resilient and responsible mineral supply. The platform connects governments, investors, miners, industrial companies, development institutions and innovators from across global markets.
FMF’s current 2027 positioning centres on critical-mineral security, new supply, investment frontiers, downstream industrial development, responsible resource benefits, innovation and cross-border collaboration.
190+countries represented across FMF’s global momentum
85K+global delegates convened historically
198+ministries represented worldwide
$50B+strategic partnerships & agreements historically
Why attend
Where minerals strategy meets capital and industry
FMF 2027 focuses on the challenges shaping the next generation of mineral supply, industrial development and investment.
Critical minerals
InvestmentNew frontiers
Connect capital with exploration, processing, downstream manufacturing and strategic mineral opportunities.
Industrial growthDownstream value
Follow the shift from extraction toward processing, refining, manufacturing and advanced industrial applications.
CollaborationGlobal partnerships
Engage governments, CEOs, investors and institutions working to align policy, investment and responsible development.
2027 speakers
Global leaders shaping the minerals conversation
The official 2027 speaker page currently lists senior leaders from government, mining, finance and global industry.
Government
H.E. Khalid Al Mudaifer
Vice Minister for Mining Affairs
Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Mining
Bob Wilt
Chief Executive Officer
Maaden
Mining & Investment
Robert Friedland
Founder
Ivanhoe Mines, Ivanhoe Electric and I-Pulse
Metals
William F. Oplinger
President and Chief Executive Officer
Alcoa Corporation
Mining
Dr. Richard Stewart
Chief Executive Officer
Sibanye-Stillwater
Mining
Xavier Saint Martin Tillet
Chief Executive Officer
Orano Mining
Mining
Catherine Raw
Chief Development Officer
BHP
Mining
Bold Baatar
Chief Commercial Officer
Rio Tinto
Investment
Vincent Benoit
CEO & Managing Partner
La Mancha Resource Capital
Finance
Scott Brison
Vice Chair
BMO Bank of Montreal
Investment
Dr. Jose Luis Manzano
Chairman
Integra Capital
Industry
Joe Kaeser
Chairman of the Supervisory Board
Siemens Energy and Daimler TruckSpeaker names, roles and lineup are based on the official FMF 2027 speakers page. Portraits are matched to the named speakers; if an external portrait host blocks hotlinking, the card automatically falls back to the official FMF logo instead of displaying a broken image.
Programme preview
Three days across the global minerals ecosystem
The 2027 website currently publishes programme areas and specialist platforms, while the detailed session-by-session timetable is still being updated.
Ministerial & Leadership Dialogue
High-level engagement between governments, CEOs, investors and institutions on policy, investment and global mineral security.
Downstream Minerals
Processing, refining, manufacturing and the industrial ecosystems connecting resources, capital and global demand.
Country Pavilions
National platforms showcasing investment opportunities, projects, policy frameworks and mineral value-chain capabilities.
MinValley & Technology
Innovation dialogues and showcases focused on technologies accelerating digital transformation and sustainability in minerals.
State of the Sector
Global mineral-market insight, value-chain progress and evidence shaping future investment and sustainability priorities.
Knowledge Exchange
Technical collaboration among engineers, geologists, policymakers, academics and sustainability specialists.
Agenda status: The official FMF 2027 website confirms 12–14 January 2027 and 10:00–18:00 opening hours, but a complete 2027 timed agenda is not yet published on the pages reviewed. This listing therefore does not reuse the 2026 timetable.
Global strategy
Building momentum from platform to impact
FMF describes its evolution as a global platform moving from convening and dialogue toward partnerships, action and measurable impact.
2022
Building the platform
Creating a global meeting point for government, industry and multilateral stakeholders.
2023
Driving global action
Expanding cooperation across the mineral value chain and advancing sector-led initiatives.
2024
From dialogue to momentum
Growing partnerships, influence and multistakeholder mineral cooperation.
2025–2028
Turning action into impact
Positioning Riyadh as a hub for mineral collaboration, innovation and investment.
Organiser
Government-led from Saudi Arabia
FMF is organised by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.
Organised by
Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, Saudi Arabia
The Ministry convenes FMF as a government-led platform connecting governments, investors, industry and institutions around resilient, responsible and secure mineral value chains.
Visit the official FMF website →Location
King Abdulaziz International Conference Center
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
FMF 2027 returns to the King Abdulaziz International Conference Center (KAICC), a major Riyadh conference venue in Al Hada. The location places delegates close to the diplomatic quarter and key government and business districts.
Official event information →
12–14 January 2027 · Riyadh
Join the global minerals ecosystem at FMF 2027
Connect with governments, industry leaders, investors and institutions working across the full minerals value chain.
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