More than 200 global leaders in mining and minerals will attend FMF 2024, including the chairmen and CEOs of Glencore, Codelco and Vale
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, October 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ – The Saudi Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources announced that more than 200 speakers, including the CEOs of the world’s most important mineral companies, will attend the third Future Minerals Forum (FMF) to be held at the King Abdulaziz International Convention Center in Riyadh from January 9 to 11, 2024.
Among them are first-time speakers: Gary Nagle, CEO of Glencore, which produces and sells more than 60 commodities; Eduardo Bartolomeo, CEO of Vale, the world’s largest producer of iron ore, nickel and manganese; Máximo Pacheco, chairman of Codelco, the world’s largest copper mining company; Mark Cutifani, chairman of Vale’s base metals division, the world’s largest producer of iron ore pellets and nickel; Evy Hambro, managing director and global head of thematic and sector at BlackRock, the world’s largest asset management company; Jonathan Price, CEO of Teck, Canada’s leading mining company; and Mikael Staffas, president and CEO of Boliden, a Swedish multinational metal, mining and smelting company.
FMF 2024 will also see the return of several speakers, such as Robert Friedland, founder and co-executive chairman of Ivanhoe Mines; Mark Bristow, CEO of Barrick Gold; Andrew Southam, CEO of KAZ Minerals; and Joc O’Rourke, president and CEO of Mosaic.
“FMF is a government-led initiative that is also an important platform for fostering cooperation among global investors, mining companies and stakeholders. Focusing on the broad region covering Africa, West Asia and Central Asia, FMF amplifies the voice of mineral suppliers and promotes their key role in the global green transformation. In the process, FMF supports economic development by bringing together decision-makers, driving investment, promoting responsible mining, processing and manufacturing to supply clean energy and commodities needed by the world.” Khalid Al-Mudaifer, Deputy Minister for Mining Affairs at the Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources said.
The planned topics for the third conference will cover developing global strategies for critical minerals, promoting investment in the region to develop value chains within it, building centers of excellence to enhance talent capabilities, developing sustainability standards that meet host country requirements and maintain social trust, and creating green metal hubs in the region.
-06.10.2023
