INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON CRITICAL AND STRATEGIC MINERALS

05/07 to the 05/08/2024

9h 00 to the 19h 00

Kubitschek Plaza- Brasília

In times of ecological transformation, critical and strategic minerals are at the center of debates around the world. Moreover, the Critical and Strategic Minerals International Seminar, organized by IBRAM will cover, in a two-day immersion, an extensive range of topics to understand the role of these minerals in the global energy transition.

An assessment of existing or announced energy policies suggests that the world is currently on track to double its mineral resource needs for renewable energy technologies. In addition, a joint effort to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement would mean quadrupling the demand for mineral inputs for these technologies by 2040. An even faster transition, to reach zero emissions globally by 2050, would require six times more mineral inputs in 2040 than today.

What to expect from the event:

Throughout the Seminar, participants will have access to a comprehensive overview of the CSMs agenda, exploring its impact on the energy transition in Brazil and the world. The challenges and opportunities faced by the mineral sector in the face of the new energy paradigm will be discussed. The event will also pay special attention to the circular economy as a fundamental strategy for sustainability, going beyond mineral extraction and promoting an integrated and complex vision of the energy transition.

The focus will be on the geopolitical dimensions and international policies that shape the CSMs scenario. Furthermore, the importance of policies in both the Global North and Global South countries will be highlighted, aiming to ensure equitable supply and a globally fair transition. Other crucial topics will include the challenges and opportunities of decarbonization routes for industry, dialogues on the new industrial policy for Brazil, socio-environmental considerations related to the exploration of CSMs and the potential of these minerals in the Americas.

The event will also feature the presentation of a white paper prepared by IBRAM, providing in-depth debates and collecting valuable contributions from experts, with a view to improving national policies related to CSMs.

Contact Secretariat
secretaria@ibram.org.br
31 2626-8036

Subject to change

Programação

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08:30

AUDITÓRIO: Welcome and Accreditation

09:00

AUDITÓRIO: CRITICAL AND STRATEGIC MINERALS AND THE ENERGY TRANSITION IN BRAZIL AND THE WORLD

Julio Cesar Nery Ferreira - Sustainability Director at IBRAM

Moderador(a)

Breno Zaban Carneiro - Director of the Geology, Mining and Mineral Transformation Policy Management Department of the Ministry of Mines and Energy

Palestrante

Ita Kettleborough -

Palestrante

Rohitesh Dhawan - President and CEO of the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)

Palestrante

Tomás de Oliveira Bredariol - Energy and Environmental Policy Analyst - IEA

Palestrante

11:00

AUDITÓRIO: CIRCULAR ECONOMY AND THE CHALLENGES OF MINERAL CIRCULARITY IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION

Cláudia Salles -

Moderador(a)

Lúcia Helena Xavier - Researcher at the Center for Mineral Technology - CETEM

Palestrante

Pedro Henrique Pereira Prata -

Palestrante

Samuel Meier -

Palestrante

Sérgio Monforte -

Palestrante

12:30

AUDITÓRIO: Break

14:00

AUDITÓRIO: THE NEW MINERAL GEOPOLITICS - DEMAND FOR CRITICAL AND STRATEGIC MINERALS AND THE FAIR GLOBAL TRANSITION

Rafaela Guedes - Independent Consultant and Senior Fellow at Cebri

Moderador(a)

Carlos Echevarri - Especialista Regional Líder em Energia - IDB Invest 

Palestrante

Jean-Pierre BOU -

Palestrante

João Marcos Paes Leme - Director of the Energy Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Palestrante

Luciana Gutmann - Project Fellow, Securing Critical Minerals for the Energy Transition - WEF (World Economic Forum).

Palestrante

15:30

AUDITÓRIO: DECARBONIZATION ROUTES FOR MINING AND INDUSTRY IN THE CONTEXT OF THE ENERGY TRANSITION

Alexandre Valadares Mello -

Moderador(a)

Eugenio Pantoja - Senior Social Performance Manager at Hydro

Palestrante

Flávio Moraes da Mota -

Palestrante

Ludmila Lopes Nascimento Brasil -

Palestrante

Rafaela Aloise de Freitas - Policy and Industry Analyst | CNI Climate and Energy Management

Palestrante

Rodrigo Sobral Rollemberg -

Palestrante

17:00

AUDITÓRIO: OPENING CEREMONY - PANEL: MINERAL POLICY AND THE FUTURE OF BRAZIL

Inácio Melo -

Palestrante

Mauro Henrique Moreira Sousa - Director General of the National Mining Agency - ANM

Palestrante

Raul Jungmann - CEO of IBRAM

Palestrante

Sílvia Cristina Alves França - Director of the Mineral Technology Center - CETEM

Palestrante

09:00

AUDITÓRIO: BRAZIL'S NEW INDUSTRY, ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION AND LARGE INDUSTRIAL SECTORS

Cinthia de Paiva Rodrigues - IBRAM Research and Development Manager

Moderador(a)

André Passos Cordeiro -

Palestrante

Carlos Leonardo Durans - Director of the Input and Intermediate Materials Industry Development Department

Palestrante

Daniel Marteleto Godinho - Director of Sustainability and Institutional Relations / Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Director, WEG

Palestrante

Gilberto Martins - Diretor de Assuntos Regulatórios e Tecnologia da Informação - ANFAVEA

Palestrante

Maciel Aleomir da Silva -

Palestrante

Perpétua Almeida -

Palestrante

11:00

AUDITÓRIO: TERRITORIAL DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION AND INCREASING DEMAND IN CRITICAL AND STRATEGIC MINERALS - NATIONAL CHALLENGES

Ana Paula Lima Vieira Bittencourt -

Moderador(a)

Alvaro Machado de Freitas -

Palestrante

Ana Cunha - Diretora de Relações Governamentais e Responsabilidade Social da Kinross

Palestrante

Edmilson Maturana -

Palestrante

Gabriel Pansani Siqueira - CEO of the Instituto Governança de Terras

Palestrante

Lineu Olimpo - State Deputy in GO

Palestrante

Robson Disarz - Undersecretary for Licensing, Inspection and Environmental Control of the State Secretariat for the Environment and Sustainable Development of Goiás

Palestrante

12:30

AUDITÓRIO: Break

14:00

AUDITÓRIO: TECHNOLOGICAL ROUTES FOR CRITICAL AND STRATEGIC MINERALS IN BRAZIL

Leandro L. Rossi - Executive Director at Mining Hub

Moderador(a)

Cleiber Rezende -

Palestrante

Luciana Contador - Researcher at the Mineral Technology Center

Palestrante

Marcos Berton - Head Researcher at SENAI - PR - Institute of Innovation in Electrochemistry

Palestrante

Ricardo Fonseca de Mendonça Lima -

Palestrante

Vinicius Mendonça Alvarenga -

Palestrante

16:00

AUDITÓRIO: FUNDAMENTALS OF A BRAZILIAN MINERAL POLICY IN TIMES OF ECOLOGICAL TRANSFORMATION

Ana Carolina Moreira Ayres -

Moderador(a)

Bruno Patrini Menna Barreto Gomes -

Palestrante

Julio Cesar Nery Ferreira - Sustainability Director at IBRAM

Palestrante

Sílvia Cristina Alves França - Director of the Mineral Technology Center - CETEM

Palestrante

17:00

AUDITÓRIO: POTENTIAL OF CRITICAL AND STRATEGIC MINERALS IN THE AMERICAS

Mauro Henrique Moreira Sousa - Director General of the National Mining Agency - ANM

Moderador(a)

Emmanuel Kamarianakis - Canadian Ambassador to Brazil

Palestrante

Guilherme Ferreira -

Palestrante

Guillermo Abel Ribera Flórez - Ambassador of Colombia

Palestrante

Horacio Villegas Pardo -

Palestrante

Matthew Lowe -

Palestrante