From Research to Action: Critical Minerals in the Mid-Transition

Critical minerals have become the backbone of the energy transition. Yet their rapid development is accompanied by significant uncertainties: geopolitical tensions, market volatility, and strategic dependencies. How can we handle security of supply, balanced partnerships with producer countries and the financing of new sustainable supply chains? Organized by the AFD Group as part of the French Presidency of the G7, this high-level international conference will bring together public decision-makers, financial institutions, companies, and researchers from Europe and internationally.

Objectives

• Analyze uncertainties and risks affecting global critical mineral markets, including technological change, geopolitical dynamics, and supply–demand imbalances.
• Examine financing strategies and the evolving role of Public Development Banks (BPDs), DFIs, and Ministries of Finance in managing risk and supporting sustainable value chains with the private sector.
• Identify operational avenues for cooperation with producing countries, including fiscal policy coordination, industrial development, and responsible private investment.

Speakers

• Luis Eduardo Osorio Calderón, Vice Minister for Alternative Energy, Bolivia
• Hugo Lapeyronie, Researcher, CEA, Sorbonne University
• Nafi Quarshie, Africa Director, Natural Resource Governance Institute (NRGI)
• Isabelle Ramdoo, Director, Intergovernmental Forum on Mining (IGF)
• Grégoire Rota-Graziosi, Professor at the School of Economics, University Clermont Auvergne
• Sébastien Treyer, Director, IDDRI
• Cécile Valadier, Head of the Public Transparency, Management, and Accountability Division, Expertise France (Moderator)