Name
Plenary Session 12 | Forward Looking Regional Perspectives and Official Closing
Date & Time
Wednesday, November 5, 2025, 4:45 PM - 6:00 PM
Speakers
Isabelle Ramdoo, IGF Secretariat
Marit Kitaw, UN Economic Commission for Africa
Daniel Hill, Government of Canada (Natural Resources Canada)
Rodrigo Urquiza Caroca, Ministry of Mining, Chile
Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, IISD
Clovis Freire Junior, UNCTAD
Marit Kitaw, UN Economic Commission for Africa
Daniel Hill, Government of Canada (Natural Resources Canada)
Rodrigo Urquiza Caroca, Ministry of Mining, Chile
Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, IISD
Clovis Freire Junior, UNCTAD
Description
This session will include speakers from major global mining regions (Africa and MERCOSUR) and global forums (G7) advancing in critical minerals strategies that are and will influence global mineral supply chains. Panellists will introduce the evolving complex map of interests and alliances around critical minerals and will reflect on this AGM´s outcomes.
Moderator
- Isabelle Ramdoo, Director, IGF
Speakers
- Daniel Hill, Deputy Director, Multilateral Affairs and Horizontal Policy in the Lands and Minerals Sector, Natural Resources Canada
- Marit Kitaw, Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
- Rodrigo Urquiza, Conference of Mining Ministries of the Americas (CAMMA), Chile
Official Closing
- Nathalie Bernasconi-Osterwalder, Vice-President, Global Strategies and Managing Director, Europe, IISD
- Clovis Freire Junior, Chief, Extractive Commodities Section, UNCTAD
Location Name
Tempus
Full Address
Palais des Nations
8, Av. de la Paix 14, 1202
Geneva
Switzerland
8, Av. de la Paix 14, 1202
Geneva
Switzerland