Dr. Martyn Davies
Partner Arena Partners
Dr Martyn Davies is a Partner at advisory firm Arena Partners.
He was formerly a Senior Partner (Managing Director) in the world’s largest professional services firm as well as serving as the firm’s Chief Economist. He has twenty years of experience advising the C-Suite of some of the world’s largest multinationals on strategy as well as having served in advisory roles for numerous emerging market governments. He was formerly a successful entrepreneur having founded and subsequently sold his business to one of the big four professional services firms.
Dr Martyn Davies is an Advisor to the Government of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where he formulates and implements economic development strategies for the country.
Dr Davies is a member of the prestigious Young President’s Organisation (YPO), a very active global network of over 34,000 chief executives across 142 countries. He is also an alumnus of the Young Global Leaders community of the World Economic Forum and has served on numerous advisory groups at the WEF including the Global Agenda Council on China and as an expert adviser to the Mining & Metals Industry Group.
He is a Visiting Professor at IE Business School, Spain, recognized as one of the world’s leading business schools.
2025 Agenda Sessions
The auto industry moves upstream - how the world's leading automotive firms are securing critical mi
- How are auto OEMs securing their critical mineral supply chains in line with the transition to EVs?
- What investment trends by leading auto OEMs into mining companies are we seeing?
- How is this strategic trend impacting industrial policy in countries with automotive value chains?
- Can South Africa create a combined automotive and mining value chain focusing on critical minerals?
- What implications will this have for African states that mine critical minerals?
Tuesday 04 February 16:05 - 17:15 CTICC1
Disruptive Discussions
- How are auto OEMs securing their critical mineral supply chains in line with the transition to EVs?
- What investment trends by leading auto OEMs into mining companies are we seeing?
- How is this strategic trend impacting industrial policy in countries with automotive value chains?
- Can South Africa create a combined automotive and mining value chain focusing on critical minerals?
- What implications will this have for African states that mine critical minerals?
Workshop 7 - Automotive focus session
The convergence of the mining and automotive sectors, and how this will shape company and countries’ industrial strategies
Working Group Sessions
- Public policy: Can commodity dependent countries work with the automotive sector to re think industrial policy around critical minerals?
- M&A strategies: What strategies are auto OEMs employing to invest into the critical minerals mining space?
- Auto value chains: How are OEMs securing critical metals supply in line with the energy transition agenda?
- Critical minerals and energy transition: How are critical minerals mining companies considering supplying the battery industry toward the energy transition?
- Converging industries and industrial strategy: How are states considering investing in the auto and metals sectors to drive national competitiveness and industrialisation?
Wednesday 05 February 13:00 - 14:30 CTICC2
Interactive Workshops
The convergence of the mining and automotive sectors, and how this will shape company and countries’ industrial strategies
Working Group Sessions
- Public policy: Can commodity dependent countries work with the automotive sector to re think industrial policy around critical minerals?
- M&A strategies: What strategies are auto OEMs employing to invest into the critical minerals mining space?
- Auto value chains: How are OEMs securing critical metals supply in line with the energy transition agenda?
- Critical minerals and energy transition: How are critical minerals mining companies considering supplying the battery industry toward the energy transition?
- Converging industries and industrial strategy: How are states considering investing in the auto and metals sectors to drive national competitiveness and industrialisation?
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