Ilya Epikhin
Senior Principal & Global Head of Natural Resources Competence Center Arthur D. Little
Ilya serves as a Senior Principal at Arthur D. Little's Dubai office. Based in the Middle East, he heads the firm's global Natural Resources competence center, with a particular focus on the Metals & Mining sector. His expertise encompasses strategy development, operational excellence, capital project management, and functional transformations. Prior to joining Arthur D. Little, Ilya spearheaded transformation initiatives at UMMC, a leading producer of copper, zinc, and steam coal. In this role, he managed operational excellence, procurement, and logistics transformations. Prior to that, Ilya amassed extensive consulting experience with Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Bain & Company, advising Metals & Mining and broader industrial clients across Australia, Europe, the Middle East, and CIS.
2025 Agenda Sessions
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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