Joaquim Nunes de Almeida

Director, Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs European Commission

Joaquim Nunes de Almeida is director in charge of “Mobility and energy intensive industries” at the European Commission in the Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs (DG GROW) since March 2021. This includes raw materials, renewable energy industries and alliances such as hydrogen and solar energy as well as green and circular economy and sustainable product design. Before that, he was director in charge of single market policy (since 2016).
Joaquim started his career at the European Commission in 1995 and has extensive experience in policies related to the internal market and home affairs (police cooperation, terrorism, law enforcement, asylum and immigration).
He studied law and worked as a lawyer at the Bar of Lisbon, Portugal, from 1989 to 1994, dealing mainly with anti-trust law as well as commercial and civil law.

2024 Agenda Sessions

Not Letting a Crisis go to WasteNot letting a crisis go to waste – How the renewed geopolitics of mi

How has international perception & access to Africa changed in light of mineral access and supply concerns?
What strategic policy initiatives can producers implement to get ahead of the mining paradigm shift in Africa?
Increased transparency unlocks African investment and increases the stability and security of all-important social licences
How can multi-lateral partnerships be developed and underpin sustainable value for responsible mining companies?

Wednesday 07 February 10:45 - 11:30 Governments Stage

Intergovernmental Summit

Add to calendar 02/07/2024 10:45 02/07/2024 11:30 Not Letting a Crisis go to WasteNot letting a crisis go to waste – How the renewed geopolitics of mi

How has international perception & access to Africa changed in light of mineral access and supply concerns?
What strategic policy initiatives can producers implement to get ahead of the mining paradigm shift in Africa?
Increased transparency unlocks African investment and increases the stability and security of all-important social licences
How can multi-lateral partnerships be developed and underpin sustainable value for responsible mining companies?

Governments Stage Africa/Johannesburg

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