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?

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?