From Research to Action – Critical Minerals in the Mid-Transition

Understand. Act. Cooperate.

Lithium, cobalt, nickel… Critical minerals have become the backbone of the energy transition. Yet their rapid development is accompanied by significant uncertainties: geopolitical tensions, market volatility, and strategic dependencies. How can we handle security of supply, balanced partnerships with producer countries and the financing of new sustainable supply chains?

Organized by the AFD Group as part of the French Presidency of the G7, this high-level international conference will bring together public decision-makers, financial institutions, companies, and researchers from Europe and internationally.

Objective: to turn research into concrete solutions, in support of a just and cooperative transition.

The forum will gather around 100 senior participants, including representatives from governments, international institutions, academia, and the private sector.