PDAC 2026 | Unlocking Europe’s Mineral Raw Materials Potential: New Data, New Projects, New Opportunities

March 1, 2026 | Toronto, Canada
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Registration is mandatory and available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please register using this link.

About the event

Building on the success of the fully booked Raw Materials Week 2025 side event in Brussels, Geological Survey Organisations and the Mineral Resources Industry are joining forces once again, this time at PDAC 2026. This event will provide a dedicated platform to showcase Europe’s latest pre-competitive geoscience, emerging exploration and mining projects, and relevant funding opportunities from selected European countries.

Event highlights

  • Country Showcases: Each featured country will be highlighted through an advanced exploration project, geological survey insights showing how national data supports exploration success, and an overview of relevant funding opportunities.
  • Networking and Collaboration: Connect directly with geological surveys, project developers, investors, and policymakers involved in Europe’s mineral resources landscape and explore collaboration opportunities.

Why participate?

  • Gain first-hand access to Europe’s latest projects, datasets, and funding schemes
  • Gain strategic insights into how countries are unlocking mineral potential
  • Build connections with representatives from surveys, industry, finance, and policy

Preliminary agenda

14:00 – 14:20

Opening Keynotes

  • H.E. Stavros Hatziyiannis | High Commisioner, High Commission of the Republic of Cyprus in Canada
  • Luigi Scarpa de Masellis (tbc) | Advisor – Trade and Economic Section, Delegation of the European Union to Canada
14:20 – 15:20 Country Showcases
Germany
  • Ralph Watzel | President, Bundesanstalt für Geowissenshaften und Rohstoffe
  • Tobias Kind-Rieper | Government and International Relations Principal – EU, Anglo American
  • Michael Waitz | Director, Co-Head Metals & Mining, KfW IPEX-Bank
Ireland
  • Koen Verbruggen | Director, Geological Survey Ireland
  • Bart Jaworski | CEO, Group Eleven Resources
  • Paul Quirk | Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner, Lionhead
15:20 – 15:40 Break
15:40 – 16:40

Country Showcases
France

  • Anne-Sophie Serrand | Deputy Manager of the French National Exploration Program, Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières
  • Thomas Poitrenaud | Exploration Manager, Compagnie des Mines Arédiennes
  • Sylvain Eckert | Partner, InfraVia Capital Partners

Spain

  • Iván Martín | Geochemistry and Mineral Resources Expert, Geological and Mining Institute of Spain
  • Juan Garcia Valledor | General Manager Spain, Pan Global Resources
  • César Luaces | General Manager, Spanish Confederation of Mineral Raw Materials Industries – PRIMIGEA
16:40 – 16:50 EU Raw Materials Partnership (RAMP) Presentation
Tobias Kampmann | Programme Manager – Industrial Technologies, Vinnova
16:50 – 17:00

Closing Remarks
Joan Canton | Head of Unit – Raw Materials and Energy Intensive Industries, European Commission’s DG GROW

17:00 – 18:00 Networking Reception

Contact the main organisers EGS and ETP SMR for further questions: [email protected]

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