Beyond the echo chamber
Turning talk into action at Resourcing Tomorrow 2026
A market under pressure needs decisions informed by the right discussions. Globally, resource demand is rising across defence, AI, energy and industrial supply chains, yet projects continue to face familiar barriers — slow permitting, limited capital, infrastructure gaps, processing challenges and public trust.
Resourcing Tomorrow London brings together the people with the authority to move projects forward, from ministers, mining executives and investors to financiers, policymakers, downstream leaders and strategic partners.
As the anchor event of London Mining Week, Resourcing Tomorrow will be returning to the Business Design Centre on December 1-3, 2026, and gather more than 2300 senior decisionmakers.
This year’s focus is practical: how capital gets deployed, projects get approved, partnerships are built and, arguably most importantly, how the sector delivers the metals and minerals the world needs.
With prominent state objectives explicitly tied to greater production of materials, the pressure is now on for the mining industry to deliver. The programme will take on the barriers holding projects back, from slow permitting and constrained capital to infrastructure bottlenecks, processing gaps and public trust.
Resourcing Tomorrow divisional director Andrew Thake says the 2026 programme is built for action.
“Minerals are now central to security, technology and industrial growth, but ambition means little without delivery,” he said.
“Resourcing Tomorrow will bring the right leaders into the room to challenge assumptions, accelerate projects and move the sector forward.”
Levelling up this year’s agenda
The Resourcing Tomorrow 2026 agenda has continued to build in scale and ambition, developing into one of the event’s boldest programmes yet.
Reflecting the event theme, Beyond the echo chamber: turning talk into action, International Council on Mining and Metals chief executive and president Rohitesh Dhawan will open the conference with A rebel’s manifesto for the mining industry. His address will set the scene for three days focused on what must change if the industry is to turn its ambitions into delivery.
As the world watches state intervention in mining and mineral processing increase, it is only right that mineral security and the growing role of state governments play a central role across the conference. Addresses from Oman, Armenia and Nigeria are set to underscore the case for the mutually derived benefits of successful mining operations, alongside participation from the US Government.
Provincial and regional governments will also be represented, including Quebec, Cornwall and WA, alongside Indigenous Nations such as the T???ch? Government. The expanded participation will bring into focus different mineral priorities, investment models and approaches to local development into the wider international debate.
In line with governments’ expanding defence priorities amid an increasingly volatile geopolitical landscape., the panel Building resilient critical supply chain infrastructure required by the defence sector, will feature US Government acting deputy assistant secretary of war for industrial base resilience Jeffrey Frankston, Appian Capital Advisory global affairs head Dominic Raab, Refute chief executive and co-founder Tom Garnett. The session will examine the competing demand for critical minerals posed by increased defence spending, and how building a ‘resilient’ defence supply chain may impact the mining landscape.
The role of the US will be explored further in the panel, The $12b insurance policy: can project vault end the era of mineral volatility? US Antimony Corporation chief executive and chairman Gary Evans, Traxys chief executive Mark Kristoff and American Ocean Minerals Company chairman Tom Albanese, will consider whether government-backed purchasing, stockpiling and direct capital deployment can provide greater market certainty and make strategically important projects more bankable.
However, policy and public funding alone will not close the widening gap between mineral demand and supply. Across the three-day programme, sessions including The immediate copper thesis: bridging the gap between increasing demand and supply, Is sustainability 1.0 dead? and Building resilient critical supply chain infrastructure required by the defence sector will address copper supply, responsible mining, defence requirements, alternative finance and mining M&A.
Roundtables return
Following their renowned success in 2025, the Leadership Roundtables are returning in 2026 in expanded form. The series of 90-minute discussions, uniquely held under the Chatham House Rule, will create space for candid discussion around important but often sensitive subjects.
Topics will include deep-sea mining, rare earths, Ukraine and battery supply chains, alongside the second Mine to mission defence roundtable. Sessions will be facilitated by organisations including the International Council on Mining and Metals, OECD, Critical Minerals Association UK and TechMet.
“This is not a programme built around repeating familiar conversations,” Mr Thake said.
“It will challenge what is ‘feasible’, identify where action is falling short and generate the actions needed to move projects forward.
“The expansion of the Leadership Roundtables in particular will allow participants to go deeper into some of the industry’s most difficult subjects, while the main programme brings these challenges into a wider global debate.”
On November 30, Resourcing Tomorrow will host the 4th Annual Government Roundtable at the High Commission of Canada in the UK, uniting 120 of the most senior voices across government, mining and finance ahead of the Resourcing Tomorrow Conference in London.
With representation expected from more than 60 governments, this invitation-only gathering will drive high-level discussion on securing critical mineral supply chains, mobilising capital, and accelerating the technologies needed to power the future of mining.
The innovation hub
New for 2026, the Innovation Hub will provide a dedicated space for technology providers and innovators tackling some of mining’s most urgent operational challenges, including safer mine development, digitalisation and more efficient production.
As the heart of London Mining Week, Resourcing Tomorrow will also host Leadership Roundtables, Country, State and Province Pavilions and Seminars, the Next Generation Programme, networking receptions and the globally renowned Awards & Gala Dinner, creating a full week of debate and industry engagement.
With more than 2300 mining professionals expected to attend, Resourcing Tomorrow 2026 will provide a major London-based platform for decision makers across the globe, driving the future of the resources industry.
The show floor
The Resourcing Tomorrow show floor is where the mining industry’s brightest ideas and most essential services come together. Discover fresh inspiration, practical solutions, and live demonstrations of the latest innovations — from ambitious startups to some of the biggest names in the sector.
Whether you’re focused on exploration, mine development, sustainability, safety, finance, legal, consulting, or technology, Resourcing Tomorrow offers the tools and connections to move your business forward. With more than150 exhibitors and more than 2300 attendees under one roof, it is the go-to destination for the entire mining value chain.
A conference like no other
Across the three days, the conference will examine the pressures now redefining mining’s role in the global economy. Geopolitics, national security and supply chain resilience will complement practical discussions on project delivery, technology adoption, financing and the urgent need to reduce the 17-year lead time from exploration to production.
The programme will bring together leading voices across mining, finance, government, policy and downstream industries, including the London Metal Exchange, World Bank Group, World Gold Council, International Council on Mining and Metals, TechMet, Ninety-One Asset Management, Anglo American, AngloGold Ashanti, Pan American Silver, Coeur Mining, Valterra Platinum and others.
Mining companies will take centre stage throughout the programme, with dedicated spotlights across major commodity groups. These sessions are designed to put investable projects directly in front of global capital, once again working to nurture the relationships that make future supply opportunities possible.
Resourcing Tomorrow goes to Hong Kong
Resourcing Tomorrow will also return to Hong Kong on April 7-8, 2027, bringing together the most influential people with the ability to deploy capital, move projects forward and shape supply chain outcomes across Asia’s mining sector.
From critical mineral refining and gold market infrastructure to Africa–Asia investment partnerships and disciplined project delivery, the 2027 programme focuses on the decisions shaping what gets financed, built and scaled next.
This is not a conversation about distant ambition. It is about the capital, partnerships and supply chains defining mining’s next decade.
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