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Odakule Foyer
Apr 28, 2026
8:15 AM
11:00 AM
Registration, Welcome Coffee & Networking
Tunel-Taksim
Apr 28, 2026
9:00 AM
10:45 AM
Business at OECD Side Event - Critical Minerals, Critical Choices
The Critical Minerals, Critical Choices: Business Priorities for OECD and Government Action side event organised by BIAC is designed as a business-led warm-up session at the outset of the OECD...
Auditorium
Apr 28, 2026
11:00 AM
11:30 AM
Opening Remarks & Keynote Speeches
Speakers: • H.E. Prof. Dr. Ömer Bolat, Minister of Trade, Republic of Türkiye • Mr. Mathias Cormann, Secretary General, OECD • Event Co-Chair Keynote: H.E. Dr. Leila Benali, Minister of Energy...
Auditorium
Apr 28, 2026
11:30 AM
12:30 PM
High Level Panel – Unlocking Investment in Critical Mineral Supply Chains
Speakers: • H.E. Mr. Bandar bin Ibrahim Al-Khorayef, Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia • H.E. Eng. Karim Badawi, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Arab...
Auditorium
Apr 28, 2026
12:30 PM
12:35 PM
Family Photo
Auditorium stage – SG and Ministerial participants
Odakule Foyer
Apr 28, 2026
12:30 PM
1:30 PM
Networking Lunch
Odakule Foyer, open buffet
Pera Palace
Apr 28, 2026
12:45 PM
1:45 PM
Ministerial Lunch
Pera Palace Hotel
Tunel-Taksim
Apr 28, 2026
1:30 PM
2:00 PM
Launch Event: The Potential of Development Finance to Unlock Investments in the Critical Mineral...
Launch event by the OECD Development Co-operation Directorate: “The potential of development finance to unlock investments in the critical mineral value chain”
Pera Palace
Apr 28, 2026
1:45 PM
3:00 PM
Cross-Regional Ministerial Roundtable: Building Minerals Partnerships for Growth and Development
Cross-Regional Ministerial Roundtable: Building minerals partnerships for growth and development (Pera Palace) Scene setter: • Ms. Marion Jansen, Director, Trade and Agriculture, OECD • Mr. Tim...
Auditorium
Apr 28, 2026
2:00 PM
3:00 PM
OECD Scene-Setter Geoeconomic Talks
OECD Scene-setter Geoeconomic Talks – Insights from OECD Regional notes on critical minerals (Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, Africa) (Auditorium, Odakule) Moderator:...
Tunel-Taksim
Apr 28, 2026
3:10 PM
4:10 PM
Block 1 Central Asia – Mobilising Investment while Managing the Risks in Critical Minerals Supply...
Central Asia and the Eastern Partnership – Mobilising investment while managing the risks in critical minerals supply chains: an ambitious agenda (Tunnel-Taksim merged room, Odakule) The countries...
Auditorium
Apr 28, 2026
3:10 PM
4:10 PM
Block 2 LAC – Addressing the Missing Links: From a Lithium and Copper Provider Region into a...
Latin America and the Caribbean – Addressing the missing links: from a lithium and copper provider region into a high value industrial development hub (Auditorium, Odakule) This high-level dialogue...
Odakule Foyer
Apr 28, 2026
4:10 PM
4:30 PM
Coffee Break
Tunel-Taksim
Apr 28, 2026
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
Block 3 South East Asia focus - Regional Perspectives on Developing Critical Mineral Strategies:...
Southeast Asia – Regional perspectives on developing critical mineral strategies: Reliable, responsible, resilient by design? (Tunnel-Taksim merged room, Odakule) With leading production...
Auditorium
Apr 28, 2026
4:30 PM
5:30 PM
Block 4 Africa – Joining the Dots: Minerals, Connectivity and Africa's Industrial Future
Africa – Joining the dots: Minerals, Connectivity and Africa's industrial future (Auditorium, Odakule) Africa stands at a critical inflection point where its mineral wealth can either sustain...
Odakule Foyer
Apr 28, 2026
5:30 PM
5:45 PM
Break
Auditorium
Apr 28, 2026
5:45 PM
6:00 PM
Plenary Co-Chairs Conclusions
• Co-chair: Mr. Öztürk Selvitop, Director General, Foreign Relations, Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources, Republic of Türkiye • Co-chair: H.E. Ms. Leila Benali, Minister of Energy Transition...
Venue TBC
Apr 28, 2026
6:30 PM
8:00 PM
Networking Reception
Venue tbc
Pera Palace
Apr 29, 2026
8:30 AM
9:00 AM
Registration
Pasa Salonu, Pera Palace
Apr 29, 2026
9:00 AM
10:15 AM
Civil Society Platform: The Role of Communities and Local Governments in Implementing Critical...
Moderator: Mr. Andres Sanabria, Policy Analyst, OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities • Mr. Edson Krenak, Indigenous Leader and Program Lead at Cultural Survival, Brazil • Ms...
Pera Palace
Apr 29, 2026
10:15 AM
10:30 AM
Coffee break
Pasa Salonu, Pera Palace
Apr 29, 2026
10:30 AM
12:30 PM
Thematic Sessions Led by OECD Directorates
Directorates take the lead on key cross-cutting initiatives, combining project updates with thematic discussions. 10:30 – 11:30 | Trade, Economic security and Competitiveness • Presenters: Mr....
Pera Palace
Apr 29, 2026
12:30 PM
2:00 PM
Lunch
Participants
Pasa Salonu, Pera Palace
Apr 29, 2026
2:00 PM
4:30 PM
Thematic Sessions Led by OECD Directorates
Directorates take the lead on key cross-cutting initiatives, combining project updates with thematic discussions. 14.00 – 15.15 | Mitigating material criticality through circular economy...
Pasa Salonu, Pera Palace
Apr 29, 2026
4:30 PM
5:00 PM
Conclusions Day 2
Key take-aways from government, private sector, civil society and OECD conclusions. • Mr. Andreas Schaal, Director OECD Global Relations and Cooperation Directorate and OECD Sherpa to the G7, G20...
