PLENARY ROOM CC1 Policymakers’ day on minerals, development, and transversal CRM topics Please note that this session will be livestreamed. Session available in ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH and CHINESE.

PLENARY ROOM CC1 Securing Resilient Value Chains for Sustainable Growth and Development: This panel will explore how governments engage with mineral-producing countries to enhance domestic processing, create economic opportunities, and ensure long-term supply security. Discussions will highlight strategies to attract investment, address corruption and security risks, and implement policies that promote transparency, industrial development, and growth. Please note that this session will be livestreamed. Session available in ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH and CHINESE.

PLENARY ROOM CC1 As demand for critical minerals grows, unleashing investment along supply chains is essential for sustainability and security. This event explores how leveraging ESG principles, strengthening the rule of law, and using development assistance can de-risk investments and create more attractive environments for businesses and capital. Private sector representatives will join policy makers to discuss how responsible governance, regulatory stability, and strategic support can mitigate risks, enhance transparency, and unlock sustainable growth in critical mineral markets. Please note that this session will be livestreamed. Session available in ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH and CHINESE.

ROOM 13 Organised by Women’s Rights and Mining network This session is led by a partner organisation and may not reflect the views of the OECD.

In its fifth year, the Women's Rights and Mining-OECD Stakeholder Statement on Implementing Gender-Responsive Due Diligence calls for renewed momentum. Have governments acted on regulation since 2020? Is industry living up to its commitments? Does civil society see progress on the ground? This session will focus on revitalizing the WRM-OECD Stakeholder Statement, emphasizing the critical role of industry in translating commitments into action and take stock 5 years after enactment of the Statement. As a global multistakeholder network, WRM mobilizes its convening power to drive gender equality in mineral supply chains by bringing together governments, companies, and civil society. While governments are in the driving seat for regulating gender-responsive due diligence, industry plays a key role in implementing it, and civil society possesses the vital knowledge and experience closest to the impacts—both when due diligence is effective and when it falls short. This multi-stakeholder forum will spotlight successes, expose gaps, and chart a course for the next five years across different stages of the value chain —ensuring that gender-responsive due diligence delivers tangible benefits for women and communities worldwide. Please note that this session will NOT be livestreamed. Session available in ENGLISH and SPANISH only.

PLENARY ROOM CC1 This high-level panel will bring together government officials, industry leaders, and experts, to discuss Africa’s pivotal role in global mineral supply chains. Panelists will explore strategies for sustainable resource management, value addition, and equitable partnerships to ensure that African producer countries maximise the benefits of their mineral wealth while contributing to the global energy transition. The session will include a segment focused on the Lobito Corridor. Please note that this session will be livestreamed. Session available in ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH and CHINESE.

ROOM CC13 The OECD has begun deploying the Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E) Framework for the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Mineral Supply Chains across tin, tungsten, and tantalum (3T) supply chains originating in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). This session will introduce a preliminary analysis from one of the Framework’s studies, examining the impact of a due diligence programme on levels of conflict in eastern DRC. Participants are invited to review and critique the study’s methodology and early findings, and to provide technical feedback that will help ensure the evaluation reflects realities on the ground and supports meaningful, evidence-based improvements. The session marks the first step of a process of stakeholder and peer review that will inform the final M&E study results.

PLENARY ROOM CC1 Organised by the OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTPA). This session will focus on revenue mobilisation by discussing international best practices regarding the taxation of the extractive sector. This session will consider the tax challenges and issues associated with minerals and the taxation and fiscal policies that can be utilised to address these issues. The session will explore the work that the OECD’s Centre for Tax Policy and Administration (CTPA) are undertaking to address Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) risks associated with the extractive sector. Please note that this session will be livestreamed. Session available in ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH and CHINESE.

ROOM CC12 Organised by the OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate (TAD). The global race for critical minerals—driven by the green and digital transition—is intensifying pressure on their international exchange. As demand surges and access becomes more strategic, governments are stepping up intervention. While state involvement in the minerals sector is nothing new, export restrictions have emerged as a prominent tool in recent years—used to boost domestic industries, attract investment, protect the environment, and raise public revenue. Yet their effectiveness in advancing sustainable development remains contested, and tit-for-tat policies risk triggering price spikes and supply disruptions in an increasingly interdependent global economy. This session will examine the sharp rise in export restrictions over the past 15 years and their ripple effects across global supply chains. Through a policy-focused discussion, participants will share their countries’ experiences, assess the real-world impacts of such measures, and explore opportunities for cooperation. The goal: to bridge the interests of critical mineral-rich countries and importing nations, aligning supply security with sustainable development objectives. Please note that this session will NOT be livestreamed. Session available in ENGLISH and FRENCH only.

ROOM CC13 Organised by IMPACT & IPIS This session is led by a partner organisation and may not reflect the views of the OECD.

Central Africa is where mineral supply chain due diligence was first put into practice—and fifteen years on, it remains the most telling case study for understanding both the potential and the limits of responsible sourcing efforts. While some may feel the story has already been told, the region continues to offer critical insights that should inform how due diligence evolves across other minerals, metals, and geographies. This session offers a space for critical reflection on its evolution, effectiveness, and future of due diligence in mineral supply chains operating in conflict-affected and high-risk areas. As the current crisis in Eastern DRC underscores the persistent instability in the region, it's important to assess what due diligence has realistically achieved, what challenges remain, and how local experiences and technical insights can shape a more effective path forward. This discussion will explore the practical limits and achievements of due diligence implementation—without assuming it can resolve broader structural or political dynamics. In the absence of clear baselines, limited data and considering complex on-the-ground realities, we will focus on what has been learned, what could be improved, and how to ensure due diligence aligns with the expectations of all stakeholders in the equation: affected communities, producing nations and buyers. Please note that this session will NOT be livestreamed. Session available in ENGLISH and FRENCH only.

ROOM CC12 Organised by the OECD Development Centre (DEV). Growing demand for critical minerals and declining ore grades will make mining more energy intensive. Automation, electrification, and digitisation of the mining industry are adding pressure on energy demand, while reducing or at best reshaping opportunities for local employment and procurement. With close to 750 million people worldwide still lacking access to electricity, with more than two- thirds in sub-Saharan Africa, this session will discuss how mining can be leveraged to turn a persistent challenge into an opportunity for creating shared value across governments, industry, and local communities. Participants will share experience and lessons learned from concrete case studies. They will also discuss critical enablers to encourage renewable energy integration into mining operations and the electrification of surrounding communities, including energy sector reforms, regulatory and contractual requirements, business models and de-risking instruments to attract investments. The session will also provide the opportunity to discuss how the shift of the mining industry to low-carbon energy presents an opportunity for resource-rich developing economies to foster the synergistic development of higher value-added activities in the renewable energy sector to advance diversification objectives and avoid the commodity trap. ZOOM link Please note that this session will NOT be livestreamed. Session available in ENGLISH and FRENCH only.

PLENARY ROOM CC1 Organised by the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities (CFE). The global demand for minerals is driving a surge in exploration and mining projects in Indigenous territories- with nearly half of the world’s critical mineral reserves located on or near Indigenous traditional lands. This expansion of projects raises questions about how to avoid repeating previous patterns of dispossession and dependency, striving instead for meaningful consultation, engagement, and benefits for Indigenous peoples. This panel will discuss actions -at the national and local levels- to strengthen due diligence frameworks aimed at protecting Indigenous interests in the mining sector. It will examine where current approaches, from private sector standards to rights-based frameworks, are making progress and where they fall short. Please note that this session will be livestreamed. Session available in ENGLISH, FRENCH, SPANISH and CHINESE.