EU-Latin America Convention on Raw Materials 2023

22 – 24 May 2023
La Rural ǀ Buenos Aires, Argentina

Background

The project EU-Latin America Partnership on Raw Materials, funded by the European Union (EU), aims at promoting and intensifying cooperation between the EU and seven Latin American partner countries (i.e. Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay) along the value chains of minerals-based industries. Based on complementarities, common objectives and shared values of the EU and Latin America, the Partnership aims at moving a step closer towards an integration of strategic industrial value chains for both regions, exploring new business models and adding value to society, while maintaining high environmental and social standards at the core of the Partnership.

The Partnership implements the digital Mineral Development Network Platform (MDNP), with over 1000 members from government entities, businesses, research institutions, and civil society across the Partnership countries. The MDNP allows members to connect and is a reliable source of information about the situation of non-energy extractive industries and the raw materials value chain of the partner countries.

To enhance exchange and learning, the Partnership offers a business-oriented webinar series that addresses some of the most pressing issues in the sector, participates in the region’s key mining fairs, and convenes high-level events such as the annual EU-Latin America Convention on Raw Materials.

2023 EU-Latin America Convention on Raw Materials

The 2023 edition of the EU-Latin America Convention on Raw Materials will take place in parallel with the International Argentine Trade Fair for the Mining Industry (Arminera) on 22 – 24 May 2023 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, with the overarching theme: Promoting EU – LATAM investments in sustainable raw materials value chains.

The Convention will bring together stakeholders along the whole raw materials value chain, from exploration and extraction to refining and recycling, as well as key downstream players decidedly contributing to the clean energy transition. It will include policymakers, industry, the private sector, and research and innovation actors from the EU and Latin America.

The Convention will promote and facilitate public-private dialogues on investment opportunities, policy design and implementation to achieve a sustainable integration of EU – LATAM raw materials value chains.

The Convention will hinge upon the sustainability values shared by the EU and Latin America, enhancing cooperation for the development of raw materials value chains for the clean energy transition and the industries that depend on them, such as e-mobility, renewable energies or digital technologies.

PROGRAMME

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Day 1 Monday 22 May 2023
9:00 - 9:20 Registration, coffee and networking
9:20 - 9:30 Opening of the EU-Latin America Convention on Raw Materials
9:30 - 10:20 Policy developments related to investments in sustainable raw materials value chains (EU, Argentina, Brazil and Chile)
10:20 - 11:10 Policy developments related to investments in sustainable raw materials value chains (Colombia, Mexico, Peru and Uruguay)
11:10 - 11:30 Coffee and networking
11:30 - 12:50 Developing sustainable raw materials value chains between the EU – LATAM (part 1)
12:50 - 14:00 Closure of the day 1, lunch* and networking (*with previous invitation)

 

Day 2 Tuesday 23 May 2023
9:00 - 9:20 Registration, coffee and networking
9:20 - 9:30 Opening of Day 2 of the EU-Latin America Convention on Raw Materials
9:30 - 10:00 Investment promotion and opportunities along the value chain (Argentina, part 1)
10:00 - 10:30 Matchmaking session, coffee and networking
10:30 - 12:00 Supporting EU investments in sustainable raw materials value chains in LATAM
12:00 - 14:00 Closure of the day 2, lunch* and networking (*with previous invitation)

 

Day 3 Wednesday 24 May 2023
9:00 - 9:20 Registration, coffee and networking
9:20 - 9:30 Opening of Day 3 of the EU-Latin America Convention on Raw Materials
9:30 - 10:00 Investment promotion and opportunities along the value chain (Chile)
10:00 - 10:30 Matchmaking session, coffee and networking
10:30 - 11:00 Investment promotion and opportunities along the value chain (Peru)
11:00 - 11:30 Matchmaking session, coffee and networking
11:30 - 12:40 Developing sustainable raw materials value chains between the EU – LATAM (part 2)
12:40 - 14:00 Lunch* and networking (*with previous invitation)
14:00 - 14:50 Investment promotion and opportunities along the value chain (Argentina, part 2)
14:50 - 15:50 Mapping strategic and critical raw materials in LATAM and the Caribbean
15:50 - 16:00 Closing of the EU-Latin America Convention on Raw Materials

 

MATCHMAKING

There will be a 20-minute matchmaking session between EU – LATAM stakeholders after the conclusion of each investment-related presentation. The matchmaking session will bring constituents with similar interests together and foster cooperation along the sustainable raw materials value chains. We will organise these bilateral networking opportunities before the event upon request by the interested parties.

If you are interested in participating in the matchmaking please register and fill out necessary information.

Registration is closed!

CONTACT

We are at your disposal for any question you have concerning the EU – Latin America Convention on Raw Materials.

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