The New CETA Series: Exploring the Canada-EU Raw Materials Partnership

The new CETA Series: Exploring the Canada-EU Raw Materials Partnership

In this second instalment of the new CETA Series, we gather senior business and governmental leaders from Canada and the EU to explore the pivotal role of the Canada-EU partnership in ensuring secure, sustainable, and ethical supply chains for critical raw materials. The event will also highlight Canada’s leadership in mining practices, sustainability, and environmental stewardship, emphasizing how this leadership aligns with EU priorities for clean energy transitions and resilient supply chains in a challenging geopolitical context.

This event will take place during the EU’s Raw Materials Week 2024 and we expect the in-person audience to consist of both Brussels-based and visiting industry, policymakers, and consultants.*

The event will include online participation for those outside the Brussels area, reaching a wider audience of policymakers and regulators, business leaders, mining and sustainability experts, academic and research institutions, civil society groups and media.

The format of the event is as follows:

Introduction:

Mark Camilleri, President, Canada EU Trade and Investment Association

Welcome address:

Dr. Ailish Campbell, Canadian Ambassador to the EU, Government of Canada

Keynote Address:

Laurel Broten, CEO, Invest in Canada

Panel 1 - Exploring the Canada-EU Raw Materials Partnership in a Geopolitical Context:

• Magdalena Miśkiewicz, Team leader European Commission, DG Trade, Unit E3: Industry, Goods, Energy, Customs, and Origin
• Heather Exner-Pirot, Special Advisor – Economic Transition, Business Council of Canada
• Spencer Page, Lead for UK and EU, Corporate Affairs, Vale Base Metals
• Florian Anderhuber, Deputy Director General, Director Energy & Climate, Euromines

Moderator: Kait Bolongaro, Europe Managing Editor, MLex

Panel 2: The Canada Raw Materials Advantage: Examining Canada’s leadership in mining practices, sustainability, and environmental stewardship and how these values align with EU priorities for clean energy transitions and supply chains

• David Anderson, Managing Director, Saskatchewan Germany Office, Counsellor, Embassy of Canada to Germany
• Jonathan Vanherberghen, Director External Affairs Europe, Rio Tinto
• Katie Fedosenko, Director, ESG Engagement, Teck Resources
• Ben Chalmers, Senior Vice President, Mining Association of Canada

Moderator: Kait Bolongaro, Europe Managing Editor, MLex

Closing Remarks:

Mark Camilleri, President, CEUTIA

* A networking reception will follow for in-person participants.

The event is being organized by the Canadian Mission to the EU in cooperation with the Canada EU Trade and Investment Association (CEUTIA) with the support of the Business Council of Canada and MLex.

The event is being sponsored by Vale Base Metals.

This is the second episode in the second season of the #CETA Series of events aimed at examining the strategic importance of the Canada-EU economic and trade partnership and how to unlock its full potential.