Organisers: DiXi Group and Beacon Events

Format: online

Ukraine has deposits of numerous minerals that are classified as critical and/or strategic by its key allies. The country has now developed and is close to adopting its own Critical Minerals Strategy. Transforming resource and industrial potential into projects ready for financing requires regulatory certainty, risk mitigation mechanisms, institutional capacity, compliance with ESG standards, and harmonisation with best industry practices.

The discussion will bring together representatives of the Ukrainian government, international and British financial institutions, extractive and investment companies, industry associations, and independent research organisations. 

Experts will discuss practical steps to unlock capital and scale up projects in the context of Ukraine’s recovery, as well as its integration into European and global critical raw materials’ supply chains.

Confirmed participants:

• Yehor Perelyhin, Deputy Minister of Economy, Environment and Agriculture of Ukraine

• Tetiana Dzhumurat, Principal Banker (Natural Resources), European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

• Sergii Voitsekhovskyi, Board Member, BGV Group Management

• Ksenia Orynchak, Chief Executive Officer, National Association of Extractive Industry of Ukraine (NAEIU)

• Geoffrey Pyatt, Senior Managing Director for Energy and Critical Minerals, McLarty Associates, Former Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Energy Resources, U.S. Government

• Anthony Weiss, Executive Director, Techmet

• Inna Meteleva, Senior Project Manager, TheCityUK

• Stanislav Zinchenko, CEO, GMK Center; Chair of Industrial Ecology and Sustainable Development Committee, European Business Association; President, CSCMP Ukraine Roundtable

• Eric Buisson, Critical Minerals Analyst, International Energy Agency (IEA)

• Nick Bias, Group Head of Investor Relations and Corporate Communications, Ferrexpo

Moderator:Olena Pavlenko, President, DiXi Group

The event will be the first in a series of webinars dedicated to Ukraine’s critical materials sector and the development of relevant value chains, continuing the discussion at the Resourcing Tomorrow 2025 conference in London.