Keynote Conference Day One - 5 October 2026
08:30
REGISTRATION
09:20 - 09:30
WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER
LATIN AMERICA’S MINERAL RESOURCES INDEPENDENCE
09:30 - 10:30
OPENING PANEL DISCUSSION: BUILDING STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS TO ADVANCE LATIN AMERICA'S MINING FUTURE - INVESTMENT, INNOVATION, AI & SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS
Alexandre Eduardo Villela
Founder & General Manager, Terranickel, Brazil (Session Chair)
Lucy Takehara Chemale
Technical Advisor, Geological Survey of Brazil (Serviço Geológico do Brasil – SGB), Brazil
Luciana Nazar
CEO & Founder, Fineggi Capital, Brazil
Pedro Oliveira
Head Legal and Compliance Officer, Mineração Vale Verde, Brazil
Manuel Correa
CEO, AiD Mining | Mandingtech, Brazil
10:30 - 11:10
MORNING REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES, CRITICAL MINERALS & GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION
11:10 - 11:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: FROM GEOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TO OPPORTUNITIES - BRAZIL’S MINERAL POTENTIAL
Lucy Takehara Chemale
Technical Advisor, Geological Survey of Brazil (Serviço Geológico do Brasil – SGB), Brazil
11:40 - 12:10
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: MINING AND WATER REUSE - HOW PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS CAN TURN WASTEWATER INTO A STRATEGIC RESOURCE
Luciana Nazar
CEO & Founder, Fineggi Capital, Brazil
12:10 - 12:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: LEGAL STRATEGIES FOR CONFLICT RESOLUTION WITH COMMUNITIES SURROUNDING MINING OPERATIONS
Pedro Oliveira
Head Legal and Compliance Officer, Mineração Vale Verde, Brazil
12:40
NETWORKING LUNCH
FINANCING, COMMODITIES, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SHOWCASE
14:00 - 14:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: MINING & MINERALS IN LATIN AMERICA - HIGH‑VALUE INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES ACROSS A RAPIDLY GROWING REGION
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José De Almeida Filho
Head of Strategy, Transformation and Business, Aviv Capital, Brazil
14:30 - 15:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: UNLOCKING COMMERCIAL VALUE IN CRITICAL MINERALS - NAVIGATING HIGH VALUE DEAL EXECUTION, CAPITAL FORMATION, AND MARKET ENTRY
Alexandre Eduardo Villela
Founder & General Manager, Terranickel
Former Director at Atlas Lithium, World Metals & Alloys, and Super Ligas Metais, Brazil
COMMODITIES FINANCING & INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
15:00 - 16:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: MONEY DRIVES MINERALS - FACILITATING STRATEGIC & CRITICAL MINERALS INITIATIVES AND INVESTMENTS AND HOW THE GEOPOLITICAL RIVALRY IS AN INVESTMENT BATTLEGROUND FOR DOMINANCE IN CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS, RESHAPING THE FUTURE OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Manuel Correa
CEO, AiD Mining | Mandingtech, Brazil (Session Chair)
José De Almeida Filho
Head of Strategy, Transformation and Business, Aviv Capital, Brazil
Alexandre Eduardo Villela
Founder & General Manager, Terranickel, Brazil
16:00
CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF DAY ONE