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Call to Action: Careers for Next Generation Minerals
July 3 at 12:00 - 17:00
Date: 3rd July
Time: 12pm – 5pm BST
Kindly hosted by: The Critical Minerals Association and The Natural History Museum
Venue: The Natural History Museum, Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD
Women in Mining UK are delighted to support and attend this call to action. The Critical Minerals Association (UK) is partnering with the Natural History Museum and the NERC TARGET Mineral Resources CDT (Centre for Doctoral Training) to deliver a ‘Call to Action: Careers for Next Generation Minerals’. This event, held at the iconic Natural History Museum in South Kensington, will give dozens of students, teachers and parents the opportunity to speak with industry, academia and government about all the exciting opportunities and diverse progression options that exist here in the UK for young people to pursue a career in critical minerals.
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Please find the event agenda below. Additional speakers will be announced soon.
Agenda:
- 12:00 – 13:45 Session 1
o 12:00 – 12:15 – Arrivals
o 12:15 – 12:25 – Welcoming Remarks
▪ Richard Herrington, Science Lead (Resourcing the Green Economy),
Natural History Museumo 12:25 – 12:35– Presentation
▪ Eileen Maes, Communications Manager at the Critical Minerals
Association (UK)
o 12:35 – 12:50 – Presentation: Inspiring Perceptions
▪ Chris Stockey, Consultant, Satarla
▪ Lucy Crane, ESG & Sustainability Manager, Cornish Lithium
o 12:50 – 13:35 – Presentations – Natural History Museum
- 13:35 – 14:00 Break
o Teas, coffees and biscuits
- 14:00 – 16:10: Session 2
o 14:00 – 14:50– Presentations – Higher Education in the UK
▪ 14:00 – 14:20 – TARGET Mineral Resources CDT – Dan Smith, University
of Leicester
▪ 14:20 – 14:40 – Birmingham Centre of Strategic Materials and Critical
Minerals – TBD
▪ 14:40 – 15:00 – Met4Tech – Dr Eva Marquis, Camborne School of Mines,
University of Exeter
o 15:00 – 16:00 – Presentations — Industry in the UK
▪ 15:00 – 15:20 – Cornish Metals – Ben Clitherow, Exploration Geologist
▪ 15:20 – 15:40 – Minviro – Adriana Zamora, Sustainability Scientist
▪ 15:40 – 16:00 – TBA
o 16:00 – 16:10 – Closing Remarks
▪ Kirsty Benham, Founder & CEO of the Critical Minerals Association (UK)
- 16:10 – 17:00 Interactive Exhibition & Networking
o Includes Cornish Metals, Minviro, Critical Productions, Women in Mining UK,
Institute of Quarrying, Brightside Mentoring, University of Exeter, and more…