King Abdulaziz International Conference Center,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Leadership Roundtables turn the priorities identified by the FMF Ministerial Roundtable into practical, measurable action. Convening 15–20 senior leaders under the Chatham House Rule, each closed-door session creates a trusted environment for candid discussion around a critical global mineral supply challenge. Participants do more than exchange ideas: they help shape recommendations, identify responsible organizations, and agree on trackable actions. Outcomes are reviewed and advanced at the following year’s Roundtable, creating continuity, accountability, and lasting impact.
Attendees at FMF 2026
Countries
CEOs & Senior Executives
Government delegations
business meetings held, rated 4.7 out of 5
Total value of 132 agreement
A closed room, built around a single theme
Leadership Roundtables sit within the Leadership track at Future Minerals Forum 2027 and run across all three days of the Forum. Each session lasts 75 to 90 minutes, is held under closed-door conditions, and is led by the host organisation.
A Leadership Roundtable is not a conference panel. There is no audience and no stage. Nor is it the Ministerial Roundtable, which is the Forum’s government-led leadership platform. It is a working session: a small group of senior participants convened around a question the host has set, with the invitation list built by FMF to match it.
Your organisation leads a session on a priority issue of its choosing. The agenda is developed alongside the FMF content team and aligned to the 2027 programme. You are shaping the discussion, not contributing to someone else’s.
FMF curates the invitation list for each roundtable. The room is built around the issue rather than around who happens to be available ministers, chief executives, investors and senior officials relevant to the question you have set.
The engagement continues beyond the session: post-event insights drawn from the discussion, a company profile on the FMF website and event app, six conference and networking passes, and three seats at the FMF Dinner.
From agenda development and a curated invitation list to post-event insights and access across FMF 2027.
A closed-door session of 75 to 90 minutes within the FMF 2027 Leadership track
An agenda developed with the FMF content team
An invitation list curated by FMF around your chosen theme
Post-event insights drawn from the session
A company profile on the FMF website and event app
Future Minerals Forum 2027 will explore the ideas, partnerships and strategies shaping the next era of mineral development through discussions on today's most pressing industry priorities.
Enabling a Saudi Arabian processing hub for global supply resilience
Towards a new mining business model: partnering with end customers for supply resilience
Enabling innovation: What is required to achieve a quantum leap
Central Asia: A new Silk Road for minerals
Defining the project capital challenge and closing the funding gap
KSA-EU collaboration: Delivering mineral value chains for a new era of economic security
Scoping an FMF-ICMM initiative to enhance the industry’s reputation)
Redrawing the mining map: Capacity building in emerging supplier countries
Latin America: Building shared infrastructure and financing models across critical minerals
From ambition to delivery: tracking Africa's regional mineral corridor commitments
FMF exists to bring together global stakeholders, strengthen mineral value chains and create meaningful outcomes that support long-term development, investment and international collaboration.
The Leadership track runs alongside the Plenary, Investment, Innovation, Country Showcases and Saudi Minerals Hub programmes throughout Future Minerals Forum 2027, taking place in Riyadh from 12–14 January. Roundtables are scheduled during the Forum’s core hours, allowing participants to take part as part of their wider Forum program.
Future Minerals Forum 2027 brings together ministers and senior government representatives, executives from major producers, investors and financiers, technology and equipment leaders, and multilateral organizations from across the minerals value chain.
Confirmed speakers for the 2027 program represent Ma’aden, BHP, Rio Tinto, Ivanhoe Mines, Alcoa Corporation and Epiroc.
Participation in individual roundtables is subject to invitation and availability.
A limited number of Leadership Roundtables are available to host at Future Minerals Forum 2027. Sessions are allocated as themes are confirmed, and the 2027 programme closes in early November 2026. If a theme on this page matches your priorities, the earlier the conversation starts, the more likely it is that the session is still available.
