Critical raw materials (CRMs) are necessary to modern technology, the clean energy transition, and industrial resilience. As global urgency builds around securing resilient supply chains, there is a need to bring together innovation, capital, and industry to collaborate. Capital is set to fl ow into this industry in the coming years, funding solutions that strengthen the value chain — from more eff icient extraction and supply chain management to recycling and material recovery from waste streams.
The day is structured around this same logic: Collaboration — bringing the ecosystem together, opening with proof from the Nordics, a region already demonstrating what cross-border collaboration and industrial expertise can achieve; Capital — proving the investment case with real cases from around the world; and Circularity — Circular models represent a new industrial logic. Applied to critical raw materials, the mechanism is consistent: materials become assets, waste becomes input, recovery becomes margin, and capital follows measurable loops
Session 1
The Nordics - an Emerging CRM Hub (09:40–10:15, 35 min)
How cross-border collaboration is turning the Nordics into a single, unifi ed market for critical raw materials with global impact— pooling expertise, industry, and infrastructure across borders.
Format: Moderated panel, ~8–10 min per speaker plus group discussion.
Speakers: TBA
This session is led by Nordic Innovation
Session 2
International Investment Cases in CRMs (10:20–10:55, 35 min)
Why investing in CRM-related solutions is relevant now more than ever?
Speakers: TBA
Session 3
CIRCULARITY: Regenerative Capitalism as an Operating Model (11:00–11:35, 35 min)
Regenerative capitalism as the operating logic that lets circular CRM solutions move from pilot to infrastructure.
Format: Co-led discussion.
Speakers: TBA
This session is led by Spin Ventures.
After the networking lunch:
Investor dialogue : Led by Spin Ventures & Fundforward — 12:30–13:30
Investor-only strategic dialogue: Building an Execution System: Led by Atlan (12:30-13:30) for— founders, researchers, and corporate innovation leads.
Note registration is by approval. Please register your interest and you will be notified if a ticket is assigned to you. Participation in the parallel sessions are invitation-only. Please indicate your interest in participating when registering for the event.
Startups and scale-ups: please make sure to include a one-pager or deck with your registration to be considered for participation.
