Connecting Resources, Technology, Capital, and Industry

The U.S. Critical Minerals Leadership Forum brings together leaders from mining, processing, manufacturing, government, finance, technology, and industrial supply chains to explore the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of critical minerals in the United States.

Why Now?

  • Critical minerals have become a strategic priority for the United States.
  • Growing demand from the energy transition, advanced manufacturing, defense, semiconductors, and emerging technologies is accelerating investment across the entire value chain.
  • At the same time, supply-chain resilience, domestic processing capacity, permitting, financing, and technology innovation continue to present significant challenges.
  • The organizations that successfully connect resources, processing, manufacturing, technology, and capital will define the next generation of critical minerals development.

Reasons To Attend

  • Connect with Decision-Makers – Engage senior leaders from mining, refining, defense, advanced manufacturing, engineering, and infrastructure capital who are actively building U.S. supply chains.
  • Accelerate Project Bankability – Understand what industrial buyers and capital providers require to support long-term offtake and financing commitments.
  • Gain Execution-Focused Insights – Learn from real-world case studies addressing permitting, qualification timelines, delivery risk, and commercial structuring.
  • Strengthen Cross-Value-Chain Partnerships – Build strategic relationships from upstream producers to downstream demand owners and EPCM partners.
  • Navigate Regulatory & Procurement Complexity – Gain clarity on federal funding frameworks, DoD procurement programs, and industrial specification requirements.
  • Position Your Organization at the Center of U.S. Industrial Build-Out – Join the leadership platform where domestic processing and refining capacity moves from strategy to delivery.

Who Attends?

Upstream

  • Mining operators
  • Project developers
  • Concentrate producers
  • Strategic exploration firms

Midstream

  • Refiners
  • Chemical processors
  • Separation facilities
  • Tolling operators
  • Specialty metal producers
  • Recycling and recovery companies
     

Downstream Demand Owners

  • Defense procurement leaders
  • Aerospace materials executives
  • EV and battery materials buyers
  • Advanced manufacturing supply-chain leaders
  • OEM specification owners
  • Prime contractors
  • Semiconductor manufacturers​​​​​​​

Technology & Project Delivery

  • EPCM firms
  • Engineering consultancies
  • Automation providers
  • AI and digital solution providers
  • Industrial cybersecurity firms
  • Equipment manufacturers

Investment, Policy & Strategic Partners

  • Strategic investors
  • Infrastructure funds
  • Private equity
  • Government agencies
  • Economic development organizations
  • Research institutions
  • Industry associations

Why Attend?

  • Explore the entire value chain
    From exploration and extraction to processing, manufacturing, recycling, and end-use applications, the forum examines every stage of the critical minerals ecosystem.

  • Learn from industry leaders
    Hear from executives, policymakers, investors, researchers, and technology innovators driving the next generation of critical minerals development.

  • Build strategic partnerships
    Connect with decision-makers across mining, processing, manufacturing, government, finance, and technology.

  • Discover new technologies
    Explore innovations transforming resource development, processing, digitalization, automation, AI, and supply-chain management.

  • Identify commercial opportunities
    Develop new partnerships, investment opportunities, procurement relationships, and business collaborations.

Why Dallas?

Dallas is uniquely positioned at the intersection of energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, technology, logistics, and finance.

As the United States accelerates investment in domestic critical mineral supply chains, Texas has become an increasingly important hub for industrial development, advanced manufacturing, and strategic partnerships.

The forum provides a platform for bringing together the organizations that will shape the future of the industry.