EIS Final Event: Shaping the Future of Sustainable Mineral Exploration

Registration

JOIN THE EIS FINAL EVENT

Tuesday, October 7, 2025
9am - 3pm CEST
Comet Louise, Place Stéphanie 20, Brussels

ABOUT

Join us in Brussels for the EIS Final Event and be the first to discover the project’s key results, insights, and innovations shaping the future of sustainable mineral exploration!

AGENDA

8:30 – 9:00 Registration
9:00 – 9:40 Welcome by EIS & HaDEA & DG GROW
- EIS Coordinator Welcome Message – Hafsa Munia GTK
- EIS Project Officers Welcome Message – Dimitrios Biliouris HaDEA
- CRM Overview & Strategic Projects – Daniel Cios DG GROW
- Keynote – Rolf Kuby (Director General, Euromines)
9:40 – 10:40 EIS Overview & Results
- EIS Overview – Vesa Nykänen GTK
- EIS Mineral Systems – Tobias Bauer LTU
- EIS Wizard – Andreas Knobloch Beak
- EIS Selected Test Case Studies – Guillaume Bertrand BRGM
- Q&A
10:40 – 11:00 Break
11:00 – 12:30 Cluster Session: Advancing mineral exploration through innovative technologies

Moderator: Imad Audi (LGI)
- SEMACRET – Malcolm Aranha (HZDR-HIF)
- DEXPLORE – Tony Hand (TalTech)
- DeepBEAT – Lucija Dujmovic (HZDR-HIF)
- UNDERCOVER – Juha Kaija (GTK)
- Q&A
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 Panel: Encouraging exploration across mining regions in Europe

Moderator: Vesa Nykänen (GTK)
- Thematic Smart Specialisation Partnership on Mining (S3P Mining Regions) – Luís Martins
- ETP-SMR (European Technology Platform on Sustainable Mineral Resources) – Katarina Nilsson
- EuroGeoSurveys: GSEU(Geological Service for Europe) – Julie Hollis
- Science & Innovations (Finland) – Saku Vuori GTK
- Discussion & Q&A
14:30 – 15:00 Break
15:00 – 16:00 Panel: Industry

Moderator: Percy Clark (Quest Critical Metals)
- Talga Group (battery anode and advanced materials company) – Iana Bacquet
- Zinnwald Lithium (Exploration Company) – Thomas Dittrich
- Cluster Portugal Mineral Resources – Luís Martins
- ISMC Iberia Mine (Iberian Sustainable Mineral Cluster) – Patricia Núñez
- Discussion & Q&A
16:00 – 16:15 Closure and summary
- Vesa Nykänen ( GTK) & Hafsa Munia ( GTK)
Post-event discussions