Unlocking Brazil’s Critical Minerals Potential:

Fully endorsed by Invest Minas, The Net Zero Circle by IN-VR is delighted to host leaders from around the world in Belo Horizonte, Brazil, within the mining community.

Following the notable success of the two previous editions, the Brazil Critical Minerals Summit 2026 offers an exclusive opportunity to stay at the forefront of the latest developments and access first-hand industry insights. This pivotal event, dedicated to shaping Brazil's mining landscape, is scheduled to be held in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.

The summit serves as a high-level business and investment platform for the critical minerals market, now expanded beyond lithium to also include niobium, graphite, iron ore, and rare earths. Our programme provides opportunities for one-to-one meetings with industry leaders and governmental authorities at every level of the decision-making process.

Join us for two action-packed days, organised by The Net-Zero Circle by IN-VR and fully endorsed by Invest Minas, featuring: Exclusive content, Major announcements, Strategic meetings and Networking opportunities to find your next local business partner.

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"For the Government of Minas Gerais, it is an honour to have the opportunity to host an event with more than 23 countries represented.”

Mateus Simoes

Vice Governor of the State, Minas Gerais

"It's been an outstanding conference, lots of exchange of knowledge of lithium and it's been just a wonderful experience (...) the growth that's going to continue through Lithium Valley over the next couple of years"

Christopher Gale

Managing Director, Latin Resources

"When I found out there was going to be this event (..) seeking to be a partner of the organizers and we (Atlas Lithium) were one of the Co-Hosts of the event"

Marc Fogassa

CEO & Chairman, Atlas Lithium

"An event like this, which attracts investors and entrepreneurs from more than 23 countries, (...) this industry can become increasingly relevant and bring more and more progress to Brazil and Minas Gerais."

Fernando Passalio

Secretary of State for Economic Development, Government, Minas Gerais

Previous speakers include:

Ana Paula Bittencourt

Interim National Secretary for Geology and Mining

Gustavo Masili

General Coordinator for Strategic Minerals and Energy Transition

Marília Carvalho de Melo

Secretary of State for Environment and Sustainable Development

Frederico Amaral

Deputy Secretary of Economic Development

João Paulo Braga

Former CEO

Gustavo Garcia

Director of Management and New Business

Henrique Tavares

Manager

Carlo Omildo

Deputy Program Director

Caio Trivellato

Director

Vinicius Alvarenga

CEO

Ana Cabral-Gardner

CEO

Marc Fogassa

Chairman & CEO

Julian Babarczy

Executive Chairman

Blake Hylands

CEO

Jonathan Hill

VP Exploration, Country Manager & Director

Leandro Gobbo

Vice-President Brazil

Marisa Cesar

Director of Corporate Affairs and Sustainability

Murilo Nagato

Country Manager

Klaus Petersen

Country Manager

Marcelo de Carvalho

Executive Director

HE Sophie Davies

Ambassador

Marco Diogo

Head of EIB Representation Brazil

Francisco Nunes

Leader for Critical Minerals

Karin Formigoni

Executive Director - LatAm Cluster

João Pieroni

Deputy Director of Productive Development and Innovation

João Irineu Medeiros

Vice President - Regulatory Affairs

Caymon de Siqueira Assumpção

Geology and Technical Services Manager

Guillaume Légaré

Head, South America

Tiago Abreu

Chief Development Officer

Rubens Amaral de Brito

Superintendence of Medium and Large Companies - S.MG

Flavio da Mota

Head of the Basic Industry Division

Fabio Accunzo

Country Head - Brazil and Southern Cone

Carolyn Huang

Sales Manager

Laura Queiroz

Director of Governmental Relations and Trade - Minas Gerais

João Paulo Barbosa

Business Manager - Major Companies

Wesley Maciel

State Superintendent - Minas Gerais

Enrique Martinez-Galán

Senior Loan Officer

Luiz Antonio Azevedo Caselli

Partner – Energy, Resources & Industrials

Rafael Marchi

Managing Director & Mining Leader - Brazil and Chile

Mauro Barros

Partner & CEO

Marie-Alice Small

Group Manager Sustainability

Jeanne Brandão Aquino Barros

Montes Claros Agency Manager

Wilson Brumer

Member of the Board

Paulo Eduardo Pinto

CEO

Frederico Bedran Oliveira

Partner

Rodrigo Franceschini

Chairman of the Metallurgy and Mining Council

Eduardo Leão

Counselor

Eduardo Javier Munoz

Chief Executive Officer

Jose Luiz Marques

Corporate Affairs Director

Luisa Rates

Climate Change Coordinator

Eduardo Pascoal Martins

Insitutional Relations Advisor

Oscar Vega

Researcher

Fernando Moya

Exploration Manager

Gisselle Chissini

Sustainability Specialist

Leonardo Resende

Superintendent

Ricardo Bastos

President

Edgar Barassa

CTO

Claudia Salles

Sustainability Manager

Karen Gatti

Director

Victor Muñoz

Partner Latin America

Cinthia Rodrigues

Research & Development Manager

Janayna Bhering Cardoso

Business Development

Antonio Pedrosa Soares

Lithium Expert

Rossandro Ramos

Professor

Plinio Panza

Senior Business Expansion Manager