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About the Organisers

Organiser

Forum Europe www.forum-europe.com

At Forum Europe, we've been staging leading European political events for over 20 years. Our in-depth knowledge of the Brussels and EU market makes us the number one choice for companies and organisations staging political and policy events in Europe and beyond.

With offices in the heart of Europe, at La Bibliotheque Solvay in Brussels, our multilingual and dynamic team delivers excellent networking opportunities and high quality content, feeding directly into the policy formulation process. Our operations are divided into two distinct but complementary services:

- Conference Production

- Event Management

We work with a range of clients with varying interests, from large multinational corporations to NGOs and charities – and everything in between. We know that the success of every event depends on forming a strong, close working relationship with our partner or client.

Platinum Sponsors

Nickel Institute www.nickelinstitute.org

The Nickel Institute is a nonprofit organization that represents the interests of 27 companies which together produce more than 75% of the world’s annual nickel output. The Institute was established on January 1, 2004, through the merger of the Nickel Development Institute (NiDI) and the Nickel Producers Environmental Research Association (NiPERA).

Euromines www.euromines.org

Euromines - European Association of Mining Industries, Metal Ores & Industrial Minerals - is the recognised representative of the European metals and minerals mining industry. The association's main objective is to promote the industry and to maintain its relations with European institutions at all levels. Euromines provides services to its members with regard to EU policy and serves as a network for cooperation and for the exchange of information throughout the sector within Europe. The association also fosters contacts with the mining community throughout the world.

Euromines represents an interface between the European extractive industry and the European authorities and international or intergovernmental bodies. Euromines is establishing a constructive dialogue with the governmental institutions in order to ensure early consultation in all those areas of EU policy and legislation affecting the industry, and to asserting the industry's views and positions.

Euromines advocates the extractive industry promoting the benefit and value of both the products and the industry to society, endeavouring to uphold the industry's interests and raising public awareness accordingly.

Silver Sponsor

Hitachi www.hitachi.com

Hitachi, Ltd., (NYSE: HIT / TSE: 6501), headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, is a leading global electronics company with approximately 360,000 employees worldwide. Fiscal 2010 (ended March 31, 2011) consolidated revenues totalled 9,315 billion yen ($112.2 billion). Hitachi will focus more than ever on the Social Innovation Business, which includes information and telecommunication systems, power systems, environmental, industrial and transportation systems, and social and urban systems, as well as the sophisticated materials and key devices that support them. Hitachi has also successfully developed pioneering recycling technologies for rare metal magnets. For more information on Hitachi, please visit the company's website at http://www.hitachi.com.

Exhibitor

Minor Metal Trade Association www.mmta.co.uk

The Minor Metals Trade Association (MMTA) is the world’s largest association involved with minor metals, with circa 150 member companies from 35 countries trading in metals with a collective annual worth of in excess of USD 10 billion. These metals are as diverse as Zirconium, Hafnium, Strontium and Rhenium – as well as all the traditional by-product metals such as Molybdenum, Tungsten or Indium. MMTA member companies share an interest in the free movement of minor metals in an orderly market; therefore an impartial trade organisation is vital for the smooth and efficient movement of goods from mines to consumers and recyclers. The MMTA works together with and on behalf of its members, addressing issues that affect the minor metals sector and using the collective depth of its membership to engage with legislation and other critical issues.