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Roundtable on critical minerals: governance challenges and future pathways

SEI’s Björn Nykvist joins experts from FOI and Stockholm University to discuss how governments can address the governance challenges posed by critical minerals for the energy transition.

10 December 2026 at 15:00 CET

ending at 17:00 CET

This roundtable, co-organized by the Stockholm Center on Global Governance (SCGG) at Stockholm University and the Mistra Mineral Governance research consortium, brings together scholars and practitioners to examine these challenges and their policy implications.

The discussion will focus on key risks and policy responses from a Swedish perspective, how stakeholders address governance challenges across local, national, and international levels, and the potential for greater regional and international cooperation on critical mineral governance.

Keynotes and panel participants:

  1. Björn Nykvist, Senior Research Fellow and Team Leader, Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI)
  2. Gunilla Reischl (Swedish Defence Research Agency, FOI)
  3. Mark Rhinard (Stockholm University/The Swedish Institute of International Affairs, UI)

How to attend

This in-person roundtable takes place on 10 December 2026, 15:00–17:00 CET, in Bergsmannen on the 7th floor of Aula Magna, Frescativägen 6, at Stockholm University. A reception follows until 18:00. The nearest metro station is Universitetet on the red line (T14), a short walk from the venue. Registration is required.

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