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International programme for the Seabed Minerals Conference

Panel debate at the Seabed Minerals Conference 2025.
Panel debate at the Seabed Minerals Conference 2025.

The programme for the Seabed Minerals Conference 25-26 March in Bergen, is taking shape. Join it to get an update on this emerging global industry.

This conference is one of the most important global meeting places for the emerging seaned minerals industry.

It will provide participants with insight into the status, challenges, and opportunities in the development of seabed minerals.

The programme spans presentations covering:

  • market drivers
  • commercialisation
  • legal challenges
  • exploration and production technology
  • methodology
  • environmental understanding and mitigation
  • mineral processing.

There will be given updates from several international projects and regions, and the conference will focus on how innovation can minimise environmental impact.

Some of the speakers you will hear from are:

  • Beverly Ataera and Tanga Morris at Seabed Minerals Authority, Cook Islands
  • Aurora Elmore and Timothy A. Battista at NOAA, USA
  • Christian Star Bishop and Hannah Grant at BGS, UK
  • Luc Brown, Battery Metals Analyst at Benchmark Minerals, UK
  • Łukasz Smajdor, Chief Specialist at PGI, Poland
  • Ebbe Hvidegård Hartz, Senior Advanced Geologist at Aker BP, Norway
  • Thomas Kuhn, Research Associate & Project Manager at BGR, Germany
  • Martin Bertau, Professor at TU Freiberg, Germany
  • Oliver Gunasekara, CEO & Co-Founder at Impossible Metals, Canada

See preliminary programme and sign up for the conference.

Contact Information

Jon O. Hellevang

R&D Manager

Jon O. Hellevang

About

The Seabed Minerals conference has become a leading international meeting place attracting a large international audience.

The conference is arranged in Bergen Norway and brings together researchers, industry experts, governmental agencies and other stakeholders to discuss the emerging global industry for deep sea minerals.