As well as the LME Metals Seminar and LME Dinner, throughout LME Week there are a number of different events hosted by various organisations.
These events will showcase what is happening within the metals industry and allow for learning and networking opportunities.
Events will be added to this list as they are announced. If you would like your event to feature on our website, please email us.
Friday 16 October
BV Lab Tour 2026
Host: Bureau Veritas
Date: Friday 16 October
This is a rare opportunity to see experts at work in one of the leading metals and minerals laboratories in the world.
Monday 19 October
LME Metals Seminar
Host: London Metal Exchange
Date: Monday 19 October 2026
The LME Metals Seminar kicks off the week at the QEII Centre, London, with a day full of informative discussion and debates on the big issues facing the metals industry today.
Nanhua Financial UK Reception
Host: Nanhua Financial UK
Date: Monday 19 October 2026
Time: 15:00-18:00 (Distinguished guests’ speeches 15:30-16:00)
Venue: Spencer House, 27 St James’s Place, London SW1A 1NR
Join us for an exclusive reception at Spencer House, one of London’s finest aristocratic residences. The reception will bring together some high-level representatives of global exchanges, metals traders, industry participants, and global economic strategists. It will provide our guests with an opportunity to exchange views on the metals market and the global economy, while enjoying the remarkable collection of the paintings, furniture, and interiors of this spectacular historic residence. Register your interest with your name, company, and business scope with: NHF.event@nhfinancial.co.uk
Argus Critical Minerals Forum
Host: Argus
Date: Monday 19 October 2026
Time: 13:30-15:00
Venue: Conrad London St. James
Join Argus experts for a focused discussion on the forces redefining critical minerals markets.
From policy shocks to structural supply changes, this forum offers analysis on price dynamics, trade flows and the outlook for key materials that underpin energy transition and advanced manufacturing.
Supply chains for rare earths and minor metals remain under intense scrutiny as geopolitical shifts and trade measures reshape global markets.
Export controls from China, evolving price mechanisms, and capacity growth in alternative regions pose new questions for procurement and investment strategies.
Argus and LSEG Metals Mixer
Host: Argus
Date: Monday 19 October 2026
Time: 15:00-18:00
Venue: Conrad London St. James
Join Argus and LSEG for an exclusive evening of networking as the global metals community gathers in London for LME Week 2026.
Bringing together senior professionals from across the metals value chain, the Argus and LSEG Metals Mixer offers an opportunity to reconnect with industry contacts, exchange perspectives on evolving market dynamics and build new relationships with key decision-makers.
The event will feature networking drinks and canapés alongside selected colleagues from across the metals industry, including producers, consumers, traders, financial institutions and service providers.
Tuesday 20 October
LME Dinner
Host: London Metal Exchange
Date: Tuesday 20 October 2026
The LME Dinner is our annual flagship social gathering and each year it takes place on the Tuesday evening of LME Week in October.
The LME Dinner brings together guests from the worldwide metals community. It gives us all the opportunity to come together, and, for us at the LME, to say thanks to our key stakeholders.
Free forum during LME Week
Host: Benchmark
Date: Tuesday 20 October 2026
Venue: 116 Pall Mall
Time: 9:30 - 17:10
Join government, finance, and industry leaders in London for a day of elevated networking, impactful conversations, and data-driven analysis of the battery supply chain.
Our annual Benchmark Summit features expert insights across the energy transition ecosystem - from raw materials, to cell production and downstream demand markets.
This year's event will feature our exclusive investor meetings programme - Benchmark Connect - matching battery supply chain companies with qualified investors, downstream buyers and government stakeholders actively looking to deploy capital, secure offtake and build lasting partnerships.
Mining & Critical Minerals Europe Conference & Exhibition
Host: Spire Events
Date: Tuesday and Wednesday 20 - 21 October 2026
Venue: Hilton London Metropole Hotel
Mining & Critical Minerals Europe Conference & Exhibition is the region’s largest international critical minerals, commodities, investment, clean energy and low‑carbon technologies show, bringing together the entire mineral resources value chain to London.
Join over 200 senior‑level executives from 15+ countries, including governments, mining companies, investors, energy firms, technology providers, banks, industry associations and global stakeholders - all participating in two days of partnering, networking, business matching, and strategic dialogue.
CRU Breakfast 2026
Host: CRU
Date: Tuesday 20 October 2026
Venue: CRU International
Join the CRU Breakfast on at The Waldorf Hilton, London.
In a volatile world, distinguishing long-term trends from short-term shocks is critical. CRU’s experts will provide clarity on the new demand currents from AI and the energy transition, and the emerging fault lines in supply for copper, aluminium, and battery metals.
This event is essential for anyone looking to navigate the challenges of this critical decade and identify where the most compelling opportunities lie.
Critical Materials Forum
Host: MMTA and Project Blue
Date: Tuesday 20 October 2026
Venue: De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, London
Time: 13:00 - 17:00
Join Project Blue and the MMTA at the Critical Materials Forum: London 2026 during LME Week for an afternoon of market insight, discussion and networking focused on the key dynamics shaping critical material supply chains. Forum is free to attend, register below.MMTA 53rd Anniversary Dinner 2026
Host: MMTA
Date: Tuesday 20 October 2026
Venue: De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms, London
Time: 19:00 - 01.00
What’s real, what’s hype? AI adoption in LME and physical commodities market
Host: Sinara
Date: Tuesday 20 October 2026
Time: 09.00 - 10.00
Venue: The Refinery CityPoint, 1 Ropemaker St, London EC2Y 9HT
Most players in the metals markets now have some kind of AI story. Rather fewer have a clear view of where AI genuinely belongs in their business — and where it simply doesn’t.
This breakfast session, hosted by Sinara, steps away from the demos and the hype to ask a more useful question: what can realistically be achieved with AI across the metals trading lifecycle today? We will look at which parts of the lifecycle, from research and pricing through execution, operations, logistics and risk, are genuinely ripe for the current generation of LLMs, which are best left alone for now, and how to tell the difference before committing budget. For regulated firms, getting these decisions wrong can easily carry consequences beyond just wasted effort.
Join us over breakfast for a candid, practitioner-level discussion.
Unlocking Critical Raw Materials Investment: Aligning Offtake Demand, Financing and Risk Sharing Across the Value Chain
Host: EBRD
Date: Tuesday 20 October 2026
Time: 09.30 - 11.30
Venue: EBRD Five Bank Street London E14 4BG
This EBRD-hosted event will bring together offtakers, MDBs, DFIs, commercial banks, investment funds, mining companies, policymakers and other stakeholders to explore how stronger collaboration across the critical raw materials (CRM) value chain can improve project bankability and mobilise investment. Discussions will focus on the role of offtake agreements, risk-sharing mechanisms, innovative financing solutions and practical approaches to developing sustainable, resilient and diversified CRM supply chains.
Agenda:
09:30 - 11:00 | Panel Discussion
Aligning Offtake Demand and Financing to Unlock CRM Investment
A high-level discussion between offtakers, MDBs, DFIs and financial institutions on improving CRM project bankability, managing risks and strengthening financing frameworks across the value chain.
11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee Break & Networking
Wednesday 21 October
Wood Mackenzie LME Forum 2026
Host: Wood Mackenzie
Date: Wednesday 21 October
Time: 08:00 - 14:00 London time
Location: Park Lane (exact location will be confirmed once registered)
Engage in powerful conversation with Wood Mackenzie’s research analysts and industry thought leaders as they discuss the key drivers and challenges shaping the metals industry. The theme of this event is ‘Metals: Geopolitical resources at the centre of the battle between molecules and electrons’.
This event is free to attend, but pre-registration is required to secure your place.
Request to attend now:
2026 SMM London Metals Forum
Host: SMM
Date: Wednesday 21 October 2026
Time: 13.00 - 19.00
Venue: Guy Whittle Auditorium, 1 Wimpole Street, London W1G 0AE
2026 has redrawn the map of the global commodities complex. A year that opened with broad expectations of Fed easing instead delivered a hawkish reversal — new Fed Chair and a hawkish June dot plot repriced rate and dollar expectations, while sticky core inflation and a deepening "debasement trade" kept hard assets firmly bid.
Across metals, three forces have collided and reshaped the playing field - geopolitical tensions, AI narrative, resource nationalism, and volatile price ups and downs.
The question for 2027 is no longer whether the cycle turns, but how players position for it. SMM is delighted to extend an invitation to you at 2026 SMM London Metals Forum convenes a select group of decision-makers in London this October to decode exactly that — under the theme "Towards 2027: Flexible Strategies Through the New Cycle".
LME Week Breakfast Briefing 2026
Host: S&P Global
Date: Wednesday 21 October
Time: 08:30 - 12:30
Location: The Berkeley, Wilton Place, London, SW1X 7RL
Geopolitics, trade policy and supply chain realignment are reshaping metals markets at an unprecedented pace. Competition for critical minerals continues to intensify, while tariffs, industrial policy and shifting trade flows are challenging traditional assumptions around pricing, demand and market access. At the same time, the energy transition remains a powerful force across ferrous, base and battery metals markets.
Join S&P Global Energy during LME Week to explore the forces driving disruption across global metals markets. Whether you're active in physical or paper markets, this briefing will provide expert perspectives on pricing, market fundamentals and emerging opportunities across the metals value chain. Places are limited, so secure your spot now to gain the intelligence needed to stay ahead in a rapidly changing market.
Triland Global Metals Outlook
Host: Triland Metals
Date: Wednesday 21 October
Time: 08:30 - 12:30 London time
Location: The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, W1J 8LT
Join us on the Wednesday of LME Week 2026 for a morning of presentations and panel discussions exploring the market drivers, policy developments and outlook for base metals markets.
Expert guest speakers include representatives from Aurubis AG, beSirius, the International Copper Study Group, the International Aluminium Institute, LME Insight, LSEG, and Metal Exchange International.
Agenda:
- 08:30 - Registration, breakfast and networking
- 09:30 - 10:00 Metals Markets in the Age of Volatility
- 10:00 - 11:00 Copper’s Global Outlook: Navigating Demand Shifts and Supply Dynamics
- 11:00 - 11:30 Coffee and refreshments
- 11:30 - 12:30 Policy Collision in Global Metals Markets
- 12:30 - Concluding remarks and close
Thursday 22 October
ICA Industry Leaders Forum
Host: International Copper Association
Date: Thursday 22 October
Venue: Hyatt Regency London - The Churchill
The International Copper Association, representing more than half of the world’s copper production, hosts its annual Industry Leaders Forum in London at the Hyatt Regency Hotel—The Churchill on October 22, 2026. This year’s event will feature panels and keynotes from CEOs of some of the world’s top copper producing companies along with leading industry experts to discuss the challenges and opportunities for the copper industry in demand, responsible production, regulations and traceability, and recycling. Networking opportunities over breakfast, coffee and a reception will offer attendees a chance to connect with leaders in their field.
This year’s theme “Copper in Action” is a call to be assertive in how the world understands copper's value; how its industry and its entire value chain is resilient; and how future-proof is its current approach to demand, innovation and responsible production.
To request an invitation, please email Ignacio Gentiluomo, Ignacio.gentiluomo@internationalcopper.org, and we will facilitate your registration.
Friday 23 October
BV Lab Tour 2025
Host: Bureau Veritas
Date: Friday 23 October
This is a rare opportunity to see experts at work in one of the leading metals and minerals laboratories in the world.
LME Code of Conduct
Every organiser of events listed on this guide has acknowledged and agreed to adhere to the LME Code of Conduct. You can find out more about the Code of Conduct below.