How to Attend: The seminar is complimentary. Please register for it by Monday, October 5, 2026, to secure your place. RSVP via Eventbrite (click HERE) if you are interested in attending it.
For its Tuesday, October 6, 2026, Discussion Group seminar, CIM’s Management and Economics Society (MES), as part of its quarterly Perspectives & Insights on Metals and Mines series, is pleased to welcome:
Ken Hoffman, CFA, CIM
Independent Director, Battery & Critical Minerals Expert
who will deliver an online presentation on:
Trends in Metals Demand in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
Abstract: The expanding influence of AI on future metal demand remains widely underappreciated, even among producers and investors. We are still in the early stages, yet the sector is poised to enter a prolonged and exceptional period in which AI drives substantial increases in metal volumes and accelerates the development of new metallurgical processes, including those required for emerging battery‑metal materials.
About our presenter:
Ken Hoffman‘s recent work underscores the accelerating influence of AI server farms, drone systems, and humanoid robotics on global battery deployment. Formerly the Global Head of Battery Value Chains at McKinsey & Company, he led strategy across battery materials, recycling, emerging technologies, and critical‑metals processing, completing more than 100 due diligence mandates for companies and industry stakeholders.
He previously served as Global Head of Bloomberg’s Metals & Mining Research and held senior investment roles as Portfolio Manager and Director of Research at major funds including Millennium Partners and Reservoir Capital. Ken sits on the boards of several battery sector companies and advises numerous organizations active across the industry nationally and internationally. He is also a frequent keynote speaker at leading industry conferences throughout North America, Europe, Australasia, and the Middle East.
Moderator: Terence Ortslan, Director at TSO Research (Resource Strategies and Policies)
Please join us!
Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 3:30pm – 4:45pm ET (12:30pm – 1:45pm PT)
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Sponsored by:
About our CIM MES sponsor: IAMGOLD is an intermediate gold producer and developer based in Canada with operating mines in North America and West Africa.
About CIM MES’ Mineral Economics Discussion Group:
Since the mid-1980s, meetings of the Mineral Economics Discussion Group have taken place approximately once per month in Toronto between September and April. A regular program of meetings has taken place in Vancouver since 2015 and in Montreal since 2017. Speakers have addressed almost every aspect of the minerals industry except for strictly technical topics in geology, mining, and metallurgical engineering. A collegial, seminar-style atmosphere is fostered in order to allow lively discussion and exchange of ideas, with opportunities to network and socialize at live events. Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, a full program has been maintained in a webinar format that better serves all our CIM and CIM MES members and guests throughout Canada and internationally.
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