• CERAWEEK 2025 | March 10-14, 2025
  • CERAWEEK
  • March 10 - 14, 2025

Emily Olson

Vale Base Metals

Chief Sustainability & Corporate Affairs Officer, Vale Base Metals

Emily Olson is Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer of Vale Base Metals. Previously, she worked as Vice-President, Global Strategic Relations at Freeport-McMoRan, responsible for driving global strategic initiatives inclusive of governments, partners, and various external organizations.​ Prior to joining Freeport, Emily spent nearly 15 years with BP in both the US and London, most recently as Senior Vice President for Europe and Russia managing BP’s corporate interests across the regions. She has a degree in Political Science from Loyola University of Chicago and a Masters’ Degree in International Strategy & Diplomacy from the London School of Economics. 

Sessions With Emily Olson

Tuesday, 19 March

  • 04:00pm - 04:40pm (CST) / 19/mar/2024 09:00 pm - 19/mar/2024 09:40 pm

    Minerals and Mining: Meeting “energy transition demand”?
    Mining, Minerals and Materials

    Decarbonizing the global energy system will require the rapid development of new large-scale supply chains for minerals and metal—such as copper, lithium and nickel—key to the expansion of clean energy technologies. Are we on track to meet the energy transition’s demand for raw materials? Will government efforts to “reshore” and “friendshore” these supply chains slow development? What policies are needed to support investment in the sector?    

  • 05:00pm - 05:30pm (CST) / 19/mar/2024 10:00 pm - 19/mar/2024 10:30 pm

    Eco-Equality: Charting a course toward climate justice
    Climate & Sustainability

    The burden of climate change is disproportionately felt by low-income communities and developing countries―people and places that are least responsible for the problem. How can the climate change problem be addressed in a fair, just and equitable manner? Just transition and climate justice issues are very different in the developing versus developed world. What are the nuances and strategies for a just transition?