This is a preview interview about the Mining Investment Event 2026 in Quebec City. Joanne Jobin says the event is sold out, has become more international, and is designed as an investor-focused mining conference rather than a trade show. She emphasizes the event’s one-on-one meetings, speakers, networking, and government/institutional presence as the core value proposition.
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The core thesis of the conversation is straightforward: the Mining Investment Event 2026 has grown into a major, global, investor-centric mining conference, and this year’s edition is shaping up as its strongest yet. Joanne Jobin says the event is already sold out, with over 164 companies participating and roughly 140 doing one-on-one meetings with about 350 investors. She frames the event as different from a trade show: no booths, only curated meetings, presentations, networking events, and a large speaker lineup. A major part of her pitch is that the conference has matured from a local Quebec idea into an international mining capital event. She says attendees are coming from Japan, Saudi Arabia, the U.S., and across Canada, including family offices and high-net-worth investors. …
Near term, this is a strong operational setup for a sold-out mining event with notable international attendance; the main risk is execution and whether the roster actually delivers meaningful investor-company meetings. Tactical interest is in the event’s prestige signaling, not a tradable market view.
Over the next few weeks to months, the key question is whether the conference sustains its growth and turns its larger global footprint into repeat issuer demand and investor participation. If it does, Quebec City could strengthen as a recurring mining-finance hub.
The structural implication is that mining finance may keep concentrating around curated, high-touch events that mix capital, policy, and networking rather than broad trade fairs. If this model persists, Canada could retain a meaningful role as a home base for global mining capital formation.
The Mining Investment Event 2026 is sold out weeks in advance.
Jobin says the event has been sold out for weeks and the team is fully occupied two weeks before launch.
The event will host more than 164 companies and about 350 investors for one-on-one meetings.
She gives specific participation counts and distinguishes total companies from those taking meetings with investors.
The conference is intentionally designed as an investor-focused investment show rather than a trade show.
She repeatedly contrasts the format with booths/trade shows and emphasizes one-on-one rooms and curated meetings.
Will the Quebec mining investment event achieve the same level of success as last year?
Yes, the event is completely sold out with over 164 companies and about 140 taking one-on-ones with around 350 investors. The investor roster is very fulsome with new players including Japanese and Saudi investors, plus strong US and Canadian high net worth and family office participation.
What do companies and investors actually get out of this conference that they don't get from other events?
Companies get their own private one-on-one room, great speakers, a proper stage to present, five networking events including a legendary gala, and good value. The conference is still about 30% better priced than competitors. There is also a new retail investor program piloting group meetings, and value-adds like a snapshot report by Atrium Research.
Are the TSX Venture and CSE pleased with what you're doing in bringing the spotlight to Canada?
Yes, both the TSX Venture and the CSE have been sponsors since the beginning and have a very strong presence. They are very happy with what the event is doing. There's nothing else like this in Canada — it's an investment show, not a trade show, with no booths, only one-on-one meeting rooms.
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