Date: 26/11/2025 – 14:00 CET
Venue: Masaryk University in Brno, Faculty of Science / Online
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Department of Geological Science (building no. 3, Lecture room G1), Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlarska 267/2, Brno, Czech Republic
AGENDA
| Time | Item | Presenter |
| Introduction & welcome – Opening of the meeting | ||
| 13:45 – 14:00 | Reception of attendees / Welcome coffee | |
| 14:00 – 14:05 | Welcoming participants, opening the workshop | Jaromír Leichmann (PřF MUNI) |
| 14:05 – 14:10 | Li4Life Project: an overview | Myriam Montes (ICAMCYL) |
| Social Aspects of Exploration and Mining – EU perspective | ||
| 14:10 – 14:40 | Public acceptance of European lithium projects | Eerola Toni (GTK) |
| 14:40 – 15:50 | Europe’s Lithium Paradox – watch a documentary film and following by a discussion | SIM2 – KU Leuven |
| 15:50 – 16:00 | COFFEE BREAK | |
| Social Aspects of Exploration and Mining Projects – Experiences, approaches | ||
| 16:10 – 16:30 | Local opposition: motivation, negotiation, and compromise | Jan Osička (FSS MUNI) |
| 16:30 – 16:50 | Lithium mining in the context of just energy transition and the threat of green extractivism | Bohumil Frantál (Institute of Geonics AV ČR) |
| 16:50 – 17:10 | Lithium Exploration Licensing (case study form Czechia, Ireland) | Karel Malý (Aurrum Discovery) |
| 17:10 – 17:30 | Open discussion with presenters, end of workshop | |
