Pavel Kavina, Czech Geological Survey

Mgr. Pavel Kavina, Ph.D., is a deposit geologist specializing in mineral resources, raw material security, and developments in the global mineral resources market. He worked for many years at the Ministry of Industry and Trade, where he served as the director of the Department of Raw Materials Policy from 2009 to 2024. He currently works as a mineral resources analyst at the Czech Geological Survey. His long-term focus includes raw material strategies of various countries (for example Japan, South Korea, China, Southeast Asian nations, and EU countries), energy and raw material security, emerging trends in the global market, mineral resource pricing, and international trade in mineral resources. He is the author of the current Czech State Raw Materials Policy and contributed to the development of European strategies on mineral resources, including the Raw Materials Initiative and the Critical Raw Materials Act. In addition to his professional work, he teaches at Metropolitan University Prague and the Faculty of Environmental Protection Technology at the University of Chemistry and Technology.