Claudia Lakov is the Vice President of Metals & Mining at KfW IPEX-Bank, based in Frankfurt, Germany. She is a seasoned financial professional with over 20 years of experience in project, corporate, and structured finance, specializing in the global extractive industries and critical minerals sectors.Throughout her career, she has held key roles within major international and multilateral institutions, including the Inter-American Development Bank. Today, she regularly represents KfW IPEX-Bank as a speaker and panelist at major global commodity summits, focusing on international project finance, raw material supply security, and sustainability in mining. She holds a degree in Business Administration.