LBMA/LPPM Global Precious Metals Conference
Organized by London Bullion Market Association
3–5 October 2027 · Vienna, Austria
The bullion market’s premier annual policy-and-infrastructure gathering — refiners, central banks, banks and exchanges.
Overview
The LBMA/LPPM Global Precious Metals Conference is the annual summit of the physical bullion market, hosted in a different global financial centre each year. It gathers the institutions that actually move metal — refiners, bullion banks, exchanges, mints, central banks, logistics and assay firms — to debate supply, demand, regulation and market structure.
While it is not an equity or retail event, it is the single best window into the plumbing of the gold and silver markets: the vaulting, clearing, refining and central-bank flows that ultimately underpin price. Its published proceedings and price-forecast survey are closely watched.
Who should attend
Aimed at bullion-market professionals and institutional investors; it suits analysts, physical-metal-focused investors and macro thinkers who want to understand market infrastructure rather than individual mining stocks.
Private investors can buy a non-member ticket, but the price and the programme are pitched at professionals. For most, following its published output is the practical route, and a valuable read for anyone serious about the physical market and central-bank behaviour.
What to expect
Policy and market-structure sessions, refiner and central-bank perspectives, the LBMA’s forward price survey, and high-level institutional networking. Tickets are sold to members and non-members, at professional-conference prices.
Geographic emphasis
Rotating host cities (Kyoto in 2025, Sorrento in 2026, Vienna in 2027) reflecting the international nature of the bullion trade, with heavy central-bank and refiner participation from Europe, Asia and the Middle East.