Session One: Keynotes |
08:00 |
Breakfast & Networking |
08:30 |
Opening of Cathodes 2017: Guest of Honour, Dr M. Stanley Whittingham |
08:45 |
Welcome Address Andrew Miller, Senior Analyst, Benchmark Mineral
Intelligence |
09:00 |
Trends in battery manufacturing Prabhakar Patil, Former CEO of LG Chem
Power Inc |
09:30 |
The view from a North America’s major cathode manufacturer Michael
Fetcenko, Managing Director, BASF Battery Materials |
10:00 |
Developments in EVs and Energy Storage Henrik Fisker, Chairman & CEO, Fisker Inc |
10:30 |
Coffee Break |
Session Two: Upstream |
11:00 |
Lithium supply & the global impact of new demand on cathodes Anthony
Tse, Managing Director, Galaxy Resources |
11:30 |
Lithium Hydroxide and the growing North American demand, Guy Bourassa,
President & CEO, Nemaska Lithium Inc |
12:00 |
Cobalt: supply, demand and responsible sourcing Dan Carroll, New
Product Development, Freeport Cobalt |
12:30 |
Nickel: overview of nickel industry and its growing demand for battery grade
chemicals Frank Nikolic, Senior Marketing Manager, Vale |
13:00 |
Lunch is Served |
Session Three: Breakout Workshops |
13:30 – 15:00 |
2 x concurrent lunch workshops designed to deep-dive into each critical raw material
market for batteries while delegates enjoy lunch |
Lithium Workshop
Room: TBA
Chair: Chris Berry, Founder, House Mountain Partners
Structure: 3 x 15 minute overview talks and group discussion about key
industry factors
Speakers:
- Joe Lowry, President, Global Lithium
- Tim Johnston, President & CEO, Desert Lion Energy
- Andrew Miller, Senior Analyst, Benchmark Minerals
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Cobalt & Nickel Workshop
Room: TBA
Chair: Simon Moores, Managing Director, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Structure: 3 x 15 minute overview talks and group discussion about key
industry factors
Speakers:
- David Weight, President, Cobalt Institute Ltd
- Robin Goad, President & CEO, Fortune Minerals
- Oliver Nugent, Base Metals Business Development, London
Metal Exchange
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15:00 |
Coffee & Networking Break |
Session Four: New supply pipeline |
Rapidfire session profiling the exploration and development of new lithium,
cobalt and nickel assets around the world
Chair: Caspar Rawles, Analyst, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence |
15:30 |
Paul Farquharson, President & CEO, ECobalt Solutions Inc |
15:40 |
Ken Brinsen, MD & CEO, Pilbara Minerals |
15:50 |
Trent Mell, President & CEO, First Cobalt Corp |
16:00 |
Larry Reugh, President & CEO, American Manganese |
16:10 |
Patrick Highsmith, CEO, Pure Energy Minerals |
16:20 |
Bernard Rowe, Managing Director, Global Geoscience Ltd |
16:30 |
Keith Phillips, MD & CEO, Piedmont Lithium |
16:40 |
Brendon Borg, MD, Celsius Resources |
16:50 |
Gary Lewis, Executive Chairman, Battery Mineral Resources Ltd |
17:00 |
Q&A Session with All Speakers |
17:30 – 19:00 |
Drinks Reception |