Melbourne | Wednesday September 19th 2018
City 14 of 15
Venue: State Library of Victoria, 328 Swanston St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
The Benchmark World Tour is an annual series of investment seminars on the lithium ion battery supply chain and is in its fourth year.
This year the seminar will focus on lithium ion batteries versus solid state and vanadium flow and the impact this can have on the supply chain.
You can view all of the cities we will attend here: https://staging.benchmarkminerals.com/events/world-tour-2018/
Agenda
08:00 | Registration & Breakfast |
08:45 |
Chairman’s opening remarks – EV supply chain, the UBS view Lachlan Shaw, Director, Global Commodity Strategist, UBS Securities Australia Ltd |
Keynote 1: |
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09:00 |
Have we underestimated the energy storage market?
20-minute presentation, 5 minute direct Q&A with keynote |
Keynote 2: |
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09:25 |
Pilbara Minerals – Pilgangoora and the Hard Rock Revolution
20-minute presentation, 5 minute direct Q&A with keynote |
Company Presentations: |
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09:50 | Global Geoscience – Bernard Rowe, Managing Director |
10:05 | Fortune Minerals – Robin Goad, President & CEO |
10:20 | Celsius Resources – Brendan Borg, Managing Director |
10:35 | Q&A with company speakers |
10:50 | Coffee Break |
Keynote 3: |
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11:20 |
21st Century Vanadium: Raw Material Security, spiking prices and impact on ESS
20-minute presentation, 5 minute direct Q&A with keynote |
Keynote 4: |
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11:45 |
Cobalt & Cathodes: How are cathode materials evolving to deal with the cobalt conundrum?
20-minute presentation, 5-minute direct Q&A with keynote |
Company Presentations: |
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12:10 | Core Exploration – Stephen Biggins, Managing Director |
12:25 | Standard Lithium – Robert Mintak, CEO & Director |
12:40 | Piedmont Lithium – Keith Phillips, President & CEO |
12:55 | Q&A with company speakers |
13:10 | Lunch Collection & Networking |
Lunch Keynote: |
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13:55 |
Graphite evolution: The rise of the world’s biggest graphite mine
20-minute presentation, 5 minute direct Q&A with keynote |
Keynote 5: |
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14:20 |
Lithium: The Pathway to One Million Tonnes
20-minute presentation, 5 minute direct Q&A with keynote |
Keynote 6: |
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14:45 |
What can compete with lithium ion batteries in EVs and Energy Storage and by when?
20-minute presentation, 5-minute direct Q&A with keynote |
15:10 | Finish |
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- Vancouver, Canada
- London, UK
- Berlin, Germany
- London, UK
- Hong Kong, China
- Seoul, South Korea
- Tokyo, Japan
- Perth, Australia
- Melbourne, Australia
- Sydney, Australia
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Speakers

Dale Henderson
Chief Operating Officer, Pilbara Minerals

Robert Mintak
CEO, Standard Lithium

Vincent Algar
Managing Director, Australian Vanadium

Brendan Borg
Managing Director, Celsius Resources

Bernard Rowe
Managing Director, Global Geoscience

Robin Goad
President and CEO, Fortune Minerals

Stephen Biggins
Managing Director, Core Exploration

Chris Berry
President, House Mountain Partners LLC

Sam Jaffe
Managing Director, Cairn Energy Research Advisors

Shaun Verner
Managing Director, Syrah Resources

Keith Phillips
President & CEO, Piedmont Lithium