Highlights of the Program

2 days business program:

Learn from real-world case studies by industry leaders.

SHOWCASING INNOVATION:

Discover the latest technology and techniques from across the industry.

leaders talk:

Hear from top-level experts about how to stay ahead in a fast-changing industry.

MULTIPLE STREAMS:

A business program that is multi-disciplinary, giving you a broad view of the industry.

SMART TECHNOLOGIES:

Explore the latest smart and AI-driven solutions, and see how they can be used in your business.

roundtable discussion:

Join talks with industry peers. Share ideas, make connections, and find new partners.

Program

DAY 1 :

MONDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER, 2026

08:00 - 08:50

REGISTRATION AND MORNING REFRESHMENTS

08:50 - 09:00

OPENING ADDRESS

09:00 - 09:25

US GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES FOR A DOMESTIC CRITICAL MINERALS SUPPLY CHAIN

Gil Michel-Garcia

EVelution Energy

Examining shifting US policies that foster more resilient local mineral supply chains
Discussing evolving tax and loan programmes influencing materials processing pathways
Revealing emerging trends shaping global supply chains and boosting private investment

09:25 - 09:30

Q&A SESSION ON BUILDING A US CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAIN

09:30 - 09:55

EMBEDDING GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES IN THE FINANCIAL STRATEGY OF MINERAL EXPLORATION

Samira Dadgar

Deloitte

Exploring how advanced planning can help organizations maximize government incentives
Combining direct contributions and tax incentives to effectively reduce investment costs
Highlighting impactful funding measures to boost the battery minerals supply chain sector

09:55 - 10:00

Q&A SESSION ON GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES IN MINERAL EXPLORATION STRATEGY

10:10 - 10:30

SPEED NETWORKING SESSION

Exchange business cards and get connected in short one-to-one meetings
Start the conversation to arrange a more formal meeting later on in the conference
Share your professional background and discuss your biggest business issues – don't forget your business cards!

10:30 - 11:00

MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA

11:00 - 11:30

PANEL DISCUSSION ON CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS IN BUILDING A ROBUST SUPPLY CHAIN FOR CANADIAN BATTERY MATERIALS

11:30 - 11:55

POLICY PATHWAYS TO ADVANCE CANADA’S MINERAL EXPLORATION

Todd Stone

AME - Association for Mineral Exploration

Examining policy frameworks needed to accelerate mineral exploration across Canada
Positioning mineral development as a strategic component of national defence policy
Analyzing BC permitting reforms and lessons learned to streamline exploration timelines

11:55 - 12:00

Q&A SESSION ON MINERAL POLICY AND EXPLORATION REFORMS

12:00 - 12:25

XRD-DRIVEN GEOMETALLURGY FOR PREDICTIVE BATTERY MINERAL PROCESSING

Ivan Rodriguez Duran

Malvern Panalytical

Exploring how XRD integrates geology and metallurgy to predict processing outcomes
Demonstrating how machine learning models link mineralogy to recovery and efficiency
Showing how predictive insights reduce risk while improving sustainability and throughput

12:25 - 12:30

Q&A SESSION ON XRD-BASED PREDICTIVE BATTERY MINERAL PROCESSING

12:30 - 13:30

NETWORKING LUNCH AND VISITING THE BATTERY MINERALS EXHIBITION

13:30 - 14:00

PANEL DISCUSSION ON THE ROLE OF ESG IN RESPONSIBLE EXPLORATION AND MINING OF BATTERY MINERALS

14:00 - 14:25

THERMAL PURIFICATION PATHWAYS FOR BATTERY GRADE GRAPHITE

Bahman Yari

Hatch

Explore how temperature, furnace design, and atmosphere shape purity, yield, and energy use
Understand scale-up realities and contamination risks, while comparing furnace technology trade-offs
Learn how early testwork and FEED choices influence capex, operability, and long-term viability

14:25 - 14:30

Q&A SESSION ON THERMAL GRAPHITE PURIFICATION PATHWAYS

14:30 - 14:55

REFINING CRITICAL MINERALS DOMESTICALLY TO BUILD A CANADIAN SUPPLY CHAIN

Gordana Slepcev

Lomiko Metals

Exploring the current state of global and Canadian graphite production and its future potential
Understanding the strategic value of the La Loutre deposit and ongoing efforts to meet industry demand
Learning how government-backed pilot projects and studies are paving the way for commercial readiness

14:55 - 15:00

Q&A SESSION ON BUILDING A CANADIAN CRITICAL MINERALS SUPPLY CHAIN

15:00 - 15:20

AFTERNOON COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA

15:20 - 15:50

PANEL DISCUSSION ON RISK MANAGEMENT IN THE BATTERY MINERALS SUPPLY CHAIN

15:50 - 16:15

CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAIN DECARBONISATION

John Kwarta

Schneider Electric

Exploring strategies to reduce emissions in the mining and metals supply chain
Addressing challenges faced by suppliers, including costs, risks, and resource constraints
Highlighting opportunities for collaboration to achieve shared Scope 3 emissions goals

16:15 - 16:20

Q&A SESSION ON SUPPLY CHAIN DECARBONISATION STRATEGIES

16:20 - 16:45

ENSURING PROCESS RELIABILITY THROUGHOUT THE BATTERY LIFECYCLE WITH MATERIAL FLOW PROPERTY TESTING

Brandon Trevis

Jenike & Johanson

Discover how the inadequate design of powder handling systems affects cell performance and consistency
Understand how early-stage material flow testing helps mitigate risks in battery production and recycling
Explore case studies that highlight improved outcomes through targeted solids flow characterization

16:45 - 16:50

Q&A SESSION ON MATERIAL FLOW RELIABILITY IN BATTERY PRODUCTION AND RECYCLING

16:50 - 17:15

WHY CHINA LEADS BATTERY RECYCLING AND WHAT THE WEST MUST LEARN

Lei Lei

Hatch

Contrasting pyro, hydro, and fully hydrometallurgical recycling routes and their commercial viability
Decoding China's recycling dominance through integrated supply chains, permitting speed, and rapid scale-up
Pinpointing Western process gaps in impurity tolerance, reagent use, and product-driven flowsheet design

17:15 - 17:20

Q&A SESSION ON BRIDGING THE EAST-WEST BATTERY RECYCLING GAP

17:20 - 18:20

NETWORKING DRINKS RECEPTION

DAY 2 :

TUESDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER, 2026

08:00 - 08:30

MORNING REFRESHMENTS

08:30 - 08:40

OPENING ADDRESS

08:40 - 09:10

PANEL DISCUSSION ON BATTERY MINERALS

09:10 - 09:35

BATTERY METAL DEMAND DYNAMICS

Darrell Fletcher

Bannockburn Capital Markets

Analysing base metal markets, including trends in copper, nickel, and aluminium pricing
Discussing the dynamics of battery metals, focusing on cobalt, lithium, and emerging elements
Highlighting cross-commodity insights, energy market shifts, and the battery metal transition

09:35 - 09:40

Q&A SESSION ON TRENDS IN BATTERY AND BASE METAL MARKETS

09:40 - 10:05

DEFINING A GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN FOR EV MINERALS WITHIN AN ESG FRAMEWORK

David Stevenson

L1X CORP

Explaining how in-house deposits and tech position the company as a disruptive supplier
Showing how molecular extraction enables multi-mineral recovery and full battery recycling
Highlighting a zero-water, zero-emission process deployed to eliminate flaring in gas fields

10:05 - 10:10

Q&A SESSION ON ESG-ALIGNED SUPPLY CHAINS FOR EV MINERAL RESOURCES

10:10 - 10:30

MORNING COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT AREA

10:30 - 11:00

PANEL DISCUSSION ON BATTERY MINERALS

11:00 - 11:25

BEYOND AUTOMATION - AGENTIC AI TO OPTIMIZE YIELDS IN BATTERY PROCESS

Jonathan Carr

Foresight Data Machines

Exploring how traditional AI is transforming mineral processing through predictive insights and data-driven optimization
Understanding how agentic AI advances further by enabling autonomous decision-making and real-time process control
Applying practical approaches to boost recovery rates and enhance performance across extraction and recycling

11:25 - 11:30

Q&A SESSION ON AGENTIC AI FOR BATTERY YIELD OPTIMIZATION

11:30 - 11:55

POWERING THE FUTURE - INSIGHTS INTO BATTERY MINERALS AND SUPPLY CHAIN SHIFTS

Ekin Ober

Kinterra Capital

Discovering how demand patterns and supply strategies are reshaping the battery minerals sector
Learning how battery producers and mineral suppliers are adapting to market and geopolitical shifts
Exploring emerging trends in upstream development and resource strategies influencing supply chains

11:55 - 12:00

Q&A SESSION ON BATTERY MINERALS SUPPLY CHAINS AND INDUSTRY TRANSFORMATIONS

12:00 - 12:25

FROM ORE TO READINESS: REBUILDING CRITICAL MATERIALS SECURITY

Art Trevethan

Acceleration Reach Transition

Outlining the rising threat of critical mineral disruption and where systems fail
Examining byproduct dependencies and explaining why they impact defense readiness
Presenting strategies to prioritize chokepoints and translate policy into capacity

12:25 - 12:30

Q&A SESSION ON REBUILDING CRITICAL MATERIALS SECURITY

12:30 - 13:30

NETWORKING LUNCH AND VISITING THE BATTERY MINERALS EXHIBITION

13:30 - 13:55

UNLOCKING GLOBAL LITHIUM RESOURCES AND PROJECTS WITH ELECTROLYSIS

Brent Lyon

NESI

Designing lithium projects responsibly, ensuring social acceptance and compliance with strict environmental standards
Advancing clean refinement technologies, minimising waste, and meeting the highest sustainability requirements
Utilising recycled reagents, reducing import reliance, streamlining supply chains, and lowering environmental impact

13:55 - 14:00

Q&A SESSION ON LITHIUM PROJECTS AND CLEAN REFINEMENT TECHNOLOGIES

14:00 - 14:25

FROM UPSTREAM TO OFFTAKE - BATTERY MINERALS PLAYBOOK

Neel Singh

Tropoly

Analysing demand shifts, battery chemistries, and policy impacts on value chains
Integrating early-stage commercialisation with aligned offtake and investor strategies
Navigating the full funding stack while aligning narratives across capital sources

14:25 - 14:30

Q&A SESSION ON COMMERCIAL STRATEGIES AND OFFTAKE

14:30 - 15:00

RESERVED PRESENTATION

15:00 - 15:15

FEEDBACK & RAFFLE DRAW

15:15 - 15:30

CLOSING REMARKS

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