Critical Minerals Agenda

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Critical Minerals Conference

15:30 16:00
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TBC

Located in Main Expo Hall A
14:30 15:00
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TBC

Located in Main Expo Hall A
13:00 14:30
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Lunch

Located in Main Expo Hall A
12:40 13:00
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Investment and management in critical minerals facilities - How to implement technologies from day one to speed up workflow

Located in Main Expo Hall A

Speakers

Ekin Ober, Board Member - Upcell Alliance
12:00 12:40
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How policy, government, and industry can work together to level up domestic critical minerals supply chains

Located in Main Expo Hall A

Moderator

Sarah Venuto, Executive Director - American Critical Minerals Association

Speakers

David Schultheis, President & Managing Director - Aurubis Richmond
11:40 12:00
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How the aerospace industry is securing its critical materials

Located in Main Expo Hall A

Speakers

Dr Nils Backeberg, Founder and Director - Project Blue
11:10 11:40
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Coffee Break

Located in Main Expo Hall A
10:30 11:10
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Rare earths: How do we keep the entire supply chain safe?

Located in Main Expo Hall A

Moderator

Tracy Hughes, Executive Director - Critical Minerals Institute

Speakers

Mark Wall, CEO - American Rare Earths
10:10 10:30
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Need to know updates to NFPA 660 – The safety standard for combustible dusts and particulate solids

Located in Main Expo Hall A

Speakers

Jordan Newton, Owner and President - SonicAire
09:30 10:10
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How the defense industry is tackling the rare earths problem

Located in Main Expo Hall A

Moderator

Luke Wray, SVP of Critical Materials & Defense - Paladin EnviroTech
16:20 16:40
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TBC

Located in Main Expo Hall A
15:40 16:20
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Focus on Tungsten (Session)

Located in Main Expo Hall A

Speakers

Lewis Black, Chairman, President & CEO - Almonty Industries Inc

Ali Haji, CEO - American Tungsten
15:20 15:40
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Coffee Break

Located in Main Expo Hall A
15:00 15:20
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Beyond Dollars: What America Must Do to Prevail Over China in the Global Critical Minerals Fight

Located in Main Expo Hall A
13:00 14:00
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Lunch

Located in Main Expo Hall A
14:40 15:00
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Addressing North America’s ore-based metals supply chain and capabilities

Located in Main Expo Hall A

Speakers

John Atherton, Secretary General - International Iron Metallics Association
14:00 14:40
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Spotlight on Base Metals: Planning ahead for future supply chains

Located in Main Expo Hall A

Moderator

Kamila Slupek, Secretary General - International Copper Study Group

Speakers

Lauri Pesonen, Head of Sales - Smelting - Metso

Josef Daniel-Ivad, Head of Zinc Battery Initiative - International Zinc Association

Dr. Parvin Adeli, Manager, Batteries Program - Nickel Institute

KaLeigh Long, Founder and CEO - Westwin Elements
12:00 12:20
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Rare earths market outlook 2026/27

Located in Main Expo Hall A

Speakers

Rachel McGuire, Price Reporter, Critical Minerals - Fastmarkets
12:40 13:00
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Fireside chat with ERI and Cyclic Materials – A partnership to revolutionize rare earth recovery

Located in Main Expo Hall A

Speakers

John Shegerian, CEO - ERI
11:20 12:00
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Expert overview of North America’s critical minerals supply chain – where are we going? (Fireside chat)

Located in Main Expo Hall A

Moderator

Tracy Hughes, Executive Director - Critical Minerals Institute

Speakers

Constantine Karayannopoulos, President - Kloni Inc.

Melissa Sanderson, Co-Chair - Critical Minerals Institute
10:30 10:50
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Opportunities in the ground: The latest survey from the USGS

Located in Main Expo Hall A

Moderator

Robert Goodin, Mineral Commodity Specialist - U.S. Geological Survey
10:50 11:20
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Coffee Break

Located in Main Expo Hall A
09:30 10:30
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Creating a Closed Loop Solution for Critical Materials: From Concept to Operation

Located in Main Expo Hall A

Moderator

Bill Vasquez, Chief Operating Officer - Paladin EnviroTech

Speakers

Jack Jia, Principal Sourcing Engineer - Microsoft

Rhownica Birch, Partner, Western Digital Global Operations Product Sustainability & Circularity - Western Digital

Luke Wray, SVP of Critical Materials & Defense - Paladin EnviroTech

Munir Humayun, Professor - Florida State University