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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The Important Role of Silica in the North American Supply Chain

Located in Main Expo Hall A

Speakers

Feisel Somji, CEO - Sio Silica
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

Kevin P. Moore, Chairman and CFO - 3 Proton Lithium Inc.
11:40 12:00
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Securing critical material supply chains for the aerospace industry: UAVs, military and commercial trends

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

Noah Lehrman, Chair (North America) - Minor Metals Trade Association
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
15:40 16:00
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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

China did not accidentally secure roughly 90% of the global critical minerals supply chain—it was the result of decades of strategic investment, resource acquisition, processing capacity, financing, industrial policy and coordinated execution. This session examines how China achieved this position and, more importantly, how it can be challenged through DIBC, resources and loans.

Speakers

Hernan Rizo, Chief Financial Officer - Titan International Inc.
16:00 16:40
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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
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

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