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Advisory Board Members
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Bob Houghton
Co-founder,
The Coalition for American Electronics Recycling
Niels Verbaan
Independent Critical Minerals Expert
Roger Miksad
President and Executive Director,
Battery Council International
Tracy Hughes
Executive Director,
Critical Minerals Institute
2026 Speakers
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Ali Haji
CEO,
American Tungsten
Bill Vasquez
Chief Operating Officer,
Paladin Envirotech
Caitlin D'Onofrio
Senior Manager of the Sustainability Standards Program,
UL Standards & Engagement
Jeff Reeves
VP, Marketing and Communications,
Battery Council International
John Shegerian
CEO,
ERI
Lewis Black
Chairman, President & CEO,
Almonty Industries Inc
Mark Wall
CEO,
American Rare Earths
Rachel McGuire
Price Reporter, Critical Minerals,
Fastmarkets
Robert Goodin
Mineral Commodity Specialist,
U.S. Geological Survey
Ryan Melsert
CEO,
American Battery Technology Company
Sarah Venuto
Executive Director,
American Critical Minerals Association
Alexandra Levesque
Co-founder and CEO,
iUMiX SA
Bill Williams
North American Ambassador,
Upcell Alliance
Cameron Lippert
Chief Innovation Officer,
ElectraMet
Constantine Karayannopoulos
President,
Kloni Inc.
Corey Dehmey
CEO,
SERI
Daniel Bina
President/CEO,
Critical Materials Recycling
David Schultheis
President & Managing Director,
Aurubis Richmond
Dr Nils Backeberg
Founder and Director,
Project Blue
Dr. Gaurav Jha
CEO,
Niobia.AI
Dr. Parvin Adeli
Manager, Batteries Program,
Nickel Institute
Dr. Phillip Wallat
Founder,
DfACE Strategy Systems
Dustin Olsen
Co-founder,
Rare Earths Exchanges
Ekin Ober
Board Member,
Upcell Alliance
Elliott Trickey
Government Affairs Manager,
Critical Minerals Association USA
Feisel Somji
CEO,
Sio Silica
Hernan Rizo
Chief Financial Officer,
Titan International Inc.
Jack Jia
Principal Sourcing Engineer,
Microsoft
Jason Linnell
Executive Director,
National Centre for Electronics Recycling
Jasper Alders
Sales Director North Europe,
Andritz
Jen Ebersole
Government Relations and Advocacy Manager,
East Penn Manufacturing
Jeremy Furr
Senior Vice President, Strategic Sourcing,
Stryten Energy
Jim Puckett
Founder,
Basel Action Network
John Atherton
Secretary General,
International Iron Metallics Association
Jordan Newton
Owner and President,
SonicAire
Josef Daniel-Ivad
Head of Zinc Battery Initiative,
International Zinc Association
Justin Polivka
Business Development Manager, Advanced Manufacturing,
Beck & Pollitzer USA
Kai Lun Chiu
Director, Global Pretreatment Solutions,
Botree
KaLeigh Long
Founder and CEO,
Westwin Elements
Kamila Slupek
Secretary General,
International Copper Study Group
Kevin P. Moore
Chairman and CFO,
3 Proton Lithium Inc.
Lauri Pesonen
Head of Sales - Smelting,
Metso
Luke Wray
SVP of Critical Materials & Defense,
Paladin Envirotech
Mark Bellino
Global Director - Battery Materials, Cells Manufacturing and Battery Recycling,
Hatch
Melissa Sanderson
Co-Chair,
Critical Minerals Institute
Michael Harstick
Chief Global Development Officer,
Garner Products
Munir Humayun
Professor,
Florida State University
Nana Yaw Konadu
CEO,
Electro Recycling Ghana
Noah Lehrman
Chair (North America),
Minor Metals Trade Association
Noah Vasquez
Battery Metals Price Analyst,
S&P Global
Phoebe O'Connor
Program Analyst, Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Rhownica Birch
Partner, Western Digital Global Operations Product Sustainability & Circularity,
Western Digital
Tamako Azumakawa
Export Manager,
Stokkermill Recycling Machinery
Thomas Laengle
CEO,
Avian
Tom Vaughn
CEO,
Advanced Polymer Recycling
Zubeyde (Zoe) Oysul
Critical Minerals Policy Manager,
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