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Septian Hario Seto
Deputy Minister
Indonesia's Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment
George Q. Fang
Executive Vice Chairman
Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co. Ltd
Mr. Fang, with a PhD degree in mineral engineering, is a professor-level senior engineer who holds the business license granted by the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong. Before joining Huayou in Jan, 2020, Dr. Fang had acted as the Director of Mineral Engineering Research Institute of BGRIMM, CTO and Managing Director of Business Development Dept. of China Minmetals Non-ferrous Metals Co., Ltd., Vice Chairman and Head of Mining and Metals Coverage, Investment Banking，Asia of Standard Bank Asia Limited, the Executive Director and Senior Vice President of Zijin Mining Group. Currently, Dr. Fang serves as Executive Vice Chairman of Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt Co., Ltd. He is mainly in charge of Strategic Affairs, International Investment and Financing and ESG.
Ting Wu
Partner
McKinsey Center for Future Mobility China
Ting is a partner based in Shenzhen. He currently leads McKinsey Center for Future Mobility China and is also the leadeStrategy & Corporate Finance practice in Greater China Region. Ting serves global and Chinese leaders in the automotive and assembly space and advises private equity funds extensively on related investment opportunities
Weiqiao Gao
Vice President
Zhejiang Huayou Recycling Technology Co Ltd.
Mr. Gao has been engaged in research on EV battery recycling industry since 2013；he is regarded as a “Battery recycling” industrial pioneer in China. He participated in and assisted the government for the development of regulations on the management systems, business models integration and technical roadmap setup, for the battery recycling and cascade utilization industry. Background: Mr. Gao has a multicultural background; he was born in Taiwan in 1970 and grew up in Hong Kong and received education and worked in the United States; he graduated from Lehigh University in 1995 with a dual master's degree in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering. Since 2000, Mr. Gao has been involved in "Lithium-ion batteries " related industries for more than 20 years. He even had participated in some early development projects of EV system during 2007-2009, such as the powertrain system from AC Propulsion that applied on EV (BMW MINI-E、Tesla、Fisker Karma、Ford、 LUXGEN). In the past 10 years, he had made over 60 public speeches on topics that related to “Battery recycling”.
Olivier Masson
Principal Analyst
Fastmarkets
Julia Harty
Battery Recycling & Black Mass Analyst
Junquan Chen
Analyst
Minmetals
Junquan Chen, Director of Multi-business Research Office of China Metal Mining Economics Research Institute, China Minmetals Corporation. Master in Management from Tsinghua University, Senior Engineer. Obtained a Chartered Financial Analyst certificate in 2021. Mainly research on the development strategy of the new energy battery industry chain. Multiple research reports have been adopted and applied by higher authorities. Did a lot of speeches at international and domestic industry forums and received enthusiastic responses.
Leslie Liang
Research Manager
Project Blue
Leslie joined Project Blue in July 2023 to lead project Blue’s China-focussed research. Leslie has over 15 years of experience in commodity research where she leveraged an extensive network to provide detailed analysis on key market drivers. She spent over 12 years at CHR Metals as their base metal and mining analyst and China specialist, and as the Chief representative of CHR Metals’ China office. She joined Roskill in 2019 covering a range of markets including rare earths, tungsten, antimony and salt, and then joined Wood Mackenzie after its acquisition of Roskill, where she led its analysis of the rare earth sector.
Wei Xiong
Lithium Advisor
TRAXYS
Mr. Wei Xiong has long time experience in the lithium industry. He has been Senior VP with Eastern Lithium, a pioneering converter of battery grade lithium materials, during 2002-2004. In 2018, Wei joined General Lithium as the Vice President and have been extensively engaged in the business with major miners, OEMs and battery producers. From 2022 on Wei has worked with Traxys as a lithium advisor.
Tim Hotz
Principal
Roland Berger
Tim is a Principal at Roland Berger's Munich office and a member of our Advanced Technology Center for Automotive and Industrials. He joined Roland Berger in 2019 after nearly 10 years as a technology consultant and R&D engineer at various stations in the automotive and mechanical engineering industry. He is a technology and market expert for electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries and supports clients worldwide to master the challenges and opportunities of electrification along the entire value chain. Tim holds a holds a master's degree in Engineering and Management from the University of Siegen. " The transformation to e-mobility is the most
Lina Liu
China Office Manager
FIS
Karen Shi
Market Development Manager- China
Phoebe O'Hara
Battery Raw Materials Analyst
Daniel Jimenez
Founding partner
iLiMarkets
Daniel has an extensive experience in the Lithium and Iodine markets, ranging from commercial to exploration. He worked 28 years at SQM, the world´s largest iodine and, until recently, lithium producer, holding the global commercial responsibility for the business for more than 10 years and prior to that 10 years of regional responsibilities in Europe and Asia. Having been deployed in the USA and Europe, and with intensive travel through Asia, he has a deep understanding of the markets of both businesses. Over 8 years, Daniel also headed SQM´s Exploration Group with focus on iodine, lithium, nitrates, copper and gold. He has been board member of several of SQM´s subsidiaries, private and publicly traded. Currently Daniel heads iLiMarkets, a Lithium and Iodine focused consulting firm. He is a board member at Galan Lithium (GLN.ASX). He is a qualified Civil Engineer and MBA.
Jingtai Lun
Asia Non-Ferrous Editor
Chandler Wu
Senior Analyst, Battery Raw Materials
Vicky Zhao
Based in Fastmarkets’ Beijing office, Vicky has over 12 years’ experience in the metal and mining sector. She focuses on battery raw material industry research, specifically lithium, cobalt, nickel sulphate and other cathode materials. Vicky’s responsibilities include overall market analysis and insights, building supply/demand models and short- and long-term price forecasts for electric vehicles, energy storage systems and consumer electronic batteries. Vicky is responsible for producing Fastmarkets’ weekly Battery Raw Material Tracker. She also contributes to custom consulting projects for Fastmarkets’ clients. Vicky is a regular industry speaker, presenting at leading industry conferences and events including those held by Fastmarkets, China Mining Association, the Cobalt Institute Forum and other China domestic industry events. Before joining Fastmarkets, Vicky had six years of experience in news and price reporting for lithium, cobalt, nickel and cadmium markets at Argus and Asian Metal. Before that, Vicky worked as an analyst of China’s stock market. Vicky obtained a bachelor’s degree in Business Management at Jianxing University in Zhejiang province, China.
Cormac O'Laoire
Managing Director
Electrios and Head of strategy, Green Li-ion, Singapore
In addition to heading up Green Li-ions global strategy, Cormac manages Electrios Li-ion technology & EV advisory firm based in Hong Kong. Over his 20-year career as a Li-ion industry expert with a particular focus on China, Cormac worked on many major battery industry projects from the early days of the energy transition. His work spans the entire supply chain, from mining battery metals and battery cell production to recycling. Cormac’s industry experience is unrivalled, having worked with leading battery manufacturers and their suppliers, governments and successful startups. Within the recycling field, Cormac has worked with leading battery recyclers. Cormac is dedicated to the sustainable advancement of lithium batteries for EV & energy storage applications.
Sybil Pan`
Senior Price Reporter
Sybil is senior price reporter at Fastmarkets' Technology&Energy Metals (TEM) team, looking at battery raw materials like graphite, manganese sulfate. Her role includes the anode market dynamics analysis and the development of potential new prices in related fields. She joined Fastmarkets in 2019, initially working across a range of commodities price analysis, including industrial minerals and non-ferrous ores and alloys. She has a MA in English Interpretation from Shanghai International Studies University.
Yiwen Ju
Price Reporter
Paul Lusty
Head of Battery Raw Materials
Paul is an economic geologist, with over 20 years of experience in the global mining and metals industry. As Head of Battery Raw Materials at Fastmarkets, Paul lead our global team of analysts that produce short- and long-term forecasts that provide supply/demand balances and price forecasts for lithium, cobalt, graphite, nickel and manganese. This team also produces the Fastmarkets Battery Recycling Outlook and Battery Cost Index. Paul's key objectives are to help our customers navigate market volatility and provide them with a strategic advantage in these exciting but challenging markets. As such, Paul is keen to make connections, discuss our battery raw materials forecasts, outlooks and market insights, and understand how we can develop these to support our customers’ evolving needs. Before joining Fastmarkets, Paul worked for the British Geological Survey, holding the roles of Head of Critical Raw Materials, and most recently Director of the UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre.
Chongyang Li
General Manager
Hunan Lihuitong New Energy Technology Co
Chongyang Li，doctorate in metallurgical engineering from Central South University, a senior engineer, and a master's tutor. He joined Changsha Institute of Mining and Metallurgy in 2014 and has successively served as the backbone of scientific research, project manager, director of the battery recycling department, and member of the Science and Technology Association. He served as deputy district chief of Wanshan District, Tongren City, Guizhou Province, and manager of the Science and Technology Management Department of China Minmetals Corporation. He is currently the general manager of Hunan Lihuitong New Energy Technology Co., Ltd. and a master's tutor at Central South University. He has chaired or participated in 28 vertical and horizontal scientific research projects, including 16 at the provincial or ministerial level, authorized 15 national invention patents, published 16 papers, participated in the compilation of 4 national and industry standards, and has achieved 4 transformations of technological achievements since his work. The output value exceeded 300 million yuan.
Zeng Weiliang
Director of Low Carbon Development Centre
China EV100
Zeng Weiliang, director of ChinaEV100 low-carbon development center, has seven years of experiences in NEV industry after obtaining a finance master’s degree. Basing on his strategy-making and investment&financing work practices in a renowned host manufacturer, Mr. Zeng has been committed to researches on development trend, policies and internationalization of NEV industry as China is taking well-ordered steps to achieve its carbon peak and neutrality targets. Under his leadership, fruitful results have also been achieved, including: Research on the Goal, Path and Policy of Achieving Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality in Collaboration with Automobiles Transportation and Energy The Realization Path Policy Recommendations of China's New Energy Vehicles Target in 2025 Under the Carbon Peak and Carbon Neutrality Goals Research on the Internationalization Strategy of China's New Energy Vehicles Research on Carbon Neutrality Technology Path in the Automotive industry As a leading role, Mr. Zeng organized and completed several project research missions assigned by ministries and commissions, as well as industry plans of Shiyan, Xiangyang, etc. in Hubei province.Mr. Zeng was also involved in compiling many books, such as carbon-neutrality textbooks used by Peking University, Blue Book on the Development of China's New Energy Vehicle Industry and ChinaEV100-related materials.
Leon Hoffmann
Battery Raw Materials Broker
SCB
Steven Lam
Vice President of New Products and Innovation
Gradiant
Steven Lam is Vice President of New Products and Innovation at Gradiant and operates its Global Innovation Center in Singapore. He is a founding member of Gradiant, helping to launch the company from an idea into a $1 billion-dollar multinational water technology company. He has 12 years of experience in water treatment launching facilities in USA, Singapore, China, India, Australia, Thailand, and Saudi Arabia. Along the way he has worked with US Environmental Protection Agency, Massachusetts Water Resources Authority, Texas Rail Road Commission, Singapore National Environment Agency, and Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board to ensure Gradiant’s customers are meeting their regulatory promises. While under his leadership, his team has been responsible for the commercialization of Gradiant's proprietary technologies such as Carrier Gas Extraction (CGE), Selective Chemical Extraction (SCE), Counterflow Reverse Osmosis (CFRO), Free Radical Oxidation (FRO), Free Radical Disinfection (FRD) and Carrier Gas Concentration (CGC). He has led the research efforts in the US and now focuses on the technology growth for Gradiant’s global regions. Steven earned his bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT. He has been inducted into the Forbes 30 under 30 in Asia Industry, Manufacturing & Energy and received the International Desalination Association Emerging Leader Award. He has over 70 filed and pending patents globally.
Meidy Katrin
Secretary General
Indonesian Nickel Miners Association (APNI)
Yasmin Liu
Tianqi Lithium Corporation
Ms. LIU is the Executive Vice President & Chief Integration Officer of Tianqi Lithium, responsible for the global sales and marketing management, corporate innovation management and human resources management. Ms. Liu graduated from the Southwest University of Political Science & Law in China with a bachelor’s degree in law in 1996 and obtained a master’s degree in human resource management from the University of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom in 2004. She also received professional certification from The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development in 2004. During December 2004 to April 2012, Ms. Liu served various roles at Walmart Inc. including human resources manager, regional personnel manager, senior regional personnel manager and human resources director of the Western China region. She then acted as a human resources director at the Coca Cola Company (Sichuan) between May 2012 to October 2017. Subsequently, Ms. Liu joined Tianqi Lithium as a human resources director in November 2017, and served as Vice President from February 2021 to April 2022，while during October 2021 to September 2022, she also served as the CEO of Tianqi Lithium Energy Australia Pty Ltd.(TLEA) concurrently. Ms. Liu has served as an Executive Vice President & Chief Integration Officer since April 2022.
Ivy Qi
Product Development
LME
He Wei
President
EVE Power Battery Research Institute
He Wei, PhD, is vice president of EVE Energy Co., Ltd. and president of Power Battery Institution. Doctor He is distinguished professor at Hubei University of Automotive Technology and doctoral supervisor at Wuhan University of Technology,who also acts as a expert member of China Industrial Association of Power Sources Battery Branch and China-SAE. To this day, he participated in 4 research projects above the provincial and ministerial levels, presided over 1 project, and has been authorized 227 national patents, and 37 international patents.Besides, He has also authorized 227 national patents and 37 international patents.
Gangfeng Liu
CTO
Botree Recycling Technologies
Mainly engages in technical development and industrial application in spent Li-ion battery recycling, recovery of platinum group metals (PGMs) in catalyst, extraction of spodumene lithium, and comprehensive utilization of mineral residue. He has managed medium and large teams in two leading companies named Heraeus and Tianqi Lithium, responsible for the new technology development and production operations with a capital of more than 20 million RMB. He has won 4 provincial and municipal Talent Awards.
Anqi Shi
Senior Analyst – Batteries and Energy Storage
S&P Global
Anqi Shi joined S&P Global Commodity Insights in 2022 as a senior analyst in the Clean Energy Technology team. Ms. Shi leads research on the energy storage supply chain and competitive landscape, providing analysis of key market players in battery manufacturing and system integration. She is also responsible for energy storage market research in the Asia-Pacific region, including China, Australia, Japan and South Korea. Prior to joining S&P Global, she worked as a strategic consultant at Beijing TsIntergy Co., Ltd., a consulting firm and software provider specialized in power market. Working closely with clients from State Grid Group Corporation and China Southern Power Grid, Ms. Shi supported the electricity spot market design in various provinces with her analytical research and modelling work.
Huang Shanyan
Vice Director of Securities Research Institute
Sunny has 14 years of diverse experience performing market studies on a variety of commodities and the mining service industry, metals and new energy industry. Sunny just joined China Minmetals in Oct 2023. Prior to China Minmetals she was the lead of Ronbay’s Industry Research Center and the principal investor of Investment and Financial department during Aug 2021 and July 2023, she also was the principal consultant and head project manager of HATCH IBP department between 2020 to 2021 and the head of the Light metals department at BLC(BGRIMM Lilan Consulting.Corp). There she oversaw the redevelopment of its global aluminium industries, lithium and Titanium asset database and in charge of all of the consulting projects based on these industries, which serves the global mining and metallurgy industry. He presented Insights from this work at specialized industry conferences. Prior to joining BLC, Sunny worked for the research centre of BGRIMM (Beijing General Research Institute of Mining and Metallurgy) over 5 years. In her role, she participated and led the development of marketing intelligence reports for non-ferrous metals and related projects with a focus on Lithium, aluminium, copper, nickel, precious metals, infrastructure and energy as well as consulting engagements for mining companies, metal producers, international organizations, trading houses and investment banks. She also participated in various BGRIMM due diligences on mining assets in China and globally.
Carsten Obermann
Project Manager
Gotion Global
Carsten Obermann specialized in the field of lithium-ion batteries and could gather experience along the whole battery value chain in various positions since 2017. Having worked at automotive OEMs, battery cell manufacturers and on battery recycling, he is currently driving Gotion’s ambitious strategic expansion plans outside of China. For the European market, he especially focuses on establishing Gotion’s manufacturing and recycling footprint. He holds a Master’s Degree in Electrical Engineering and Business Administration from RWTH Aachen and studied MBA programs at Yonsei University in Korea and at NTUST in Taiwan.
Carrie Shi
Jin Zhifeng
President of Minmetals Economic Research Institute
China Minmetals Corporation
Zihao Li
Zihao joined Fastmarkets as a price reporter in August 2021 and has been particularly focusing on battery raw materials with lithium and cobalt since then. Zihao’s focus is the spot market of lithium and cobalt and his responsibilities cover spot lithium and cobalt market analysis, making assessments for some of Fastmarkets’ key prices, as well as producing stories across the energy transition market. Prior to joining Fastmarkets, Zihao worked as an assistant editor at a Chinese press. Zihao holds a master’s degree in Intercultural Studies from Aarhus University. Before that, he completed a bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature at Sun Yat-Sen University.
George Gu
General Manager, Overseas Business Department
TUS Material
Vivian Wang
Associate Director
SGX
Ms. Wang joined SGX in April 2018. She is currently Associate Director of Shanghai, responsible for managing SGX's commodity derivatives business and securities secondary market trading. Prior to joining SGX, she worked for domestic and overseas financial institutions, where she was responsible for the development and expansion of international clients. With nearly a decade of experience across asset classes, she has a deep understanding of global multi-asset allocation and cross-market trading. Ms. Wang holds a Master of International Money and Banking from the University of Birmingham, UK and Bachelor of Economics from Wuhan University.