Speakers
Eric Norris
President of Lithium
Albemarle Corporation
Eric Norris
President of Lithium
Albemarle Corporation
Eric Norris joined Albemarle in January 2018 as Chief Strategy Officer. In this role, he managed the company’s strategic planning, M&A, and corporate business development programs as well as its investor relations efforts. In August 2018, he was appointed President of the Lithium global business unit. Prior to joining Albemarle, Norris served as President of Health and Nutrition for FMC Corporation. Following FMC’s announcement to acquire DuPont Agricultural Chemical assets, he led the divestiture of FMC Health and Nutrition to DuPont. Previously, Norris served as Vice President and Global Business Director for FMC Health and Nutrition, and Vice President and Global Business Director for FMC Lithium. During his 16-year FMC career, he served in additional leadership roles including Investor Relations, Corporate Development and Director of FMC Healthcare Ventures. Prior to FMC, Norris founded and led an internet-based firm offering formulation and design tools to the chemical industry. He started his career in a range of leadership roles with the Rohm and Haas Company. Norris earned a Master of Business Administration from Harvard University and a bachelor’s degree in chemistry and German from Colgate University. Norris is a member of the board of directors of Communities in Schools of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and is a member of the board of advisors of The Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA).
Helaina Matza
Deputy Special Presidential Coordinator for the Partnership for the Global Infrastructure Investment
U.S. Department of State
Dale Henderson
Managing Director and CEO
Pilbara Minerals Limited
Vivas Kumar
CEO
Mitra Chem
Ellen Lenny-Pessagno
Global Vice President External Affairs and Sustainability, Energy Storage
Albemarle
Ashish Patki
Director, Business Development and Market Intelligenec
Livent
Martin Perez de Solay
Managing Director & CEO
Allkem
Ana Cabral-Gardner
CEO
Sigma
Jatin Khanna
Outreach and Business Development
DOE LPO
Len Kolff
Chief Executive Officer
Atlantic Lithium
Cindy Valence
Executive Vice President & Chief Sustainability Officer
Sayona
Andreas Munz
Battery Materials
BASF
Ernie Ortiz
President & Managing Director
Lithium Royalty Corp
Martin Perez de Solay
Managing Director & CEO
Allkem
Hans Eric Melin
Founder
Circular Energy Storage
Caroline Abramo
Chief Executive Officer
Pana Low Carbon Economy (LCE) Investments
Will Adams
Head of Commodity Markets Research - Base Metals and Battery Raw Material
Fastmarkets
Will Adams
Head of Commodity Markets Research - Base Metals and Battery Raw Material
Fastmarkets
Will Adams is the head of battery and base metals research at Fastmarkets, where he has worked in management and research for both the battery raw metals and base metals teams. Will’s focus is on understanding and forecasting the battery raw material markets, including the market dynamics and economics in lithium, cobalt, nickel, copper, aluminium, lead, zinc, tin and gold. With extensive experience in base metals research, Will spent fifteen years at Rudolf Wolff & CO LTD, which was one of the founding members of the London Metal Exchange, where he gained broad insight into all aspects of the metals markets before moving into commodity consultancy. He started at Fastmarkets UK in 2004, bringing his hands-on experience to price discovery on battery and base metals.
James Anson
Global Director
Hatch
Ryan Bartlett
SVP Lithium Commercial and Technology
Compass Minerals
Ryan Bartlett
SVP Lithium Commercial and Technology
Compass Minerals
Ryan Bartlett, Ph.D., has joined Compass Minerals as vice president, innovation and product development. Dr. Bartlett will be responsible for building a world-class research and development (R&D) team for the company’s plant nutrition division, anchoring its operations in a new North America “Center of Excellence” research facility near the company’s headquarters in Overland Park. “Dr. Bartlett’s disciplined approach to product development and advancing scientific projects will be of exceptional benefit to Compass Minerals,” said Brad Griffith, senior vice president, plant nutrition. “Ryan’s background in agriculture and product development will allow us to maximize our newly expanded portfolio to create value for our farmer-customers.” Dr. Bartlett comes to Compass Minerals from Monsanto Company, where he spent nine years. In his most recent position as Global Technology Development Innovation Lead, he was responsible for the development of global commercial field testing and innovation strategy, including the assessment of new technology from third parties. Dr. Bartlett also led the evolution of the Monsanto field testing network to meet the needs of a more diversified product pipeline and provided strategic leadership for growth platforms such as biologicals and precision agriculture. Prior to this position, Ryan led global technology development for seed-applied solutions, global corn emerging technology and U.S. product development for specialty crops. “We expect our commitment to innovation will generate interest from potential collaborators who can further advance our capabilities in plant nutrition,” Griffith added. “Further, we believe that Ryan’s demonstrated technical capabilities and his experience as a farmer and rancher will keep our developmental efforts better aligned with the needs of our customers,” Griffith added. Dr. Bartlett earned a doctorate in biochemistry and a Bachelors of Science in genetics from the University of Kansas.
Jonathan Beigle
President & CEO
Ridgeline Royalties Inc.
Jonathan Beigle
President & CEO
Ridgeline Royalties Inc.
Jonathan is President and CEO of Ridgeline Royalties. Jonathan has nearly 20 years of experience investing in the metals and mining sector. Prior to founding Ridgeline, Jonathan was a part of Newmont Corporation’s award-winning IR program. While Jonathan was at Newmont, IR Magazine named Newmont “Best in Sector: Materials” in 2020. In addition, Institutional Investor magazine named Newmont as the #1 IR Team in metals and mining in 2020. Jonathan is also a member of the National Investor Relations Institute’s 2020 “40 Under 40” class. Prior to Newmont, Jonathan spent 11+ years at Manning & Napier Advisors, an institutional investment firm with ~$50 billion in assets under management. While at MNA, Jonathan was a top-5 shareholder of companies like SQM, Cameco, Teck Resources and Alcoa. Jonathan has a master’s degree in Mining Engineering & Management from the South Dakota School of Mines and a bachelor’s degree in Business from Liberty University. Jonathan is also a CFA® charterholder.
Chris Berry
Founder and President
House Mountain Partners
Philip Clegg
Portfolio Manager
Orion Resource Partners
Philip Clegg
Portfolio Manager
Orion Resource Partners
Philip is a Portfolio Manager at Orion, one of the world’s leading mining-focused private equity businesses. Philip is responsible for the identification, evaluation and execution of new investments for Orion, as well as portfolio management. Philip has closed transactions in public and private equity, streaming, royalties, offtake and public and private debt. He has a particular specialism in the commodities required for the energy transition, including battery materials. Before Orion, Philip was at Pala Investments, where he executed a wide range of private equity deals, and worked with a number of portfolio companies, on various strategic and financial projects. He also established and managed Pala’s long-short liquid portfolio. Prior to Pala, Philip was at Deloitte, where he advised on IPOs, bond issuances, M&A, and consultancy projects.
David Deckelbaum
Managing Director: Sustainability & Energy Transition
Cowen Inc.
Christopher Ellis
Strategy Director - Metals
Fastmarkets
Chris Evans
Managing Director
Winsome Resources
Dean Frankel
Chief Commercial Officer
Li-Metal
Chris Gale
Managing Director
Latin Resources Limited
Chris Gale
Managing Director
Latin Resources Limited
Mr Gale has held various board and executive roles at several mining and technology companies during his 30-year career. Chris was the Chairman of the Council on Australian Latin American Relations (COALAR) established by the Australian Government Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) from 2012 to 2018. He is currently Executive Director of Latin Resources Limited, and Chairman of Solis Minerals and Oar Resources Limited. He is also a founding director of Allegra Capital, a boutique corporate advisory firm based in Perth and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD).
Ivy Gao
Chairwoman
Sunresin New Materials
James Gavilan
Principal
Gavilan Commodities LLC
James Gavilan
Principal
Gavilan Commodities LLC
James Gavilan is a global commodities executive with over 25 years of finance, risk management, marketing, and mining and metals experience. Mr. Gavilan is principal and advisor for Gavilan Commodities LLC, which provides business development and advisory services in marketing, working capital solutions, risk management, supply chain management, ESG metrics capture and sustainable finance. Mr. Gavilan developed his extensive finance, risk management and global relationships during his tenure at four major commodity businesses. Over two decades, he held increasingly senior roles at JPMorgan Chase, ICBC Standard Bank, BNP Paribas and Deutsche Bank. From 2014 to 2019, Mr. Gavilan served as the SVP of market development at Republic Metals Corporation; a former LBMA good delivery precious metals refinery. As an executive committee member, he advised on strategic projects, risk management initiatives and lender relations. Mr. Gavilan was awarded an MBA in finance and investments from Baruch College Zicklin School of Business. As an undergraduate, he studied at Fordham College at Lincoln Center receiving cum laude honors for a BA in Psychology.
Peter Hannah
Senior Price Development Manager
Fastmarkets
Julia Harty
Battery Recycling Analyst
Fastmarkets
Julia Harty
Battery Recycling Analyst
Fastmarkets
Julia joined the Battery Raw Materials Research team in May 2022 as a Battery Recycling Analyst. She produces the quarterly Battery Recycling and Black Mass 10-year Long Term Forecast and she contributes to the weekly Battery Raw Materials Tracker. Julia joined Fastmarkets in 2018 and was a Conference Manager, researching and producing conferences for Energy, Forest, Agriculture and Metals having previously worked as a Conference Producer elsewhere. Before that, she lived in Shandong in China, Jeju in South Korea and Andalusia in Spain teaching English. Julia has a BSc. In Chemistry from the University of Bristol.
Neil Herbert
Executive Chairman
Atlantic Lithium
Ken Hoffman
Co-Head EV Battery Materials Research Group/Sr. Expert-AP
McKinsey & Company
Ken Hoffman
Co-Head EV Battery Materials Research Group/Sr. Expert-AP
McKinsey & Company
Ken Hoffman is a Senior Expert for McKinsey’s Basic Materials Institute (BMI). He leads the Firm’s EV Battery Material Research Group, is a part of McKinsey’s “Battery SWAT team”, and a member of the Firm’s sustainability practice and future mobility group. He has worked on more than 50 EV value chain client projects. His team looks at the impact on raw materials due to the rapid development of advanced battery technologies. He has co-written articles on nickel in EV’s, and a cobalt and lithium whitepaper. His latest work “ The raw-materials challenge: How the metals and mining sector will be at the core of enabling the energy transition” was published in 2022. Prior to McKinsey, Ken was the global head of metals and mining research for Bloomberg Intelligence Prior to Bloomberg Mr. Hoffman was a head of equity research, analyst, and portfolio manager in the commodity and industrial growth area. A CFA charter holder, Mr. Hoffman holds a BS in finance from Syracuse University and an MBA from Duke University.
Andrea Hotter
Special Correspondent
Fastmarkets
Andrea Hotter
Special Correspondent
Fastmarkets
Andrea Hotter is the New York-based special correspondent at Fastmarkets and has over 25 years’ experience in the metals and mining sector. Her expertise spans commodities and encompasses materials essential for the energy transition, including battery raw materials such as copper, nickel, lithium, cobalt and aluminium. Andrea’s responsibilities include producing insights for Fastmarkets’ customers across all markets to develop users’ understanding and effectiveness, and to build Fastmarkets’ reputation as a leader at the heart of the metals industry. She acts as a brand ambassador for Fastmarkets globally, through conference chairing and hosting, web seminars, podcasts, social media and other platforms and media. She also works to connect Fastmarkets to industry leaders and position the company as the prime source for market intelligence. Before joining Fastmarkets in New York in 2012, she was the assistant managing editor at Dow Jones Newswires on its energy and commodities desk in London. In this role, she was responsible for markets and equities coverage of metals, agriculture (grains, cocoa, coffee, sugar) and energy (oil, gas, power, renewables) for EMEA. Prior to this, Andrea was on the metals desk for Mitsui Bussan Commodities in London and was a senior correspondent and head of metals for Bridge News. Andrea graduated from Kings College, University of London, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature & Language.
Steven Izatt
CEO
IBC Advanced Technologies
Daniel Jimenez
Founding partner
iLiMarkets
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.
Howard Klein
Founder
RK Equity
Muthu Krishna
Battery Manufacturing Cost Modeller
Fastmarkets, Former Lead Cell Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover
Muthu Krishna
Battery Manufacturing Cost Modeller
Fastmarkets, Former Lead Cell Engineer at Jaguar Land Rover
Krishna joins Fastmarkets from Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) where he was a Lead Cell Engineer working on electric vehicle (EV) Batteries. His tenure at JLR included characterizing state-of-the-art Li-ion cells (performance and lifetime) for EVs, including the upcoming 2022 Range Rover PHEV. He also worked in a multi-disciplinary team to develop BEV SUV battery pack concepts and led several research and development projects with the Warwick Manufacturing Group at the University of Warwick. Krishna holds a PhD from the University of Southampton, where he worked on a prototype redox flow battery concept designed for grid-scale energy storage applications.
Steve LeVine
Editor
The Electric
Andrew Leyland
Managing Director
Supply Chain Insights
Joe Lowry
President
Global Lithium LLC
Brett Lynch
Managing Director
Sayona Mining Limited
Jeremy McManus
General Manager Commercial and Investor Relations
Neometals Ltd
John Miller
Managing Director, ESG Policy Analyst
Cowen Inc.
Callum Perry
Price Reporter
Fastmarkets
Callum Perry
Price Reporter
Fastmarkets
Callum works as a price reporter in the base metals team in London, focused specifically on refined nickel within Europe and nickel sulfate. Callum has previously also covered refined zinc, and copper markets within Europe. Callum originally joined Fastmarkets in 2019 within the events division of Fastmarkets as a Conference Producer for Metals & Mining. Callum managed conferences in battery raw materials, with a specific focus on Lithium. Alongside these, he also producers conferences focused on steel & base metals. Prior to joining Fastmarkets, Callum worked for Mining Journal. Callum holds a first class honours degree in History & Politics from the University of Exeter.
Andrew Phillips
Executive Director
Lithium Power International
Aditi Rai
Associate, Commodities at Goldman Sachs
Goldman Sachs
Jordan Roberts
Battery Raw Materials Analyst
Fastmarkets
Gregor Spilker
Director Metals/Energy Research & Product Development
CME Group
Gregor Spilker
Director Metals/Energy Research & Product Development
CME Group
Gregor works in metals research and product development at CME Group. He has been at CME Group since 2015, covering a wide range of product launches and initiatives. Prior to CME Group, Gregor worked at Commerzbank London in commodity derivatives structuring and at EDF Energy in power markets.
Laurens Tijsseling
Sustainability Manager
Minviro Ltd
Eric Zaunscherb
Chair
Critical Elements Lithium Corp.