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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

Vivas Kumar
CEO
Mitra Chem

Ana Cabral-Gardner
CEO
Sigma

Dale Henderson
Managing Director and CEO
Pilbara Minerals Limited

Hans Eric Melin
Founder
Circular Energy Storage

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.

Jatin Khanna
Outreach and Business Development
DOE LPO