Programme & Speakers
Global drive for critical minerals: securing cobalt supply for a resilient world
13-14 May 2024 / Sofitel Manhattan, New York, USA
- 12 May 2024Sofitel Manhattan / Skylark, New York, USA
- 13 May 2024Sofitel Manhattan, New York, USA
- 14 May 2024Sofitel Manhattan, New York, Usa
Registration
Sofitel Manhattan, 45 W 44th St, New York
Welcome Cocktail
Skylark, 200 W 39th St, New York
Welcome Address
Speakers
Jose W. Fernandez
Keynote speech
Speakers
Guy-Robert Lukama
Septian Hario Seto
Launch of Cobalt Market Report 2023
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Speakers
Harry Fisher
Session 1: State of the cobalt market
Moderated by Kwasi Ampofo, Head of Metals and Mining, Bloomberg NEF
This session will review the cobalt market trends in 2023, examine the impact of geopolitical and industry developments, and look at the drivers for the market in 2024.
Speakers
Grace Asenov
Gregor Spilker
Harry Fisher
Kwasi Ampofo
Xu Aidong
Lunch
Session 2: Cobalt in the US: achieving US critical minerals security of supply
Moderated by Dinah McLeod, Director General, Cobalt Institute
In an era marked by global resource challenges and geopolitical shifts, securing adequate supply of critical minerals, including cobalt, is crucial to the United States’ future economic, environmental, and technological resilience. What are the key factors that will help achieve security of cobalt supply and how quickly can this be done? What are the barriers to progress? In this session, we will be joined by policy and business experts to explore the key issues relating to security of cobalt supply.
Speakers
Abby Wulf
Duncan T. Blount
Duncan Wood
Heather Smiles
Fireside Chat
Speakers
Dinah McLeod
Marie-Chantal Kaninda
Session 3: DRC: stocktaking collaborative efforts on ASM Cobalt
**IN PREPARATION FOR 2024 OECD FORUM ON RESPONSIBLE MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS**
Moderated by Susannah McLaren, Head of Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability, Cobalt Institute
Speakers
Assheton Stewart Carter
KaLeigh Long
Louis Maréchal
Richard Robinson
Fireside chat & book signing session
Speakers
Ernest Scheyder
Gala Dinner
Dress code: cocktail / business formal
620 Loft & Garden, 620 5th Ave, New York
Expert presentation: Focus on China
Speakers
Dr Yanchen Wang
Session 4: Cobalt value chain in North America: can supply meet demand?
Moderated by Marina Demidova, Head of Communications, Cobalt Institute
As the transition to a green economy is upending established value chains and cobalt demand is expected to increase, North America is assessing its capabilities to build up cobalt value chain domestically. This panel will look at cobalt mining potential in US and Canada, as well as explore how cobalt can be used as a key ingredient in North American automotive and defence sectors.
Speakers
Matthew Zolnowski
Michael R. Hollomon II
Navaid Alam
Expert presentation: The Impact Of Chemicals Management Policies On The US Supply Chain: Using US EPA IRIS As A Case Study
Speakers
Dr Vanessa Viegas (DABT, ERT)
Session 5. Unlocking the value of secondary cobalt
Moderated by Tom Fairlie, Senior Sustainability Manager, Cobalt Institute
Speakers
Dr. Bill Fisher
Harry Kumar
Joe Kaderavek
