Global Lithium & EV Battery Raw Material Supply Chain Congress

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Industry Outlook Team | Friday, 14 October 2022

North American automotive OEMs now face a significant challenge, frequently cited as the most urgent today. Addressing how lithium and critical battery raw materials supply will meet demand as firms race to ramp up B.E.V. manufacturing.

American Business Conferences built strong connections with key engineers from major OEMswhen we started a pioneering series of battery-electric vehicle technology conferences back in 2010. In May of 2022, our Battery Electric Vehicle Architectures advisory board recommended that we convene a North American conference to explore ideas for reinventing the lithium and rare metals supply chain and encouraging OEM collaboration with mining, extraction, investment, and battery technology/chemical firms. OEMs, the end-users of lithium and rare metals, will map out and define their requirements at this conference in collaboration with the battery material supply chain.

Speakers include:

• Liang Tao, Principle of Battery Strategy Battery Cell Engineering, Rivian will discuss FUTURE SOURCING AND INVESTMENT Signalling Lithium & Battery Raw Material Specifications & Required Volumes To Help Mining, Processing & Chemical Partners Adapt - An OEM Roadmap.

• Marcos Arezo, VMO Sustainability & Open Innovation Manager, Jaguar Land Rover will discuss PRICE OF A SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAIN Price Optimization, ESG, and Managing Geopolitical Risk Throughout the Battery Raw Material Supply Chain: An OEM Perspective.

• Rahul Madhavan, Director Fleet Strategy and New Business Incubation, Hitachi will discuss BATTERY MANUFACTURER – MORE NICKEL INTENSIVE OR NICKEL ELIMINATION? The Future Of Nickel-Intensive Chemistry As Opposed To Chemistry That Completely Eliminates Nickel And Cobalt, And How This Will Benefit Supply Chain Diversification.

• John Busbee, Chief Executive Officer, Xerion Advanced Battery Corp will discuss RAW MATERIALS FOR FUTURE BATTERY TECHNOLOGY. Strategies For Diversifying The Raw Material Supply Chain For Solid-State Batteries & Finding High Performing Alternatives To Cobalt-Based Cathodes.

• Bruce Richardson, Executive Chairman & CEO, Anson Resources will discuss PRE-COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGY FUTURE DEVELOPMENT. Evaluate The Efficiency And Scalability Of Emerging Direct-Lithium-Extraction Technologies.

• Terry Lynch, CEO, Power Nickel will discuss NICKEL MINING Prospects For Expanding Cost Competitive High-Grade Nickel Production In Australia & Expanding High-Grade Nickel Production Opportunities in Canada, Brazil and the United States.