Critical Minerals & Energy Investment North America Conference and Exhibition 2023 | Spire Events | 8 June 2023 | New York Hilton Midtown, 1335 6th Ave, New York, NY 10019, USA

Explore north america’s critical minerals & hydrogen energy opportunities spurring investment & innovation as well as discover potential of critical energy resources for mining, renewable energy, automotive, aerospace, defence, telecommunications and agritech industries.

Critical raw materials resilience - charting a path towards greater supply chain security & sustainability.

Critical Minerals & Energy Investment North America Conference and Exhibition is the only event in Americas dedicated to critical minerals sector discussing all aspects of exploration opportunities for traditional and emerging commodities, investment strategies, development of new technologies from mobile phones to fighter jets, critical infrastructure, transport, security & renewable energy and expansion of downstream processing to meet future global demand.

The Governments of Canada and United States are developing National Critical Minerals Strategies that focus on supporting domestic critical mineral and material supply chains in order to reduce dependency on other countries including China, where 90% of rare earths and 60% of lithium are processed. Supporting supply chain diversification and security of supply is of paramount importance. the event looks at key elements to responsible sourcing and processing, recycling, green investment economy, as well as hydrogen that plays a crucial role in the global energy market’s transition to a low-carbon economy.

We anticipate 250 senior level executives, including over 35 mining companies ranging from explorers, juniors to mid-tier producers, majors and processors for two days of partnering, networking and business matching.

2023 Speakers

Megan Joyce
Head of Corporate Finance, WA, ANZ

Graeme Testar
Executive Director, Corporate Finance, Argonaut Securities

Sonia Scarselli
Vice President, BHP Xplor

Rob Wilson
Head of Western Australia & Resources, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC)

Sarah Sargent
Mineral Investment Specialist, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety

Hon. Bill Johnston MLA
Minister, Mines, Petroleum, Energy & Industrial Relations, Government of Western Australia

Stephen Gauld
Managing Director & CEO, Infinite Green Energy

Ron Mitchell
Chairman, London Metal Exchange Lithium Committee

Frank van Rooyen
Senior Director - Resources & WA, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility

Peter Pham
Managing Director & Principal Fund Manager, Phoenix Capital Group

Henk Ludik
Executive Chairman, Suvo Strategic Minerals Limited

Daniel Hynes
Senior Commodity Strategist, ANZ Research

Dr Amanda Murphy
Senior Advisor, Critical Minerals, Austrade

Bart Kolodziejczyk
Associate Director - Hydrogen and Clean Technologies, Boston Consulting Group

Namali Mackay
Managing Director, Critical Minerals Association Australia

Andrew Spinks
Managing Director, EcoGraf

Luke Cox
Chief Executive Officer, Green Technology Metals

Phil Hearse
Executive Chairman, International Graphite Ltd

Kylah Morrison
General Manager – Western Australia & South Australia, METS Ignited Australia

George Bauk
Executive Director, PVW Resources

Sam Rodda
Managing Director & CEO, Podium Minerals

Peter Nicholson
Senior Advisor Australia and Asia, Appian Capital Advisory LLP

Sam McGahan
Marketing Manager, Australian Vanadium Limited

Alex Dorsch
Managing Director & CEO, Chalice Mining Limited

Dr Chris Golding
Manager, Semiconductors, Electrification and Europe Team, Critical Minerals Office

Behyad Jafari
CEO, Electric Vehicle Council

Michael Brady
Partner, Commercial Contracting, Energy & Resources,, HWL Ebsworth Lawyers

Colin Locke
Executive Chairman, Krakatoa Resources

Richard Beazley
Non-Executive Chairman, MetalsGrove Mining

Matt Fifield
Managing Partner, Pacific Road Capital

Robert Gray
Chief Commodities Strategist, Resource Capital Funds

Gavin Lockyer
Managing Director, Arafura Resources Limited

Adam Myers
Partner, Corporate Finance, BDO

David Tasker
Managing Director, Chapter One Advisors

Andrew Hutchinson
General Manager, Critical Minerals Office

Dan Smart
Director, Project & Structured Finance, Export Finance Australia

Peter Kasprzak
Director, Hydrogen Society of Australia

Kristie Young
Non-Executive Director, Lithium Australia Ltd | ChemX Materials Ltd, Tesoro Gold Ltd

Miranda Taylor
CEO, National Energy Resources Australia (NERA)

Peter Clifford
Director, Paradigm Fuels

Noel Ong
Managing Director, Samso Capital

2023 Sponsors

GOVERNMENT SPONSORS:
• Australian Government Department of Industry Science and Resources - Critical Mineral Office
• Government of Western Australia

TEA AND COFFEE SPONSOR:
• BHP Xplor

SILVER SPONSOR:
• EcoGraf

SPOTLIGHT SPONSORS:
• Albion Resources
• Arafura Resources Limited
• Australian Vanadium Limited
• Chalice
• Green Technology Metals
• International Graphite
• Krakatoa Resources