8/10/2023, 12:00:00 PM - 8/10/2023, 4:00:00 PM
Aug
Venue: Perth
Schedule: 10/08/2023 - 10/08/2023
Join Project Blue and the CMA in Western Australia for a networking event that explores how geopolitical shifts will impact energy transition and the build-out of critical materials supply chains.
Hear from Project Blue's senior leadership and invited keynote speakers on the latest outlooks for EVs, Li-ion, other battery technologies, and battery raw materials - including coverage of critical materials including lithium, nickel, cobalt, rare earth elements and vanadium.
14:30 - 14:35 - Welcome and introduction – Namali Mackay, CMA Australia
14:35 - 14:50 - Introduction – Setting the scene: critical materials & energy transition – Dr Jack Bedder, Project Blue
14:50 - 15:10 - Financing Australia’s role in the global critical materials supply chain – Dan Smart, Export Finance Australia
15:10 - 15:35 - The geopolitics of lithium-ion battery supply chains – David Merriman, Project Blue
15:35 - 15:55 - The role of technology in developing new global supply chains – Chris Vernon, CSIRO
15:55 - 16:15 - Establishing a circular battery economy – Stuart Tarrant, Lithium Australia
16:15 - 16:30 - Panel discussion
16:30 - 18:00 - Drinks reception and networking
DoubleTree by Hilton
Perth Waterfront
Australia
Dan Smart, Director, Project and Structured Finance, Export Finance Australia
Chris Vernon, Critical Minerals Lead, CSIRO
Jack Bedder, Project Blue
David Merriman, Project Blue
Stuart Tarrant, Lithium Australia