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
Venue:
DoubleTree by Hilton
Perth Waterfront
Australia
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Speakers:
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