Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day Two -
25 September 2024
08:50 - 09:00
WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER
ACCELERATING CRITICAL MINERALS ECOSYSTEM
09:00 - 09:20
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: MONGOLIA'S CRTICIAL MINERALS WEALTH
H.E. Banzragch Bayarsaikhan
Mongolia Ambassador to Japan, Embassy of Mongolia in Japan
09:20 - 09:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: TBC
Hon Bill Johnston MLA
Former Minister for Mines & Petroleum; Energy; Hydrogen Industry; Industrial Relations
Parliament of Western Australia, Australia
09:40 - 10:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS TO CRITICAL MINERAL PRODUCTION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Dr David John Honey - MLA
BSc (Hons); PhD; CChem; FRACI, Shadow Minister for State Development; Water; Hydrogen; Science; Innovation, Manufacturing & ICT, Parliament of Western Australia, Australia
10:00 - 10:20
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: EVALUATING OPPORTUNITIES FOR INVESTORS IN INDONESIA & FORMATION OF A TRADE ALLIANCE OF BATTERY MINERAL EXPORTING COUNTRIES
Natan Adhynagara
Policy Analyst, Coordinating Ministry for Maritime and Investment Affairs, Indonesia
10:20 - 10:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: CRITICAL MINERAL RESOURCES OPPORTUNITIES IN CANADA
Duane Robson
Counsellor for Natural Resources, Embassy of Canada to Japan, Canada
10:40 - 11:10
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CRITICAL MINERALS DEMAND, OUTLOOK ON MINING PROJECTS, RECYCLING, PROCESSING, TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS & GREEN ENERGY FUTURE
11:10 - 11:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: JAPAN’S CRITICAL MINERALS SECTOR – RECENT TRENDS AND MOMENTUM
Koichiro Matsumoto
Managing Director, Research and Programs, The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), Japan
11:30 - 11:50
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: SECURING FUTURE CRITICAL MINERALS FOR ENERGY TRANSITION GOALS - AN ASIAN PERSPECTIVE ON CHALLENGES AND ISSUES
Dr Nanda Kumar Janardhanan
Deputy Director & South Asia Regional Coordinator, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
11:50 - 12:05
PRESENTATION: CRITICAL MINERALS OPPORTUNITIES IN TASMANIA – A NEW LOOK AT OLD DEPOSITS
Dr Andrew McNeill
Chief Government Geologist, Mineral Resources Tasmania (MRT), Department of State Growth, TAS, Australia
12:05 - 12:20
PRESENTATION: CRITICAL MINERALS PROCESSING - CURRENT STATE AND POTENTIAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Dr Charlotte Hall
General Manager Investment, Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS), WA, Australia
12:20 - 12:35
PRESENTATION: THE ROLE OF NON-CARBON PRODUCING ENERGY SOURCES – THE BENEFITS, RISKS AND TRADE-OFFS
Nicolas Vierges
Founder & Principal, Carbon50, France
12:35 - 13:10
CLOSING PANEL DISCUSSION: BUILDING CRITICAL MINERALS INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS, SECURING SUPPLY CHAINS ACROSS KEY MANUFACTURING SECTORS, ADVANCING CRITICAL MINERALS RECYCLING & PROCESSING & ATTRACTING FUTURE INVESTMENTS IN THE MINERAL RESOURCES SECTOR
Dr Nancy Snow
Strategic Communications Advisor, International Security Industry Council (ISIC) | Contributor, NATO’s Defence Strategic Communications, United States (Session Chair)
Dr Nanda Kumar Janardhanan
Deputy Director & South Asia Regional Coordinator, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
Nicolas Vierges
Founder & Principal, Carbon50, France
Christopher Richter
Deputy Head of Japan Research, CLSA Capital Partners, Japan
Reserved
Reserved
13:10
CLOSING REMARKS & END OF CONFERENCE