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Benchmark Week 2025

18th - 20th November, 2025

4375 Admiralty Way

Marina del Rey, United States

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Benchmark Week 2025

Time and Location

18th - 20th November, 2025

The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey

4375 Admiralty Way

Marina del Rey, United States

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Agenda

Tuesday 18th November, 2025

10:00 - 12:00

Registration Opens

12:00 - 12:30

Lunch & Learn: Lithium Valley – Building a Vertically Integrated Ecosystem

Bari Bean, Deputy CEO of Natural Resources, County of Imperial
Jeff Gonzalez, Assemblyman, California State Assembly
Ryan Kelley, Supervisor, Imperial County

12:00 - 13:00

Networking Lunch

13:00 - 13:10

Welcome to Benchmark Week 2025

Andrew Miller, Chief Executive Officer, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

13:05 - 13:10

Video Opening Address

Senator Alex Padilla, Senator for California, U.S. Senate

13:10 - 13:45

Panel Discussion: Inside the Battery Supply Chain: How OEMs Are Redefining Sourcing Strategy

Tara Berrie, Director of Battery Cell Materials & Rare Earth Sourcing, Rivian
Nathan Vandekerkhof, Executive Director, Hyundai North America
Adam Panayi, Chief Research Officer, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Michael Parton, Supply Chain Group Manager of Battery Raw Materials, Lucid Motors
Celina Mikolajczak, Advisor to the Battery Industry,

13:45 - 14:05

Fireside Chat: The Economics of Building Gigafactories

- Outlining the real costs of building and scaling gigafactories, from raw material sourcing to workforce development.

- Understanding how tax credits, subsidies, and state-level support are shaping investment decisions for battery manufacturing.

- Balancing up-front investment with long-term demand growth from EVs, storage, and AI-powered energy systems.

Caspar Rawles, Chief Operating Officer, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Thomas Fickett, CFO, Panasonic Corporation of North America

14:05 - 14:20

Fireside Chat: Charting the Next Phase of Global Lithium Growth

Caspar Rawles, Chief Operating Officer, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Patrick Howarth, Global Lithium Business Director, ExxonMobil

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Speakers

Andrew Miller

Chief Executive Officer

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Caspar Rawles

Chief Operating Officer

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Adam Panayi

Chief Research Officer

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Senator Alex Padilla

Senator for California

U.S. Senate

Megan Carr

Associate Director for Strategic Resources, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management

U.S. Department of the Interior

Thomas Fickett

CFO

Panasonic Corporation of North America

Bob Lee

CEO, North America

LG Energy Solutions

Nathan Vandekerkhof

Executive Director

Hyundai North America

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Venue

Five miles from LAX airport, near Venice Beach and Santa Monica, The Ritz-Carlton, Marina del Rey is perfectly located for this high level gathering. ...

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