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Benchmark Week 2026
Benchmark Week 2026
Benchmark Week's featured speakers include a host of top voices from across government, finance, mining, chemicals, OEMs, and energy storage.
All Speakers
Meet all the speakers presenting at Benchmark Week 2026

Robin Zeng
Founder
CATL

Li Liangbin
Founder & Chairman
Ganfeng Lithium

Alan Zhao
Head of Sourcing and Metal Management (Battery Base Metals)
BASF

George Q. Fang
Senior Executive Vice President
Huayou Cobalt

Melody Dong
Head of Commodity Research
Appian Capital Advisory

Sherie Liu
Deputy Director of Strategic Research and Market Intelligence
Zijin Mining

Meidy Katrin Lenkey
Secretary General
Indonesian Nickel Miners Association (APNI)

Michael Willoughby
Global Co-Head of Metals & Mining
Jefferies

Bob Galyen
Former CTO
CATL

Andrew Miller
CEO
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Caspar Rawles
COO
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Iola Hughes
Head of Research
Benchmark Mineral Intellegence

Wei Xiong
Lithium Advisor
Traxys

Aaron Cao
Chairman
Greatpower Nickel & Cobalt Materials

Michelle Li
Vice Chairman
Do-Fluoride New Materials Co

Tom Benson
CEO
Lithium Africa

Jacob Jonker
Executive General Manager – Commercial
Syrah Resources

Stefan Debruyne
VP Sustainability and Global Affairs
Novandino Litio

Chenglin Yang
General Manager
BTR New Material Group

Ling Lu
Managing Director, Metals and Mining
Standard Chartered

William Rowe
CEO
Swaptopus (An Octopus Energy and CATL joint venture)

Steen McCollin
Chief Commercial Officer
CarbonX

Craig Nichol
CEO
Graphene Manufacturing Group

Daisy Jennings-Gray
Head of Prices
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Adam Panayi
Chief Research Officer
Benchmark Mineral Intellegence

Albert MacKenzie
Copper Analyst
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Anthony Tse
Founder
NEO Capital
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Black Mass Flows Under Pressure: Battery Recycling Regulation Deep Dive
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Fission Impossible: Navigating the Uranium Supply Squeeze
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Benchmark Summit 2027 Cape Town
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