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Strategic Insights for 2026: Price Trends, Market Balance and Policy Updates
Giga Europe 2025
Giga Europe 2025
Tuesday 18th March, 2025
Networking Breakfast
Benchmark Opening Keynote
- Caspar Rawles, Chief Operating Officer, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Rho's View of the Global Auto Industry: Trends and challenges for European carmakers
- Adam Panayi, Chief Research Officer, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Keynote Presentation: Creating a global circular economy
The learnings from creating Toyota’s first Circular economy and energy business strategies.
- Leon Van Der Merwe, Vice President, Toyota Motor Europe
Panel Discussion: The role of Europe's automotive Industry in the era of EVs
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Understanding the current challenges & opportunities for European carmakers as they progress towards EV transition targets
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Strengthening Europe's automotive industry in the global EV marketplace
- Céline Domecq, Director Government Affairs - Head of Volvo Cars EU, Volvo Car Group
- Adam Panayi, Chief Research Officer, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
- Chris Heron, Secretary General, E-Mobility Europe
- Ian Howells, Executive Vice President, Honda Motor Europe
Fireside Chat: Understanding the new landscape for energy transition geopolitics
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What does Trump 2.0 and the influence of Elon Musk mean for America's lithium ion battery ecosystem?
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How will China look to control these markets and build upon their supply chain dominance?
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What steps must Europe take to ensure its decarbonization goals are not derailed by outside geopolitical forces?
- Tim Gould, Chief Energy Economist, International Energy Agency (IEA)
- Bryan Bille, Policy & Geopolitical Principal, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Networking Break
Mining Leadership: Enabling Europe to unlock resources and build secure, sustainable supply chains
- What is the outlook for prices of the key battery raw materials and what does this mean for the economics of EV and battery manufacturing?
- What is the potential for onshoring Europe's critical mineral mining and processing?
- What is the role of Europe's mining and energy industry leaders in the lithium ion battery economy?
- Stefan Debruyne, Director of External Affairs, SQM
- Francesco Gattiglio, VP External Affairs Europe, Albemarle
- Jonathan Vanherberghen, Director External Affairs Europe, Rio Tinto
- Daisy Jennings-Gray, Head of Prices, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
- Vincenzo Conforti, Head of Government Relations - Europe, Glencore
- John Lindberg, Policy & Public Affairs Lead, International Council on Mining and Metals - ICMM
EVs & Battery Manufacturing: The Outlook for Cathodes, Anodes & Battery Gigafactories
- The evolving global dynamics of battery demand, active materials and gigafactory manufacturing processes
- What does Northvolt’s restructuring mean for European battery production?
- Opportunities to establish European leadership in next generation batteries
- Balazs Szilagyi, Public Affairs Manager, CATL
- Greg Pitt, Vice President, Battery Materials - Growth, Worley
- Evan Hartley, Research Manager, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
- Denis Geoffroy, CCO, Nano One
Networking Lunch
Battery Passports & Recycling: Creating a circular & traceable energy storage ecosystem
- Policy: What can EC and national gov in Europe do?
- Importance: why is it vital to build a circular battery economy & what are the challenges?
- Technology: What are the available solutions?
- Defining, harmonizing and regulating global black mass trade flows
- Wouter Ghyoot, Vice President Government Affairs, Umicore
- Frederic Lucenet, Global Head of Manufacturing and Services, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
- Dr. Michel Siemon, CEO, Primobius GmbH
- Nils Steinbrecher, Former Managing Director, SK tes
- Mina Ha, Battery Recycling Research Lead, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Fireside Chat: Beyond recycling of critical materials - are we sleepwalking?
- Christian Spano, Director of Circularity, Vale Base Metals
- Mina Ha, Battery Recycling Research Lead, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Panel Discussion: What’s next for Europe’s battery industry as it meets a mid-decade crossroads?
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How does the CRMA address supply diversification? What is the state of play of the EU Strategic Projects?
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How does the CRM compare to other supply diversification policies
- Julia Poliscanova, Senior Director, Vehicles & Emobility, Transport & Environment (T&E)
- Madalina Ivanica, Deputy Head of Unit, DG GROW, European Commission
- Alberto Castronovo, Cabinet of the Minister of Enterprises and Made in Italy, Government of Italy
- Thore Sekkenes, European Battery Alliance Program Director, InnoEnergy
- Florian Anderhuber, Deputy Director General, Euromines
Lithium & Lithium Refining
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Outlook for the market based on new supplies from brine to spodumene; carbonate to hydroxide
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What is the current economics of European lithium refining?
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The potential for a fully domestic supply chain in Europe, i.e., the outlook for an entirely domestic brine-to-battery supply chain across the region.
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What role do integrated projects play in reducing OPEX and enhancing competitiveness within the cost curve? How can integration be leveraged as a key competitive advantage?
- Cris Moreno, CEO and Managing Director, Vulcan Energy
- Alan Parte, Vice President, Lithium Projects, Imerys
- Michael Widmer, Managing Director/ Head of Metals Research, Bank of America
- Michael Schmidt, Economic Geologist & Senior Analyst, German Raw Materials Agency
- Daisy Jennings-Gray, Head of Prices, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Networking Break
How the Nordics contribute to the European competitiveness across the battery value chain
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Building a green energy hub
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Reaching scale in the face of increased competition for investment, talent, and resources
- Roger Atkins, Founder, Electric Vehicles
- Jessica Olsson, Head of Energy & Transport Europe & Trade Commissioner for Sweden in Norway Business Sweden, Business Sweden
Fireside Chat: Copper
- Copper powers the energy transition, from electrification to lithium-ion batteries. But with demand soaring, how will supply keep up?
Join us to explore the copper value chain and the critical rise of recycling and sustainability.
- Quentin De Hults, Director General, International Copper Association Europe
- Mike Smith, Director of Value Chains, The Copper Mark
- Michael Finch, Head of Strategic Initiatives, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Networking Reception
Wednesday 19th March, 2025
Networking Breakfast
Fireside Chat: Belgium's role in Europe’s green transition
- How can Belgium support the European green transition?
- More specifically, what role can Belgium play in supporting Europe's electric vehicle transition, considering the whole EV supply chain, from mine to electric vehicle?
- How can Belgium and, to a larger extent, Europe increase their green industrial competitiveness vis-à-vis other geopolitical actors like China and US? What are the challenges? What are the opportunities?
- Geert Muylle, Ambassador – Special Envoy for Energy Security and Critical Raw Materials, Ministry of Foreign Affairs Belgium
- Bruno Tobback, Member of the European Parliament, European Parliament
Keynote Presentation: Financing the Energy Transition
- Matthias Woitok, Head of Structured Finance for North, Central, South-East Europe, European Investment Bank
Panel Discussion: Financing the Energy Transition
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Improving and facilitating access to funding for battery & raw materials projects
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Variables impacting critical minerals investment in Europe
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The importance of market building mechanisms in access to capital and reduction of volatility
- Rohit Kumar, Director, Standard chartered
- Christophe Hadjal, Managing Director - Regional Head for Europe - Batteries, Mining & Industries, Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking
- Tim Van Pelt, Global Lead Batteries & Charging, Sustainable Value Chains, ING
- Vincent Veron, Managing Director, BNP Paribas
- Jeroen Kies, Co-head of Branch, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Battery Diplomacy: Building Global Alliances & National Security
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Need for balancing competition and cooperation in building a global lithium ion economy
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Benefits of building alliances in critical minerals and battery production
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What do emerging geopolitics mean for Europe's security concerns and their need for an independent and robust supply chain of critical minerals
- Benjamin Gallezot, Interministerial Delegate for Strategic Minerals and Metals Supply, Government of France
- Angela Kelly, Agent General, Government of Western Australia
- Albéric Mongrenier, Executive Director, European Initiative for Energy Security
- Bryan Bille, Policy & Geopolitical Principal, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
- James Hermanson, Advisor, OECD
Networking Break
Cathodes & cathode raw material developments: Lithium, cobalt, nickel, phosphates, and manganese
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Cathode materials trends and their impact on supply chains
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Can nickel and cobalt markets recover from supply surges
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New projects that could create sustainable, localised supply for Europe's battery industry
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What is required to build a sustainable supply chain between Raw Material Suppliers and OEMS?
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What are the challenges, chances and risks of OEMS around direct partnerships with Raw Material Suppliers?
- Marina Demidova, Head of Communications, Cobalt Institute
- Mark Mistry, Director Public Policy and Sustainability, The Nickel Institute
- Evan Hartley, Research Manager, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
- Tobias Abt, Manager, Mercedes-Benz AG
- Mouad Dahbi, , OCP
Secure battery anode for the clean energy future
- Martin Phillips, Group Chief Executive Officer, Talga Group
Graphite & Anodes: Natural vs synthetic supplies and the impact of silicon anodes
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Natural graphite: Where is ex-China flake graphite in development? How are the spherical processing ambitions changing?
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Synthetic graphite: How is the ex-China synthetic graphite and needle coke supply chain developing?
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New projects that could create sustainable, localised supply for Europe's battery industry
- Anna Gibbs, Director, Project Development - Emerging Energy, Phillips 66 Limited
- Martin Phillips, Group Chief Executive Officer, Talga Group
- Corina Hebestreit, Secretary General, European Advanced Carbon and Graphite Materials Association
- Daisy Jennings-Gray, Head of Prices, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
- Laure Latour, Battery Anode Material, Business Developer, Tokai Cobex
- Mervyn Stevens, Vice President - Battery Mineral & Materials, Worley
Networking Lunch
Fireside Chat: Understanding energy storage and downstream battery market dynamics
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The three priorities for ESS batteries: cost, durability, and storage duration
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Repurposing old EV batteries in alternative energy storage applications fast-charging stations and microgrid storage systems
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What technological solutions can address the global demand for energy storage?
- Jacopo Tosoni, Head of Policy, The European Association for Storage of Energy (EASE)
- Michael Finch, Head of Strategic Initiatives, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Fireside Chat: Building Battery Britain
- Richard Taylor, CEO, Battery Britain
Achieving an inclusive and sustainability battery industry
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Understanding battery emissions in light of the EU Batteries Regulations
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What the EU’s new corporate sustainability directive means for the battery supply chain
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The importance of securing an entire battery supply chain through diversity, resilience, and sustainability
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Understanding where structural deficits and surpluses exist in critical material supply chains
- Kaisa Toroskainen, Senior Manager, Global Battery Alliance
- Erika Ingvald, Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
- Cecilia Mattea, Europe Regional Lead, Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA)
- Jos Dings, Former Director Public Policy and Business Development EMEA at Tesla,
- Sarah Colbourn, Head of Sustainability, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Mines of Tomorrow
Hear from innovators and mining project developers for updates on the on technologies and new supply sources that may disrupt the markets.
- Christophe Petit, SVP Country Manager France, Sibanye Stillwater
- Varshan Gokool, Chief Financial Officer, Cornish Lithium
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