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Behind the AI Boom: How Data Centre Demand is Reshaping BESS, Lithium, LFP and Copper Markets

Thursday 30th April, 2026
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Meet all the speakers presenting at Giga Europe 2026

Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller

Chief Executive Officer

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Caspar Rawles

Caspar Rawles

Chief Operating Officer

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Adam Panayi

Adam Panayi

Chief Research Officer

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Geert Muylle

Geert Muylle

Ambassador – Special Envoy for Energy Security and Critical Raw Materials

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Belgium

Natasha Castro

Natasha Castro

Public Affairs Director

ACC - Automotive Cells Company

Leon Van Der Merwe

Leon Van Der Merwe

Vice President

Toyota Motor Europe

Vincenzo Conforti

Vincenzo Conforti

Head of Government Relations - Europe

Glencore

Madalina Ivanica

Madalina Ivanica

Deputy Head of Unit, DG GROW

European Commission

Ruth Nic Aoidh

Ruth Nic Aoidh

Director of Vehicle Programmes

Jaguar Land Rover

Christian Spano

Christian Spano

Director of Circularity

Vale Base Metals

Jonathan Vanherberghen

Jonathan Vanherberghen

Director External Affairs Europe

Rio Tinto

Pau Sanchis

Pau Sanchis

EU Affairs & Policy Director

CATL

Jay Yang

Jay Yang

Vice President CNGR Advanced Material & Chairman and CEO of COBCO

Peter Yang

Peter Yang

CEO

BTR Morocco

Patrick Keating

Patrick Keating

Head of Government Affairs

Honda Motor Europe

Khalid Qalam

Khalid Qalam

Chairman of the Board

Gotion Power Morocco

Francesco Gattiglio

Francesco Gattiglio

VP External Affairs Europe

Albemarle

Widad Whitman

Widad Whitman

Head of Supply Chain Security for the Office of Critical Minerals, Materials, and Manufacturing (CM3)

U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)

Céline Domecq

Céline Domecq

Director Government Affairs - Head of Volvo Cars EU

Volvo Car Group

Bill Williams

Bill Williams

Global Director Business Development ‑ Battery Manufacturing

Baltimore Aircoil

Manfred Boeckmann

Manfred Boeckmann

Chief Commercial Officer

Vulcan Energy

Wouter Ghyoot

Wouter Ghyoot

Vice President Government Affairs

Umicore

Quentin Lamarche

Quentin Lamarche

CEO

TechMet SCM

Frederic Lucenet

Frederic Lucenet

Global Head of Manufacturing and Services

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Dominic Raab

Dominic Raab

Head of Global Affairs

Appian Capital Advisory

Joe Tartaglia

Joe Tartaglia

Director of Capital Project Development

Verkor

James Watson

James Watson

Director General

European Metals

Arthur Corbin

Arthur Corbin

Business Adviser to Executive Vice-President

European Commission

Jean Paul Gueneau de Mussy

Jean Paul Gueneau de Mussy

Executive Director

European Lithium Institute

Daniel Asplund

Daniel Asplund

Manager Copper Sales

Boliden

Iola Hughes

Iola Hughes

Head of Research

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Steen McCollin

Steen McCollin

Chief Commercial Officer

Carbon X

Martin Phillips

Martin Phillips

Group CEO

Talga Group

Zoe White

Zoe White

Head of Industry, Partnerships and Policy section and Industry Engagement Unit

NATO

Vasileios Tsianos

Vasileios Tsianos

Vice President, Neo Performance Materials & Chairman, Global Rare Earths Industry Association (REIA)

Ali Seddiki

Ali Seddiki

Director General

AMDIE

Mervyn Stevens

Mervyn Stevens

Vice President - Battery Mineral & Materials

Worley

Omar Amri

Omar Amri

Technical Representative

Alfred H Knight

Florian Anderhuber

Florian Anderhuber

Deputy Director General

Euromines

Bryan Bille

Bryan Bille

Lead Policy and Geopolitical Analyst

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Freddie Bloomfield

Freddie Bloomfield

Senior Analyst - Battery Raw Materials & Recycling

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Jacob Carpenter

Jacob Carpenter

Head of Recycling

Gelion

Stefan Crets

Stefan Crets

Executive Director

CSR Europe

Marina Demidova

Marina Demidova

Head of Communications

Cobalt Institute

Shobhan Dhir

Shobhan Dhir

Critical Minerals Analyst

IEA (International Energy Agency)

Varshan Gokool

Varshan Gokool

Chief Financial Officer

Cornish Lithium

Nicolas Grosso

Nicolas Grosso

Business Development Manager

Lilac Solutions

Shruti Kashyap

Shruti Kashyap

Product Director - Graphite & Battery Chemicals

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Antti Koulumies

Antti Koulumies

CEO

Terrafame

Ann Mettler

Ann Mettler

President, Catalyse Europe & Board Member, EIC - European Innovation Council

Mark Mistry

Mark Mistry

Director Public Policy and Sustainability

The Nickel Institute

Daniel Monfort

Daniel Monfort

Geological engineer and project manager

BRGM (Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières),

Thania Nowaz

Thania Nowaz

Supply Chain ESG & Traceability Consultant

DMT GmbH & Co. KG

Katarzyna Palaczanis

Katarzyna Palaczanis

Secretary General

ECGA (European Advanced Carbon and Graphite Materials Association)

Doruk Sahinel

Doruk Sahinel

Techincal Project Manager

Spherity GmbH

Famke Schaap

Famke Schaap

Founder

Hyacint Consult

Jelena Simjanovic

Jelena Simjanovic

Head of EU Regulatory and Sustainability Affairs

Elevenes

Mike Smith

Mike Smith

Director of Value Chains

The Copper Mark

Fabrice Stassin

Fabrice Stassin

Secretary General

BEPA

Kaisa Toroskainen

Kaisa Toroskainen

Senior Manager

Global Battery Alliance

Victor van Hoorn

Victor van Hoorn

Director

Cleantech for Europe

Sebastian Vetter

Sebastian Vetter

Responsible Sourcing Manager

Aurubis

Axel Wenke

Axel Wenke

Director of New Energy

Neptune Energy