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Giga Europe 2026
Giga Europe 2026
All Speakers
Meet all the speakers presenting at Giga Europe 2026
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Andrew Miller
Chief Executive Officer
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
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Caspar Rawles
Chief Operating Officer
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
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Adam Panayi
Chief Research Officer
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
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Geert Muylle
Ambassador – Special Envoy for Energy Security and Critical Raw Materials
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Belgium
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Natasha Castro
Public Affairs Director
ACC - Automotive Cells Company
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Leon Van Der Merwe
Vice President
Toyota Motor Europe
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Vincenzo Conforti
Head of Government Relations - Europe
Glencore
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Madalina Ivanica
Deputy Head of Unit, DG GROW
European Commission
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Ruth Nic Aoidh
Director of Vehicle Programmes
Jaguar Land Rover
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Christian Spano
Director of Circularity
Vale Base Metals
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Jonathan Vanherberghen
Director External Affairs Europe
Rio Tinto
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Pau Sanchis
EU Affairs & Policy Director
CATL
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Jay Yang
Vice President CNGR Advanced Material & Chairman and CEO of COBCO
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Peter Yang
CEO
BTR Morocco
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Patrick Keating
Head of Government Affairs
Honda Motor Europe
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Khalid Qalam
Chairman of the Board
Gotion Power Morocco
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Francesco Gattiglio
VP External Affairs Europe
Albemarle
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Widad Whitman
Head of Supply Chain Security for the Office of Critical Minerals, Materials, and Manufacturing (CM3)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
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Céline Domecq
Director Government Affairs - Head of Volvo Cars EU
Volvo Car Group
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Bill Williams
Global Director Business Development ‑ Battery Manufacturing
Baltimore Aircoil
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Manfred Boeckmann
Chief Commercial Officer
Vulcan Energy
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Wouter Ghyoot
Vice President Government Affairs
Umicore
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Quentin Lamarche
CEO
TechMet SCM
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Frederic Lucenet
Global Head of Manufacturing and Services
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
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Dominic Raab
Head of Global Affairs
Appian Capital Advisory
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Joe Tartaglia
Director of Capital Project Development
Verkor
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James Watson
Director General
European Metals
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Arthur Corbin
Business Adviser to Executive Vice-President
European Commission
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Jean Paul Gueneau de Mussy
Executive Director
European Lithium Institute
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Daniel Asplund
Manager Copper Sales
Boliden
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Iola Hughes
Head of Research
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
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Steen McCollin
Chief Commercial Officer
Carbon X
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Martin Phillips
Group CEO
Talga Group
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Zoe White
Head of Industry, Partnerships and Policy section and Industry Engagement Unit
NATO
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Vasileios Tsianos
Vice President, Neo Performance Materials & Chairman, Global Rare Earths Industry Association (REIA)
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Ali Seddiki
Director General
AMDIE
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Mervyn Stevens
Vice President - Battery Mineral & Materials
Worley
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Omar Amri
Technical Representative
Alfred H Knight
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Florian Anderhuber
Deputy Director General
Euromines
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Bryan Bille
Lead Policy and Geopolitical Analyst
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
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Freddie Bloomfield
Senior Analyst - Battery Raw Materials & Recycling
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
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Jacob Carpenter
Head of Recycling
Gelion
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Stefan Crets
Executive Director
CSR Europe
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Marina Demidova
Head of Communications
Cobalt Institute
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Shobhan Dhir
Critical Minerals Analyst
IEA (International Energy Agency)
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Varshan Gokool
Chief Financial Officer
Cornish Lithium
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Nicolas Grosso
Business Development Manager
Lilac Solutions
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Shruti Kashyap
Product Director - Graphite & Battery Chemicals
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
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Antti Koulumies
CEO
Terrafame
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Ann Mettler
President, Catalyse Europe & Board Member, EIC - European Innovation Council
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Mark Mistry
Director Public Policy and Sustainability
The Nickel Institute
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Daniel Monfort
Geological engineer and project manager
BRGM (Bureau de Recherches Géologiques et Minières),
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Thania Nowaz
Supply Chain ESG & Traceability Consultant
DMT GmbH & Co. KG
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Katarzyna Palaczanis
Secretary General
ECGA (European Advanced Carbon and Graphite Materials Association)
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Doruk Sahinel
Techincal Project Manager
Spherity GmbH
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Famke Schaap
Founder
Hyacint Consult
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Jelena Simjanovic
Head of EU Regulatory and Sustainability Affairs
Elevenes
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Mike Smith
Director of Value Chains
The Copper Mark
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Fabrice Stassin
Secretary General
BEPA
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Kaisa Toroskainen
Senior Manager
Global Battery Alliance
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Victor van Hoorn
Director
Cleantech for Europe
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Sebastian Vetter
Responsible Sourcing Manager
Aurubis
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Axel Wenke
Director of New Energy
Neptune Energy
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