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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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Giga USA 25
Time and Location
3rd - 4th June, 2025
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington DC, United States
In Person Event
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Tuesday 3rd June, 2025
08:00 - 08:30
Networking Breakfast
08:30 - 09:00
Words of Welcome
09:00 - 09:20
America First in the Battery Race: Leadership, Security, and Strategy
- A national security perspective on the critical mineral supply chain—underscoring the strategic imperative to reduce dependence on adversarial nations and reassert American leadership in mineral sourcing, processing, and manufacturing.
09:20 - 09:40
Advancing Battery Innovation and Strengthening America's Supply Chain
- As the automotive industry accelerates toward electrification, securing a stable and scalable supply of critical minerals has become a top priority. In this session, GM shares insights on sourcing strategies, upstream partnerships, and the role of automakers in reshaping the mineral supply chain.
09:40 - 10:00
Price Transparency in Critical Minerals
10:00 - 10:20
Networking Break
10:20 - 10:40
Unlocking America’s Potential: Building a Resilient Critical Mineral Strategy
10:20 - 11:40
US Regional Spotlights
- State-level policy initiatives supporting production
- Leading states in critical mineral production and processing
- Economic benefits of localized supply chain investments
- Collaboration between state governments and private industry
10:40 - 10:55
Bridging America’s Raw Material Disconnect
10:55 - 11:10
The Turbulent but Certain Path Towards Electrification
11:10 - 11:35
Securing Copper for a Resilient Energy Future
- Copper demand growth for EVs, grid storage, and renewables
- Expanding US copper mining and refining capacity
- Addressing supply constraints and price volatility
11:35 - 11:50
U.S. Policy in 2025 and the Shifting Landscape of Trade and Investment
11:40 - 12:00
Building Project Resilience for a Stronger U.S. Supply Chain
11:50 - 12:05
Navigating Global Markets and Critical Mineral Trade
12:05 - 13:00
Networking Lunch
13:00 - 13:20
Cathode & Battery Innovation
13:00 - 13:30
Finance Spotlights
- Anticipating battery value chain bankability issues early on to best position a project for financing
- Different pools of investors at different stages
- Timeline and sequencing
13:20 - 13:40
What It Takes to Build Mineral Supply Chains for Energy Security
13:30 - 14:00
Addressing the Permitting Barrier
- Addressing permitting pain points for gigafactories and mineral facilities
- Finding efficiencies and utilizing tools like FAST-41 to accelerate the permitting process to meet urgency and scale
- The limits of executive orders and need for Congressional action
- Understanding state and federal dynamics
- Learning from recent success stories (and cautionary tales) in the U.S. and abroad
13:40 - 14:15
Navigating Tax Credits, Trade Policy, and U.S. Manufacturing Goals
14:00 - 15:30
Supply Chain Innovations
- Hear from energy transition innovators on new projects and technologies to build a strong battery supply chain
14:15 - 14:30
The Smackover Formation: Unlocking Lithium’s Strategic Value for Texas and Beyond
14:30 - 14:50
Building a Sustainable Supply Chain
- Enhancing transparency and accountability across the supply chain
- The importance of bipartisan support in creating a sustainable domestic supply chain
15:05 - 15:30
Powering the Future: Chile’s Lithium Strategy and the Path Forward
15:30 - 15:45
Networking Break
15:45 - 16:15
Deep Sea Mining: Unlocking New Frontiers for Critical Minerals
- Exploring the potential of deep sea resources to meet growing demand for critical metals like nickel and cobalt
- Addressing environmental, regulatory, and technological challenges to responsible seabed extraction
- Industry perspectives on project readiness, innovation, and the path to commercial viability
16:15 - 16:25
From Battery Scrap to Battery Grade - How the Recycling Industry is Evolving
16:25 - 17:05
The Business and Policy Case for Battery Recycling
- The role of battery recycling in building a circular economy
- The Importance of policy and regulatory support for scaling up battery material recovery
17:05 - 17:15
US Battery Storage in a Shifting Policy Landscape
17:15 - 18:00
Scaling Storage for a Resilient Energy Future
- Scaling up domestic production of grid-scale energy storage solutions
- Overcoming cost and efficiency challenges in large-scale deployment
18:00
Networking Reception
Wednesday 4th June, 2025
08:00 - 08:45
Networking Breakfast
08:45 - 09:10
Words of Welcome
09:10 - 09:30
Powering the Nation: Critical Minerals and U.S. Competitiveness
09:30 - 09:50
Building a Vertically Integrated Lithium Ecosystem
09:50 - 10:30
How U.S. Policy and Global Tensions Are Redrawing Trade Lines
- Addressing the impact of geopolitical tensions on supply chain stability
10:30 - 10:50
Building a Secure Lithium Supply Chain in North America
10:50 - 11:05
Networking Break
11:05 - 11:30
The Defense Case for Critical Mineral Security
- This session offers a defense community perspective on how critical minerals directly enable advanced military systems, and the operational risks posed by supply disruptions—highlighting the need for coordinated procurement, stockpiling, and industrial base planning.
11:30 - 11:50
Navigating Tariffs
- The impact of tariffs on raw material costs and supply chain resilience
- Navigating global trade dynamics while securing reliable supply sources
- Strategies for mitigating tariff-related risks in battery manufacturing
11:30 - 12:00
Mobilizing Federal Investment for Energy Independence
11:50 - 12:20
Minerals in Focus: Nickel
12:00 - 12:10
Powering American Industry Through Innovation and Mineral Security
12:10 - 13:00
Next Generation of US Mining and Refining
- Innovations in extraction and refining processes for critical minerals
- Advancing US-based refining to reduce dependence on foreign suppliers
12:20 - 12:40
Evaporation Reinvented: From Doubling Pond Output to Halving DLE Energy Use
12:40 - 13:00
Preserving 45X for Critical Minerals: What Stakeholders Need to Know
13:00 - 13:50
Networking Lunch
13:50 - 14:00
Minerals in Focus: Cathode & Anode Raw Materials
13:50 - 15:10
Rare Earths and the Race for Resource Security
- Securing domestic rare earth mining and refining capabilities
- Reducing US dependence on Chinese rare earth supply chains
- Applications of rare earths in defense, EVs, and electronics
14:00 - 14:45
Lithium in the Lead: Supply, Innovation, and the Global Race for Scale
14:45 - 15:00
Expanding US Government Advocacy in Critical Minerals
15:00 - 15:30
The DRC's Role in Critical Mineral Production
15:10 - 15:30
North American Lithium Supply in a Global Context
- Opportunities and Pressures Across the Value Chain
15:30 - 15:45
Networking Break
15:45 - 16:00
Inside the EV Supply Chain - What it takes to build at scale
16:00 - 16:30
Financing the Future: Aligning Public and Private Capital for Mineral Projects
- Understanding the US public funding structures for international projects
- Learning from international successes; what role have sovereign wealth funds played?
- Optimizing the relationship between public and private sectors to secure funding for critical mineral projects
16:30 - 17:10
The Role of Geopolitics in the Global Critical Mineral Supply Chain
- Understanding how to strengthen domestic supply chains through international partnerships
- Addressing growing global demand for lithium and how to meet this
- Navigating policy and investment risks
18:00
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