

Giga USA 25
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Meet all the speakers presenting at Giga USA 25

Andrew Miller
Chief Executive Officer
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Iola Hughes
Head of Research
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Caspar Rawles
Chief Operating Officer
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Adam Panayi
Chief Research Officer
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Simon Moores
Executive Chairman
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Tara Berrie
Director of Battery Cell Materials & Rare Earth Sourcing
Rivian

Bari Bean
Deputy CEO of Natural Resources
County of Imperial

Stefan Debruyne
Director of External Affairs
SQM Lithium

Noemi Gallardo
Commissioner
California Energy Commission

Tina Jeffress
Group Manager for Energy and Sustainability
Panasonic Corporation of North America

Fiorella Sist
Project Director
Hargrove Engineers and Constructors

David Abraham
Director
Three Legged Capital LLC

Jonathan Absolon
VP of Commodity Strategy
Anglo American

Parvin Adeli
Manager, Batteries
Nickel Institute

Jean-Luc Amos
Director, Market Development
ICE

David Anonychuk
Global VP Metallurgy & Consulting
SGS

Dan Anziska
Partner
Troutman Pepper

Ramon Barua
CEO
Aclara Resources

Gracelin Baskaran
Director, Critical Minerals Security
Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS)

Chris Berry
Founder and President
House Mountain Partners

Sarah Bianchi
Senior Managing Director, Chief Strategist of International Political Affairs and Public Policy
Evercore

Ken Biberaj
Executive Managing Director
Savills

Bryan Bille
Policy & Geopolitical Principal
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Emma Bishop
Vice President
Venn Strategies

Mike Blakeney
Head of Government and Public Affairs
Cobalt Institute

Ken Brinsden
Chief Executive Officer
PMET Resources

Beatrice Browning
Battery Recycling Technology Lead
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Joe Bryan
Principal
Muswell Orange

Christine Burow
Chief Marketing Officer
Torngat Metals

Adam Burstein
Technical Director for Strategic and Critical Materials, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy
U.S. Department of Defense

John Busbee
CEO & Founder
Xerion Advanced Battery

Rodrik Cave
Publisher
CTO Countertrade & Offset

Roland Chavasse
Secretary General
International Lithium Association

Zhiwei Chen
Counsel
Crowell

Leigh Clarke
VP, Government and Regulatory
E3 Lithium

Katie Clasen
Principal
Prelude Ventures

Senator Tom Cotton
Senator for Arkansas
U.S. Senate

Steve Cotton
Chief Executive Officer, President and Director
Aqua Metals

Paramita Das
Senior Advisor to the CEO and Chief Strategy Officer
Stardust Power Inc

Donald Davidson
Head of Federal Affairs and Political Strategy
Volkswagen Group of America

Daan De Jonge
Lead Analyst - Copper Demand & Prices
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Paul Dorsey
Associate General Counsel - Regulatory and External Affairs
Samsung SDI America

Sharad Dubey
Global Business Development Manager
SLB

Julian Dunn
Vice President
Sudeep Advacned Materials

Jesse Edmondson
Director of Government Relations
Standard Lithium

Jesus Eduardo Escobar
Supervisor
Imperial County

Frank Fannon
Managing Director
Fannon Global Advisors

David Fauvre
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Blue Whale Materials

Maria Fernanda Avila
Congresswoman
Congress of Argentina

Jeff Gaulin
Vice President of Corporate Affairs & Communications
Vale Base Metals

Alexis Georgeson
Vice President, Government Relations, Communications, and Consumer Recycling Programs
Redwood Materials

Samm Gillard
Executive Director
BATT Coalition

Chirranjeevi Gopal
Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder
Mitra Chem

Albert Gore
Executive Director
ZETA

Oliver Gunasekara
CEO & Co-Founder
Impossible Metals Inc.

Septian Hario Seto
Member of National Economic Council
Republic of Indonesia

Tom Haslett
Director for Energy and Critical Minerals Policy
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation

Beatriz Herrera
Investment Commissioner
InvestChile

Senator John Hickenlooper
Senator for Colorado
U.S. Senate

Thomas Hochman
Director of Infrastructure Policy
Foundation for American Innovation

Rock Hoffman
Equity Research Analyst
Bank of America

Abigail Hunter
Executive Director, Center for Critical Mineral Strategy
SAFE

Erez Ichilov
Founder
Cedrus Arbor LLC

Daisy Jennings-Gray
Head of Prices
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Andrew Jory
Minister Counsellor
Embassy of Australia

Marie-Chantal Kaninda
President of Glencore DRC
Glencore

Ryan Kelley
County Supervisor
County of Imperial

Kurt Kelty
Vice President, Battery, Propulsion, and Sustainability
General Motors

Graham Kerr
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
South32

Mahnaz Khan
Vice President of Policy for Critical Supply Chains
Silverado Policy Accelerator

Zac Komur
Executive Director – Project Delivery of Kangankunde Rare Earths
Lindian Resources

Rebecca Konolige
Director of Federal Affairs
ZETA

Johanna Kruger
Counsellor and Head of Section, Environment and Energy
Embassy of Canada to the US

Mehdi Lemsagued
Managing Director
Manatrade AG

Suzanne Leta
VP, Policy and Advocacy, Americas
Fluence

Philip Lienert
External Affairs/Government Relations Manager
LG Energy Solution

KaLeigh Long
CEO
Westwin Elements

Rierens Loupatty
VP of Investments
INA

Taite McDonald
Partner
Holland & Knight LLP

Congressman Nathanial Moran
U.S. House of Representatives
Congressman from Texas

Jason Muller
Head of Public Policy
Equinor

Senator Lisa Murkowski
Senator for Alaska
U.S. Senate

Eric Norris
EVP and Chief Commercial Officer
Albermarle

Cristina Paredes
Executive Director of SC Nexus
South Carolina Department of Commerce

Manisha Patel
Acting Executive Director
Permitting Council
Ashish Patki
Director, Business Development and Market Intelligence
Rio Tinto

David Petitjean
Director, Sales Critical Minerals
Rio Tinto

Pat Risner
President, Hermosa
South32

Ian Rodger
CEO
Jindalee Lithium

Hiro Rodriguez
Executive Director of the Advocacy Center
U.S. Department of Commerce

Kristi Rogers
PRISM
Co-Founder & President

Congressman Raul Ruiz
U.S. House of Representatives
Congressman for California

Jennifer Safavian
President and CEO
Autos Drive America

Ernest Scheyder
Reporter
Reuters News

Carolyn Schnyder
Deputy Assistant Secretary
U.S. Department of Energy

Robert Seguin
Market Development
Vale Canada Limited

Venkee Sharma
Executive Chairman
Aquatech

Phillip Sherman
Senior Manager, International and Industry Affairs
Mercedes-Benz

Craig Shesky
Chief Financial Officer
The Metals Company

Eric Shields
Senior Battery Advisor - Policy, Analysis, & Transition OASD, Industrial Base Policy, OUSD for Acquisition & Sustainment
U.S. Department of Defense

Kunal Sinha
SVP Marketing and Global Head, Recycling
Glencore

Peter Stahley
Senior Vice President
Cassidy and Associates

Chloe Tacconi
Director - Battery, Mining and Industries
Societe Generale

Will Talbot
Research Manager
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Ltd

Shane Thompson
EVP Strategy & Business Development
Cirba Solutions

Juan Gabriel Valdes S
Ambassador of Chile to the United States of America
Embassy of Chile

Tim Van Pelt
Global Lead Batteries & Charging, Sustainable Value Chains
ING

Vikash Venkataramana
President - US Sales & Business Development
REPT.

Diego von Vacano
Professor
Texas A&M University

Professor M. Stanley Whittingham
Nobel Laureate

Brent Wilson
CEO
Galvanic Energy

Chao Yan
CEO
Princeton NuEnergy

Sean Zheng
CEO
Princeton Critical Minerals
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