Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day One - April 23, 2026
08:00 - REGISTRATION
AMERICA’S CRITICAL MINERALS INDEPENDENCE
09:00 - 09:10
ORGANISER’S WELCOME REMARKS
09:10 - 09:30
OPENING GOVERNMENT ADDRESS: THE UNITED STATES’ CRITICAL MINERALS STRATEGY – GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS & SECURING SUSTAINABLE SUPPLY CHAINS OF RESOURCES TO SUPPORT DOMESTIC INDUSTRIES AND ESTABLISH MINERAL PROCESSING AND TRADING HUB
09:30 - 10:30
OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: BUILDING GLOBAL PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE & SECURE SUPPLY CHAINS THROUGH DOMESTIC & OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS AND LEVERAGING ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES & AI TO DECARBONISE MINING OPERATIONS & ENHANCE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESOURCES TRACEABILITY FOR NATIONAL SECURITY
10:30 - 11:10
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES, CRITICAL MINERALS, GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION & TECHNOLOGY
11:10 - 11:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: HOW TO DEVELOP ALL-AMERICAN CRITICAL MINERALS VALUE CHAINS BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE, WITH A SPECIAL FOCUS ON RARE EARTHS AND BATTERY MATERIALS
11:30 - 11:50
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: THE INTERPLAY OF NATIONAL SECURITY, GEOPOLITICS AND TRADE WITH CRITICAL MINERALS
11:50 - 12:10
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: DEVELOPING UNITED STATES AS MINERALS PROCESSING & TRADING HUB OF COMMODITIES IN TIMES OF HIGH GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS
12:10 - 12:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: FOCUSING ON AI AND TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
12:30 - 12:50
PREMIUM PRESENTATION : PROJECT VAULT - THE $12 BILLION INITIATIVE TO CREATE A DOMESTIC STRATEGIC STOCKPILE OF CRITICAL MINERALS IN THE UNITED STATES
12:50 - 14:00
NETWORKING LUNCH & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SHOWCASE
14:00 - 14:15
PRESENTATION: COPPER AND ENERGY TRANSITION
14:15 - 14:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: THE NEW US PLAYBOOK FOR CRITICAL MINERALS - POLICY AND PRICES
(Focus on Policy and Its Price Impacts on Rare Earths & Some Minor Metals Such as Antimony, Tungsten, Indium, Gallium and Germanium)
14:30 - 14:45
PRESENTATION: GRAPHITE, GALLIUM & OTHER CRITICAL MINERALS – WHY THEY ARE SO IMPORTANT?
14:45 - 15:00
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE: AI-DRIVEN OPTIMIZATION IN CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS
15:00 - 15:15
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE
15:15 - 15:45
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES FINANCING & INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
15:45 - 16:05
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: MINING FINANCING MODELS, MARKET TRENDS, AND INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
16:05 - 16:50
PANEL DISCUSSION: MONEY DRIVES MINERALS - FACILITATING STRATEGIC & CRITICAL MINERALS INITIATIVES AND INVESTMENTS AND HOW THE GEOPOLITICAL RIVALRY IS AN INVESTMENT BATTLEGROUND FOR DOMINANCE IN CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS, RESHAPING THE FUTURE OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
16:50
CLOSING REMARKS & END OF DAY ONE