Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day One
April 23, 2026
08:00 - REGISTRATION
AMERICA’S CRITICAL MINERALS INDEPENDENCE
09:00 - 09:15
ORGANISER’S WELCOME REMARKS
09:15 - 10:30
OPENING 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
David Steven Jacoby
Professor
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, United States (Session Chair)
Brodie Sutherland
Chief Executive Officer
Patriot Critical Minerals, United States
Jacob Deysel
Chief Executive Officer
Critica Limited, Australia
Thomas Kimsey
Associate Administrator for the Office of Capital Access
U.S. Small Business Administration, United States
Mini Mukherjee
Founder & Investor
MBMA Creative Holdings, United States
Erez Ichilov
Managing Director
Traxys North America LLC, United States
David Reyes
Senior Manager – Americas
Orica Digital Solutions, United States
10:30 - 11:10
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES, CRITICAL MINERALS, GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION & TECHNOLOGY
11:10 - 11:35
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
David Steven Jacoby
Professor, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, United States
Managing Director, Boston Strategies International, United States
11:35 - 12:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: ADVANCING THE JUPITER PROJECT IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA - RECOGNISED AS AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST CLAY-HOSTED RARE EARTHS RESOURCE AND THE NATION’S LARGEST MAGNET-REE RESOURCE BASE
Jacob Deysel
Chief Executive Officer
Critica Limited, Australia
12:00 - 12:20
PREMIUM PRESENTATION : THE INTERPLAY OF NATIONAL SECURITY, GEOPOLITICS AND TRADE WITH CRITICAL MINERALS
Edward A. Sugar
Founder and Principal
EAS Advisors, United States
12:20 - 12:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: GLOBAL IMPACT STARTS AT THE SOURCE
Darryl Cuzzubbo
Chief Executive Officer
Arafura Rare Earths, Australia
12:40 - 13:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION : PROJECT VAULT - THE $12 BILLION INITIATIVE TO CREATE A DOMESTIC STRATEGIC STOCKPILE OF CRITICAL MINERALS IN THE UNITED STATES
Representative, EXIM, United States
13:00 - 14:00
NETWORKING BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SHOWCASE
14:00 - 14:25
PRESENTATION: FROM VOLATILITY TO HEDGEABILITY IN BATTERY MATERIALS
Chinmay Deshpande
Chief Technology Officer and Co-Founder
Pillar, United States
14:25 - 14:50
PRESENTATION: REVITALIZATION OF THE US MARITIME INDUSTRY AND IMPORTANCE OF CRITICAL MINERALS
Wilfredo A. Reyes
Principal
ARM Global Strategies Advisory, United States
14:50 - 15:10
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: FINANCING AND DE-RISKING DOMESTIC PROCESSING & REFINING CAPACITY
Gautam Khanna
Chief Executive Officer
Tusaar Corp, United States
COMMODITIES FINANCING & INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
15:10 - 15:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: MINING FINANCING MODELS, MARKET TRENDS, AND INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
Rogier de la Rambelje
Director | New York Mining Club, United States
Head of Mining | EAS Advisors, United States
15:30 - 16:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
16:00 - 17:15
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
Rogier de la Rambelje
Director
New York Mining Club, United States (Session Chair)
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David Sena
Senior Partner
Lafayette Capital Advisors LLC, United States
Elle Gahl
Managing Director
1864 Capital, United States
Darryl Cuzzubbo
Chief Executive Officer
Arafura Rare Earths, Australia
Andy Moon
Chief Executive Officer
Reunion, United States
Christopher G Hampson
Chief Executive Officer
KAP Minerals, Canada