Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day One
20 March 2025
08:15 - REGISTRATION
GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION, DECARBONISATION & CRITICAL MINERALS
09:10 - 09:15
ORGANISER’S WELCOME REMARKS
09:15 - 10:30
OPENING PANEL DISCUSSION: THE RISKS, REWARDS & THE FUTURE FOR THE MINING INDUSTRY IN THE CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION, DECARBONISATION, SUSTAINABILITY AND THE ROLE OF CRITICAL MINERALS
Edward A. Sugar (Session Chair)
Founder and Principal
EAS Advisors, United States
Ashley Campany
Associate Director
Milken Institute Finance, United States
Grace Asenov
Base & Energy Metals Editor, the Americas
Fastmarkets, United States
Chris Salvino
CEO
Lunar Helium-3 Mining, United States
Robert Wallack
Investment Consultant for PE
RLW International, United States
10:30 - 11:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
11:00 - 11:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: DEVELOPING AN EMERGING GIANT TITANIUM PROJECT IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Shaun Bunn
Managing Director
Empire Metals, United Kingdom
11:30 - 12:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: UNLOCKING FINANCING FOR SECURE AND SUSTAINABLE CRITICAL MINERALS
Ashley Campany
Associate Director
Milken Institute Finance, United States
12:00 - 12:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION : RARE EARTHS MARKET HIGHLIGHTS
Grace Asenov
Base & Energy Metals Editor, the Americas
Fastmarkets, United States
12:30 - 14:00
NETWORKING BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
AI, INNOVATION & GREEN ENERGY
14:00 - 14:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: HELIUM-3 - THE LUNAR KEY TO UNLOCKING QUANTUM COMPUTING AND GREEN FUSION | IMPOSSIBLE TO SOURCE ON EARTH, ESSENTIAL FOR OUR FUTURE
Chris Salvino
CEO
Lunar Helium-3 Mining, United States
14:30 - 15:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF CRITICAL MINERALS IN MAURITANIA
Sidi Mohamed Kaem
President
National Federation of Gold Factories, Mauritania
15:00 - 15:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: UNLOCKING VALUE IN CRITICAL MATERIALS AND MINERALS
Aditya Raj Kothari
Chairman
Vasundhara Ananta Natural Resources Inc, United States
15:30 - 16:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
FINANCING & INVESTMENT
16:00 - 17:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: FROM EXPLORATION TO PRODUCTION, MINING FINANCING & INVESTMENT TRENDS FOR CRITICAL MINERALS PROJECTS IN AMERICAS AND WORLDWIDE
Erez Ichilov (Session Chair)
Managing Director
Traxys North America LLC, United States
Sidi Mohamed Kaem
President
National Federation of Gold Factories, Mauritania
Aditya Raj Kothari
Chairman
Vasundhara Ananta Natural Resources Inc, United States
Wilfredo A. Reyes
Principal
ARM Global Strategies Advisory, United States
