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Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day One
20 March 2025

08:00 - REGISTRATION

GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION, DECARBONISATION & CRITICAL MINERALS

09:05 - 09:10

ORGANISER’S WELCOME REMARKS

09:10 - 09:30

GOVERNMENT ADDRESS: CANADA’S CRITICAL MINERALS STRATEGY & PARTNERSHIPS

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David Bryce
Trade Commissioner
Government of Canada - New York Office, United States

09:30 - 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

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Edward A. Sugar (Session Chair)
Founder and Principal
EAS Advisors, United States

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Ashley Campany
Associate Director
Milken Institute Finance, United States

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David Bryce
Trade Commissioner
Government of Canada - New York Office, United States

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Grace Asenov
Base & Energy Metals Editor, the Americas
Fastmarkets, United States

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Chris Salvino
CEO

Lunar Helium-3 Mining, United States

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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

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Shaun Bunn
Managing Director
Empire Metals, United Kingdom

11:30 - 12:00

PREMIUM PRESENTATION: UNLOCKING FINANCING FOR SECURE AND SUSTAINABLE CRITICAL MINERALS

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Ashley Campany
Associate Director
Milken Institute Finance, United States

12:00 - 12:30

PREMIUM PRESENTATION : RARE EARTHS MARKET HIGHLIGHTS

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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 - 14:20

PREMIUM PRESENTATION: GOT POWER? THE COMING AI BOOM AND ITS IMPACT ON THE ENERGY AND METAL MARKET

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Chen Lin
Founder
Chen Lin Asset Management, United States

14:20 - 14:50

PREMIUM PRESENTATION: HELIUM-3 - THE LUNAR KEY TO UNLOCKING QUANTUM COMPUTING AND GREEN FUSION | IMPOSSIBLE TO SOURCE ON EARTH, ESSENTIAL FOR OUR FUTURE

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Chris Salvino
CEO

Lunar Helium-3 Mining, United States

14:50 - 15:20

PREMIUM PRESENTATION: UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF CRITICAL MINERALS IN MAURITANIA 

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Sidi Mohamed Kaem
President
National Federation of Gold Factories, Mauritania

15:20 - 15:40

PREMIUM PRESENTATION: HIGH NET WORTH PE INVESTOR GROUP FUNDING & PROCESS WITH CASE STUDIES OF IVANHOE ELECTRIC AND A REE (PEA RIDGE/CALDERA HOLDING) MINING COMPANY

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Robert Wallack
Investment Consultant for PE
RLW International, United States

15:40 - 16:00

REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE

FINANCING & INVESTMENT

16:00 - 16:40

PREMIUM PRESENTATION: FINANCING OPTIONS AND CHALLENGES FOR MINING & CRITICAL MINERALS

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Edward A. Sugar 
Founder and Principal
EAS Advisors, United States

16:40 - 17:20

PANEL DISCUSSION: FROM EXPLORATION TO PRODUCTION, MINING FINANCING & INVESTMENT TRENDS FOR CRITICAL MINERALS PROJECTS IN AMERICAS AND WORLDWIDE

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Erez Ichilov (Session Chair)
Managing Director
Traxys North America LLC, United States 

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Sidi Mohamed Kaem
President
National Federation of Gold Factories, Mauritania

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Chen Lin
Founder
Chen Lin Asset Management, United States

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Aditya Raj Kothari
Chairman
Vasundhara Ananta Natural Resources Inc, United States

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Wilfredo A. Reyes
Principal
ARM Global Strategies Advisory, United States

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Sahil Abbi
{Principal
The Seafloor Minerals Fund, United States

17:20
CLOSING REMARKS AND END OF DAY ONE

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