SPEAKERS
KEYNOTE:
A CONVERSATION WITH VIVAS KUMAR & ELLEN EHRENPREIS
Vivas Kumar
CEO | Mitra Chem
Ellen Ehrenpreis
Partner | Orrick
INTRODUCTORY TALK:
MINERAL SUPPLY CHAIN REPORTING
Omri Even-Tov
UC Berkeley & Author of The Real Effects of Conflict Minerals Disclosures
DETAILING SUPPLY CHAINS:
ETHICAL ISSUES OF MINING IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Daniel Kammen
Professor of Energy, UC Berkeley
Jennifer Krill
EARTHWORKS
Nitesh Dullabh
2POD Ventures
Forrest Freeman
UC Berkeley Moderator
Kristi Disney Bruckner
IRMA
EV INDUSTRY:
IMPACT OF CRITICAL MINERALS ON THE EV INDUSTRY
Emmett Hopkins
Climate and Community Project
Ryan Anderson
Lucid
William Stringfellow
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Jason Porzio
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab Moderator
Anup Bandivadekar
William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
INNOVATIONS:
INNOVATIONS IN MINERAL EXTRACTION
Tom Hunt
Kobold Metals Inc
Oliver Gunasekara
Impossible Metals
Alysia Lukito
Lilac Solutions
Ando Shah
UC Berkeley Moderator
Melissa Zirps
Magrathea
Innovations:
INNOVATIONS IN MINERAL USE
Max L’Etoile
Alumin.io
Jeff Urban
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Eugene Beh
Quino Energy
Katharine Eger
UC Berkeley Moderator
Benjamin Rupert
Battery Researcher
LITHIUM:
NAVIGATING THE LITHIUM LANDSCAPE
Alissa Kendall
(Bio)
UC Davis
Nadiyah Helal
UC Berkeley Moderator
Andrew Haddad (Bio)
Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
Policy:
MINERAL POLICY AND THE INFLATION REDUCTION ACT
John Boesel (Bio)
CALSTART
Andrew Packer
UC Berkeley Moderator
Kate Gordon (Bio)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
RECYCLING:
MINERAL RECYCLING AND SECOND LIFE CONSIDERATIONS
Jackson Switzer
Redwood Materials
Ellison Etnier
UC Berkeley Moderator
Jessica Dunn
Union of Concerned Scientists
Dr. Surinder Singh
Relyion
Indigenous Land Rights
Unearthing Truths: The Impact of Critical Mineral Extraction
Kiani Kazemi
Intersectional Environmentalist
Fernanda Vega
IV Equity Justice
Meg Slattery
UC Davis
Juan Valencia
IV Equity Justice Moderator
Kristi Orosco
The Wilderness Society