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Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day Two -

25 September 2024

09:00 - 09:10

WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER

Daniel

Daniel Radz
Founder, Spire Events, Singapore

ACCELERATING CRITICAL MINERALS ECOSYSTEM 

09:10 - 09:30

PREMIUM PRESENTATION: WESTERN AUSTRALIA - A RELIABLE CRITICAL MINERALS PARTNER IN A COMPLEX GLOBAL ENVIRONMENT

Bill Johnston

Hon Bill Johnston MLA
Former Minister for Mines & Petroleum; Energy; Hydrogen Industry; Industrial Relations
Parliament of Western Australia, Australia

09:30 - 09:50

PREMIUM PRESENTATION: OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS TO CRITICAL MINERAL PRODUCTION IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

David Honey

Dr David John Honey - MLA
BSc (Hons); PhD; CChem; FRACI, Shadow Minister for State Development; Water; Hydrogen; Science; Innovation, Manufacturing & ICT, Parliament of Western Australia, Australia

09:50 - 10:10

PREMIUM PRESENTATION: CRITICAL MINERAL RESOURCES OPPORTUNITIES IN CANADA

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Duane Robson
Counsellor for Natural Resources, Embassy of Canada to Japan, Canada

10:10 - 10:30

PREMIUM PRESENTATION: DEEP SEA MINING’S ROLE IN JAPAN’S RESOURCES SECURITY STRATEGY

Brad Glosserman

Brad Glosserman
Deputy Director of and Visiting Professor, Tama University Center for Rule Making Strategies, Japan
Senior Advisor, Pacific Forum, United States 

10:30 - 11:00

REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING CRITICAL MINERALS DEMAND, OUTLOOK ON MINING PROJECTS, RECYCLING, PROCESSING, TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS & GREEN ENERGY FUTURE

11:00 - 11:20

SPECIAL ADDRESS: SPACE MINING – HOW MINERS DISRUPT THE MARKET BY IGNITING THE RACE TO THE OUTER SPACE?

Takeshi Hakamada

Takeshi Hakamada
Founder & CEO, ispace, Inc., Japan

11:20 - 11:40

PREMIUM PRESENTATION: SEISMIC SHIFT IN GEOPOLITICS IN ASIA - JAPAN'S RESPONSE 

Koichiro Matsumoto

Koichiro Matsumoto
Managing Director, Research and Programs, The Japan Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), Japan

11:40 - 12:00

PREMIUM PRESENTATION: SECURING FUTURE CRITICAL MINERALS FOR ENERGY TRANSITION GOALS - AN ASIAN PERSPECTIVE ON CHALLENGES AND ISSUES

Nandu Kumar

Dr Nanda Kumar Janardhanan
Deputy Director & South Asia Regional Coordinator, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan

12:00 - 12:15

PRESENTATION: CRITICAL MINERALS OPPORTUNITIES IN TASMANIA – A NEW LOOK AT OLD DEPOSITS

Andrew Mcneill

Dr Andrew McNeill
Chief Government Geologist, Mineral Resources Tasmania (MRT), Department of State Growth, TAS, Australia

12:15 - 12:30

PRESENTATION: CRITICAL MINERALS PROCESSING - CURRENT STATE AND POTENTIAL IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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Dr Charlotte Hall
General Manager Investment, Department of Energy, Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety (DEMIRS), WA, Australia

12:30 - 13:10

CLOSING PANEL DISCUSSION: BUILDING CRITICAL MINERALS INDUSTRY PARTNERSHIPS, SECURING SUPPLY CHAINS ACROSS KEY MANUFACTURING SECTORS, ADVANCING CRITICAL MINERALS RECYCLING & PROCESSING & ATTRACTING FUTURE INVESTMENTS IN THE MINERAL RESOURCES SECTOR

Nancy Snow

Dr Nancy Snow
Strategic Communications Advisor, International Security Industry Council (ISIC) | Contributor, NATO’s Defence Strategic Communications, United States (Session Chair)

Nandu Kumar

Dr Nanda Kumar Janardhanan
Deputy Director & South Asia Regional Coordinator, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan

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Christopher Richter
Deputy Head of Japan Research, CLSA Capital Partners, Japan 

13:10 

CLOSING REMARKS & END OF CONFERENCE

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