Event programme
Thursday 15th May 2025
The Deglobalisation of Battery Supply Chains
The Oxford Battery Metals Lectures is part of our annual event at which we pull together an international and diverse audience, representing a broad range of companies that spans battery metals producers, refiners, fabricators, pCAM and CAM producers, end-users, lithium-ion battery recyclers, and investors, to join us in the world-renowned scholarly city of Oxford, to stay at the forefront of industry developments and network with peers who share our passion and expertise.
Programme
09h00-10h00 − Registration
Coffee and light brunch are available
10h00-10h05 − Welcome
Henk de Hoop, Chief Executive Officer, SFA (Oxford)
10h05-10h35 − Setting the EV Battery Scene
Viktor Irle, Co-Founder, EV Volumes
10h35-11h05 − Panel: Financing the Battery Supply Chain
George Heppel, VP Commodity Research, BMO Capital Markets
Rohit Kumar, Director of Investment Banking, Standard Chartered
Simon Gardner-Bond, Chief Technology Officer, Techmet
11h05-11h50 - Networking Break
11h50-12h20 − Emerging Lithium Extraction Opportunities
Stefan Debruyne, Director of External Affairs, SQM
12h20-12h50 − Powering Sustainability: CATL's Journey in ESG Excellence
Lóránt Juhos, Senior Government Relations Advisor, CATL
12h50-14h05 − Buffet Lunch
14h05-14h35 − Unlocking the Business Opportunities of Battery Aftermarkets
Dr Xiaohan Wu, Strategy Consultant, Porsche Consulting
14h35-15h05 − Panel: Regional DLE Developments
Ludovic Donati, Project Director, Eramet
Nick Baxter, Head of Communications & ESG, CleanTech Lithium
15h05-15h50 − Networking Break
15h50-16h20 − Bridging the Gap from R&D to Mass Production
UKBIC
16h20-16h50 − Panel: Geopolitical Influences on Battery Supply Chains
Jon Mulcahy, LiB Supply Chain Specialist, SC Insights
Veronica Bolton-Smith, Chief Executive Officer, Critical Minerals Africa Group
Lakshya Gupta, Senior Battery Technology Specialist, SFA (Oxford)
16h50-17h00 − Closing remarks
Henk de Hoop, Chief Executive Officer, SFA (Oxford)
17h00-19h00 − A tour of the taverns
Join us for a tour of some of Oxford’s oldest historic taverns, frequented in the past by writers like Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Oscar Wilde and politicians like Thatcher, Cameron and Clinton
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