Event Details

2023 REIA Annual Conference and General Assembly

DATE : June 21 - 23, 2023

LOCATION : World Trade Centre Barcelona

Rare-earth elements continue to be critical contributors to the energy transition that will be required to achieve net-zero objectives. Despite their vital contribution to new energy vehicles and electrical energy generation, there are many uncertainties concerning the rare-earth supply chain.
The 2023 REIA Annual Conference will bring together key stakeholders from the rare-earth sector, drawn from industry, academia, government and the investment community. Participants will hear about the latest developments in pricing and market dynamics, resource and supply challenges and solutions, new and improved technology development, sustainability and the circular economy, and efforts to advance the role of rare-earth elements in meeting the demand challenges to come, for decarbonization.

Programme agenda

Subject to change

21 June 2023
14.00-17.00

REIA Annual General Assembly (REIA Members only)
22 June 2023
08.00-08.45

Conference Registration
08.45-08.55

Welcome speech: Dr. Badrinath Veluri, REIA President ‘REIA – a global platform for a sustainable world’
08.55-09.15

Keynote 1: Lessons from three decades in the rare earth trenches Constantine Karayannopoulos, CEO, Neo Performance Materials

PANEL 1: Is there enough REE (Rare Earth Elements) resources for energy transition- challenges and opportunities to develop those resources
09.15-10.05

Moderator:
Erika Faigen, Research Fellow Vienna University, Austria
Panelists:
Karen Hanghoj, Director, British Geological Survey
Andrea Cornwell, Head of Marketing, Peak Rare Earths Limited  
Frances Wall, Professor, Exeter University
Rowena Smith, Managing Director, Australian Strategic Materials  
10.05-10.35

Keynote 2: Securing supply of critical materials for an affordable energy transition
Lars Rytter, Chief Procurement Officer (CPO), GE Vernova
10.35-11.05

Coffee break
11.05-11.35

Introduction:  Tom Schneberger, CEO, USA Rare Earth

Keynote 3: Inauguration and Keynote Speech
Mike Pompeo, 70th US Secretary of State and Advisor, USA Rare Earth

PANEL 2: Challenges to the automotive industry in securing rare earths for electric mobility

Moderator:
Jose Santamaria, CEO, NuMobility
11.35-12.25

Panelists:
Richard Moore, Head of Materials, NIDEC PSA emotors SAS
Rafal Andrzej Piotuch, Lead Engineer, Porsche Engineering
Nils Poel, Deputy Head of Market Affairs, European Association of Automotive Suppliers (CLEPA)
Karol Bednarek, Consultant, German Association of the Automotive Industry (VDA)
Richard Arlot, Key Account Manager, Bomatec
12.25-12.35

Member Spotlight: Iluka Resources
12.35- 13.30

Lunch Break
13.30-13.50

Keynote 4: The evolution of rare earth supply chains: Progress and hurdles Ellie Saklatvala, Senior Editor – Nonferrous Metals, Argus Media

PANEL 3: Sustainable investment: How do companies address the challenges of timeline and cost to reach an optimal ESG state?
13.50-14.40

Moderator:
Donna Vareha-Walsh, Valent Asset Management
Panelists:
Drew Horn, CEO GreenMet
Rafaello Follieri, Founder Pasele SA
Katy Boettcher, Principal, Ara Partners
Robin Fiedler, Senior Analyst, Covalis Capital
14.40-14.50

Member Spotlight: Saskatchewan Research Council, Canada
14.50-15.10

Keynote 4: REIA/Minviro/Circularise/Grundfos/BEC ‘Demonstration: How you assess sustainability and trace the material rare earths in electric motors
15.10-15.20

Q&A
15.20-15.50

Coffee Break
15.50-16.05

Keynote 5: Challenges, and opportunities recycling of traction motors, Carlo Bukhardt, Pforzheim University
16.05-16.20

Keynote conversation: Rafal Andrzej Piotuch, Lead Engineer, Porsche Engineering & Carlo Bukhardt, Pforzheim University
16.20-16.30

Member Spotlight: Arafura Resources

PANEL 4: Can Europe build a rare earth value chain and what are the bottlenecks?

Moderator:
Jan Giese, Senior Manager, Tradium
 
16.30-17.20

Panelists:
Jani Adolfsson-Tallqvist, Development Manager, Finnish Mineral Group
Alexander Barcza, VP Permanent Magnets, Vacuumschmelze
David O’ Brock, Commercial Director, REEtec AS
Roland Gauss, Head of Innovation, EIT RawMaterials
19.00-22.00

Networking Dinner
23 June 2023
08.30-9.00

Registration
09.00-09.45

Keynote 7: Electric and digital. The holistic detoxed Opel way,
Florian Huettl, CEO, Opel-Vauxhall
9.45-10.05

Keynote 8: Electric vehicles outlook: motors, magnets and critical materials,
Ryan Castilloux, Managing Director, Adamas Intelligence
10.05-10.35

Keynote 9: Rare-earth industry in Inner Mongolia: status and prospects,
LIU Haifeng, President, Inner Mongolia Rare Earth Industry Association &
WANG Yan, Deputy Director, Baotou Research Institute of Rare Earths,
10.35-10.45

Member Spotlight: Peak Rare Earths
10.45-11.15

Coffee Break
11.15-11.35

Keynote 10:  Rare Earths: Solvay strategy for a sustainable and independent supply
Sebastien MERIC, Executive Vice President, Solvay

PANEL 5: Can Canada bring the REE Supply chain links together?

Moderator:
Ryan Castilloux, Managing Director, Adamas Intelligence
11.35-12.25

Panelists:
Tom Drivas, CEO, Appia Rare Earths
Mohammad Imran, VP, Saskatchewan Research Council
Vasileios Tsianos, Director, Neo Performance Materials
Ahmad Ghahreman, CEO, Cyclic Materials
12.25-12.35

Member Spotlight: Aclara Resources
12.35-13.30

Lunch
13.30-13.50

Keynote 11: Battery material market: trend and forecast
Ross Embleton, Research Analyst, WoodMac
13.50-14.40

PANEL 6: Tecno-economic constraints to build a rare earth recycling loop

Moderator:
Jürgen Gassmann, Head, Magnetic Materials Division, Fraunhofer Institute-IWKS

Panelists: 
Daniel Bina, CEO, Critical Materials Recycling (CMR)
Leonard Ansorge, CEO,  RockLink
Frederick Carencotte, CEO, Carester
Michelle Simpson, Vice President, Okon Metals
Karsten Rachut, Technology Manager, Heraeus Remloy
14.40-14.50

Member spotlight: Tradium
14.50-15.10

Keynote 12: Revision of the European End-of-life Vehicles Directive: Technical proposal to address circularity of rare-earth permanent magnets
Martina Orefice, Scientific Officer, Joint Research Centre, European Commission
15.10-16.00

PANEL 7: The development of a sustainable and resilient supply chain for rare earth materials and magnets- in alignment with the EU Raw Materials Act and G7 guidelines

Moderator:
Elbert Loois, Director, HighTech Material Advisory

Panelists:
Jule Naffin, Senior Sustainability Specialist, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
Sean Gorman, Managing Director, HCF International Advisers Ltd
Lloyd Kaiser, General Manager, Arafura Rare Earths
16.00-16.05

Conclusion and Wrap Up
16.05-17.00

Coffee Break and Networking

Participant Organisations 2023

  • Siemens Gamesa
  • Mercedes-Benz
  • Bosch
  • GE Vernova
  • Grundfos Holding A/S
  • Finnish Minerals Group
  • Stellantis
  • BMW
  • Opel-Vauxhall
  • SOLVAY
  • Neo Performance Materials
  • Bayer AG
  • ZF
  • Morgan Stanley
  • Adamas Intelligence
  • Pensana Plc
  • Ara Partners
  • DMEGC Germany GmbH
  • BASF
  • B&C Speakers Spa
  • CLEPA – European Association of Automotive Suppliers
  • Treibacher Industrie AG
  • Schaeffler Group
  • Bruker BioSpin Group
  • Fujian Changting Golden Dragon Rare-Earth Co.,Ltd.
  • Innovate UK KTN
  • BEC Gesellschaft
  • Valeo
  • Baotou Tianhe Magnetics
  • Saskatchewan Research Council
  • CEA-LITEN
  • CoTec
  • Heraeus Remloy
  • Wood Mackenzie
  • Baotou Research Institute of Rare Earths
  • Wave International
  • GKN Powder Metallurgy
  • The Mosaic Company
  • Rare Earth Salts LLC
  • Rare Earths Norway AS
  • Magneti Ljubljana
  • Copenhagen Business School
  • Entellus Industries Pvt Ltd
  • Inner Mongolia Rare Earth Functional Materials Innovation Center Limited Liability Company
  • HCF International Advisers
  • Jožef Stefan Institute
  • Minviro
  • Dexter Magnetic Technologies
  • University of Vienna
  • Search Minerals Inc.
  • CIBAS
  • Inner Mongolia Rare Earth Industry Association
  • Mkango / HyProMag
  • SERRA VERDE RARE EARTHS
  • Baotou Xijun Rare Earth Co.
  • MAGREESOURCE
  • China Northern Rare Earth High-Tech Co.
  • Baotou Skrock Rare Earth New Materials Co.
  • Greyfriars LLC
  • Ningbo Longsheng Rare Earth Materials Co.
  • Rocklink GmbH
  • Tradium GmbH
  • WMC Energy
  • GreenMet
  • Astron Corporation Limited
  • Ketian Magnet/Jintian Copper
  • Fastmarkets
  • Circularise
  • Rare Earths Norway
  • Valent Asset Management
  • Tronox
  • Pgtech
  • Federal Institute for Geosciences and Natural Resources – BGR
  • Delph25
  • Growth Advisors
  • Altona Rare Earths
  • Critical Materials Recycling, Inc
  • Chimerical Technology
  • Lynas Rare Earths Ltd
  • KU Leuven – SOLVOMET Group
  • MA’ADEN (Saudi Arabian Mining Company)
  • Cyclic Materials
  • Argus Media
  • Star Group Industry
  • ALLIED METALS CORP
  • Saudi Ministry of Industry & Mineral Resources
  • Inner Mongolia Rare Earth Ovoiv Metal Hydride Co.
  • Energy Fuels
  • Verband der Automobilindustrie e.V. (VDA)
  • British Geological Survey
  • Arafura Rare Earths
  • Iluka Resources Limited
  • Okon Metals
  • EIT RawMaterials GmbH
  • Ionic Rare Earths Limited
  • Traxys Europe SA
  • Baotou Xinyuan Rare Earth New and High-tech Materials Co.
  • Pforzheim University
  • Peak Rare Earths
  • Fraunhofer IWKS
  • Energy Transition Minerals
  • Less Common Metals Ltd
  • Tusaar Corp.
  • Jack Lifton LLC
  • Covalis Capital
  • RZ Resources
  • Changsha Research Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
  • Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Mineral Research Agency
  • Appia Rare Earths & Uranium Corp.
  • Phoenix Tailings
  • JL MAG Rare-Earth Co. Europe B.V.
  • REEtec
  • GE Chaplin Inc
  • Malaco Mining Sdn Bhd
  • Advanced Material Japan Corporation
  • ACLARA RESOURCES
  • BOMATEC AG
  • CARESTER
  • Hastings Technology Metals
  • Australian Strategic Materials
  • TIANJIN SANHUAN LUCKY NEW MATERIALS INC.
  • Project Blue
  • University of Bologna
  • Colorado School of Mines
  • Canadian Critical Minerals & Materials Alliance (C2M2A)
  • USARE
  • Tula Technology, Inc.
  • Midwest Energy Pvt Ltd
  • Rainbow Rare Earths
  • Orano
  • NINGBO SONGKE MAGNETIC MATERIAL CO., LTD
  • REEgen
  • Afrimat
  • Blue Lakes Advisors
  • MagPat Consulting
  • Anhui Jin Sanlong Recycling Resources Co.

Exhibitors

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