Schedule
Cobalt Conference
17-18 May 2022
Hyatt Regency, Airport – the Circle Convention Center
Zurich, switzerland
16.30 | Conference Registration Opens |
18.00-20.00 | Welcome reception |
09.00-09.30 | Breakfast |
09.30-10.00 |
Welcome The Conference will be moderated by Henry Sanderson, Executive Editor, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
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10.00-10.30 |
Keynote Speech
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10.30-12.00 |
Session 1: Overview of the Cobalt Market This session will review the Cobalt Market in 2021, examine the continuing impact of the COVID19 pandemic and other geopolitical developments, and look at the drivers for the market in 2022. Introductory Speaker: Harry Fisher, Senior Analyst Battery Materials, CRU Panel:
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12.00-13.00 | Networking Lunch |
13.00-13.30 |
Keynote Speech
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13.30-14.30 |
Session 2: Cobalt as a Global Resource This session will look at the global nature of the Cobalt Market with a particular focus of the geographic diversity of reserves and supply. Introductory Speaker: Kim Shedd, Mineral Commodity Specialist, United States Geological Survey Panel:
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14.30-15.00 |
Keynote Speech
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15.00-15.30 | Coffee Break |
15.30-17.00 |
Session 3: Green, Equitable and Just Transition: Cobalt’s Role in Transitioning to a Net Zero World in a Rights-Respectful Manner This session will bring cobalt players together with other key stakeholders to spark a conversation around just transition, and what it means for the cobalt sector specifically. Introductory Speaker: Bettina Reinboth, Director of Human Rights and Social Issues, PRI Panel:
Moderator: Anna Triponel, founder of Human Level |
17.00 | Close of Day One |
18.00-19.00 | Reception, Circle Convention Center |
19.00-22.00 | Conference Dinner, Sonnenberg Restaurant |
09.00 – 09.30 | Breakfast |
09.30-09.35 |
Welcome
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09.35-10.00 |
Keynote Speech
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10.00-11.30 |
Session 4: Cobalt in the Circular Economy This panel will explore cobalt as highly recyclable material, as an enabler of circular economy and the wider opportunities of taking a circular economy approach across cobalt value chains. Introductory Speaker: Prof Karen Hudson-Edwards, Professor in Sustainable Mining, University of Exeter Panel:
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11.30-12.00 | Interview with Hugh Brown, Documentary Mining Photographer |
12.00-12.10 | Close of Conference |
12.10-13.30 | Networking Lunch |