Event

Cobalt Congress 2025

14/05/2025

- 15/05/2025

Mandarin Oriental, Marina Bay, Singapore

Cobalt Congress 2025

Agenda

14:00 – 18:00	Registration Mandarin Oriental, Singapore
18:30 – 21:30	Welcome Cocktail Harbour Terrace, Mandarin Oriental Singapore Dress code: business casual

09:30 – 09:40	Opening remarks
09:40 – 10:30	Welcome address Hon. Kizito Pakabomba Kapinga Mulume, Minister of Mines Democratic Republic of the Congo Septian Hario Seto ,Member and Executive Secretary, National Economic CouncilGovernment of Indonesia Tom Mackay, Head of MetalsIXM
10:30 – 10:50	Launch of Cobalt Market Report 2024 William Talbot, Research ManagerBenchmark Mineral Intelligence
10:50 – 12:10	Session 1. State of the cobalt market This session will review the cobalt market trends in 2024, examine the impact of geopolitical and industry developments, and look at the drivers for the market in 2025. Carrie Shi, Asian Strategic Materials EditorFastmarkets Jin Hennig Managing, Director and Global Head of Metals ProductsCME Group William Talbot, Research ManagerBenchmark Mineral Intelligence Xu Aidong, Chief Expert, Advisor, Cobalt Branch, China Nonferrous Metals Industry AssociationBeijing Antaike Information Development Ltd. Co. Marina Demidova, Head of CommunicationsCobalt Institute
12:10 – 12:30	Reshaping the Cobalt Supply Chain through Innovative Trade Model Stefan Yu, ChairmanUnilink Commodities Trading Platform
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch
13:30 – 15:00	Session 2. DRC: Turning regulation and strategic intention into practical implementation Patrick Luabeya, ChairmanARECOMS – Strategic Mineral Substances Market Regulation and Control Authority Didier Kaku Kingwabidi, Inspector GeneralInspection Générale des Mines (IGM) Éric Kalala, CEO, Entreprise Générale du Cobalt, & Vice-PresidentChamber of Mines of DRC Jennifer Peyser, Senior Vice President, Responsible Sourcing, Responsible Business Alliance & Executive DirectorResponsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) Marie-Chantal Kaninda, President of Glencore DRC, Chairman of the Board of Directors Kamoto Copper Company (KCC)Glencore, DRC Jimmy Munguriek, DRC Country DirectorResource Matters Dinah McLeod, Director General, Cobalt Institute Moderated by Moderated by Dinah McLeod, Director General, Cobalt Institute
15:00 – 15:30	Coffee break
15:30 – 16:30	Session 3. Indonesia: Fostering a sustainable, responsible and transparent cobalt value chain Bryce Lee, Head of ESG & SustainabilityHuayou Cobalt Jennifer Peyser, Senior Vice President, Responsible Sourcing, Responsible Business Alliance & Executive DirectorResponsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) Kan Matsuzaki, Assistant General SecretaryIndustriALL Global Union Vinícius Mendes Ferreira, Executive Advisor for Nickel DownstreamingPT Vale Indonesia (PTVI) Susannah McLaren,Head of Responsible Sourcing & Sustainability, Cobalt Institute Moderated by Moderated by Susannah McLaren, Head of Responsible Sourcing and Sustainability, Cobalt Institute
18:30 – 21:30	Gala dinner Dress code: cocktail / business formal VUE Singapore, OUE Bayfront, 50 Collyer Quay Rooftop Level 19, Singapore Learn more

08:00 – 09:00	Welcome coffee
09:00 – 09:20	Expert presentation: Focus on China Shirley Wang, General ManagerShangai Metals Market (SMM) Research
09:20 – 10:20	Session 4. Capitalising on opportunities: how policy and finance can work together to support resilient cobalt supply chains Dr. Andrew Tong, Incoming CEOCobalt Blue Holdings Ltd Mitchell Smith, Partner, Metals & MiningMoneta Securities Navaid Alam, President and CEOEVelution Energy Mike Blakeney, Head of Government AffairsCobalt Institute Moderated by Moderated by Mike Blakeney, Head of Government and Public Affairs, Cobalt Institute
10:20 – 10:50	Coffee break
10:50 – 11:10	Expert presentation on global chemicals management Dr Vanessa Viegas (DABT, ERT), Head of Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Principal Toxicologist (Human HealthCobalt Institute
11:10 – 12:25	Session 5. Making the journey to sustainable batteries with digital product passports Aloysius Lim Qing Rong, Client Partner APAC, CirculorCirculor Pavel Tsedenov, CEOReSource Takahiro Hayakawa, General Manager Raw Materials ProcurementTanaka Chemical Corporation Tom Fairlie, Senior Sustainability Manager, Cobalt Institute Moderated by Moderated by Tom Fairlie, Senior Sustainability Manager, Cobalt Institute
12:25 – 12:30	Closing remarks Dinah McLeod, Director General, Cobalt Institute
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch

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