Programme 2025
Cobalt Congress 2025
14-15 May 2025
MANDARIN ORIENTAL, SINGAPORE
- 13 May 2025Mandarin Oriental, Singapore
- 14 May 2025Mandarin Oriental, Singapore
- 15 May 2025Mandarin Oriental, Singapore
14:00 - 18:00
Registration
Mandarin Oriental, Singapore
18:30 - 21:30
Welcome Cocktail
Harbour Terrace, Mandarin Oriental Singapore
Dress code: business casual
09:40 - 10:30
Welcome address
Hon. Kizito Pakabomba Kapinga Mulume
Minister of MinesDemocratic 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
Moderated by Moderated by Marina Demidova, Head of Communications, Cobalt 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
Introductory Remarks
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
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
12:30 - 13:30