Benchmark is delighted to announce Robert Friedland will be speaking as a guest of honour at Benchmark Week 2023.

Robert’s presentation will share unique insight from his over 25 years of experience driving initiatives leading to several of the world’s most significant mineral discoveries and mine developments.

When: 14-16 November 2023
Where: The Ritz Carlton, Marina del Rey, Los Angeles, USA

Robert Friedland has played key leadership roles in several world-scale mineral discoveries and mine development projects internationally.

Today, Robert is Executive Co-Chairman of Ivanhoe Mines, Chairman and co-founder of I-Pulse, as well as the Executive Chairman of Ivanhoe Electric developing mineral deposits principally located in the USA.

Benchmark’s showcase LA event is changing… 

• Network with the entire battery supply chain: Benchmark Week has changed to a packed 3 days: Cathodes, Graphite & Anodes will run at the same time to provide the same depth of discussion & insight while also exploring more discussions of the wider critical mineral supply chains that are enabling the energy transition.
• Introducing Benchmark Week Plenary Session on Day 2, Weds 15 November: welcoming Nobel prize winner and forefather of the lithium ion battery, Dr Stan Whittingham and mining industry legend Robert Friedland.
• Meet the miners of tomorrow: Showcasing the next generation of lithium, nickel, manganese, cobalt, graphite, copper and rare earths miners.
• Forums and Workshops Throughout: Lithium Prices, Battery Raw Material Prices, Sodium ion Batteries and more…

Over 40 Confirmed Speakers:

Professor M. Stanley Whittingham, Nobel Laureate

Robert Friedland, Founder, Executive Co-Chairman and Non-Independent Director,
Ivanhoe Mines

Simon Moores, CEO, Benchmark

Andrew Miller, COO, Benchmark

Christian Barbier, Chief Sales and Marketing Officer, Allkem Limited

Albert Gore III, Executive Director, Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA)

Joe Lowry, President, Global Lithium

Emad Alaydi, Senior Director, Calpine Energy 

Michael Willoughby, Managing Director, Global Head of Metals, Mining & Transition Materials, HSBC Bank (Singapore) Limited

Carlos Vicens, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Full Circle Canada Inc

Craig Shesky, Chief Financial Officer, The Metals Company

Mark Gresser, President & CEO, Wildcat Discovery Technologies

Jeremy Patt, Chief Technology Officer, Summit Nanotech

Shaun Verner, CEO, Syrah Resources

Bruce Richardson, Executive Chairman & CEO, Anson Resources

Craig Scherba, Director, President & Chief Executive Officer, NextSource Materials

Vivas Kumar, CEO & Founder, Mitra Chem

Andrew Walker, CMO, Evove Ltd

Chelsea Sexton, Senior Advisor, Loan Programs Office, US Department of Energy

David Dickson, CEO & Managing Director, Lake Resources

Jorge Uzacategui Lopez, Cobalt & Nickel Senior Analyst, Benchmark

Phil Hoskins, Managing Director, Evolution Energy Minerals

Oliver Gunasekara, Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder, Impossible Metals

Dr. Vikash Venkataramana, Vice President, Energy Storage Systems, Gotion

Michael Schmidt, Economic Geologist & Senior Analyst, German Raw Materials Agency (DERA)

Robert Privette, Business Development Manager, North America, Umicore

William Roberts, Automotive Research Lead, Rho Motion

Evan Hartley, Senior Analyst, Benchmark

Emilie Bodoin, Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Pure Lithium Corporation

Danielle Spalding, VP, Marketing & Communications, Cirba Solutions

Dr Chris Burns, CEO, Novonix Ltd

Martin Moloney, CEO, Buxton Resources Ltd

Manish Dua, Principal Consultant, Benchmark

Stephen Stone, Managing Director, Castle Minerals Limited

Matthew Hughes, Energy Solutions Application Manager, Netzsch

Navaid Alam, Cofounder, President & CEO, Evelution Energy

Bruna Grossl, Senior LCA Practitioner, Benchmark

Daniel Fletcher-Manuel, Head of Price, Data & Indices, Benchmark

Albert Li, Head of China Analysis, Benchmark

Roger Atkins, Founder, Electric Vehicles Outlook Ltd

Daisy Jennings-Gray, Senior Price Analyst, Benchmark

Carl Quesinberry, Senior Director, Industrial Occupier Services, Avison Young

Daan De Jonge, Project Manager, Benchmark

Rory McNulty, Research Assistant, Benchmark

Matthieu Bos, MSc – President and Chief Executive Officer, SRG Mining Inc

Teague Egan, CEO, EnergyX

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We hope you and your colleagues can join us in Los Angeles.

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