All Speakers

Meet all the speakers presenting at Benchmark Summit 2026 London

Adam Panayi

Adam Panayi

Chief Research Officer

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Adam Matthews

Adam Matthews

Chief Responsible Investment Officer

Church of England Pensions Board

Pedro Valle-e-Azevedo

Pedro Valle-e-Azevedo

Executive Director

Siemens Financial Services

Oliver Richards

Oliver Richards

Head of Critical Minerals and Mining

UK Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade

Paulo Castellari

Paulo Castellari

CEO

Appian Capital Advisory

Francesco Gattiglio

Francesco Gattiglio

Vice President External Affairs Europe

Albemarle

Mark Thompson

Mark Thompson

Founder & Managing Director

Talga Group

Juan Ignacio Diaz

Juan Ignacio Diaz

President & CEO

International Copper Association

Ignacio Celorrio

Ignacio Celorrio

Executive Vice President

Lithium Argentina

Steve Kesler

Steve Kesler

Non-Executive Chairman

CleanTech Lithium

Jorge Diaz Schneider

Jorge Diaz Schneider

CEO

ION Energy Systems

Kurt Budge

Kurt Budge

CEO

Leading Edge Materials

James Deckelman

James Deckelman

CEO

Deepsea Minerals

David Park

David Park

CEO

Standard Lithium

Jeremy Humphers

Jeremy Humphers

President and CFO

Galvanic Energy

J.T. Starzecki

J.T. Starzecki

Executive Chairman

Guardian Metal Resources

Shruti Kashyap

Shruti Kashyap

Head of Consulting

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Daisy Jennings-Gray

Daisy Jennings-Gray

Head of Prices

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Adam Webb

Adam Webb

Head of Energy Raw Materials

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Daniel Fletcher-Manuel

Daniel Fletcher-Manuel

Director of Indexing & Derivatives

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Will Roberts

Will Roberts

Automotive Research Lead

Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

Richard Taylor

Richard Taylor

Director

Pavilion Power