Sunday 13th November 2016
Day One: Welcome

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16:00: Registration @ Island Hotel, Newport Beach

18:00 - 20:00: Welcome Drinks Reception & Networking - Sponsored by Bass Metals

Monday 14th November 2016
Day Two: Conference

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08:30: Welcome Address - Mike O'Driscoll & Ismene Clarke, Directors, IMFORMED (UK)

Launching Graphite Supply Chain 2016

The rising criticality of niche minerals versus commodities

Conference & Workshop overview

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08:45 - Session One : Keynotes

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Chairman: Mike O’Driscoll, Director, IMFORMED

08:45: Graphite Anodes and the lithium ion battery age

Simon Moores, Managing Director, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence (UK)

09:15:Refractories: Global trends and the future for graphite’s biggest market

Dr Paschoal Bonadia Neto, Mineral Technology Manager, Mineral Technology Centre, Magnesita Refratários SA, Brazil

09:45: Expandable Graphite: an overlooked but emerging growth market

Thomas Junker, Managing Director, Graphit Kropfmühl /AMG Mining, Germany

*Each speaker session includes 10 minutes of Q&A

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10:15 Coffee Break & Exhibition Networking

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11:15 - Session Two : Graphite Supply

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Chairman: Simon Moores, Managing Director, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

11:30: China: The future for graphite supply and demand

Haibo Mo, Qingdao Hensen Graphite Co.

11:50: Environment problems and solutions for China’s graphite industry

Christopher Zhao, Secretary, China Non-Metallic Minerals Association, China

12:10: The North American Graphite Industry: From a Processors Perspective

Stephen Riddle, President, Asbury Carbons, USA

12:30: India’s Graphite Market: Supply & Demand Dynamics

Shishir Poddar, Managing Director, Tirupati Carbon and Chemicals PVT Ltd, India

12:50 New major near term flake supply from Mozambique

Speaker TBA, Syrah Resources, Australia

13:10 speakers

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13:30 - Lunch / Buyers Forum / Exhibition

With a Welcome speech from Donald Baxter, President & CEO, Alabama Graphite

Buyers Forum An extended lunch to allow for private meetings with all major suppliers of graphite with buyers / interested parties. With a Welcome speech from Donald Baxter, President & CEO, Alabama Graphite

Exhibition An exhibition for new graphite suppliers, services companies and end users will provide the backdrop for all networking sessions during the meeting, including the lunch

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15:30 - Session Three : New Supply Pipeline

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15:30: Julian Stephens, Managing Director, Sovereign Metals Ltd

15:45: David Christensen, Managing Director, Renascor Resources

16:00: Paul Gorman, Great Lakes Graphite

16:15: Tim McManus, Bass Metals

16:45: Coffee Served - served during the presentations

16:45: Doug Smith, Graphite One

17:00: Cherie Leedon, Metals of Africa

17:15: John Parker, Lincoln Minerals

17:30: Steve Tambanis, Black Rock Mining, Australia

17:45 Onwards: Networking Drinks Reception – Sponsored by Alabama Graphite

Tuesday 15th November 2016
Day Three: Conference & Workshops

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08:00: Networking Breakfast with Exhibitors, Benchmark & IMFORMED

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09:00 - Session Four : Graphite Demand

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Chairman: Mike O’Driscoll, Director, IMFORMED

09:00: Batteries: An independent market overview and forecast to 2022

Sam Jaffe, Managing Director, Cairn Energy Research Associates (US)

09:30: Anodes for Batteries; Current to Future technologies

Dr Emma Kendrick, Chief Technologist – Energy Storage, SHARP Laboratories of Europe

10:00: The evolving use and applications of graphite in the foundry industry

Richard Clark, Senior Technical Specialist, Morgan Advanced Materials (US)

10:30: Flake graphite price outlook: the divergence of concentrate versus value added products

Andrew Miller, Analyst, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence

11:30: End
*Each speaker session includes 10 minutes of Q&A
(Coffee / Snacks to be served in each respective workshop)

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11:30 - SESSION FIVE: WORKSHOPS

Focused workshop discussions on key market and technical aspects of the graphite industry. A short 10-minute presentation from industry experts will introduce themes to be discussed. This is a closed door affair using Chatham House rules. No journalists will be permitted

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13:00 - 14:30 - Lunch, Exhibition & close of Graphite Supply Chain 2016