Agenda: Giga Africa

Tuesday, September 23, 2025
7:30 AM																Networking Breakfast
8:30 AM																Benchmark Opening Keynote
8:45 AM																Unlocking Morocco’s Potential Ryad Mezzour, Kingdom of Morocco
9:05 AM																Positioning Morocco as a Strategic Hub for Critical Minerals and Battery Materials Imad Toumi, Managem
9:25 AM																Phosphate's Role in the Supply Chain: Morocco's Approach to Battery Materials
9:45 AM																Panel Discussion: Global Diversification of Battery Supply Chains – Africa’s Role in the Shift How geopolitical tensions, trade restrictions, and sustainability concerns are reshaping supply chains Africa’s increasing role in raw materials, midstream processing, and battery production Peter Yang, BTR Morocco Kenny Ives, CEO IXM, and VP & CCO CMOC Group Idriss Alami, ALEXEC Consulting
10:15 AM																Keynote Presentation: The Refining & Processing Revolution in North Africa Scaling midstream processing capabilities to strengthen global supply chains
10:35 AM																Networking Break
10:55 AM																Panel Discussion: Scaling Up Gigafactories in EMEA Opportunities to attract large-scale battery production and automotive investment Luc Geysen, PSA BDP
11:35 AM																The Global Battery Supply Chain Realignment What the supply chain realignment means for Africa’s role—from raw material supply to downstream partnerships with OEMs and cell manufacturers Quentin Lamarche, TechMet-Mercuria Dr. Shunyi Yang, CEO of BTR Cathode & Chairman of BTR Morocco Matthieu Bos, Falcon Energy Materials
12:05 PM																Keynote Presentation: Building a Workforce for the Future of Energy Storage Exploring the three key priorities for battery energy storage systems: lowering cost, increasing durability, and extending storage duration
12:25 PM																Panel Discussion: Financing the Supply Chain – The Role of Private Capital & Public Policy Pierre Georget, Societe Generale Anass Joundy, EBRD
1:10 PM																Networking Lunch
2:10 PM																Critical Mineral Spotlights - Battery Raw Materials Understanding critical mineral pricing dynamics and the need to promote market diversification and integration to ensure supply chain resilience Rob Williamson, Alpha HPA
3:00 PM																Africa’s Lithium Supply Exploring Africa’s role in the future of critical minerals, highlighting opportunities to scale lithium supply and addressing sustainability and responsible sourcing challenges What role do integrated projects play in reducing OPEX and enhancing competitiveness within the cost curve? How can integration be leveraged as a key competitive advantage?
4:00 PM																Networking Reception
Wednesday, September 24, 2025
8:00 AM																Networking Breakfast
9:00 AM																Panel Discussion: Why Invest in Africa? Understanding Government Support & Incentives Assessing tax benefits, free trade zones, workforce development programs, and infrastructure support
9:45 AM																Keynote Presentations: Positioning Africa in the Global Battery Supply Chain
10:30 AM																Networking Break
10:50 AM																Innovation in Emerging Hubs: Central and Southern Africa’s Growing Influence Highlighting technological innovation and investment driving the rise of Central and Southern Africa in the battery supply chain
11:35 AM																Fireside Chat: The Role of Regional Partnerships in Strengthening Supply Chains Midstream processing capabilities to strengthen global supply chains
12:05 PM																Rare Earths Challenges and opportunities in scaling rare earth extraction and processing Strategic importance of rare earths for global battery and tech supply chains Sustainability and responsible sourcing practices
12:30 PM																Networking Lunch
1:30 PM																Afternoon: Site Visit to Managem Cobalt Facility (Lead Sponsor Opportunity)