MASS SCALE LITHIUM ION BATTERY PRODUCTION IS THE

MEGATREND OF OUR TIMES

Benchmark is delighted to announce the return of Giga Asia Pacific - where the region’s government, industry and finance will meet to chart a course for the global lithium ion economy, from mine to electric vehicle.


We are excited to announce Perth as host city: home to one of the most important raw materials hubs for the lithium ion battery and EV supply chain. 

FREE PASSES AVAILABLE FOR

GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES

  AGENDA AT A GLANCE

WEDNESDAY 11 SEPTEMBER


7:30 am Registration Opens


7:30 am Breakfast Networking


8:30 am to 4:30 pm #GigaAPAC Day One 


4:30 pm to 6:30 pm Networking Reception 

THURSDAY 12 SEPTEMBER


7:30 am Breakfast Networking


8:30 am to 6 pm #GigaAPAC Day 2


6 pm End of Event

 

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS INCLUDE

Andrew Miller
Andrew Miller
Chief Operating Officer
Benchmark Mineral Intelligence
Hon. Reece Whitby MLA
Hon. Reece Whitby MLA
Minister for Energy; Environment and Climate Action
Government of Western Australia
Bob Galyen
Bob Galyen
Former CTO of CATL, Company Owner of Galyen Energy, LLC
John H. Kwon
John H. Kwon
General Counsel, Chairman of the Board
Contemporary Amperex Technology Limited (CATL Australia)
Febriany Eddy
Febriany Eddy
Chief Executive Officer
Vale Indonesia
Joshua Thurlow
Joshua Thurlow
Chief Executive - Lithium
Mineral Resources
Grant Donald
Grant Donald
Chief Commercial Officer
Liontown Resources
Yusuke Hino
Yusuke Hino
Head of Lithium Group
Prime Planet Energy & Solutions (PPES)
Siriana Nair
Siriana Nair
U.S. Consulate General Perth
Wenbo Wang
Wenbo Wang
President
Ganfeng Lithium Australia
Roger Atkins
Roger Atkins
Founder
Electric Vehicles Outlook Ltd
Samantha Johnson
Samantha Johnson
Chief Executive Officer
Electric Vehicle Council (EVC)
Harendra Saksena
Harendra Saksena
Chief Procurement Officer
Ather Energy Private Limited Bengaluru, India
Yi Shi
Yi Shi
Manager
Gotion High-tech APAC
James Choi
James Choi
Honorary Ambassador for Foreign Investment Promotion
Korean Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy
Su D’Arcy
Su D’Arcy
Corporate Finance WA
Australia and New Zealand Banking Group

SPEAKER OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE

Contact our team to discuss how your company can contribute to this year's agenda.

  KEY THEMES

  • Targeting Tonnage: Asia Pacific's role in the global battery arms race to 300TWh deployed capacity
  • Shifting thinking from GWh to TWh for true Net Zero by 2050: Charting the rise of battery gigafactories in the Asia Pacific
  • Innovation in the chemistry and design from the cell pack to the anodes, cathodes, and how this will impact the critical materials required
  • Regional Gigafactory expansion considerations: site location, size, technology, ESG, circularity and partnerships required
  • Building sustainable battery supply chains from the mine site onwards: decarbonised operations, managing environmental & social impacts, and good corporate governance
  • Challenges and risks related to battery storage for renewable energy
  • Understanding the lithium ion battery ecosystem: What is the role of OEMs and Tier One suppliers, in the race to build secure and sustainable supply chains?
  • Developing Speciality Commodities: What does this mean for the critical minerals of lithium, graphite, cobalt, nickel, manganese, and silicon?
  • Aligning policy, finance and global partnerships to strengthen the energy and green mobility future of the Asia Pacific
  • Views from across the region: China, Korea, Australia, India, Indonesia
  • Risk and reward: building Rare Earths mine and refining capacity
  • Building sustainable battery supply chains from the mine site onwards: decarbonising operations, managing environmental & social impacts and good corporate governance

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