Steven is the founder and CEO of Novalith Technologies, a lithium chemicals production company, which is leveraging cutting-edge technologies to address critical challenges facing the lithium industry. By reducing the environmental impact and cost of lithium chemicals production, Novalith will both enable and accelerate the transition to an electric future and contribute towards the fight against climate change.


Over his career, Steven has worked in the oil & gas, mining & minerals, and clean-technologies sectors. He founded and operated a global chemical engineering company, which specialised in the design & supply of process plant and equipment, including equipment for the lithium and battery chemicals industries. Steven specialises in commercialisation and scale-up of novel technologies and has worked with several clean tech start-ups to develop and commercialise their novel technologies in battery materials, hydrogen and other sustainable technologies.


As a speaker at the Benchmark Minerals GigaAPAC 2024 conference, Steven will share his unique perspectives on the challenges and opportunities within the lithium supply chain, offering valuable insights into the role of innovation in powering the next generation of clean energy solutions.