Cobalt and Canapés | Madrid
As the energy transition gathers pace, unprecedented uncertainty is reshaping the cobalt market, making informed insight more critical than ever. CRU invites you to an exclusive, two-hour workshop in Madrid, providing a comprehensive overview of the cobalt and battery materials landscape. Our team of experts will guide you through the key issues shaping the industry, from supply chain shocks and stock levels to the rapidly evolving technological and policy environment impacting battery demand.
The session will conclude with an external market roundtable featuring key industry participants, followed by an opportunity to network with peers over drinks and snacks. Don't miss this opportunity to gain valuable insights and connect with leaders in the field.
Agenda
16:00 Quotas, stocks and supply shocks: the evolving cobalt market landscape
Thomas Matthews, Lead, Cobalt Market Services, CRU
16:20 Lithium and the broader battery materials landscape
Martin Jackson, Head of Battery Materials Markets, CRU
16:35 How shifting technologies and policies are impacting battery demand
Sam Adham, Head of Battery Materials, CRU
16:50 External market roundtable
David Sturmes, Strategic Advisor, Fair Cobalt Alliance | Co-founder & Advisor, The Impact Facility
Zhang WeiPing, Sales Manager, Lygend Resources
Michael Insulan, VP, Commercial, Electra Battery Materials
17:30 Networking, snacks and drinks
What can you discover?
- Factors shaping the cobalt market in the near-term: supply constraints (DRC exports, Indonesia, sulphur and dissolution), demand and inventories.
- From LFP innovations and new supply to government interventions and shifting p/CAM investments, we explore the forces redrawing the lithium and broader battery raw materials market and what it means for growth.
- How geopolitics and technology changes are reshaping global supply chains and regional demand.
- The outlook for EVs, consumer electronics, and emerging applications for cobalt.
Speakers
NH Madrid Zurbano
Calle Zurbano, 79-81, 28003
Madrid Spain