Conference Agenda

Strategies and challenges for resilience in an ever-volatile market

• Coming to the end of a major election year, how do investors see the political landscape shaping investment decisions?
• Risks and opportunities for investment today

Key impacts of global regulations on critical minerals outlook and investment

• How have policy perspectives changed in the past year and what’s next?
• Decoupling from China - How global policies have impacted metals costs and supply chains
• How can we work across different jurisdictions to ensure the effective, efficient, and fair supply of critical minerals needed?
• Overseas project development and relationships with the European Commission - What’s needed to push these into development? Investment outlook

Outlook for lithium - Pricing dynamics and what it means for this critical mineral moving forward

Navigating supply and demand for these dynamic transition metals

• Addressing the key supply gaps that have been highlighted in recent years - Where are we now?
• Where is the smart money going? How are investors making decisions regarding commodities, jurisdictions, and more
• Evolution of the battery metals space - What can we expect next?

Obstacles and solutions

• Navigating capital constraints - Strategies to secure capital in tight markets, balancing the disconnect between pricing and capital market valuations
• Permitting and regulatory challenges - Political will vs bureaucratic execution; Streamlining permitting in the face of growing regulatory demands
• Gaining and retaining community support, social licence to operate
• Technological advancements to aid with inflationary cost pressures, and more

Alternative financing strategies - What’s best for the junior market at this moment?

Maintaining momentum during times of global uncertainty

• Gold and silver have both been performing well for the past few months - Will this be sustained?
• Central bank purchasing, ETFs, etc. - Main drivers for
  the market?

How to meet the key criteria for investment

• This panel will bring together investors and corporates to discuss what it means to meet sustainable development goals, measures being taken from the major and junior end of the sector, and how investors use this to assess potential investments