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Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Time
Location
7:30 - 8:30 am
Atrium
8:30 – 8:40 am
William Flite
Director, Critical Materials Management, Lockheed Martin  
Auditorium
8:40 – 8:45 am
Jen Stewart
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Policy, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)  
Auditorium
8:45 – 9:15 am
Halimah Najieb-Locke
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense, Industrial Base Resilience, U.S. Department of Defense  
Auditorium
9:15 – 9:40 am
Jason Bolton
Senior Trade and Industry Analyst, Office of Technology Evaluation (OTE), U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)

Alex Werner
Program and Management Analyst, Office of Technology Evaluation (OTE), U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)  
Auditorium
9:40 – 10:00 am
Stephen McGill
Research Faculity, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (National MagLab)
 
Auditorium
10:00 – 10:20 am
Atrium
10:20 – 10:50am
Moshe Schwartz
President, Etherton & Associates, Inc.
Senior Fellow for Acquisition Policy, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
 
Auditorium
10:50 – 11:50 am
Jen Stewart
Executive Vice President, Strategy and Policy, National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA)
Moderator

Kurt Ravenfeld
Director, Global Supply Chain Operations, Lockheed Martin

Anthony Di Stasio
Director, Manufacturing, Capability Expansion & Investment Prioritization (MCEIP), Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Sustainment (OUSD A&S), U.S. Department of Defense

Abigail Hunter
Acting Director, Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, SAFE

Katie Magnus
Professional Staff Member, U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services (SASC)

Ian Bennitt (Invited)
Senior Advisor and Staff Lead for Seapower & Projection Forces, House Armed Services Committee (HASC)

John Tenaglia (Invited)
Principal Director, Defense Pricing and Contracting (DPC), Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)  
Auditorium
11:50 am – 12:50 pm
Atrium
12:50 – 1:35 pm
Brian Gabriel
Senior Manager, Critical Materials, Lockheed Martin
Moderator

Matt Sloustcher
Senior Vice President, Communications and Policy, MP Materials

Kai Schmersahl
Managing Director, Magnequench, Neo Performance Materials, Inc.
 
Auditorium
1:35 – 2:20 pm
Chris Rainone
Senior Manager, THAAD Program GSC Localization, Lockheed Martin
Moderator

Alexander Barcza
Vice President, Permanent Magnets, Vacuumchmelze

Peter Afiuny
Chief Commercial Officer, Noveon Magnetics, Inc.

Morris Hammer
General Manager, Head of eMobility, POSCO International
 
Auditorium
2:20 – 3:05 pm
Chris Rainone
Senior Manager, THAAD Program GSC Localization, Lockheed Martin
Moderator

Erik Petersen
Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Dexter Magnetic Technologies

Scott Murr
Vice President, Revenue Operations, Electron Energy Corporation (EEC)

Aaron Williams
Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Arnold Magnetic Technologies
 
Auditorium
3:05 – 3:15 pm
3:15 – 3:45 pm
Nick Farkas
Vice President, Engineering, PowderMet

Dr. Henry Kasaini
President and Chief Executive Officer, HELA Novel Metals LLC

Mike Crabtree
President and Chief Executive Officer, Saskatchewan Research Council
 
Auditorium
3:45 – 4:50 pm
Matt Zolnowski
President, Greyfriars LLC
Moderator

Jeff Whalen
Director, National High Magnetic Field Laboratory (National MagLab)

Brigita Rasys
Chief Marketing Officer, Terabase Corporation

Yue Jin Tay
Vice President, Strategic Accounts, Circulor
 
Auditorium
4:50 – 5:35 pm
Feasibility of Mine to Magnet by 2027

Brian Gabriel
Senior Manager, Critical Materials, Lockheed Martin
Moderator

Where are the Pinch Points?

Shanna Hays
Materials Engineer, Lockheed Martin
Moderator

Approaches to Provenance

Jeff Chang
Principal Information Assurance Engineer and Supply Chain Cybersecurity Officer, Lockheed Martin
Moderator
 
5:35 – 6:50 pm
Atrium
Wednesday, January 17, 2024

Time
Location
7:30 - 8:15 am
Atrium
8:15 - 8:20 am
Brian Gabriel
Senior Manager, Critical Materials, Lockheed Martin
 
Auditorium
8:20 - 9:05 am
Helena Khazdozian
Senior Technology Manager, U.S. Department of Energy
 
Auditorium
9:05 – 10:35 am
Frank Johnson
Chief Technology Officer, Niron Magnetics

Pat Ryan
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Ucore Rare Metals, Inc.

Mark Senti
Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Magnet Lab

Mark LaVerghetta
Co-Founder & Director, ReElement Technologies Corporation

Jaeheon Lee
Associate Professor, Colorado School of Mines

Dr. Elisa Alonso
Physical Scientist, U.S. Geological Survey
 
Auditorium
10:35 – 10:50 am
Atrium
10:50 – 11:40 am
Adam Johnson
Managing Partner, Metis Endeavor

Troy Hobbs
Manager, New Minerals & Co-products R&D Strategy & Delivery, Mosaic Company

Mark Smith
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, NioCorp Developments, Ltd.

Brent Berg
President and Chief Executive Officer, Rare Element Resources, Ltd.

Chris Young
Chief Strategy Officer, ElementUS Rare Earths & Minerals
 
Auditorium
11:40 – 11:55 am
Auditorium
11:55 am