AGENDA 2025
Day 1
Day 2

- 09:00 - 10:00Registration
- 09:20 - 09:30( 10mins )Opening CeremonyLogan LuCEOSMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd.
- 09:30 - 09:50( 20mins )[Keynote Speech] Global Competition & Collaboration: Exploring Economic Impacts in 2025
- 09:50 - 10:10( 20mins )[Keynote Speech] Prospects for the development of the nickel industry in New Caledonia
- 10:10 - 10:30( 20mins )[Keynote Speech] Indonesia’s Policy Landscape: Roadmap and Future ProspectsSeptian Hario SetoMember of National Economic Council Republic of IndonesiaNational Economic Council Republic of Indonesia
- 10:30 - 10:50Coffee Break
- 10:50 - 11:10( 20mins )[Keynote Speech] The Global Lithium War: IRA, CRMA, and China’s Battery Industry BreakthroughMartin MaChina GMInternational Lithium Association
- 11:10 - 12:00( 50mins )[Panel] Nickel & Cobalt Supply Chain Reshuffle: Survival Strategies for DRC, Indonesia and Chinese PlayersMamoko EgyulMetallurgist ExpertCTCPM (Cellule Technique de Coordination et de Planification Minière)Ines KaempferSteering Committee ChairFair Cobalt Alliance (FCA)Yiting LiuBusiness ManagerLygend Resources & Technology Co., Ltd.
- 12:00 - 13:20Buffet Lunch
- 13:20 - 13:40( 20mins )[Keynote Speech] Africa's Lithium Boom: The Next Lithium Superpower?
- 13:40 - 14:00( 20mins )[Keynote Speech] Direct Lithium Extraction (DLE): Tech Innovation & Market Outlook
- 14:00 - 14:20( 20mins )[Keynote Speech] SMM Exclusive Data: Will Lithium Prices Bottom Out or Rebound in 2025-2026?Zihan WangSenior AnalystSMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd.
- 14:20 - 15:10( 50mins )[Panel] The New Landscape of Lithium: South America's Lithium Triangle vs. Africa’s Lithium Belt
- 15:10 - 15:30Coffee Break
- 15:30 - 15:50( 20mins )[Keynote Speech] Medium-to-Long Term Outlook for Nickel in New Energy and Traditional IndustriesThomas FengHead of Nickel Industry ResearchSMM Information & Technology Co., Ltd.
- 15:50 - 16:10( 20mins )[Keynote Speech] SIPG Warehousing Escorts the Pure Nickel Channel
- 16:10 - 16:30( 20mins )[Keynote Speech] Nickel Ore Flow and Development Outlook in the Philippines
- 16:30 - 16:50( 20mins )[Keynote Speech] The Current Situation and Pain Points of the Global Nickel Industry
- 16:50 - 17:10( 20mins )[Keynote Speech] Innovation and Exploration in the Nickel Alloy Sector
- 17:10 - 18:00( 50mins )[Panel] ESG Transformation in the Battery Industry: From Green Metals to Circular PracticeDavid ChenChief Representative, ChinaNickel Institute
- 18:30 - 20:00Banquet Dinner