Many of the key technologies powering our conversion to a clean energy future – such as electric vehicles and battery storage systems for renewables - depend upon key commodities such as lithium, cobalt and certain rare earth minerals. Many of these are now in increasingly shorter supply or are tied up in parts of the world subject to sanction or other trade restrictions. This is resulting in a variety of supply chain shortages and disruptions. Businesses are pursuing a range of creative solutions to address some of these supply chain challenges including top tier automotives acquiring direct interest in mines, multinational industrial giants entering into offtake and other arrangements to tie up access to critical minerals and large strategics directly into exploration opportunities with the hope securing these hard to access commodities essential for the future success of their businesses. This panel will explore some of these challenges and solutions and what the future may hold for our economy as we address these supply chain bottlenecks.
Speaker
- Ian Palm, Partner, Fasken
Guest Speakers
- Divya Shah, Managing Director, Investments, Canada Infrastructure Bank
- Dominique Barker, Chief Financial Officer and Head of Sustainability, Lithium Royalty Corp.
- Trent Mell, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Electra Battery Materials Corporation
- Bradley Harker, Principal Commercial Officer, U.S. Commercial Service, U.S. Department of Commerce, International Trade Administration, U.S. Consulate General Toronto
- Emmanuel Dominguez, Director, EV Critical Materials Purchasing, General Motors
- Carlo De Girolamo, Managing Director, Desjardins Securities Inc.
Agenda
- 7:30 - 8:00 ET Registration and Breakfast (for in person attendees)
- 8:00 - 9:00 ET Seminar and Q&A
Cost
This seminar is complimentary
Type
This is a hybrid event. You may attend in-person in Fasken's Toronto office or by webinar
This program contains a total of 14 sessions for a total of 16.5 hours of accredited content for the purposes of the Law Society of British Columbia’s annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements. The programmes, Indigenous Community Engagement in a Changing World and The Future of Workplace Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives, contain 3.0 hours of accredited professional responsibility and ethics content for the purposes of the Law Society of British Columbia’s annual Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements. The session has been loaded as part of a series, titled "Fasken’s 2024 Mining Webinars – March 2024" and will be available for claiming through the LSBC CPD website as of March 6, 2024.
A confirmation of participation will be sent to you for your continuing education hours with the Barreau du Québec.
For CPD/CLE in other jurisdictions, please contact your local Law Society.
Event contact
Joyce Ng Marketing Events Specialist +1 416 943 8894jng@fasken.com
