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June 22-25, 2026 | Las Vegas, USA

Fastmarkets Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials 2026

June 22-25, 2026 | Las Vegas, USA

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22 Jun 2026
  1. Sunrise Yoga
  2. Registration, Networking & Coffee
    Pre-Day
  3. Pre-Day | Macro Market Intelligence Briefing & ESS Fundamentals
    Pre-Day
  4. Host Welcome to ESS Fundamentals
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: ESS Fundamentals
  5. Host Welcome to Macro Market Intelligence Briefing
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: Macro Market Intelligence Briefing
  6. Presentation | Forecasts vs Reality: Understanding True Energy Storage Demand
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: ESS Fundamentals
  7. Presentation | Macro Policy Insight: Geopolitics, Trade Flows and Policy Developments
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: Macro Market Intelligence Briefing
  8. Presentation & Fireside Chat | State-by-State Energy Storage in the U.S.: Mapping Regional Demand
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: ESS Fundamentals
  9. Presentation | Global EV Demand Outlook 2026-2030
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: Macro Market Intelligence Briefing
  10. Networking & Refreshments Break
    Pre-Day
  11. Panel | AI Buildout and the Race for Power: What it Means for Lithium
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: ESS Fundamentals
  12. Panel | From EVs to ESS: How Energy Storage is Rewriting the Battery Demand Narrative
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: Macro Market Intelligence Briefing
  13. Panel | Battery Chemistries for Energy Storage: Risk and Demand Implications
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: ESS Fundamentals
  14. Presentation & Fireside Chat | Battery Chemistry Roadmaps: Mapping Battery Chemistry Evolution
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: Macro Market Intelligence Briefing
  15. Lunch & Networking Break
    Pre-Day
  16. Presentation | China's Energy Storage Market: Scale, Pricing and Global Market Impact
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: ESS Fundamentals
  17. Presentation | Midstream Technologies in Focus: Scaling Refining, Conversion and DLE in a Cost-Constrained Market
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: Macro Market Intelligence Briefing
  18. Presentation | U.S. Regulatory Impact on the Energy Storage Market
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: ESS Fundamentals
  19. Fireside Chat | Black Gold Meets White Gold: How Oil & Gas Capital is Reshaping Lithium Production & DLE
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: Macro Market Intelligence Briefing
  20. Networking & Refreshments Break
    Pre-Day
  21. Fireside Chat | Who Is Paying for ESS? Financing Models, Offtake and Bankability
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: ESS Fundamentals
  22. Presentation | Hedging for Volatility: Practical Futures and Risk Management Tools for Battery Raw Materials
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: Macro Market Intelligence Briefing
  23. Lithium, Battery and Critical Materials Pre-Day Summary & Conclusion
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: Macro Market Intelligence Briefing
  24. ESS Fundamentals Pre-Day Summary & Conclusion
    Pre-Day
    • Pre-Day: ESS Fundamentals
  25. Welcome Ceremony & Drinks Reception
  26. Lithium Advisory Board Meet Up
23 Jun 2026
  1. 5K Lithium Run Club
  2. Registration Opens, Coffee & Networking Breakfast
  3. Welcome to Vegas 2026
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
  4. Opening Keynote Welcome Address
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
  5. Keynote Address | Securing America's Battery Future: U.S. Strategy for Lithium & Critical Materials
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Policy
    • Critical Materials
    • Critical Minerals
  6. Keynote Speech | Empowering the Energy Transition: State Leadership and the Future of the U.S. Lithium Supply Chain
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Policy
    • Critical Materials
    • Critical Minerals
  7. Keynote Panel: From Energy Transition to National Security: Batteries as the New Defense Frontier
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Lithium
    • Policy
    • Critical Minerals
    • Battery Raw Materials
    • Investment & Finance
  8. Networking & Refreshments Break
  9. Keynote Presentation: Lithium Market Outlook 2026-2030: Navigating Shifting Supply -Demand Dynamics
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Lithium
    • ESS
    • Critical Minerals
    • Market Outlook
  10. Panel | Resource Resilience: What Will It Take to Establish a Competitive EV and ESS Supply Chain?
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Critical Materials
    • Policy
    • Critical Minerals
    • Investment & Finance
  11. Panel | The Next Chapter in the China Playbook: Innovation, Integration, and Global Impact
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • ESS
    • Processing & Refining
    • Policy
    • Battery Chemistry
    • Market Outlook
  12. Presentation | Rare Earth Elements: Establishing a Sustainable Ex-China Supply Chain
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Policy
    • Critical Minerals
    • Investment & Finance
  13. Lunch & Networking Break
  14. Registration and Lunch
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  15. Presentation | Zelandez
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
  16. Panel | Unlocking the Smackover: The U.S. Lithium Growth Engine and the Path to Commercial, Scalable DLE
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • DLE
    • Lithium
    • Critical Minerals
    • Investment & Finance
    • Extraction Technology
  17. Roundtable Discussion
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  18. Roundtable One
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  19. Panel | Funding Lithium Projects in Volatile Markets: Capital, Costs and Location Decisions
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Lithium
    • Investment & Finance
  20. Networking & Refreshments Break
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  21. Panel | From Promise to Production: The Commercialisation Challenge for DLE
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • DLE
    • Investment & Finance
    • Extraction Technology
  22. Roundtable Two
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  23. Panel | Inside Nevada's Lithium Loop: Project Updates and the Race to Deliver U.S. Lithium Supply
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Lithium
    • Critical Materials
    • Policy
    • Critical Minerals
    • Battery Raw Materials
  24. Debate | Energy Storage vs EVs: Is ESS Set to Become the Primary Driver of Lithium Demand?
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Lithium
    • Critical Materials
    • Critical Minerals
    • Battery Raw Materials
  25. Drinks Reception & VOLTAS 2026 Awards
24 Jun 2026
  1. Registration Opens, Coffee & Networking Breakfast
  2. Executive Breakfast Club
  3. Registration & Networking
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  4. Host Welcome
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
  5. Welcome & Opening Remark
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  6. Presentation | National Lithium Strategies in Focus: Chile and Bolivia After Political Transition
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Lithium
    • Policy
  7. Fireside chat: Defining the ESS market structure and its future
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  8. Panel | The Next Chapter for Latin American Lithium: Scaling Supply for Global Demand
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Policy
    • Critical Minerals
    • Investment & Finance
  9. Securing and building global supply chains: Market risks, alignment opportunities
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  10. Presentation | From Commitments to Capacity: Measuring the Impact of the Australia-U.S. Critical Minerals Framework
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Policy
    • Critical Minerals
    • Investment & Finance
  11. Networking & Refreshments Break
  12. Refreshment Break
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  13. Panel | From Resource Powerhouse to Resilience Engine: Canada's Role in North America's Battery Future
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Critical Materials
    • Policy
    • Critical Minerals
    • Battery Raw Materials
  14. A spotlight on FEOC: Implications for the US and global supply chain
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  15. ESS as a Core Infrastructure Asset: What Makes Projects Bankable
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  16. Fireside Chat | China Uncovered: Myths, Realities, and Market Truths
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Critical Minerals
    • Market Outlook
  17. Presentation: Operations: performance & trading
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  18. Panel | The Missing Link: Accelerating North America's Midstream
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Processing & Refining
    • Policy
    • Critical Minerals
    • Investment & Finance
  19. Panel: Data Centres and AI - meeting the demand
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  20. Lunch & Networking Break
  21. Lunch Break
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  22. Presentation | Financing DLE in a Volatile Market: Matching Capital to Risk and Reality
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • DLE
    • Lithium
    • Critical Minerals
    • Investment & Finance
    • Extraction Technology
  23. Panel: ESS as Grid Infrastructure: Utilities modelling and IRP Valuation
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  24. Panel | Trade, Tariffs and Transformation: How Policy is Rewriting the Graphite and Anode Market
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Policy
    • Critical Minerals
    • Battery Raw Materials
    • Market Outlook
  25. Safety, Codes & Insurance: Understanding AHJs, OEMs & Underwriters
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  26. Networking & Refreshments Break
  27. Refreshment Break
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  28. Panel | Navigating Volatility: Hedging Battery Raw Materials with Futures and Derivatives
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Investment & Finance
  29. Debate: Is current policy supporting ESS deployment and scale
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  30. Fireside Chat | Unlocking U.S. Supply Security: The Role of Lithium Valley and Advanced Extraction Technologies
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • DLE
    • Extraction Technology
  31. BRM Shark Tank
    Innovation & Transformation Hub
    • Investment & Finance
  32. Panel | Building Billion-Dollar Lithium Projects: From Capital Raise to Commissioning
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Investment & Finance
  33. Closing Keynote: US Policy, investment and initiatives to scale Energy Storage
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  34. Closing remarks and end of conference day one
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  35. Drinks Reception & Pool Party
  36. Drinks Reception & Pool Party
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
25 Jun 2026
  1. ESS Breakfast Club
  2. Registration Opens, Coffee & Networking Breakfast
  3. Registration & Networking
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  4. Host Welcome
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
  5. Welcome & Opening Remark
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  6. Lithium outlook and its implications on the ESS market
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  7. Presentation | Saudi Arabia and the Next Phase of Critical Minerals Cooperation
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Critical Materials
    • Policy
    • Critical Minerals
    • Battery Raw Materials
  8. Presentation | India's Battery Breakout: Scaling Demand, Investment and Storage Solutions
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Critical Materials
    • ESS
    • Policy
    • Critical Minerals
  9. Fireside Chat: The OEM View - Technology, Performance & the Future of ESS Batteries
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  10. Panel | Africa's Growing Influence on Global Lithium Supply, Demand and Pricing
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Lithium
    • Policy
    • Battery Raw Materials
  11. Panel: Alternative Chemistries vs Lithium in ESS Batteries
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  12. Networking & Refreshments Break
  13. PechaKucha Lightning Talks | Next Generation Battery Technologies
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Battery Chemistry
  14. Refreshment Break
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  15. A spotlight on Sodium-ion - a breakout chemistry for storage?
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  16. Panel | Battery Recycling in North America: Feedstock, Financing, and the Race to Scale
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Critical Materials
  17. Long Duration Energy Storage: strategies, policy and opportunities for scale
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  18. Fireside Chat | U.S. Midterms and Market Risk: What's at Stake for Lithium and Critical Minerals?
    Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials Stage
    • Policy
  19. Recycling, Repowering & Lifecycle Value
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  20. Lunch, Refreshments & Close of Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials
  21. Lunch Break
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  22. Competitive Battery Manufacturing and localization in the US
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  23. Building Midstream Capabilities ' The Missing Link in U.S. Manufacturing
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  24. Closing Keynote: What Will the ESS Industry Look Like in 2030?
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
  25. Closing remarks and conference close
    Battery & Energy Storage Stage
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