Global Currents, Local Power: Tariffs, National Partnerships and Regional Strategies
24 Jun 2025
Main Stage
Policy
Battery Raw Materials
Investment & Finance
This session explores how national partnerships'across government, industry, and international allies'are shaping the future of battery raw materials and manufacturing. From the perspectives of government policy, resource security, private investment, and regional development, the panel will unpack: Implementation of Executive Orders on critical minerals and their impact on domestic mining activities. Strategies to reduce dependence on foreign sources for critical minerals How different countries are building cooperative frameworks to secure lithium and battery materials The evolving roles of OEMs, battery producers, and upstream mining in national strategy How U.S. federal programs (e.g., DOE, DOD, SAFE) intersect with state-level action
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