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Extraction Technologies: Scaling Innovation in Conventional and Next-Gen Methods

23 Jun 2025
Pre-Day
Innovation DLE ESG Extraction Technology
  • State of play: where conventional mining, brine, and refining methods are holding—and where are they breaking down 
  • Advances in DLE, geothermal lithium, HF-free graphite, and low-carbon HPAL: where tech meets commercial reality 
  • Economic viability vs. ESG performance: are new technologies ready to scale? 
  • How innovation in extraction is reshaping cost curves, project timelines, and investor interest 
Speakers
Ken Hoffman, CEO - Traubenbach Associates
Francois Fontaine, MineSpans Lithium Team Leader - McKinsey & Company