Who Attends | Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials

Company Focus

Every part of the supply chain.

From mine development to gigafactory procurement, every segment of the battery raw materials industry sends decision-makers here.

Who Attends

Upstream Producers & Junior MinersCEOs · VPs Exploration

Midstream Processors & ConvertersCOOs · Procurement

OEMs & Cell ManufacturersSupply Chain · Sourcing

Investors & Financial InstitutionsPartners · M&A

Utilities & Energy Storage BuyersProcurement · Asset Mgmt

Traders & Offtake SpecialistsHeads of Trading

Technology & Service ProvidersEngineers · BD Directors

Global Reach

Attendees from
40+ countries.

North American deal flow, global intelligence. 68% of attendees travel from the Americas, with the remaining third from APAC and Europe.

Top Countries

United States

Canada

United Kingdom

Japan

Australia

South Korea

Germany

Chile

China

France

68%

Americas

16%

APAC

14%

Europe

New for 2026

The event is expanding. New industries. New audiences.

The 2026 event co-locates with Battery & Energy Storage 2026 and broadens its critical minerals scope to rare earths, cobalt, graphite, and manganese. Expect new faces alongside familiar ones.

New company types joining in 2026

BESS Developers & Integrators

Utilities & IPPs

Rare Earth Producers

Data Centre Operators

Cobalt & Graphite Miners

Grid-Scale Project Finance

Long-Duration Storage OEMs

Critical Minerals Policy

Seniority

Decision-makers,
not delegates.

More than half the room holds Director, VP, or C-suite responsibility. These are the people who sign offtake agreements, approve project capital, and set procurement strategy. Click a level to explore.

C-Suite & Founders 41% ›

The single largest cohort at the event. Over 70 CEOs attended in 2025 alone.

CEOCFOCOOCTOPresidentManaging DirectorChairmanFounderChief Commercial Officer

VP & Director Level 15% ›

Senior operators with mandate to commit. Typically the people who drive the buying decision and execute deals.

Executive DirectorVice PresidentVP Business DevelopmentHead ofDirectorGeneral ManagerPrincipal

Manager & Specialist 30% ›

Technical experts and commercial operators who shape procurement decisions and influence which suppliers get shortlisted.

Senior ManagerBusiness Development ManagerAnalystEngineerTraderResearcherAccount Manager

Other 14% ›

Speakers, government representatives, and research bodies whose views move the market.

SpeakerGovernment OfficialConsultantIndustry AnalystPolicy Advisor

56%

Director+

C-Suite & Founders41%

VP & Director Level15%

Manager & Specialist30%

Other14%

56% Director-level or above

The conversations you have here reach the people who can actually say yes.

Attendee Objectives

Why they make the trip to Las Vegas.

Every year, attendees tell us exactly what they need from this event. The answers are consistently commercial. Source: Explori post-event survey, 2025 cohort.

75%

Network with other delegates

The single most cited objective across every company type and region

64%

Meet potential new clients

New pipeline, not just relationship maintenance

61%

Track new trends and innovations

DLE, FEOC compliance, cathode chemistry shifts, Smackover developments

What's next

Ready to be part of it?

Join the global network shaping the battery raw materials industry at the Fastmarkets Global Lithium, Battery & Critical Materials, June 22 to 26, 2026, Las Vegas.

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See the companies and decision-makers who attended last year's event.

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