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Welcome to the Live Lounge Library!

Fastmarkets Live Lounge brings you exclusive access to conversations with the people driving global commodities, recorded live at our flagship conferences. Hear fresh perspectives from market leaders, rising talent and innovators shaping what comes next. Whether you are tracking trends or learning from change-makers, this podcast brings you closer to those defining global markets.

All episodes were recorded live in Las Vegas at the Lithium Supply and Battery Raw Materials Conference 2025.

Featured Live Lounge

E1: Venkee Sharma,
CEO, Aquatech

Venkee Sharma, Executive Chairman of Aquatech, reflects on three decades of leading innovation in water and critical minerals processing. From launching Pearl, Aquatech’s new lithium technology platform, to shaping regional supply security and advancing sustainability at projects like Thacker Pass and H2 Green Steel, Venkee shares insights on leadership, industrial policy, and solving the toughest challenges in global supply chains.

Full Library

E1: Venkee Sharma,
CEO, Aquatech
 

E2: Ken Hoffman,
Founder and CEO, Traubenbach Associates

E3: David Klanecky,
President and CEO, Cirba Solutions

E4: Karol Kerrane, Managing Director, EPC Engineering & Technologies

E5: Hugh McDonald, Secretary of Commerce, State of Arkansas
 

E6: Gene Morgan, Founder and CEO, Zelandez
 

E7: Martin Turenne, CEO, FPX Nickel Corp
 

E8: Cristina Paredes, Executive Director, SC NEXUS

E9: Gabriel Rubacha, CEO, NOA Lithium
 

E10: Daniel Abdo, VP of International Relations and Business Development, Sigma Lithium

E11: Austin Devaney, CEO, Li7 Charged



 

E12: Jay Keener, CEO, Altillion


 

E13: David Christensen, Managing Director, Renascor Resources

E14: Andy Robinson, President and COO, Standard Lithium

E15: Gary Godwin, Vice President, KBR
 

E16: Dale Henderson, CEO, Pilbara Minerals

 

E17: Melanie Sheldon, Senior Director of Business Development, Nevada GOED

E18: Stéphane Ballèvre, Managing Director, Geolith

 

E19: Dorothea Soule, Advisory Board Member, Momentum Technologies

E20: Haydn Daxter, CEO, Power Metals Corp

 

 

E21: Howard Klein, Founder and Partner, RK Equity

 

E22: Ken Brinsden, CEO, Patriot Battery Metals
 

E23: Madan Manoharan, CEO, Tuleva

 

E24: Paul Charles, Principal, Charles and Associates, LLC

E25: François-Xavier Rame, CEO, Adionics