About the Event
The market is broader. So is the room.
In 2026, the Fastmarkets Global Lithium, Battery and Critical Materials event builds on its core lithium and battery materials focus while expanding to reflect how the market is evolving. Alongside lithium, critical minerals, energy storage and defense-linked supply chains now form part of the same week in Las Vegas.
More than 1,250 senior leaders from over 40 countries attend, spanning miners, refiners, recyclers, OEMs, cell manufacturers, traders, governments and investors. For established lithium participants, the core audience remains firmly in place — with the added benefit of energy storage and infrastructure buyers now in the room, widening the opportunity to meet counterparties and progress commercial discussions.
2026 Programme
New keynotes announced
The full week in Las Vegas
Three events. One supply chain. One week.
Battery & Energy Storage 2026 runs co-located June 23 to 25 and is included in your main event ticket. Defense & Aerospace Strategic Materials 2026 runs June 23 alongside the main programme. All events share the same venue, exhibition floor and evening receptions.
Who Attends
Whoever you are in this supply chain — this is your room.
The breadth of the audience is the event's defining commercial proposition. Producers, financiers, buyers, OEMs and governments — five days, one venue, every deal-making conversation you need for the year ahead.
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2026 Programme
The topics shaping the market this year
Five days across the main plenary, pre-day briefings and the Battery and Energy Storage 2026 summit — all in one venue, one week. Every session is led by a practitioner.
Networking
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