Event programme
Thursday 14th May 2026
The New Battery Materials Cycle
The Oxford Battery Metals Lectures is a unique event, held in the UK, at which we pull together an international and diverse audience, representing a broad range of companies that spans battery metals producers, refiners, fabricators, pCAM and CAM producers, end-users, lithium-ion battery recyclers, and investors, to join us in the world-renowned scholarly city of Oxford, to stay at the forefront of industry developments and network with peers who share our passion and expertise.
Programme
09h00-10h00 − Registration
Coffee and light brunch are available
10h00-10h05 − Welcome
Henk de Hoop, Chief Executive Officer, SFA (Oxford)
10h05-10h30 − Setting the battery supply chain scene
Andy Leyland, Managing Director, SC Insights
10h30-12h30 − Lithium producers − Project updates and panel
(11h30-12h00 − Networking Break)
Hosted by: Thomas Chandler, Principal Lithium Analyst, SFA (Oxford)
Stefan Debruyne, Director of External Affairs, Novandino (SQM–Codelco JV)
Hannu Hautala, Senior Vice President Keliber Lithium, Sibanye-Stillwater
Varshan Gokool, Chief Financial Officer, Cornish Lithium
Owen Williams, Head of Lithium Strategy & Business Development, Equinor
12h30-13h20 − Panel: The UK battery sector in transition − Learnings so far
Hosted by: Richard Taylor, Chief Executive Officer, Battery Britain
Dr. Hadi Moztarzadeh, Head of Technology Trends, Advanced Propulsion Centre
Dominic Schreiber, Head of Communications, Altilium Metals
Henry Sanderson − Associate Fellow, RUSI, and visiting fellow at the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies
13h20-14h10 − Buffet Lunch
14h10-15h30 − How to successfully localise a European battery supply chain
Hosted by: Lakshya Gupta, Senior Market Analyst: Battery Materials and Technologies, SFA (Oxford)
Ed Hollings, Specialist Process Engineer, Hatch
Dr Xiaohan Wu, Strategic Consultant, Porsche Consulting
Tom Drabble, Global Sustainability Manager, International Lithium Association
15h30-16h00 − Afternoon Tea/Coffee: Networking Break
16h00-17h00 − Panel: Financing the battery supply chain
Hosted by: Olimpia Pilch, Chief Strategy Officer, Critical Minerals Africa Group
George Heppel, Vice President Commodity Research, BMO Capital Markets
Simon Gardner-Bond, Chief Technical Officer, TechMet Ltd
Richard Horrocks-Taylor, Global Head Metals & Mining, Standard Chartered Bank
17h00 − Closing remarks
Henk de Hoop, Chief Executive Officer, SFA (Oxford)
17h00-19h00 − Tour of the Oxford taverns
Join us for a tour of some of Oxford’s oldest historic taverns, frequented in the past by writers like Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Oscar Wilde and politicians like Thatcher, Cameron and Clinton
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