Expert Speakers 

Henk de Hoop
Chief Executive Officer, SFA (Oxford) 

Henk has an established track record as a top-ranked investment analyst and is widely recognised by SFA’s clients for pioneering the firm’s analytical coverage in the often opaque PGM recycling sector. He has played a key role in major capital raisings and M&A advisory for mining companies and brings authoritative insight into the interplay between PGM mining and the automotive industry.

Adam Lazewski
Director of Sales, Global Refining Group

Adam Lazewski is Director of Sales at Global Refining Group, based in Baltimore, Maryland. He brings more than two decades of commercial leadership experience across precious metals refining, automotive refinish, product management and business development. Before joining Global Refining Group in 2026, Adam spent nearly eleven years at BASF, most recently as North American Sales Manager for Precious Metals Refining and Chemicals. Earlier, he held senior product development and business development roles at FinishMaster.

Dr Rahul Mital
Senior Technical Fellow, General Motors

Dr Rahul Mital, is the Global Senior Technical Fellow/Engineering Technical Leader for Diesel Aftertreatment at General Motors. Dr. Mital has a Bachelor's from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, Indiana.

As a Technical Fellow, Dr. Mital is responsible for diesel aftertreatment system design, development, and release, for all GM diesel vehicles globally. Dr. Mital holds over 50 U.S. patents and has more than 40 publications.

Dr. Mital has received GM's Boss Kettering award twice and was selected by the National Academy of Engineering for the US Frontiers of Engineering symposium. He is also the recipient of multiple SAE Awards, Purdue University's "Outstanding Mechanical Engineer" and ASEI's Engineer of the Year Award.