BEV IN-DEPTH

Mines to Mobility Conference
May 28 – 29, 2025

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BEV In-Depth: Mines to Mobility Conference

Focusing on Developing a Secure and Sustainable Battery Materials Supply Chain

The 4th BEV In-Depth: Mines to Mobility Conference will take place on May 28 & 29, 2025, in Greater Sudbury, Ontario.

Join leaders from mining, automotive, mineral processing, battery technology, clean energy, government, and more as they collaborate on ideas and solutions for a truly integrated ‘mines to mobility’ battery electric supply chain.

This conference will continue the dialogue on the challenges and opportunities of establishing a sustainable and ethical supply of domestic critical minerals. Given the current geopolitical landscape, this year’s program will also address the urgent need to develop our battery materials processing infrastructure, exploring what this looks like and how we can achieve it for Ontario and the entire country.

The conference will commence with an opening dinner in the Vale Cavern at Science North on Wednesday, May 28, featuring an opening talk by Dr. Michael Pope from the Ontario Battery and Electrochemistry Research Centre at the University of Waterloo on Demystifying EV Battery Technology Innovation and Future Adoption.

A full-day conference will follow on Thursday, May 29 at Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology with an opening address by Priya Tandon, newly installed President of the Ontario Mining Association, and more than 30 contributors throughout the day. This year, the conference will also feature a live recording of a new The Unlikely Innovators podcast episode, focused on tackling Trade, Tariffs, and Fortress Canada.

The 4^th BEV In-Depth: Mines to Mobility conference is presented by Cambrian College, the City of Greater Sudbury, the Electric Vehicle Society, Frontier Lithium, and Laurentian University, in cooperation with the Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation (CEMI), Electric Autonomy Canada and the Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI).

Conference Highlights

Pre-Conference Tour - Wednesday, May 28

8:30 a.m. Pre-Conference Tour of NORCAT Underground Centre

3:30 p.m. Pre-Conference Tour Concludes

Gala Dinner – Wednesday, May 28 - Vale Cavern at Science North

5:00 p.m. Registration and Opening Reception

7:00 p.m. Dinner Program

Greater Sudbury at the Crossroads of the Evolving Critical Minerals Supply Chain

Featuring: Paul Lefebvre, Mayor, City of Greater Sudbury

From Lithium-Ion to Solid State and Beyond: Demystifying EV Battery Technology Innovation and Future Adoption

Featuring: Dr. Michael Pope, P.Eng. Co-Director, Ontario Battery and Electrochemistry Research Centre (OBEC), University of Waterloo

8:15 p.m. Dinner Ends

Morning Conference Program – Thursday, May 29 - Cambrian College

7:45 a.m. Registration and Networking

Coffee and Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Opening Remarks and Land Acknowledgement

Mining as a Strategic Priority: Strengthening Ontario’s Foundation for a Fully Integrated Mines-to-Mobility Supply Chain

Featuring: Priya Tandon, President, Ontario Mining Association

Panel – Partnering for Battery Materials Supply Chains

Spotlight Series: Advanced Northern Ontario Strategic Minerals Projects

Magna Mining

Navigating Current and Future Battery Materials Demand

Featuring: Alla Kolesnikova, MBA, Head of Data Analytics, Adamas Intelligence

Spotlight Series: Advanced Northern Ontario Strategic Minerals Projects

Canada Nickel

AM CONCURRENT TECHNICAL SESSIONS

Concurrent #1 – The Other Gold Rush: Driving Mobility through Rare Earth Elements (REEs)

Concurrent #2 – Accelerating Critical Minerals Programs in Ontario

Concurrent #3 – Canadian Start-Up Innovation in Battery Materials Processing

12:00 p.m. Networking Lunch Student Life Centre

Afternoon Conference Program – Thursday, May 29 - Cambrian College

1:00 p.m. Live Podcast – The Unlikely Innovators Tackle Trade, Tariffs, and Fortress Canada with Lauren Tedesco

Featuring: Lauren Tedesco, Chief Operating Officer, Auto Part Manufacturers Association – APMA

Podcast Hosts:

Mike Commito, Director Research and Innovation, Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology

Steve Gravel, Manager, Centre for Smart Mining, Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology

Spotlight Series: Advanced Northern Ontario Strategic Minerals Projects

Electra Battery Materials

From Electric Vehicles to Energy Storage, AI and Beyond – On the Precipice of the Battery Electric Economy Transition

Advancing National Projects Through First Nation Partnerships

Collaborating to Create a World Class Domestic Supply Chain of Cathode Active Material – CAM

General Motors

Vale Base Metals

Spotlight Series: Advanced Northern Ontario Strategic Minerals Projects

Frontier Lithium

Spotlight Series: Advanced Northern Ontario Strategic Minerals Projects

Northern Graphite

Closing Remarks

5:00 p.m. Post Conference Reception

6:30 p.m. Reception Ends

Speakers

Ashley Glen

Director, Structured & Project Finance

Export Development Canada

Alla Kolesnikova, MBA

Head of Data Analytics

Adamas Intelligence

Cara Clairman

President & CEO

Plug’n Drive

Hugh Samson

Global Co-Head Metals & Mining, Global Investment Banking

RBC Capital Markets

Hugues Jacquemin

CEO

Northern Graphite

Jason Jessup

CEO

Magna Mining

Jeffrey Beaudoin

Manager, Business Development & Commercialization

Ontario Centre of Innovation (OCI)

Jenny-Lou Campbell

Executive Director

Indigenous Centre of Excellence for Mineral Development (ICEMD)

Kiril Mugerman

President & CEO

Geomega Resources Inc.

Lauren Tedesco

CEO

Auto Part Manufacturers Association (APMA)

Mark Selby

Chairman & CEO

Canada Nickel Company

Meredith Armstrong

Director of Economic Development

City of Greater Sudbury

Michael Loken P.Eng.

Director Strategic Services Branch, Mines and Minerals Division

Ministry of Energy and Mines

Dr. Michael Pope, P.Eng.

Co-Director, Ontario Battery and Electrochemistry Research Centre (OBEC)

University of Waterloo

Mike Commito

Director, Research & Innovation

Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology

Dr. Muhammad Imran Ph.D., P.Eng., C.Dir.,

Vice-President of The Rare Earth Element Division

The Saskatchewan Research Council

Musfiq Islam

Investment Lead, Advanced Manufacturing

Invest Ontario

Dr. Nadia Mykytczuk

CEO and President / Executive Director – Goodman School of Mines

MIRACO / Laurentian University

Paul Lefebvre

Mayor

City of Greater Sudbury

Priya Tandon

President

Ontario Mining Association (OMA)

Rachel Doren

President and Executive Director

Clean Energy Canada

Robert Seguin

Senior Manager, Market Development, Marketing

Vale Base Metals

Saga Williams

Senior Advisor External Relations

First Nations Major Projects Coalition

Shawn Poland

VP External Partnerships, Strategic Enrolment

Cambrian College

Shelley Hirstwood

Director of Economic Development

Kingston Economic Development Corporation

Simon Thibault

EV Critical Materials Leader

General Motors

Theresa Quick

VP Growth

Novamera

Trent Mell

CEO

Electra Battery Materials

Trevor Walker

President & CEO

Frontier Lithium

Vasileios Tsianos

Vice President, Corporate Development

Neo Performance Materials

Registration

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Accommodations

All BEV In-Depth attendees are encouraged to stay at the Hilton Garden Inn for the duration of the conference. The special conference rate is only available until Friday, May 9th, 2025.

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Shuttle service will be provided to the Gala Dinner and the Conference from the Hilton Garden Inn.