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NI & CO FORUM
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COAL & ENERGY TRANSITION FORUM
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ALUMINUM FORUM
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MINI-STAGE
AGENDA 2026
CRITICAL MINERALS FORUM
NI & CO FORUM
TIN FORUM
COAL & ENERGY TRANSITION FORUM
ALUMINUM FORUM
MINI-STAGE
AGENDA 2026
DAY 2
DAY 3
DAY 3Fri, Jun 5
09:00 - 09:20( 20mins )Keynote Speech: Balancing Risk and Reward: Investing in Indonesia's Nickel and Cobalt Value Chain
09:25 - 10:15( 50mins )Panel Discussion: Too Much Nickel? Balancing Oversupply Risks with Long-Term Investment in IndonesiaModerator
Jean TangCommercial DirectorShanghai Metals MarketPanelist
Luke MahonySenior DirectorDanantara Indonesia
Ali SafdarManaging Director & PartnerBCG (Boston Consulting Group)
Hicham ChamiDirect - Project FinancingCredit Agricole CIB
Arif Perdana KusumahChairmanForum Industri Nikel Indonesia (FINI)
Ditya Maharhani HarnindaSenior Vice President Corporate Banking 2PT Bank Negara Indonesia Tbk (Persero)
10:20 - 10:40( 20mins )Keynote Speech: Valve Solutions for Severe Service in HPAL
Changsong DengPresident of International Business DivisionANTIWEAR
10:45 - 11:05( 20mins )Keynote Speech: Breaking the Import Dependency: Economics and Feasibility of Pyrite-based Acid Production for Indonesia's HPAL Supply Chain
Bede Beresford EvansPresident DirectorPT Sumbawa Timur Mining
11:10 - 11:30( 20mins )Keynote Speech: Battery Minerals: From Volatility to Hedgeability
Harsha RameshChief Executive OfficerPillar Hedging
11:35 - 11:55( 20mins )Keynote Speech: Key Technology and Economic Analysis of AI Power Microgrid Solutions in Mining
Frank QiCEOAi Power (Suzhou) Technology Co., Ltd.
12:00 - 13:30Lunch
13:30 - 13:50( 20mins )Keynote Speech: Value of Analytical Solutions in Mining Process
Tiong Yen TohSales ManagerMalvern Panalytical
13:55 - 14:15( 20mins )Keynote Speech: New Caledonia's Nickel Landscape
Gabriel BensimonSpecial Advisor to the President of the Government on Nickel and Mining-Related MattersThe Gouvernment of New Caledonia
14:20 - 14:40( 20mins )Keynote Speech: The Global Flows of Nickel from Mining to End Use
Dr. Veronique SteukersPresidentNickel Institute
14:45 - 15:45( 60mins )Panel Discussion: Meet the future of ESG: Standard, Challenges and Opportunities in Mining and ProcessingModerator
Benjamin KatzPolicy AnalystOECDPanelist
Dr. Chris SchlekatExecutive Director of NIPERANickel Institute
Ning WangManager, Sustainable Development DepartmentChina Chamber of Commerce of Metals, Minerals & Chemicals Importers & Exporters
Yumo LiHead of ESG Office in Tsingshan BoardTsingshan Holding Group
Vinícius Mendes FerreiraExecutive Advisor for Nickel DownstreamingPT Vale Indonesia
Fan LiSustainability and ESG Services Managerdss+
Tom FairlieSenior Sustainability ManagerCobalt Institute
15:50 - 16:10( 20mins )Closing Ceremony













