Pre-Day Workshop at the
Asian Battery Raw Materials & Recycling Conference
The Pre-Day Workshop offers a highly interactive and intimate setting, providing exclusive access to expert insights and direct engagement with key industry leaders. It is an opportunity to brush up on market knowledge and kick-start networking before the main event begins.
With networking opportunities integrated throughout the day, this workshop serves as a valuable platform for strategic discussions, forging new partnerships, and gaining critical insights. It’s an ideal setting to dive deep into the complexities of the industry and technologies shaping the rapidly evolving battery ecosystem.
☑️ A foundational understanding of key battery raw materials, trade flows, and sustainability challenges.
☑️ Insights into regulatory shifts across Asia, the EU, and the U.S.—including the Critical Raw Materials Act, U.S. executive orders and CBAM.
☑️ Strategies for carbon compliance, recycling market dynamics, and black mass trade flows and pricing.
☑️ The role of AI and digital innovation in battery safety, manufacturing, and regulatory compliance.
☑️ With networking opportunities throughout the day, this workshop is a valuable platform for strategic discussions, partnerships, and staying ahead in the fast-changing battery ecosystem.
Here’s why each group should attend:
☑️ Mining Companies & Refiners – Get first-hand updates on global trade flows, regulatory hurdles, and evolving sustainability requirements impacting the sourcing and processing of critical battery raw materials.
☑️ Recyclers – Gain insights into black mass pricing, regulatory frameworks, and new market opportunities, ensuring compliance with evolving EU and U.S. regulations.
☑️ Battery Manufacturers & OEMs – Learn how shifting global policies, supply chain risks, and certification standards impact material sourcing, compliance, and manufacturing efficiency.
☑️ Energy Storage Sector Professionals – Gain a deeper understanding of the critical materials that drive the energy storage sector, including innovations in sourcing, recycling, and compliance challenges related to battery raw materials.
☑️ Investors – Identify growth opportunities, risks, and regulatory trends shaping the battery raw materials, recycling, and energy storage markets.
☑️ Policymakers – Engage with industry leaders and fellow policymakers to better understand market challenges, sustainability goals, and the impact of policies like the IRA, CRMA, and CBAM on global supply chains.

Misung Kim, Ph. D
Agency Director
Battery and Energy System Research Institute, Korean Research Institute (KTR)

Inho Hwang
CEO and Creative Director of Human AI Interaction (HAI)
Bound4

Roland Chavasse
Secretary General
International Lithium Association (ILiA)

Tianran Zhao
Asia Recycling and Steel Reporter
Fastmarkets

Youngok Kwon
Consultant
Carbon & Energy Consulting Center, Korea Productivity Centre

Lee Allen
Strategic Markets Editor
Fastmarkets