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Chamber of Commerce Critical Minerals Summit Draft Agenda (3/17/2025 ) Wednesday , Apr il 9 , 2025 9 : 30am-12:30pm
U. S . Chamber of Commerce Headquarte rs Lee Anderson Room
9:30 Registration and light breakfast
9:40 Welcome: Marty Durbin , President, Global Energy Institute
9 :50 Opening Remarks: Ruth Demeter, Senior Director , Global Energy Institute
10 : 00
Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI)
10 : 15 Panel 1 : The State of Minerals Policy in the US : Examining the Benefits and Weaknesses of the US Approach to Securing the Critical Mineral Supply Chain
Pres ide n t Trump and forme r Pres ide n t Eiden b oth set o ut ambitious b u t distinct pol icy pathways to secure the U. S. c r itical mineral suppl y chain . This panel will l ook to t he impacts of the Eiden Admin istrat i o n's work as wel l as what to expect d u ring the second trump Administration . Panelists wi l l d i scuss wh at policies , initiat i ves , and legis latio n t h e U.S. needs to focus on moving forward , a nd what efforts may be worki ng to hold back domestic mineral secur ity .
10 : 45
Networking Break
10:50
Speaker- TBD
11 : lSPanel 2: Approaching the Global Minerals Landscape: How to Build Meaningful Trade Agreements and Partnerships in the Face of Uncertainty
As g l obal demand for cri t ical mineral s surges , the pressure builds for bilate ra l and mul ti l ateral trade agreements and expanding p ubl ic and private p a rt ne rships domesticall y and abroad . Thi s panel will e xamine t h e e xisting frameworks f o r i nternatio n a l agreements and t h e b est ways to add r ess t h e s ignificant ch a lle nges and financ ing hurdles t hese collaborati ons face inc l uding geopoliti cal r i s ks, regulatory uncertainty, and gai ning social licenses to operate . Panelists will discuss t he United States' current r o l e in the mineral s uppl y chai n, and what i t wi ll take to n ot on l y p i vot away from Chinese dependance but become a leader i n the g l oba l miner a l s l andscape .
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12 : 00 Chairman Rob Wittman (R-VA) 12 : 15 Chairman Pete Stauber (R-MN) 12 : 30 Closing Remarks
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