Morning sessions (June 20, 2023)

Critical Minerals: from exploration to batteries

Drew Baglino, SVP Powertrain and Energy Engineering, Tesla (video is not available due to permission)
Kurt House, CEO Kobold Metals
Panel discussion moderated by Morgan D. Bazilian, Director of the Payne Institute and Professor of Public Policy, Colorado School of Mines
(panel video is not available due to permission) 

Mineral-X: combining technological innovation with community representation and stewardship

Jef Caers, Founder, Mineral-X, Stanford University
David Zhen Yin, Co-Founder, Mineral-X, Stanford University
Amar Singh, President, Bidra Innovations Ventures (Mineral-Xi inaugural member)
Megan Crocker, Director, Strategic Partnerships, CSIRO US
Moderated by Kurt House, KoBold Metals

Artificial Intelligence research from the lab to mine development in less than 1 year

Vanessa Parli, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI)
Mykel Kochenderfer, Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University
John Mern, Decision Scientist and Intelligent Systems Engineer at Kobold Metals
Moderatedy by Jef Caers, Stanford Mineral-X
 

Lunch event: Community Engagement in Zambia

Gladys Kashimoto, Community Engagement Manager, KoBold Metals, Zambia