Event Agenda
Agenda and speakers subject to change.
Tuesday, October 14
| Time | Speaker | Organization/Title | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30 a.m. | Registration Opens | ||
| 10:00 a.m. | Mark Chalmers | Energy Fuels, CEO | Opening Remarks: Why Critical Minerals are Critically Important |
| 10:15 a.m. | Leland Melvin | NASA Astronaut | Keynote Remarks |
| 11:00 a.m. | Constantine Karayannopoulos | Kloni Inc., President Neo Performance Materials, Retired CEO | Why EFR’s Rare Earth Strategy is a Game Changer |
| 11:15 a.m. | Carlyle Begay | Panel Moderator | |
| Hon. Brenda Jesus | Chair, Resources & Development Committee, 25th Navajo Nation Council |
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| Stephen Etsitty | Executive Director, Navajo Nation Environmental Protection Agency |
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| Hon. Leonard Tsosie | Executive Director, Eastern Navajo Land Commission | ||
| 11:30 a.m. | Tours Begin | ||
| 12:00 - 2:00 PM | Lunch | ||
| 12:30 p.m. | Anya Scuderi | Deep Fission, Strategic Finance | Powering Humanity from a Mile Underground |
| 1:00 p.m. | Brian Somers | Utah Mining Association, President | Utah: Leading in Energy and Critical Minerals Dominance |
| 1:15 p.m. | Debra Bennethum | Energy Fuels, VP Critical Minerals & Strategic Supply Chain | Why Energy Fuels' REE Separation in the U.S Matters |
| 1:30 p.m. | Dr. Travis McLing | Idaho National Laboratory, Chief Geologist | |
| 1:45 p.m. | Maria Korsnick | Nuclear Energy Institute, President & CEO | Status and Outlook for Nuclear Energy |
| 2:15 p.m. | Mike Kopp | U.S. Dept. of Energy, Senior Advisor to the Secretary | Critical Minerals Supply Chain Security |
| 2:45 p.m. | Ross Bhappu | Energy Fuels, President | Closing Remarks |
| 4:00 - 6:15 p.m. | Critically Important: Science Fair (Blanding Arts & Events Center) | ||
Wednesday, October 15
| Time | Speaker | Organization/Title | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9:30 a.m. | Registration Opens | ||
| 10:00 a.m. | John Maslin | Vulcan Elements, CEO | To be confirmed |
| 10:30 a.m. | Tours Begin | ||
| 10:30 a.m. | Kori Ann Edwards | 47G, Chief Strategy Officer | Securing the Nation’s Future: The Strategic Role of White Mesa Mill in Energy and Defense |
| 11:00 a.m. | Matt Cameron | Duke Energy, Manager – Nuclear Fuel Supply & Storage | Uranium - Powering the U.S. Today and Into the Future |
| 11:30 a.m. | Kevin Loyens | TAM International, VP Business Development | Transport of Radioactive Materials: Various Aspects and Challenges of Moving Class 7 Material |
| 12:00 - 2:00 PM | Lunch | ||
| 12:15 p.m. | Debra Bennethum | Energy Fuels, VP Critical Minerals & Strategic Supply Chain | Why Energy Fuels' REE Separation in the U.S Matters |
| 12:30 p.m. | Dr. Saleem Drera | Energy Fuels, VP Radioisotopes, Radiological Systems & Intellectual Property | The Utility of a Mining Byproduct and a Novel Separation Technique to Improve Radioisotope Supply for Emerging Cancer Drugs |
| 12:45 p.m. | Dr. Mark Jensen | Colorado School of Mines, Chair in Nuclear Science and Engineering | Energy at a Crossroads: What Powered the World in 2024 and What to Expect in 2025 and Beyond |
| 1:15 p.m. | David Frydenlund | Energy Fuels, Exec. VP & Chief Legal Officer | Regulatory Issues & Environmental Protections |
| 1:30 p.m. | Dr. Jeremy Pearson | Utah Office of Energy Development, Director of Nuclear Institute | Utah’s Path Toward Energy Abundance and Sustainability |
| 2:00 p.m. | Logan Shumway | Energy Fuels, VP Conventional Operations | Closing Remarks |
| 4:00 p.m. | Milling at the Mill | Community Tours Only |
