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Mr. Reyes is currently the Philippine Commercial Counsellor and Economic Official to ASEAN based in the Embassy of the Philippines in Jakarta, Indonesia.
While on home assignment prior to his posting in Jakarta, he was detailed at the trade negotiations arm of the Department of Trade and Industry and was tasked with handling trade in services negotiations for the Philippines. He also served as the assistant to the Chairperson of the Senior Economic Official (SEOM) for the ASEAN 2017 Chairship of the Philippines.
Mr. Reyes is an experienced trade negotiator in the Philippines, forging trade and investment ties to help businesses expand abroad. He represented the Philippines in ASEAN FTA negotiations such as ASEAN-China FTA, ASEAN-HK, ASEAN- Korea FTA, ASEAN-Japan CEP, and ASEAN-Australia-New Zealand FTA. He was the lead negotiator on trade in services for the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) in 2015-2017. He was also part of the team that developed and crafted the ASEAN Community Vision Post 2015 (AEC Blueprint 2025).
He also worked on implementing the Philippines’ first bilateral FTA, the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA).

Yang (Yana) Xia is the Marketing Director of Bauxite and Alumina of Alcoa, responsible for developing global market views and go-to-market strategies for Alcoa’s bauxite and alumina products.
Yana has more than 10 years of work experience in the mining & metals industry. She joined Alcoa Industrial Analysis team in 2017 from Shanghai office, and then has expanded her work experience in Alcoa Pittsburgh office and now is based in Singapore. 
She has an MA in Economics from Fudan University and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.

Winston Ng is the Project Director for PT Kalimantan Aluminium Industry (KAI). The company was established in 2022 and is currently focused on building  an aluminium smelter in North Kalimantan, Indonesia. He has over 25 years of experience in various industrial sectors, specifically in petrochemicals, plastics/packaging, IT/tech, and building materials. He has worked in several countries, including Indonesia, Singapore, the United States, and China.  Winston has B.S. in Engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and M.B.A. from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business.

Ram Narayanan is a seasoned corporate professional with an extensive 26-year experience in the metals, chemicals, and optical fiber and cable industries.
Currently serving as the Director of Market Development at Vedanta Limited, Ram is at the forefront of driving marketing and commercial initiatives across the Vedanta group and keenly focussed on transforming this domain through the e-commerce and digital initiatives.
Possessing multicultural work experience in China, Taiwan, Malaysia, and India, Ram has adeptly managed business operations across Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.
Ram holds dual management degrees from two renowned business Schools - London Business School (LBS) and SP Jain Institute of Management, Mumbai, complemented by a Chemical Engineering degree from Nagpur University.
Beyond his professional accomplishments, Ram is an avid marathon runner.  He is also an enthusiastic mountain trekker and cyclist.       Additionally, Ram leverages his expertise as a freelance blogger and writer on his website, "penORAM" (penoram.com).

Dr. Ashok Nandi, President, International Bauxite, Alumina & Aluminium Society (IBAAS), is actively involved in evaluation of various bauxite-alumina projects in the world. He is one of the founder members of IBAAS and organized 11 International Aluminium conferences in India and abroad. During 2007-2012 period, Dr. Nandi worked as Senior Geological Consultant to BHP Billiton in Australia. Also worked as Geo-metallurgist in alumina refineries of India and Australia. Presently he is consultant to worldwide bauxite projects in Guinea, Sierra Leone, Cameroon and India namely Sierra Minerals Holding Ltd./VIMETCO, Rescom and Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. Dr. Nandi has more than 45years experience of working in bauxite-alumina industry, research and development and geological-mining fields. Published more than 60 papers in the field of Bauxite-Alumina. He is JORC competent person and also Registered Specialist of ASI (Aluminium Stewardship Initiative). Dr. Nandi was selected as one of the top 50 experts in the world by International Aluminium Institute (IAI) during 2022.

Elena has been with Rusal for eight years.  Starting as a Global Market Analyst, she has progressed through roles, including EMEA Market Analyst, focusing on regional drivers and establishing best practices for market analysis.  Now she is leading the Market Intelligence Unit, overseeing global market strategy development and validation, risk identification, and opportunity discovery in the aluminum industry. Prior to joining Rusal, Elena began her commodities research career in 2008 at TMK, a steel tube & pipe supplier, where she held various positions within marketing, sales, and corporate strategy.  She holds two degrees: a Master of Engineering in Oil & Gas and a Master of Philology.

Carl is a geologist having gained his degree from the University of London in the early 1990s. He has worked in various roles in the geological and natural resources sectors. He started in the oil industry with Phillips Petroleum as an exploration geologist before moving to Hong Kong as a geotechnical engineer. On his return to the UK, Carl spent much of his time as a metals and mining analyst and became research director at energy and mining research consultancy Wood Mackenzie before moving roles to the International Aluminium Institute as the bauxite & alumina sustainability manager. Carl brings a breadth of experience across most metals sectors, having worked as an analyst in gold, silver, PGMs and base metals such as zinc, nickel and copper. However, he came to prominence with his work in bauxite & alumina markets over the past 15 years, where he spearheaded Wood Mackenzie’s markets and cost benchmarking services.”

Cameron is the Director of Assurance for the Aluminium Steward
ship Initiative and leads the international assurance function fol
ASI which includes regular engagement with auditing firms, audi
tors and nearly 350 ASI Member organisations with facilities in ovel
50 countries.
He is a business-orientated environmental scientist with twent
five years' experience in areas including performance standards
management systems, land use management and biodiversity
sustainability reporting, auditing and assurance, and corporate
sustainability strategy.
He is degree qualified in both environmental management ano
earth science, with professional experience also in health and
safety and communities/social programs and initiatives.
Over his career, he has held corporate sustainability roles through
out the mining and metals sector, including multi-national organi
zations such as Orica, Newcrest and Rio Tinto. Prior to joining ASIin
early 2020, Cameron also managed a strategic sustainability con
sultancy, Rio Tinto and multi-national consulting firms.

Norman was graduated from Imperial College, London UK. Mineral Processing Eng., and acquired his EMBA degree in CEBIC.
Prior joining in Metro Mining, Norman was the Sales manager in Rio Tinto Aluminium sector, President, APAC of Wogen Resources, and in President, APAC, in Traxys, Australia and China. Currently, Norman is the General Manager of Marketing in Metro Mining Limited Australia.

Hirofumi Yaginuma is a Senior Director in JETRO Jakarta office. He oversees research on Indonesia's economic trends, business conditions and activities of Japanese companies operating in Indonesia. The results of his research are widely disseminated, especially to Japanese companies. Currently, he has been conducting researching the status of EV diffusion in Indonesia and other topics.

Anna is a Senior Program Manager at the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI), an initiative of the Responsible Business Alliance representing over 500 member companies operating in the supply chain for the electronics, automotive, and other sectors. Anna stewards the efforts of RMI member companies towards responsible minerals sourcing of battery materials, with a particular focus on nickel. 
Anna began her career in international organizations including UN and GIZ. Since 2016, she has worked for business associations fostering sustainability in global supply chains. She has over seven years of experience supporting downstream companies to conduct supply chain due diligence and combines industry experience with ESG knowledge and innovation skills. 

J.J. Messner de Latour is the Sector Lead for the Purchasing Sector at the Initiative for Responsible Mining Assurance (IRMA). Prior to joining IRMA, he led Minerals Integrity and Traceability for Microsoft Corporation in Redmond, Washington. 

He has over 15 years’ experience on issues related to responsible business, extractive sector governance, political risk, socially responsible investment, and use of security forces. J.J. previously led the Downstream Purchaser sector on the Board of Directors of IRMA and was a long-time former Steering Committee member and recent Commissioner of the Strategic Review Commission of the Voluntary Principles on Security & Human Rights (VPSHR). 

He also represented Microsoft in the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) and Global Battery Alliance (GBA). J.J. previously served as the Executive Director of The Fund for Peace, an international NGO based in Washington, D.C. He designed, managed, and implemented programs for the International Finance Corporation (IFC), IDB Invest, African Development Bank, U.S. State Department, USAID, foreign governments, and companies in the oil and mining sectors. 

Notable achievements include directing the Fragile States Index over a decade and co-authoring the IFC’s "Guidance Handbook on Use of Security Forces" and leading the development of "From Commitment to Impact," a joint study with DCAF on the in-country implementation of multistakeholder initiatives. He holds a Masters in Science from George Mason University in Arlington, Virgina and a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Adelaide, Australia. He is based in Grand Baie, Mauritius.

Phoebe Whattoff brings a wealth of expertise and experience to her role as the Australian Country Director at Minviro. With a background as the Sustainability Manager, Phoebe expertise in conducting comprehensive assessments, both qualitative and quantitative, adhering to ISO 14040:2006, 14044:2006, and ISO 14067 standards.
 
Her proficiency extends across a spectrum of materials crucial to modern industries, including lithium, base metals, rare earth elements (REE), and graphite. Phoebe's work has also provided invaluable insights into Li-ion battery cell and pack manufacturing and recycling processes, aligning with EU battery regulations.
 
Phoebe is renowned for her contributions to academia and research, with publications exploring the environmental implications of battery manufacturing and raw material supply chains. Notably, her focus on anode-grade graphite production has led to significant advancements in standardising life cycle assessment methodologies, particularly through her leadership in shaping Product Category Rules for Graphite.

Irdanto is an experienced Sustainability Scientist at Minviro, a company specialising in life cycle analysis and quantifying environmental impacts through research, science-driven consultancy, and data. With a background in environmental and economic sustainability assessments, Irdanto has expertise in ISO 14040, ISO 14044, ISO 14067, and GHG Protocol standards. 

At Minviro, Irdanto provides a wealth of sustainability knowledge and experience across multiple stakeholders in mining and metal sectors, with expertise in the sustainability of Lithium-ion batteries, especially state-of-the-art battery recycling techniques, aligning with EU Battery Regulations.

Irdanto has a prominent academic background in geology and natural resources management, with a Double Degree PhD in sustainability assessment areas. Throughout his professional career, Irdanto has provided high-quality sustainability research, consultancy, and policy advisory services in Europe, including to the JRC European Commission.

After joining Minviro in June 2023, Irdanto has continuously demonstrated his dedication to providing practical leadership to enable businesses in the raw material and decarbonisation technology value chains to progress on their sustainability journey.

Daniel leads SFA (Oxford)’s nickel market analysis, which underpins SFA’s battery metals price forecasts, and supports clients with deep insights into the nickel market. He oversees nickel supply modelling with a particular focus on battery-grade nickel feedstocks and the evolving supply chain dynamics between producers and consumers.
Daniel began his career as a geologist, and is able to leverage the experience gained in the mining sector to inform and enhance SFA (Oxford)’s market-leading analysis.

Megain Widjaja is the founder of ICDX Group, the leading commodity exchange in Indonesia. Under his leadership, ICDX has introduced a series of innovative financial derivatives contracts, initiated commodity financing schemes, launched a commodity murabahah platform, and pioneered the nation's first voluntary carbon credit market. Megain led ICDX through remarkable years of innovation and modernization. Since appointed as tin exchange by The Ministry of Trade in 2013, ICDX has succeeded the number of tin export destination from 14 to 29 countries in 2023. Megain also realized the importance of social, economic, and environmental balance that focuses on sustainable operations and a green economy. Under his guidance, ICDX Group creates multiple initiatives to move forward toward a green economy, with the collective campaign #GoCarbonNeutral as the pivotal point for the commodity futures trading industry in Indonesia to adopt a carbon-free operational model. Megain currently serves in Indonesia Chamber of Commerce (KADIN) as the Vice Chairman of Commodity Futures Market Standing Committee and actively involved in B20 initiative for the Trade and Investment Task Force.

Robin joined the LME in 2018 and manages the company's business development activities across product development, market data, market structure, sales and marketing. He is also the member of the LME and LME Clear Executive Committees. Prior to joining the company, Robin worked at the World Gold Council leading the organisation's market infrastructure initiatives. He was also responsible for the European Investment sector activities of the World Gold Council, leading projects to broaden investor access to gold.

·Director of the Development Department of the China Chamber of Minerals, Minerals and Chemicals lmport and Export.
·Initiator of the Responsible Critical Minerals Initiative (RCl), chairman of the decision-making committee.
·Vice chairman of the Executive Committee of the China Corporate Social Responsibility Alliance in Africa.
·Initiator of the Sustainable Natural Project (SNR).
Mr. Sun has more than 20 years of working experience in bulk resource strategy research, import and export trade coordination
foreign investment management, global resource governance
voice in economic and trade rules, and internationalintegration of standards.
Mr. Sun is a senior expert in the fields of business and human rights with extensive practical experiences in human rights protection and conflict prevention, supply chain due diligence management and risk mitigation, community relations handling and stakeholder participation, grievance mediation and remedial measures for multiationalenterprises.
·Advisor to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the negotiation of
human rights legalinstruments for multinational companies at the United Nations.
·Expert on international compliance lc500 think tank.
·Member of the Global Mineral supply chain Steering committee
(MSG) of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development(OECD).
·Consultant of the EU Responsible Procurement Project(RESOURCING).
·Global advisory committee member of the World Bank's smart
Forest Mining.
·Member of the United Nations Special Working Committee on Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs).

Bryce has more than 19 years of working experience in New Energy Lithium-ion Battery materials field with key roles in overseas investment, critical mineral sourcing, responsible sourcing and ESG & Sustainability management in the company. He has led the responsible mineral supply chain due diligence program in Huayou Cobalt since 2016 and also firstly in cobalt Industry, which has contributed significantly to the formation of the industrial supply chain due diligence solution. Through implementing the comprehensive ESG management throughout its investments from mining, refining and further processing, which makes ESG become the core competitiveness of Huayou Cobalt. The company takes it’s leading role to provide green, sustainable supply chain to new energy Li-ion battery industry, especially at aspects of carbon reduction, supply chain traceability, environmental friendly and community harmony.

Martha is a socio-environmental specialist with focus areas on climate and energy policy and sustainability. As an associate researcher at International Institute of Sustainable Development (IISD) since 2020, Martha has been involved in projects on fossil fuel subsidy reform, just transition, renewable energy, and responsible practices in critical minerals mining and processing industry. As an academic, her research focuses on social implications and political economic dynamics of energy transition and Indonesia's renewable energy policy. Martha's PhD thesis (2019) on the role of the private sector in renewable energy takes an approach that emphasises the needs to examine local political and social aspects in the policy design to address global environmental issues. Since 2021, she serves as an expert board member of Indonesian Renewable Energy Society.

Gusti Fauzi M. Gafli is an accomplished leader with over a decade of experience in supply chain management and procurement. Currently serving as the Executive VP of Commercial and Supply Chain Management at PT. Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (MIND.ID), Gusti fazi M. Gafli has driven significant cost savings and spearheaded strategic initiatives, including a $19.6 million cost reduction in 2023 and a revenue-sharing collaboration generating over USD 150 million annually.

Previously, Gusti Fauzi M. Gafli held key positions at PT. Mining Industry Indonesia, PT. Medco Power Indonesia, Medco E&P Indonesia, and ConocoPhillips. His leadership has been recognized with multiple awards, including the Silver Award for The Most Promising Company in Tactical Marketing within Indonesia State-Owned Companies in 2024 and the ConocoPhillips Archimedes Award in 2014 and 2015.

Gusti Fauzi M. Gafli excels in building strong stakeholder relationships, optimizing procurement processes, and fostering high-performing teams, consistently delivering operational excellence and cost efficiency.

Liu Zheng, a senior engineer, is currently the director of the Aluminum Electrolysis Design & Research Branch of Guiyang Aluminum Magnesium Design and Research Institute Co. Ltd., and chief designer of several GP500kA potlines including Indonesia Huaqing Aluminum Co., Ltd. and Guizhou Huaren New Materials Co., Ltd., and is also excellent young survey designer in Guizhou Province, off campus part-time supervisor for master's degree students at Central South University, and science & technology expert of China Nonferrous Metals Construction Association.
Liu Zheng has won the second prize of the 2022 Guizhou Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award; 2023 China Aluminum Group Science and Technology Progress Second Prize; the first prize for scientific and technological progress of the China Construction Enterprise Management Association in 2023.

Mr. Suresh Mookiah, Vice President Director of Jakarta Futures Exchange, has 30 years of experience in derivatives and capital markets. He specializes in strategic planning and business development. Mr. Suresh pioneered in structuring transpacific inter-exchange deals, facilitating cross-border collaboration between the US and Malaysia. He has experience setting up a futures exchange in Singapore and is a strong advocate for digital transformation in exchange businesses. Under his leadership, there have been significant breakthroughs in product innovation and design. His vision focuses on creating a future-ready exchange that supports the ecosystem and drives economic growth.