Breakfast & Opening Keynote, Lakes Ballroom A

Stibnite is Critical

Jon Cherry - President and CEO - Perpetua Resources

7:30 AM - 8:00 AM

Breakfast Panel, Lakes Ballroom A

Chris Temple - Founder and Publisher - The National Investor
Barry O'Shea - President and CEO - Highland Copper
Adam Hawkins - President - TAGC Ventures
Robert Winton - Senior Vice President Operations - Gunnison Copper Corp
George Bee - President and CEO - U.S. Gold of Wyoming

8:15 AM - 9:00 AM

Morning Session 1, Lakes Ballroom C

Striking Cobalt or Hitting Rock? Navigating the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Danielle Woodring - Geologist & Science Policy Expert - Burns & McDonnell

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Morning Panel 1, Lakes Ballroom A

Opportunities in the West

Michael Fox - The Prospector
J.T. Starzecki - Executive Chairman | Strategy Officer | Executive Officer - Guardian Metal Resources
Michael Rowley - President and CEO - Stillwater Critical Minerals
Scott Melbye - Executive Vice President - Uranium Energy Corp

9:15 AM - 10:00 AM

Session 2, Lakes Ballroom C

Attracting a Strong Workforce in Mining

Thomas Haun - President - Turner Staffing Group

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Panel 2, Lakes Ballroom A

The Importance of Tribal Engagement

Jennifer Smith - Director, Tribal Engagement US - Enbridge
Lindsay Dofelmier - Counsel - Davis Graham and Stubbs, LLP
Roland Hill - Partner - IBA
Hayley Rambur - Principal, Owner - Lupine & Associates
Cody Mayer - Director of Tribal and Community Engagement - Talon Metals

10:15 AM - 11:00 AM

Session 3, Lakes Ballroom C

Copper Markets, Geopolitics and Supply Chains

Stephen Rowland - Managing Director - Glencore

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Panel 3, Lakes Ballroom A

The Upper Midwest – America’s Critical Minerals Hub

Marty Fittante - President and CEO - InvestUP
Steve Donohue - Director - Greenlight Metals
Dean DeBeltz - VP, External Relations and Operations - Twin Metals Minnesota
Jessica Johnson - VP, External Affairs - Talon Metals
Jim Bougalis - Founder and CEO - North American Iron

11:15 AM - 12:00 PM

Lunch & Midday Keynote, Lakes Ballroom A

Resolution Copper is on Track

Curtis Thomas - General Manager - CSP, Cultural Heritage, and Permitting

12:15 PM - 12:45 PM

Lunch Panel, Lakes Ballroom A

Mining Projects and Federal Transparency

Andrea Hotter - Special Correspondent - Fastmarkets
Mckinsey Lyon - Vice President of External Affairs - Perpetua Resources
Michael Satre - Director of Government Affairs - Hecla Mining Company
Matt Zolnowski - President - Greyfriars LLC
Zoe Oysul - Senior Policy Analyst - SAFE’s Center for Critical Minerals Strategy

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Afternoon Session 4, Lakes Ballroom C

The Pebble Mine – Update & Outlook

Michael Heatwole - VP Public Affairs - Pebble LTD Partnership

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Afternoon Panel 4, Lakes Ballroom A

Unleashing American Energy Dominance

Bryan Zumwalt - Founding Partner - Ridgeline Advocacy Group
Jon Heroux - Corporate Counsel for External and Regulatory Affairs - Westmoreland Mining
Chris Tiedeman - Public Affairs and Political Consultant - Weber Johnson Public Affairs
Cynthia Niemeyer-Tieskoetter - Policy Advisor, Domestic Gas, Power Markets & Trade - American Petroleum Institute
Amanda Jepson - Manager Nuclear Regulatory Policy, Nuclear Fleet - Xcel Energy

2:00 PM - 2:45 PM

Session 5, Lakes Ballroom C

Why Line 5 is Critical

Paul Meneghini - Manager, Community Engagement, Great Lakes Region - Enbridge Energy

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Panel 5, Lakes Ballroom A

Responding to the Opposition

Lisa Bodine - Owner and Chief Growth Officer - Giant
Deantha Skibinski - Executive Director - Alaska Miners Association
Ashley Burke - Senior VP, Communications - National Mining Association
Lyndsey Wright - Women's Mining Coalition
Nick De Leeuw - Vice President - Resch Strategies

3:00 PM - 3:45 PM

Session 6, Lakes Ballroom C

Investor Relations for Junior Mining Companies

Kimberly Darlington - Communications, IR and PR for the Mining Sector - Refined Substance Inc.
Annemarie Brissenden - Director of Investor Relations - Refined Substance

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Panel 6, Lakes Ballroom A

Attracting the Next Generation of Talent

David McLane - Mining Manager - Burns & McDonnell
Joe Lord - Vice President of Sales - Turner Staffing Group
Misael Cabrera - Director - School of Mining and Mineral Resources
Andrea Brickey - Professor - South Dakota School of Mines
Mikayla Mellesmoen - Data Management Professiona - Northeast Technical Services

4:00 PM - 4:45 PM

Panel 7, Lakes Ballroom A

The Importance of Strong Communications in Industry

Briana Clark - Principal - Holbrook & Associates
Kristen Vake - Executive Director - Iron Mining Association of Minnesota
Nancy Schlepp - VP Communications and Government Relations - Sandfire Resources America
Sarah Montalbano - Energy Policy Fellow at Center of the American Experiment - Center of the American Experiment
Kimberly Darlington - Communications, IR and PR for the Mining Sector - Refined Substance Inc.

5:00 PM - 5:45 PM

NETWORKING BREAK

Skybridge and Foyer

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

DINNER - Lakes Ballroom A

PLATED DINNER SERVED

7:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Panel, Lakes Ballroom A

DINNER PANEL TBD

Kate MacGregor - Deputy Secretary - U.S. Department of the Interior

7:30 PM - 8:00 PM

PREMIER KEYNOTE, Lakes Ballroom A

PREMIER KEYNOTE