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Symposium Schedule

Friday, Jan. 31, 2025 • McKernan Auditorium, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center

All times are Central Standard Time

Time Title/Topic Presenter(s)
9:00 – 9:15 a.m. Welcome Address/Opening Remarks
9:15 – 10:15 a.m. Brine Unitization for LIthium Production Professor Joseph Schremmer, University of Oklahoma
10:15 – 10:20 a.m. Break 
10:20 – 11:20 a.m. The Four Rs to Stabilize Critical Mineral Supplies for Renewable Energy Christina Jovanovic, Salt River Project
11:20 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. Lunch 
12:20 – 1:05 p.m. Critical Minerals and Metals Derivatives Markets  Professor Colleen Baker, University of Oklahoma
1:05 – 2:05 p.m. The Energy Transition and Seabed Mining  Scot Anderson, Womble Bond Dickinson
2:05 – 2:20 p.m. Break
2:20 – 3:05 p.m. Critical Minerals, Rare Earth Elements and the Opportunities for Circular Economies in a U.S. Supply Chain Madeleine Jane Lewis, University of Wyoming
3:05 – 3:55 p.m. Who has the Right to Extract Lithium from Subsurface Brines? Professor Keith Hall, LSU Law
3:55 – 4:00 p.m. Closing Remarks