The Canadian Chamber led its third U.S. Mission on critical minerals, following a productive inaugural mission to Washington, D.C., in November 2023 and a sequel mission to Denver, Colorado, in October 2024. We returned to Washington to engage with members of the new U.S. administration at a critical juncture in the Canada-U.S. relationship.
Agenda
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All times are in Eastern Time (ET).
Monday, April 28, 2025
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Arrival and Registration |
| 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Breakfast Reception Emcee: Bryan N. Detchou, Senior Director, Natural Resources, Environment & Sustainability, Canadian Chamber of Commerce Speaker: Matthew Holmes, Executive Vice President & Chief Public Policy, Canadian Chamber of Commerce |
| 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | Panel | Strengthening Canada–U.S. Collaboration on Critical Minerals Moderator: Robert (RJ) Johnston, Executive Director at the Columbia Center for Global Energy Policy Panelists: Ryan Peay, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Resource Sustainability at the U.S. Department of Energy Scott Woodard, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Bureau of Energy Resources, Department of State |
| 2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. | Panel | The Future of North American Economic Security Moderator: Alden Greenhouse, Vice President, Critical & Strategic Minerals, Agnico Eagle Mines Panelists: Gracelin Baskaran, Director of the Critical Minerals Security Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) Sarah Whitten, Senior Vice President, EXIM |
| 3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Legislative Dialogue | U.S. Congressional Staff Session Moderator: Mary Anne Carter, Principal & Partner, Earnscliffe Strategies Panelists: Carly Sincavitch, Policy Advisor, Office of Congressman Eric Swalwell Shawn Rusterholz, Energy & Natural Resources Policy Director, Office of Congressman Pete Stauber Clara Tibbetts, PhD, Senior Legislative Assistant, Office of Congressman Paul Tonko |
| 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Legislative Dialogue | U.S. Senate Staff Session Moderator: Xavier Delgado, Senior Program Associate, Canada Institute Speakers: Tom Erb, Senior Policy Advisor, Senator Hickenlooper’s Office Sam duPont, Senior Policy Advisor, Senator Coons’ Office |
| 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. | Cocktail Reception with Government and Industry Leaders |
| 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m. | Federal Election Watch Party |
Tuesday, April 29, 2025
| 8:45 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. | Breakfast & Networking |
| 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. | Panel | A New Era of Trade & Minerals Diplomacy Moderator: Ruth Demeter Hayes, Senior Director of Policy, Global Energy Institute, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Panelists: Abigail Hunter, Executive Director, Center for Critical Minerals Strategy, SAFE Hon. Nazak Nikakhtar, Partner, Wiley Rein LLP |
| 10:45 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. | Presentation | Between Two Hills: Canada-U.S. Perspectives in Ottawa and Washington Speaker: Christopher Sands, Director, Wilson Center, Canada Institute |
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | Presentation | CSIS | Mining for Defense Speaker: Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Americas Program, CSIS |
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. | Panel | From Mine to Mission: Critical Minerals for Defense Moderator: Marcella Munro, Head, Government and Regulatory Affairs, Teck Resources Panelists: Christopher Hernandez-Roy, Deputy Director and Senior Fellow, Americas Program, CSIS Lorenzo Williams, Senior Director, Strategy and Policy, National Defense Industrial Association Zach Boykin, Critical Minerals & Materials Portfolio Lead, Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy (OASD(IBP)) |
| 2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. | Panel | Scaling Mineral Circularity for North American Resilience Moderator: Alex Tanner, Director of Sustainability & Government Affairs, Cyclic Materials Panelists: Emma Bishop, Vice President - Venn Strategies and Battery Materials & Technology Coalition (BMTC) Tina Jeffress, Group Manager, Energy and Sustainability, Panasonic Kristen Hildreth, VP Government Relations & Public Policy, ReMA |
| 3:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. | Capstone Meeting & Wrap Up | Embassy of Canada Speaker: John Barnwell, Natural Resources Officer, Embassy of Canada |
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