Rare Earth Mines, Magnets & Motors 2026
Executive summit with a mine-to-OEM focus
Registration has closed, the event is sold out.
By popular demand, the rare earths conference of the year is coming back to Toronto in September 2026 – bigger and better!
After selling out smaller venues in 2024 and 2025, Rare Earth Mines, Magnets & Motors 2026 will be held at the Westin Harbour Castle – a landmark hotel located on the shores of scenic Lake Ontario.
Join us September 28-30, 2026 for what promises to be another great event.
Expect world-class speakers, actionable insights and unmatched networking opportunities.
Key topics to be explored:
• Trade wars and price floors
• Outlook for electrification; end of the road or a fork in the journey
• Outlook for robotics and advanced air mobility; the new frontiers
• Future of mine-to-magnet supply, demand and prices
• How leading OEMs and Tier 1s are future-proofing supply chains
• Updates from emerging suppliers across the mine-to-magnet supply chain
• Much more...
Outside the scope of the daily conference program, there will be two networking events, including a private Welcome Reception at the Hockey Hall of Fame, to ensure ample time for participants to connect.
Space is limited, register now!
By popular demand, the rare earths conference of the year is coming back to Toronto in September 2026 – bigger and better!
After selling out smaller venues in 2024 and 2025, Rare Earth Mines, Magnets & Motors 2026 will be held at the Westin Harbour Castle – a landmark hotel located on the shores of scenic Lake Ontario.
Join us September 28-30, 2026 for what promises to be another great event.
Expect world-class speakers, actionable insights and unmatched networking opportunities.
Key topics to be explored:
• Trade wars and price floors
• Outlook for electrification; end of the road or a fork in the journey
• Outlook for robotics and advanced air mobility; the new frontiers
• Future of mine-to-magnet supply, demand and prices
• How leading OEMs and Tier 1s are future-proofing supply chains
• Updates from emerging suppliers across the mine-to-magnet supply chain
• Much more...
Outside the scope of the daily conference program, there will be two networking events, including a private Welcome Reception at the Hockey Hall of Fame, to ensure ample time for participants to connect.
Space is limited, register now!
Special Guest
From lunar flyby to the West's mine-to-magnet moonshot.
We're excited to feature NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Navy Captain Reid Wiseman, Commander of the historic Artemis II mission, as a special guest speaker at Rare Earth Mines, Magnets & Motors 2026.
We're excited to feature NASA astronaut and retired U.S. Navy Captain Reid Wiseman, Commander of the historic Artemis II mission, as a special guest speaker at Rare Earth Mines, Magnets & Motors 2026.
Keynote Speakers
Full list coming soon
James Litinsky
Founder, Chairman & CEO
MP Materials
MP Materials
Pol Le Roux
Chief Executive Officer
Lynas Rare Earths
Lynas Rare Earths
Ryan Castilloux
Managing Director
Adamas Intelligence
Adamas Intelligence
Dr. Erik Eschen
Chief Executive Officer
VAC Group
VAC Group
Rahim Suleman
President & CEO
Neo Performance Materials
Neo Performance Materials
Scott Dunn
Co-Founder & CEO
Noveon Magnetics
Noveon Magnetics
Ross Bhappu
President & CEO
Energy Fuels
Energy Fuels
Eric Bender
VP, Strategy and Corporate Development
Tronox
Tronox
John Maslin
Chief Executive Officer
Vulcan Elements
Vulcan Elements
Owen Gray
General Manager, Market Development
Iluka Resources
Iluka Resources
Darryl Cuzzubbo
Director & CEO
Arafura Rare Earths
Arafura Rare Earths
Dave Fulton
Director of Electric Machine Innovation
BorgWarner
BorgWarner
Andrea Bory
SVP Global Supply Chain & Strategic Procurement Partnerships
Solvay
Solvay
Greg Bowman
Chief Global Policy Officer & Head of External Relations
USA Rare Earth
USA Rare Earth
Debra Bennethum
VP, Critical Minerals & Strategic Supply Chain
Energy Fuels Inc
Energy Fuels Inc
Ahmad Ghahreman
Co-founder, President & CEO
Cyclic Materials
Cyclic Materials
Alonso Guzmán
Chief Financial Officer
Aclara Technologies
Aclara Technologies
Dr. Muhammad Imran
Chief Commercial Officer
REalloys
REalloys
Tom Grainger
Chief Financial Officer
Niron Magnetics
Niron Magnetics
Stuart Gale
Managing Director & CEO
Meteoric Resources
Meteoric Resources
Christine Burow
Chief Marketing Officer
Torngat Metals
Torngat Metals
JB Lowe
Vice President, Head of Investor Relations
USA Rare Earth
USA Rare Earth
Dr. Richard Arlot
Founder & Managing Director
IMAG Consulting
IMAG Consulting
Travis Beinke
Managing Director & CEO
Australian Rare Earths
Australian Rare Earths
George Bennett
Chief Executive Officer
Rainbow Rare Earths
Rainbow Rare Earths
Nick Holthouse
Managing Director
Mont Royal Resources
Mont Royal Resources
Will Dawes
Co-Founder & CEO
Mkango Resources
Mkango Resources
Christopher Williams
Rare Earth Mining Analyst
Adamas Intelligence
Adamas Intelligence
Trevor Anderson
Head of Business Development
Brazilian Rare Earths
Brazilian Rare Earths
Hooman Reza Nezhad
Co-Founder & CEO
Solcoa Industries
Solcoa Industries
Kevin Morris
Chief Strategy Officer & EVP
Neo Performance Materials
Neo Performance Materials
Alexander Lemon
Co-Founder & President
Mkango Resources
Mkango Resources
David O'Brock
Commercial Director
REEtec
REEtec
Kai Schmersahl
Managing Director
Neo Magnequench
Neo Magnequench
Mark Tory
President & CEO
Defense Metals
Defense Metals
Robert Bunting
President & CEO
Bunting Magnetics & Magnet Applications
Bunting Magnetics & Magnet Applications
Preston Bryant
Founder & CCO
Momentum Technologies
Momentum Technologies
Dr. Laureen Meroueh
Founder & CEO
Hertha Metals
Hertha Metals
Claire Blanchelande
Commercial Director
Ionic Rare Earths
Ionic Rare Earths
Michael Schrider
VP & Chief Operating Officer
Ucore Rare Metals
Ucore Rare Metals
Dr. Philippe Masson
Chief Technology Officer
AML
AML
Philip Kenny
Chairman
Frontier Rare Earths
Frontier Rare Earths
Marco Corbella
Vice President, Metals
Tenova
Tenova
Ben Kincaid
Chief Executive Officer
ReElement Technologies Africa
ReElement Technologies Africa
Kurt Budge
Chief Executive Officer
Leading Edge Materials
Leading Edge Materials
Francois Motte
Chief Financial Officer
Aclara Resources
Aclara Resources
Pavel Racek
Head of Sourcing, Americas
Oerlikon Metco US Inc
Oerlikon Metco US Inc
Mark Smith
Chairman & CEO
NioCorp Developments
NioCorp Developments
Agenda
SEPTEMBER 28
Welcome Reception
Exclusive networking event at the Hockey Hall of Fame
Music, drinks and hors d'oeuvres
Music, drinks and hors d'oeuvres
SEPTEMBER 29
Conference Day 1
Opening 1-on1 with Reid Wiseman, NASA Astronaut, Commander of Artemis II
Fireside with James Litinsky, Founder, Chairman & CEO of MP Materials
Magnet Outlook for Electrified Powertrains (Keynote Presentation)
Featuring: Dave Fulton, Director of Electric Machine Innovation, BorgWarner
Magnet Makers (Panel)
▪ Kai Schmersahl, Managing Director, Neo Magnequench
▪ Peter Afiuny, Co-Founder & CCO, Noveon Magnetics
▪ J.B. Lowe, VP, Head of Investor Relations, USA Rare Earth
▪ Dr. Alexander Barcza, VP Permanent Magnets, Vacuumschmelze
Metal Makers (Panel)
▪ Dr. Muhammad Imran, Chief Operating Officer, REalloys
▪ François Motte, Chief Financial Officer, Aclara Resources
▪ Hooman Reza Nezhad, Co-Founder & CEO, Solcoa Industries
HREO Processors (Panel)
▪ Owen Gray, General Manager, Market Development, Iluka Resources
▪ Debra Porter Bennethum, VP of Critical Minerals & Strategic Supply Chain, Energy Fuels
▪ Michael Schrider, VP & Chief Operating Officer, Ucore Rare Metals
▪ Kevin Morris, Chief Strategy Officer & EVP, Neo Performance Materials
▪ David O’Brock, Commercial Director, REEtec
▪ Andrea Bory, SVP Global Supply Chain & Strategic Procurement Partnerships, Solvay
NdFeB Supply and Demand Outside China (Presentation)
Featuring: Ryan Castilloux, Managing Director, Adamas Intelligence
Bonded NdFeB Magnet Market Outlook (Presentation)
Featuring: Richard Arlot, Founder & Managing Director, IMAG Consulting
SmCo Magnet Magnet Market Outlook (Presentation)
Featuring: Robert Bunting Jr, President & CEO, Bunting Magnetics
1-on-1 with Rahim Suleman, President & CEO at Neo Performance Materials
1-on-1 with Dr. Erik Eschen, Chief Executive Officer at VAC Group
1-on-1 with Scott Dunn, Co-Founder & CEO at Noveon Magnetics
1-on-1 with John Maslin, Co-Founder & CEO at Vulcan Elements
Evening Networking Reception
Fireside with James Litinsky, Founder, Chairman & CEO of MP Materials
Magnet Outlook for Electrified Powertrains (Keynote Presentation)
Featuring: Dave Fulton, Director of Electric Machine Innovation, BorgWarner
Magnet Makers (Panel)
▪ Kai Schmersahl, Managing Director, Neo Magnequench
▪ Peter Afiuny, Co-Founder & CCO, Noveon Magnetics
▪ J.B. Lowe, VP, Head of Investor Relations, USA Rare Earth
▪ Dr. Alexander Barcza, VP Permanent Magnets, Vacuumschmelze
Metal Makers (Panel)
▪ Dr. Muhammad Imran, Chief Operating Officer, REalloys
▪ François Motte, Chief Financial Officer, Aclara Resources
▪ Hooman Reza Nezhad, Co-Founder & CEO, Solcoa Industries
HREO Processors (Panel)
▪ Owen Gray, General Manager, Market Development, Iluka Resources
▪ Debra Porter Bennethum, VP of Critical Minerals & Strategic Supply Chain, Energy Fuels
▪ Michael Schrider, VP & Chief Operating Officer, Ucore Rare Metals
▪ Kevin Morris, Chief Strategy Officer & EVP, Neo Performance Materials
▪ David O’Brock, Commercial Director, REEtec
▪ Andrea Bory, SVP Global Supply Chain & Strategic Procurement Partnerships, Solvay
NdFeB Supply and Demand Outside China (Presentation)
Featuring: Ryan Castilloux, Managing Director, Adamas Intelligence
Bonded NdFeB Magnet Market Outlook (Presentation)
Featuring: Richard Arlot, Founder & Managing Director, IMAG Consulting
SmCo Magnet Magnet Market Outlook (Presentation)
Featuring: Robert Bunting Jr, President & CEO, Bunting Magnetics
1-on-1 with Rahim Suleman, President & CEO at Neo Performance Materials
1-on-1 with Dr. Erik Eschen, Chief Executive Officer at VAC Group
1-on-1 with Scott Dunn, Co-Founder & CEO at Noveon Magnetics
1-on-1 with John Maslin, Co-Founder & CEO at Vulcan Elements
Evening Networking Reception
SEPTEMBER 30
Conference Day 2
Fireside with Pol Le Roux, CEO of Lynas Rare Earths
Energy Fuels: An Unconventional Path to Rare Earth Dominance (Presentation)
Featuring: Ross Bhappu, President & CEO, Energy Fuels
Update from USA Rare Earth (Presentation)
Featuring: Gregory Bowman, Chief Global Policy Officer & Head of External Relations
Update from Tronox (Presentation)
Featuring: Eric Bender, VP Strategy & Corporate Development
Update from Arafura Rare Earths (Presentation)
Featuring: Darryl Cuzzubbo, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
The Missing 70%: The Overlooked Iron Bottleneck in the Magnet Supply Chain (Presentation)
Featuring: Dr. Laureen Meroueh, Founder & CEO, Hertha Metals
Opportunities Beyond Magnet Rare Earths (Panel)
▪ Mark Smith, Executive Chairman, President and CEO, NioCorp Developments
▪ Simon Thibeault, President & Chief Executive Officer, Scandium Canada
▪ Pavel Ráček, Head of Materials Sourcing Americas, Oerlikon Metco
What the Rare Earths Cost Curve Can Tell Us About the Future of Prices (Presentation)
Featuring: Chris Williams, Rare Earth Mining Analyst, Adamas Intelligence
Project Developers: Americas (Panel)
▪ Christine Burow, Chief Marketing Officer, Torngat Metals
▪ Mark Tory, President & CEO, Defense Metals
▪ Nick Holthouse, Managing Director, Mont Royal Resources
▪ Trevor Anderson, Head of Business Development, Brazilian Rare Earths
▪ Stuart Gale, Managing Director & CEO, Meteoric Resources
▪ Alonso Guzmán, Chief Financial Officer, Aclara Resources
Project Developers: EMEA & Australia (Panel)
▪ Kurt Budge, Chief Executive Officer, Leading Edge Materials
▪ George Bennett, Chief Executive Officer, Rainbow Rare Earths
▪ Alex Lemon, Co-Founder & President, Mkango Resources
▪ Travis Beinke, Managing Director & CEO, Australian Rare Earths
▪ Philip Kenny, Chairman, Frontier Rare Earths
Recyclers (Panel)
▪ Ahmad Ghahreman, Founder & CEO, Cyclic Materials
▪ Will Dawes, Director, HyProMag
▪ Claire Blanchelande, Commercial Director, Ionic Rare Earths
▪ Ben Kincaid, CEO of ReElement Africa, ReElement Technologies
Niron’s Iron Nitride Magnets (Presentation)
Featuring: Tom Grainger, Chief Financial Officer, Niron Magnetics
AML’s PM-Wire Magnets (Presentation)
Featuring: Dr. Philippe Masson, Chief Technology Officer, Advanced Magnet Lab (AML)
Momentum Technologies’ Approach to Rare Earth Separation (Presentation)
Featuring: Preston Bryant, Founder, Executive Chair & CCO, Momentum Technologies
Western technologies for rare earths metals (Presentation)
Featuring: Marco Corbella, VP of Metals, Tenova
Energy Fuels: An Unconventional Path to Rare Earth Dominance (Presentation)
Featuring: Ross Bhappu, President & CEO, Energy Fuels
Update from USA Rare Earth (Presentation)
Featuring: Gregory Bowman, Chief Global Policy Officer & Head of External Relations
Update from Tronox (Presentation)
Featuring: Eric Bender, VP Strategy & Corporate Development
Update from Arafura Rare Earths (Presentation)
Featuring: Darryl Cuzzubbo, Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
The Missing 70%: The Overlooked Iron Bottleneck in the Magnet Supply Chain (Presentation)
Featuring: Dr. Laureen Meroueh, Founder & CEO, Hertha Metals
Opportunities Beyond Magnet Rare Earths (Panel)
▪ Mark Smith, Executive Chairman, President and CEO, NioCorp Developments
▪ Simon Thibeault, President & Chief Executive Officer, Scandium Canada
▪ Pavel Ráček, Head of Materials Sourcing Americas, Oerlikon Metco
What the Rare Earths Cost Curve Can Tell Us About the Future of Prices (Presentation)
Featuring: Chris Williams, Rare Earth Mining Analyst, Adamas Intelligence
Project Developers: Americas (Panel)
▪ Christine Burow, Chief Marketing Officer, Torngat Metals
▪ Mark Tory, President & CEO, Defense Metals
▪ Nick Holthouse, Managing Director, Mont Royal Resources
▪ Trevor Anderson, Head of Business Development, Brazilian Rare Earths
▪ Stuart Gale, Managing Director & CEO, Meteoric Resources
▪ Alonso Guzmán, Chief Financial Officer, Aclara Resources
Project Developers: EMEA & Australia (Panel)
▪ Kurt Budge, Chief Executive Officer, Leading Edge Materials
▪ George Bennett, Chief Executive Officer, Rainbow Rare Earths
▪ Alex Lemon, Co-Founder & President, Mkango Resources
▪ Travis Beinke, Managing Director & CEO, Australian Rare Earths
▪ Philip Kenny, Chairman, Frontier Rare Earths
Recyclers (Panel)
▪ Ahmad Ghahreman, Founder & CEO, Cyclic Materials
▪ Will Dawes, Director, HyProMag
▪ Claire Blanchelande, Commercial Director, Ionic Rare Earths
▪ Ben Kincaid, CEO of ReElement Africa, ReElement Technologies
Niron’s Iron Nitride Magnets (Presentation)
Featuring: Tom Grainger, Chief Financial Officer, Niron Magnetics
AML’s PM-Wire Magnets (Presentation)
Featuring: Dr. Philippe Masson, Chief Technology Officer, Advanced Magnet Lab (AML)
Momentum Technologies’ Approach to Rare Earth Separation (Presentation)
Featuring: Preston Bryant, Founder, Executive Chair & CCO, Momentum Technologies
Western technologies for rare earths metals (Presentation)
Featuring: Marco Corbella, VP of Metals, Tenova
Testimonials
"The Adamas Conference is the key event in rare earths - established in its first year. The format was ideal, the organization managed professionally, and the execution seamless. Look forward to next year."
-Eric Bender, GM Rare Earths, Tronox
"Top level event with brilliant speakers and ample opportunity to network."
-Erwin Schlemmer, Senior Engineer, Magna Powertrain
"If you want to know what’s happening in the world of rare earth mines and the electrified mobility they enable, there is no better one stop shop than this conference."
-David Adams, President, Global Automakers of Canada
Sponsors
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Conference Location
Westin Harbour Castle
1 Harbour Square
Toronto, ON, Canada
M5J 1A6
The Westin Harbour Castle is centrally located in the downtown core, overlooking Lake Ontario and the city skyline. The hotel is connected to the PATH, Toronto's downtown walkway linking 27 kilometers of underground shopping, services and entertainment. The hotel is within walking distance of the city’s best attractions, restaurants and sports venues, including the CN Tower, Ripley’s Aquarium, Roger’s Centre, Scotiabank Arena, Hockey Hall of Fame and more.
Toronto, ON, Canada
M5J 1A6
The Westin Harbour Castle is centrally located in the downtown core, overlooking Lake Ontario and the city skyline. The hotel is connected to the PATH, Toronto's downtown walkway linking 27 kilometers of underground shopping, services and entertainment. The hotel is within walking distance of the city’s best attractions, restaurants and sports venues, including the CN Tower, Ripley’s Aquarium, Roger’s Centre, Scotiabank Arena, Hockey Hall of Fame and more.
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