Symposium
Council Special Report: Leapfrogging China’s Critical Minerals Dominance—How Innovation Can Secure U.S. Supply Chains
Event date
Speakers
- Audrey RobertsonAssistant Secretary of Energy, Head of Office of Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation, U.S. Department of Energy
Heidi E. Crebo-RedikerSenior Fellow, Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Coauthor, Council Special Report, Leapfrogging China’s Critical Minerals Dominance: How Innovation Can Secure U.S. Supply Chains
Mahnaz KhanVice President of Policy for Critical Supply Chains, Silverado Policy Accelerator; Coauthor, Council Special Report, Leapfrogging China’s Critical Minerals Dominance: How Innovation Can Secure U.S. Supply Chains- Nathan RatledgeFounder and Chief Executive Officer, Alta Resource Technologies (speaking virtually)
- Sarah SewallExecutive Vice President, National Innovation Strategy, In-Q-Tel
Presiders
Heidi E. Crebo-RedikerSenior Fellow, Center for Geoeconomic Studies, Council on Foreign Relations; Coauthor, Council Special Report, Leapfrogging China’s Critical Minerals Dominance: How Innovation Can Secure U.S. Supply Chains- Stephen Paul RodriguezSenior Advisor, Atlantic Council; Founder, One Defense; CFR Member
The launch of the new Council Special Report, Leapfrogging China’s Critical Minerals Dominance: How Innovation Can Secure U.S. Supply Chains, will feature a fireside chat with Assistant Secretary of Energy Audrey Robertson, followed by a panel discussion with report contributors. Speakers will discuss the need for a U.S. critical minerals strategy that accelerates innovation and develops emerging technologies to leapfrog China’s dominance of global supply chains.











