A program tailored to the industry.

Day 1 Schedule

1. 08:30 – 10:00

   Credential Pickup & Networking Coffee

   First conversations in Jujuy

   Accreditation, welcome coffee and a first networking space alongside the lithium industry.

   Lithium in South America opens with a first space to welcome participants, international delegations, companies, authorities and value-chain stakeholders, spark the first working conversations, and kick off two days of discussions in the very territory where Argentina’s lithium industry operates.

2. 10:00 – 10:45
   Opening snapshot · An introduction to what’s happening in Argentine lithium

   Local outlook: NOA mining, from the inside

   Three business chambers facing a new stage of regional mining development

   Jujuy, Salta and Catamarca concentrate much of Argentina’s new productive capacity and mining investment pipeline. The top authorities of their chambers analyze the conditions that will define the next stage: continued exploration, operational performance, supplier development, infrastructure, talent, permitting, regional dynamics and new investment. A conversation about the situation in the three jurisdictions and, especially, about the issues that are starting to demand a regional perspective.

   Arturo Pfister President, Jujuy Mining Chamber

   Juan Martín Gilly President, Salta Mining Chamber

   Abás Tanus Mafud President, Catamarca Mining Chamber

   Moderators

   Tomás Karagozian La Fábrica Podcast

   Oliver Maltz La Fábrica Podcast
3. 10:45 – 11:45

   International outlook: Positioning within the new geography of critical minerals

   Capital, financing and alliances to turn resources into tangible growth

   Global competition for critical minerals is reshaping the decisions of governments, investors, multilateral institutions and capital markets. What does a project need today to secure financing and move toward construction? How has international perception of Argentina changed? The panel will examine capital, risk mitigation, financial markets, infrastructure and international cooperation, and what the country will need to do to turn its geological advantage into competitive projects and effective production.

   Felipe Fuentes Senior Underwriter – Industries, Latin America & the Caribbean, MIGA – World Bank Group

   Romain Nadal French Ambassador to Argentina

   Martín Walter Natural Resources Development Specialist, Inter-American Development Bank

   Toronto Stock Exchange TBC

   Moderators

   Natacha Izquierdo Director of Operations, Abeceb

   Ignacio Celorrio 2026 Honorary Committee Member / Lithium Argentina
4. 11:45 – 13:15

   National outlook: Lithium in Argentina, an industry on the moveOpening Ceremony

   Governors and authorities facing the next stage of Argentine mining

   Lithium’s expansion turned Jujuy, Salta and Catamarca into protagonists of a productive transformation that goes far beyond the mineral itself. The governors of the Lithium Roundtable discuss investment, infrastructure, suppliers, employment, competitiveness and regional coordination, but also the relationship between the federal government and the provinces, and the place mining can occupy in Argentina’s economic development in the years ahead.

   The opening will focus on what the region needs today to support a new scale of investment; how to finance infrastructure that crosses provincial borders; how far a regional supplier policy can go; how to coordinate standards, permits and institutional capacity; what concrete results the Lithium Roundtable has delivered; and what place mining should occupy on the economic and productive agenda through 2027.

   Carlos Sadir Governor of Jujuy

   Raúl Jalil Governor of Catamarca

   Gustavo Sáenz Governor of Salta

   FÁ Fernanda Ávila Executive Secretary, Lithium Roundtable

   Luis Lucero Secretary of Mining of the Argentine Republic

   Roberto Cacciola President, Argentine Chamber of Mining Companies

   * More speakers TBC
5. 13:15 – 14:45

   Brunch & Culinary and Business BreakIn partnership with International Lithium Association

   An extended interval for food, one-on-one contact and strategic meetings

   The day’s first break will double as a lunch and networking space among participants. The extended schedule will allow the brunch to combine with pre-arranged meetings, encounters between delegations, and conversations that emerge from the opening block.

6. 14:45 – 15:00

   A new regulation for Argentine mining investment

   What changes with Decree 482/2026 and how it impacts companies, projects and suppliers

   More than three decades after the original regulation of Law 24,196, Argentina updated one of the main frameworks governing mining investment. The presentation will cover the changes introduced by Decree 482/2026 regarding imports, the incorporation of service providers, regional integration, digitalization and administrative procedures, as well as how they interact with the investment instruments currently available to the sector.

   María Eugenia Bais National Director of Mining Investments, Secretariat of Mining
7. 15:00 – 16:00

   Operating growth

   What companies investing in Argentine lithium are working through today

   Argentina’s lithium industry already has enough projects in operation and under development to shift the conversation from potential to performance. Costs, ramp-up, expansions, infrastructure, recovery, talent, suppliers and operational stability are now part of an increasingly concrete agenda. Companies with different experiences and models compare what they’re learning on the ground, where the main friction points show up today, and what variables will define the competitiveness of brine-based lithium production in the years ahead.

   CC Carlos Carrillo Rio Tinto Lithium

   Luciano Berenstein Albemarle

   SA Simón Pérez Alsina EXAR

   Guillermo Simonutti COO, Eramet

   Nicolás Damin CSO, CNGR

   Moderators

   Florencia Barragán Policy Makers Podcast / El Cronista

   TP Tomás de Pablos 2026 Honorary Committee Member
8. 16:00 – 17:00

   Argentina–United States: critical minerals in a strategic relationship

   Supply security, investment and new alliances in a more fragmented global map

   Critical minerals now sit at the center of economic security, industrial policy and international trade agendas. Against this backdrop, Argentina and the United States deepened their cooperation on mining and processing during 2026, as Washington accelerates efforts to diversify and strengthen its supply chains.

   The panel will examine what concrete opportunities this new framework opens for Argentine lithium, particularly around investment, infrastructure, financing and value-added production. It will also address how the country can strengthen ties with one of the world’s leading economic and technological powers while preserving a diversified mining footprint and strategic links with other markets.

   FB Fernando Brun Secretary of International Economic Relations

   AC Atlantic Council Representative · TBC

   EU Estados Unidos Diplomatic representative · TBC

   Moderator

   JC José de Castro CEO, Alchemia
9. 17:00 – 17:30

   Coffee Break & Networking

10. 17:30 – 18:00

    Understanding lithium’s global value chainsKeynote · In English

    Precursors, cathodes and batteries facing a new technological stage

    Technological change, supplier diversification and growing integration across the different links are transforming lithium’s global value chains. The panel will examine what’s happening from the production of precursor compounds and materials through to cathode and battery manufacturing, the main trends shaping the sector, and how these shifts affect demand for raw materials.

    The conversation will also address the technological, production and scale challenges the industry faces amid the growing need to store energy more efficiently, as well as opportunities to build more integrated, competitive and diversified chains.

    RC Representante de China

    Brought to you by CNGR
11. 18:00 – 18:30

    Asia and the Lithium Triangle: markets, investment and development modelsKeynote · In English

    What Asian industry is looking for, and how public policy decisions position Argentina and the Southern Cone

    Asia concentrates the main hub of global demand, processing and battery manufacturing. In the first part, Andrew Layland will analyze what products Asian industry requires today outside its domestic markets, from intermediate compounds to battery-grade chemicals and active cathode materials, and how international competition for capital, supply and processing capacity is evolving.

    In the second part, José Hofer will compare the institutional, regulatory and productive models developed by Argentina, Chile and Bolivia. The analysis will examine how state participation, incentives, restrictions and industrial policies shaped the arrival of investment, project execution and production growth, and what lessons each experience offers amid the new configuration of the Asian market.

    AL Andrew Layland Founder, SC Insights

    JH José Hofer Lithium Supply Chain Specialist, SC Insights
12. 18:30 – 19:00

    Lithium: still a misunderstood industry?Keynote · In English

    Joe Lowry on the decisions, players and shifts that have shaped and continue to shape the global lithium market

    Demand for lithium is now roughly ten times higher than a decade ago, yet the market remains crossed by competing narratives, hard-to-verify expectations, and readings that don’t always reflect how the industry actually works. In conversation with the CEO of Zelandez, Joe Lowry will examine the shifts that redefined the sector and the key to separating structural trends from short-term noise.

    The conversation will cover the growing weight of stationary storage, the arrival of new players, the end of the old dominance of major producers, and the importance of understanding lithium as a chemical industry rather than a conventional mining market. It will also trace price cycles, the challenges of developing new supply, and the impact of social media and artificial intelligence on the quality of available information.

    His book Lithium Confidential will be on hand as the backing for a perspective built over more than three decades among producers, customers and international markets, and as a starting point for connecting the lessons of history with the decisions that could define the industry’s next stage.

    Joe Lowry Founder, Global Lithium LLC · Author of Lithium Confidential: Confessions of a Corporate Misfit

    Moderator

    ZE Zelandez
13. 19:00 – 19:30

    Lithium Confidential Book Signing with Joe Lowry

    Meet the author and get your copy signed to close out the day

    Joe Lowry will sign copies of Lithium Confidential for those who purchased the book in advance alongside their Lithium in South America ticket, or during the conference. A brief, close-up moment near the close of the program, designed to continue the conversation with one of the most recognized international voices in the lithium industry.

    Joe Lowry Founder, Global Lithium LLC · Author of Lithium Confidential: Confessions of a Corporate Misfit
14. 19:30 – 21:00

    Jujuy Welcome CocktailSponsors and guests only

    An official reception with the host province and leading figures in Argentine mining

    The first day closes with a reception alongside the Province of Jujuy, national and provincial authorities, company leaders and executives, speakers and mining sector figures. A space for institutional and business connection to welcome participating delegations, deepen relationships, and close out Lithium in South America’s opening day.