NEFR 2023
4th – 5th OCTOBER 2023
DATE: 4th – 5th October
LOCATION: Newcastle Upon Tyne
ORGANISER: Weardale Lithium
ABOUT NEFR
The North East Future Resources Conference (NEFR) will highlight the opportunities across the UK, with a focus on the North, to responsibly extract metals and minerals, its emergence as a hub for high-value mineral processing including Giga-factories for battery manufacturing and electric car development, as well as alternative and renewable energy sources.
Future resource supply, security and sustainably has never been more important.
Our society is faced with rising global energy demands, increasing need for critical metals with technological applications and more minerals to increase food production and infrastructure for an ever-growing population. The subject and the industry is ‘top of the agenda’.
We will showcase the companies and work undertaken so far and illustrate the potential investment opportunities that lie ahead. Presenters will also demonstrate the importance of the growth and role of the North East to the UK’s economy as a strategic portfolio of assets, ranging from mineral resources to giga factories, renewable projects, technological excellence and electric car manufacturers.
We are planning an excellent line-up of speakers, plus extra activities and networking drinks and dinner. Seeing is believing!
The high-profile delegates include local and national policy makers, investors, brokers, producers and operators, supply chain enablers and key stakeholders such as natural capital.
It will be an excellent opportunity to network and present to an influential audience.
WHY ATTEND?
UNDERSTAND
Learn and understand more about the incredible businesses and opportunities in the renewable energy sector
CONNECT
Connect with other individuals and companies working in this exciting and advancing area or network your own business.
DISCOVER
How this industry is shaping the future through supply chains, mineral security and advancing technologies
ANNOUNCED speakers

STEWART DICKSON
Weardale Lithium

LORD PETER LILLEY
House of Lords Environment and Climate Change Committee

DAVID CUNNINGHAM
Director, Cleantech & Renewables, at Gneiss Energy

LORD BEN HOUCHEN
Tees Valley Mayor

HENRY SANDERSON
Executive editor, benchmark source and author of Volt Rush

DAVID SANDBROOK
Head of Minerals, Carter Jones

LISL LEWIS
Senior Geophysicist, GeothermEx, SLB

MATTHEW LUMSDEN
CEO, Connected energy

MICHELLE DUGGAN
Inward Investment Manager, Invest North East England

PHILLIPA OLDHAM
Stakeholder Engagement Director, Advanced Propulsion Centre

PROFFESOR JON GLUYAS
President Designate, The Geological Society, Ofsted/Ikon Chair in Geoenergy Carbon Capture & Storage. Durham University

DR. MARK T. IRELAND
Senior Lecturer in Energy Geosciences & Associate Dean Global Partnerships, Newcastle University
KEY THEMES & DISCUSSIONS
UK and Northern energy landscape and transition
Tracking the trends:
Auto industry demand
Critical raw materials and markets
Geothermal potential
Sustainable resources
EV battery supply chains
Send us a message!
If you would like to be involved in NEFR ’23 please contact the Weardale Lithium team.
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