Determined to Lead: Building Supply Chains for Critical Minerals with Jessica Vaughn
Determined to Lead: Building Supply Chains for Critical Minerals
Join Jessica Vaughn, Senior Manager of Procurement at USA Rare Earth, for a firsthand look at what it takes to build resilient, scalable supply chains for critical minerals.
As demand for critical minerals accelerates, building resilient and scalable supply chains has become essential to the future of many dependent industries. Drawing on her experience leading procurement and supply chain development within the U.S. rare earth and advanced manufacturing sector, Jessica Vaughn will share a firsthand perspective on what it takes to secure critical materials, build strategic supplier networks, and turn ambitious domestic manufacturing goals into reality.
What You'll Learn:
Securing Critical Materials: What it actually takes to identify, negotiate, and lock in access to critical minerals in a high-demand, high-competition landscape.
Strategic Supplier Networks: Frameworks for building supplier relationships that hold up under the pressure of rapid industry scaling.
From Ambition to Execution: How to translate large-scale domestic manufacturing goals into real, operational supply chain capability.
This event is designed for:
Founders & C-Suite Executives navigating rapid deployment and change.
Technical Project Managers & Engineers looking to scale their strategic influence.
Board Directors & Executives focused on risk mitigation and project governance.
Energy & Tech Leaders managing the fast-moving complexities of the energy transition.
Agenda
1:00 PM – Light lunch served & networking
1:30 PM – Presentation: Building Supply Chains for Critical Minerals
2:15 PM – Open Q&A with Jessica Vaughn
2:30 PM – Coffee & continued networking
3:00 PM – Event concludes
Location & Important Logistics
Check-in: Upon arrival at the Greentown, kindly check in at the front desk and head to Shoreless Labs room.
About the Speaker
Jessica Vaughn is a strategic procurement and supply chain executive with a track record of building and scaling global sourcing, supplier, and logistics capabilities across complex industrial and advanced manufacturing environments. Her experience spans critical minerals, rare earth magnet manufacturing, water technology, and capital equipment, with responsibility for developing resilient supplier networks, negotiating complex commercial agreements, and supporting large-scale U.S. manufacturing growth. She brings a practical, execution-focused perspective on the intersection of supply chain strategy, energy security, and the expansion of domestic critical mineral infrastructure.
We look forward to seeing you soon.