​Ripple Hosts

​Kyle Teamey

​RA Capital Planetary Health

​Nicholas Andruschak

​Chrysalix Venture Capital

​TL;DR

​How do we use circularity to close gaps in supply of the critical minerals needed for the energy transition?

​Topic overview

​Why is the topic relevant?

​Steel, copper, and aluminum are the three most important metals to the global economy. Given current trends and the requirements for the energy transition, there are supply gaps and unmet needs across all three markets. Circularity can close the gaps... but how do we achieve it?

​What’s up for discussion?

• ​What are current trends in steel, copper, and aluminum?

• ​What are the critical issues/problems in these markets?

• ​Why is circularity uniquely applicable to solving problems in these markets?

• ​How is circularity being applied today?

• ​What are the key challenges and what are the gaps to move the space forward?

​Dream outcome

​Our dream outcome is someone has a great idea for circularity that we can fund as a new company. We will be happy just with increasing the level of knowledge of the audience and doing some brainstorming on open problems and gaps in the space.

​Who should attend?

​People with interest in circularity and how it can solve problems for climate. People with interest in large volume commodities, particularly metals. People who are keen to find new applications for materials science, AI, robotics, automation, sensors, and other technologies to solve climate-related problems.