GA67 Technical Programme
Explore the programme of keynote presentations, technical papers and specialist discussion sessions taking place during GA67 in Yinchuan, China.
Technical sessions and speakers
The GA67 Technical Programme brings together international experts from across the tantalum and niobium industries. Topics include market dynamics, advanced materials, semiconductor applications, energy, medical devices, critical raw materials and emerging manufacturing technologies.
Monday 14 September 2026
Opening introductions and technical presentations
Session 1
New Member, ExCom and President Introductions
China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association (CNIA)
Speaker: To be confirmed
The Crystallographic Evolution Behaviour of Tantalum Sputtering Blank During Heat Treatment
Speaker: Mr Li Zhaobo , OTIC
Tantalum in Next-Generation AI Power Delivery: Technical Shifts, Cost Pressure, and the Advantage of Mg-Reduced High-Voltage Powder
Speaker: Dr Melanie Stenzel , Taniobis
Lunch, 12:00 to 13:00
Session 2
Rising Demand, Constrained Supply: Tantalum Market Dynamics in the Global Semiconductor Era
Speaker: Kyle Pronk , Project Blue
The AI Revolution: Opportunities and Challenges for Tantalum Polymer Capacitors
Speaker: Mr James Q. Chen , YAGEO Group
Coffee break, 14:00 to 14:30
Session 3
Argus Media's Tantalum Market Update
Speaker: Sian Morris , Argus Media
Tuesday 15 September 2026
All presentations will be held in the plenary room
Session 4
Ekeberg Prize Presentation
Details: To be confirmed
Nb3Sn Superconductors for Fusion Energy: Performance, Manufacturing and Scale-up
Speaker: Isadora Maria Oliveira Anicio Costa , CBMM
Coffee break, 10:00 to 10:30
Session 5
Modernization of Nb Alloy Development, Learning from History
Speaker: Josh Pierce , ATI
Recovery of Sn, Ta and Nb from Mining and Metallurgical Brazilian By-products
Speaker: Almir Clemente , Resind Indústria e Comércio Ltda
Tantalum and Niobium for Medical Devices
Speaker: Jeffrey S. Slater , Fort Wayne Metals, LLC
Lunch, 12:00 to 13:00
Session 6
BLOOM Project: Advanced Liberation Analysis for More Efficient Extraction and Processing of Critical Raw Material
Speaker: Marko Komac , INTRAW
Full-Chain Fabrication and Performance Investigation of High-Purity Niobium Superconducting RF Cavities
Speaker: Mr Li Zhaobo , OTIC
Ta and Nb Panel Discussion
Participants: To be confirmed