Lithium Rising: Film Screening and Panel Discussion

The demand for lithium batteries has skyrocketed in just a few years, and this trend is forecast to accelerate with the global transition to electric vehicles. From the salt flats of South America, to the red earth of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; from the nickel smelters in Indonesia, to factories in Northern France; from tribal lands of Northern Nevada to battery recycling plants in rural Georgia, Lithium Rising—directed by Bertelsmann Foundation’s Samuel George—brings the viewer up close and personal with the people and communities impacted by this global phenomenon. The screening is followed by a panel discussion and Q&A with the film's director and several lithium business and geopolitical experts Panel Members

• Adam Phillips, Founder and Managing Partner, Capital Advising Ventures; Non-Resident Fellow and Visiting Lecturer, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University
• Carolyn Kissane, Associate Dean, Center for Global Affairs, School of Professional Studies, NYU

Moderated by

• Stephen Gross, Director, Center for European and Mediterranean Studies and Professor of History & European Studies, NYU

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