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Howard Klein

Founder & Partner

RK Equity

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RK Equity

Howard Klein founded New York-based capital markets advisory firm RK Equity in
2002 and has more than 30 years of experience in equity capital markets, mining finance
and natural resources investing. His work focuses on lithium, battery materials and the
broader critical minerals supply chain, advising companies and investors on capital
raising, investor engagement and market positioning.

Howard authors the Lithium-ion Bull newsletter, co-hosts the Rock Stock Channel
podcast and speaks regularly at industry and investment conferences. Previously, he held
senior institutional equity sales roles, including Head of Equity Sales for EMEA and
Japan at Société Générale. He holds a B.A. in Economics from the University of
Michigan and an M.B.A. in Finance from Columbia University.

Sessions & Presentations

Panel

Where Capital is Going Next?

This executive panel will examine where public and private capital is moving next—and where the greatest opportunities and gaps remain. Panelists will discuss how investors are evaluating critical minerals projects in today’s geopolitical and policy environment, which segments of the supply chain are attracting the strongest interest, and what it will take to move projects from government-supported development to commercially sustainable operations.

The conversation will explore the changing role of federal and state investment, public-private partnerships, strategic corporate investment, private equity and infrastructure capital, as well as emerging structures such as offtake agreements, price floors, production-linked financing, and blended capital. With major new public-private initiatives demonstrating the scale of capital that can be mobilized, the question is no longer simply whether money is available—but where it will be deployed, what investors require to participate, and which projects are positioned to win.

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