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Thursday, April 2, 2026
1:30 PM to 3:00 PM
Concurrent Sessions
Thursday, April 2, 2026
  Strategic Materials
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
PANEL: “China-and-Russia-Free!” Aluminum-Scandium Alloy for U.S. Defense Additive Manufacturing Supply Chains
Moderator: Mr Nicholas Karvonides - Institute for Defense Analyses IDA (Invited)

Panel Members:
Mr Luigi Alzati -
Valimet


Dr Slade Gardner -
Big Metal Additive


Mr Costa Kury -
Lockheed Martin


Mr David Petitjean -
Rio Tinto

Mr Jim Sims -
NioCorp

Dr Joseph Sims -
Quadrus Corp

Dr Vaibhav Jain -
Defense Logistics Agency

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