InterGen Wine Wednesday with Amanda Hall
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April 1, 2026
5:00 pm—7:30 pm
Thomsons Social Hub
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The global push toward electric vehicles and large-scale energy storage is accelerating — and lithium sits at the center of it. Our next Wine Wednesday will feature Amanda Hall, CEO and Founder of Summit Nanotech, a Canadian cleantech company advancing direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology built for modern battery supply chains. Summit is focused on increasing lithium recovery while significantly reducing water use — addressing one of the biggest challenges in scaling the energy transition. The discussion will be moderated by InterGen CEO Sandi Gilbert. With more than 20 years as a professional geophysicist, Amanda has led Summit from concept to commercialization, earning recognition including EY Entrepreneur of The Year® Prairies and Business Insider’s Climate Action 30. In conversation, we’ll explore: - Why lithium has become strategically critical - What it takes to scale deep-tech in industrial markets - How capital, partnerships, and commercialization intersect in cleantech
The global push toward electric vehicles and large-scale energy storage is accelerating — and lithium sits at the center of it. Our next Wine Wednesday will feature Amanda Hall, CEO and Founder of Summit Nanotech, a Canadian cleantech company advancing direct lithium extraction (DLE) technology built for modern battery supply chains. Summit is focused on increasing lithium recovery while significantly reducing water use — addressing one of the biggest challenges in scaling the energy transition. The discussion will be moderated by InterGen CEO Sandi Gilbert.
With more than 20 years as a professional geophysicist, Amanda has led Summit from concept to commercialization, earning recognition including EY Entrepreneur of The Year® Prairies and Business Insider’s Climate Action 30.
In conversation, we’ll explore:
- Why lithium has become strategically critical
- What it takes to scale deep-tech in industrial markets
- How capital, partnerships, and commercialization intersect in cleantech
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