Description:

Join the Center for Engineering Sustainability and Resilience for a seminar hosted by Stephen Pedersen featuring Paramita Das (CSO, Stardust Power), who will be presenting on careers in critical minerals mining, and lessons on supply and scale-up from that industry applicable to the AI industry. This seminar is part of a monthly seminar series on topics in critical minerals. RSVP here.

What: "Critical Minerals Seminar What AI infrastructure can learn from the Metals, Mining and Minerals sector"
Who: Paramita Das, Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Advisor to the CEO Stardust Power
When: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 4:00 PM CT
Where: Ford Center, 1.350 ITW, 2133 Sheridan Rd, Evanston, IL 60208

About:

Minerals economies have long demonstrated that scaling an industry is never just about technology. From copper to aluminum to lithium, growth depended on securing energy, building infrastructure ahead of demand, aligning with stable geopolitical blocs, and earning community trust. Mining taught the world that energy, resources, and social license are the real foundations of scale.

Al infrastructure now faces the same realities. Data centers may be the new mines-hungry for power, water, and political legitimacy. To scale responsibly, Al must borrow from the mining playbook: invest in resilient energy, partner with local communities, secure critical materials, and align with national strategy.

Paramita will also speak on her extensive experience in the critical minerals mining industry, and both new and traditional career pathways for upcoming graduates there.

Biography:

Paramita Das serves as the Chief Strategy Officer and Senior Advisor to the CEO at Stardust Power, a battery-grade lithium producer in North America. Ms. Das serves on the Board of Directors of Coeur Mining (Audit Committee, ESG&HSE Committee and Nom-Gov Committee); Genco Shipping and Trading (Audit Committee, ESG Committee and Compensation Committee) and Toromont Industries (TIH). Ms. Das is a Commercial and Strategy Leader with accomplishments in transforming culture and commercial outcomes. Her areas of expertise have been commercial, M&A, business development, strategic partnerships and ESG. She is an active speaker on gender equality and Sustainability/ESG.