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View the Resilient Phosphorus Supply Chain Workshop agenda below.

December 1, 2026

8:30 am Networking Breakfast
9:00 amWelcome Remarks
Workshop Objectives and Outcomes
9:15 amTwo-Day Agenda Highlights

Facilitators’ Role
Group Agreements (Ground Rules)
Matrix Introduction
9:25 amWarm-Up Exercise: Speed Dating or Stand Up If /Raise Your Hand If
9:45 amPolicy Briefing Panel + Q&A
10:45 amTable conversations: what the Executive Order and Designation mean for our work
(conversations can carry over to the break if desired)
11:00 amBreak
11:15 amTechnical Session with lightning talks and panel

Domestic Production Capacity: Brief overview & future outlook
Phosphorus Supply Chains: Brief overview & future outlook
Phosphate Use Patterns: Brief overview & how this fits in with building a resilient US supply
High Value Streams of Phosphate: Brief overview & how high value streams fit into resilient US supply
12:00 pmLunch
1:00 pmTechnical Session with lightning talks and panel

Environmental Monitoring: Brief overview & how it contributes to building a resilient US supply (needs, barriers, gaps)
NGO Perspective: What is the role of NGOs in building a resilient US supply?
Technologies: Broad overview & how to use technologies to build a resilient supply (needs, barriers, gaps)
Industry Perspective: What is the role of NGOs in building a resilient US supply?
1:45 pmBreakout sessions: knowledge conflicts and gaps
3:00 pmBreak
3:15 pmStakeholder Matrix Gallery Walk
4:00 pmDay 1 Reflections

Individual (5 mins)
Pairs (8 mins)
Group Share (32 mins)
4:45 pmDay 2 Preview & Adjourn
5:00 pmBreak and downtime
6:30 pmNetworking Reception

December 2, 2026

8:30 am Networking Breakfast
9:00 amDay 1 synthesis and open discussion of questions from Day 1
9:30 amBreakout Discussions Part 1: From knowledge gaps to research priorities.
10:45 amBreak
11:15 amGroup reflection/discussion of research priority areas
12:00 pmLunch
1:15 pmBreakout Discussions Part 2: Prioritize research areas/Revisit matrix for additional input and thoughts
2:30 pmBreak
3:00 pmDiscussion of how to support and sustain work after the workshop
4:15 pmClosing Remarks and workshop evaluation
4:30 pmAdjourn