IMARC ICC Sydney 2023 | IMARC | 30 October 2023 | ICC Sydney, 14 Darling Dr, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia

The conference delivers ideas, inspiration and serving as a meeting ground for industry. From ground-breaking technology, world-class content, to a vivid showcase of all the elements that make the mining industry great. Attend one of the many networking events or simply catch up with industry colleagues on the 17,000m2 expo show floor featuring 470+ leading companies.

2023 Speakers

Vanessa Elliott
Independent Non-Executive Director

Angie Ellis
Investment Director, 8020 Invest

Max Luedtke
Vice President and Business Line Manager Mining, ABB

Mehrzad Ashnagaran
Global Product Line Manager – Electrification and Composite Plant, ABB

Nic Beutler
Global Product Manager, Power System & Charging Solutions, ABB

Nicholas Frappell
Global Head Institutional Markets, ABC Refinery

Dr. Mark Cooksey
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, ABx Group

Andrew Booth
Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Braking Technology

Dr. Lynette Molyneaux
Director, Advanced Materials and Battery Council

John Landmark
Vice President, Corporate Affairs (Australia), Agnico Eagle

Luke Krois
Mining Manager, Agnico Eagle

Mark Houlihan
Director IT & Digital, Australia, Agnico Eagle

Paul Bibby
Managing Director, Akora Resources

Paola Lasso
Director, ALABC

Nicholas Earner
Managing Director, Alkane Resources

Greg Hall (MAusIMM)
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Alligator Energy

Kate Dickson
General Manager - Operations, AMEC

Lucy McClean
Director, New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania, AMEC

Kelly Malcolm
VP Exploration, Amex Exploration

Richard Morgan
Head of Government Relations, Anglo American

David Grabau
Head of External Affairs, Arafura Resources

Campbell Olsen
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Arete Capital Partners

Andy Forster
Senior Investment Officer, Argo Investments

Roger Jackson
Executive Chairman, Ark Mines

Brad King
Director, Portfolio Manager, Armytage

Michelle Keegan
Program Director, AROSE

Louis Chien
Director, ASF Group

Diederik Lugtigheid
President, ASI Mining

Edward Bardo
Sales Director for Metal & Mining, Aspen Technology

Marc Poualion
Senior Global Industry Lead, Metals & Mining, Aspen Technology

David Woodall
Managing Director, Aura Energy

Greg Cochran
Managing Director, Aurora Energy Metals

Narelle Wolfe
Head of Sustainability and ESG, AusIMM

Nicole Brook
President, AusIMM

Stephen Durkin (FAusIMM)
Chief Executive Officer, AusIMM

Helen Tinney
General Manager, Policy and Training Products, AUSMASA

Jan Norberger
General Manager - Workforce Strategy and Industry Engagement, AUSMASA

Gavin Lind
Chief Executive Officer, AUSMESA

Toni Dunlop
Managing Director, AusRoad Systems

Alan Broome AM
Chairman Emeritus, Austmine

Andrew Rouse
Director, Austmine

Christine Gibbs-Stewart
Chief Executive Officer, Austmine

Clytie Danger of Austmine
Director, Austmine

Dallas Wilkinson
Chair, Austmine

Dr. Qingtao Zeng
Managing Director, Australasian Metals

Rena Guenduez
Team Leader, Australia Mongolia Extractives Program

Alex Bertram
Industry & Innovation Lead, Australian Automation and Robotics Precinct

Hon. Madeleine King MP
Minister for Resources, Australian Government

Tara Diamond
Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Australian Resources & Energy Employer Association (AREEA)

Rachel Waterhouse
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Shareholders' Association

Arvind Ramana
Director of Space Technology Uplift, Australian Space Agency

Rowena Smith
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Australian Strategic Materials (ASM)

Luke Smith
Senior Portfolio Manager, Investments - Equities, Australian Super

Graham Arvidson
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Vanadium

Brett Clark
Chairman, Avenira

Jean-Marc Lulin
President & Chief Executive Officer, Azimut Exploration

Pete Moorhouse
Managing Director, Basin Energy

Ray Shaw
Chief Executive Officer, Besra Gold

Paulo Lopes
COO and Co-founder, Beyond Mining, Brazil

Anna Wiley
Vice President, Planning & Technical, BHP

Burkhard Seifert
Manager Partnerships, BHP

Chris Cowan
Head of Global Indigenous Procurement, BHP

James Agar
Group Procurement Officer, BHP

Maria Joyce
Vice President Maintenance & Engineering Centre of Excellence, BHP

Sam Lau
Superintendent Production Accounting & Reporting – IPRO, BHP

Guy Drouin
President, Biothermica Technologies

Scott Williamson
Managing Director, Blackstone Minerals

Jon Reynolds
Managing Director, Boadicea Resources

Alexandra Blood (FAusIMM)
Board Member, Innovation and ESG Adviser

Jodie Currie
Director, Bowen Basin Mining Club

Siri C. Genik
Principal, BRIDGE

Tony Savides
Director, BSC Global

Ilkka Homanen
Head of Hydrogen and Batteries, Business Finland

Theodora Le Souquet
Managing Director, Canaria

Lynette Ryan
Vice President, Head of Sustainable Futures, Capgemini

Nicolas Rousseau
Chief Digital Engineering & Manufacturing Officer, Capgemini

Carl Hendricks
Chief Engineer, Caterpillar

Carolina Orozco
Country Manager, Ecuador, Challenger Gold & President, Chamber of Mines Ecuador (CME)

Grant Caffrey
Director – Australia, Clareo

Jacqueline Lane
Director, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC)

Rob Wilson
Executive Director, WA & Resources, Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC)

Carl Weatherell
Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, CMIC

Joe Kaderavek
Chief Executive Officer, Cobalt Blue

Dr. Helen Degeling
Project Acquisition Manager, Cobalt Blue Holdings

Shae Russell
Analyst, Cocktails & Commodities

Chris Stevens
Chief Executive Officer, Coda Minerals

Shannan Bamforth
Managing Director, Codrus Minerals

Andrew Hinchliff
Group Executive, Institutional Bank and Markets, Commonwealth Bank of Australia

John Williams
Trade Commissioner, Consulate General of Canada in Sydney

Konstantin Kiselev
Chief Executive Officer, Conundrum

Stephen Swatton
President, CEO & Director, CopperCorp Resources

Jon Loraine
Chair, CORE Group

Renee Hakendorf
National Innovation Hub Lead, CORE Innovation Hub

Renu Kannu
Business Partnerships Lead, CORE Innovation Hub

Tamryn Barker
Co-Founder, CORE Innovation Hub

Brad Waldon
Founder and Managing Director, Corehesion

Guy Boggs
Chief Executive Officer, CRC TiME

Namali Mackay
Managing Director, Critical Minerals Association Australia

Scott Winter
Managing Director, Critical Minerals Group

Jeff Townsend
Chief Executive Officer, Critical Minerals International Alliance

Daniel East PhD
Group Leader Advanced Manufacturing and Metals, CSIRO

Angela Zjalic
Student, Bachelor of Science, Geology & Finance, Curtin University

James Fox
Student, Bachelor of Engineering, Mining and Mineral Engineering, Curtin University

David Evans
Head of Commercial, CyanoCapture, UK

Mauro DelleMonache
Chief Executive Officer, GEOVIA, Dassault Systèmes

Ralph Smith
Global Director Sales, Dassault Systèmes

Aaron Watson
Manager, Business Development Productivity Solutions, Decoda

George Spink
Executive General Manager, Decoda

John Borshoff
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Deep Yellow

Benjamin Zammit
Executive Director, Department for Energy and Mining South Australia

Steve Davis
Strategic Enterprise Accounts Manager, Descartes Labs

Matthew Doyle
Descendant of the Muruwari Aboriginal Nation

Florence Drummond
Founder, IWIMRA, and, Executive Director, Development Partner Institute

Peter Bryant
Board Chair, Clareo, and Chair, Development Partner Institute

Brett Macaulay
Vice President Bulk Product Technology, Dyno Nobel

Andrew Spinks
Managing Director, EcoGraf

Marc Bishop Lafleche
Chief Executive Officer, Ecora Resources

Nicholas Boyd-Mathews
Executive Director, Chief Investment Officer, Eden Asset Management

Ammar Alali
Co-Founder and President, Eden, USA

William Gardiner
Student, Bachelor of Technology Engineering & Chemical Engineering, Edith Cowan University

James Harman
Chief Executive Officer, EDL

Mark Robinson
Executive Director, EITI

Clayton Franklin
Chief Engineer, Electric Power Conversions Australia

Joe David
Chief Executive Officer, Elementos

Murray Hill (FAusIMM)
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Elevate Uranium

Ellis Martin
Host/Editor, Ellis Martin Report

Fiorella Rivera
Partner, Latin America, Embellie Advisory

Remi Piet
Co-Founder & Senior Partner, Embellie Advisory

Shaun Bunn
Managing Director, Empire Metals

Jason Chang
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, EMR Capital

Owen Hegarty OAM (HonFAusIMM)
Executive Chairman, EMR Capital

Masahiro Echigoya
Managing Director, ENEOS Australia

Simon Helps
Manager Products and Growth, Energys

Patrick Turgeon
Senior Director - Major Projects, Englobe

Alex Grant
Global Director Autonomous Haulage Systems (AHS), Epiroc

Hans Wahlquist
Global Director Product Management, Epiroc

Kevin MacNeill
Chief Executive Officer, EQ Resources

Alvaro Acosta
Managing Consultant, ERM

Louise Pearce
Global Industry Lead, Mining, ERM

Rebecca Gunn
Partner – Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change ANZ, ERM

Sabrina Genter
Partner, ERM

Toby Whincup
Global Director, Critical Minerals and Partner, ERM

Florian Anderhuber
Director, Energy and Climate, Euromines

Peter Handley
Deputy to the Director, Head of Unit, DG GROW, European Commission

Peter Kovacs
Head of Unit, DG TRADE, European Commission

Justine Fisher
General Manager Communications & Corporate Affairs, Evolution Mining

Paul Robbins
Group Head for Asset Effectiveness, Evolution Mining

Dan Smart
Director, Project & Structured Finance, Export Finance Australia

Cameron Wall
Managing Partner, Asia-Pacific, Data and Analytics, EY

Lisa Bouari
Partner, AI, Data and Analytics, EY

Nischith Kashyap
Partner, Digital & Data Analytics, EY

Paul Mitchell
Global Mining & Metals Leader, EY

Hon. Frank Fannon
Managing Director, Fannon Global Advisors (United States’ Inaugural Assistant Secretary of State for Energy Resources)

Warwick Grigor
Chairman, Far East Capital

Peter Allen
Managing Director, Firebird Metals

Jan Haak
Vice President, Business Development, First Mode

Lauren Stafford
Director of Business Development, First Mode

Ian Hamm
Chair, First Nations Foundation

JP Gladu
Strategic Advisor, First Nations Major Projects Coalition (FNMPC)

Thomas Buenger
Chief Executive Officer, First Tin

Bronwyn Murphy
Mineral Exploration Account Executive, Fleet Space Technologies

Gerrit Olivier
Director of Planetary Geophysics, Fleet Space Technologies

Hemant Chaurasia
Chief Product Officer, Fleet Space Technologies

Stephanie Brantz
Chair, DFAT - Sports Diplomacy Advisory Council and Deputy Chair, Football NSW

John Eales
(86 Tests for Australia, 55 as Captain, 11 Year International Career), Former Australian Rugby Union Player

Nathan Sharpe
(116 Tests for Australia, 10 as Captain, 12 Year International Career), Former Australian Rugby Union Player

James Sanders
General Manager, Formero

Dino Otranto
Chief Executive Officer, Fortescue

Roland Hill
Managing Director, FYI Resources

Dan Della Ventura
President, G.L. Tiley & Associates

JP Vargas de la Vega
Managing Director, Galan Lithium

Charlie Kempson
Commercial & Marketing Manager, Galena Mining

Grant Sanden
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, GeologicAI

Tony Knight
Chief Government Geologist, Geological Survey of Queensland

Dr. Bronwyn Camac
A/Director, Geological Survey of South Australia

Paul McDonald
Director, Geological Survey of Victoria

Dr. Rami Eid
Senior Geologist - Energy Resource Systems, Geological Survey of Victoria

Richard Chopping
Manager: Geoscience Mapping through Cover, Geological Survey of Western Australia

Allison Britt
Director Mineral Resources Advice and Promotion, Geoscience Australia

Andrew Feitz
Director, Low Carbon Geoscience and Advice, Geoscience Australia

Dr. Andrew Heap
Chief of Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division, Geoscience Australia

Dr. James Johnson
Chief Executive Officer, Geoscience Australia

Jane Thorne
Project Leader - National Mine Waste Assessment, Geoscience Australia

Lori Mancell
Team Lead, Engagement and Evaluation, Geoscience Australia

Emma Jones
Innovation Management Lead, Southern Hemisphere, GHD

Benedikt Sobotka
Chief Executive Officer, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) & Co-Chair, Global Battery Alliance

Peter Arkell
Chairman, Global Mining Association of China

Andrew Scott
Lead Robotics and Automation, Prominent Hill, BHP, Ambassador, GMG Group

Kal Ruberg
Chair, GMG Group

Mark O'Brien
General Manager - Digital Technology & Innovation (CIO), CITIC Pacific Mining and Vice Chair, GMG Group

Michelle Ash (FAusIMM)
Vice President, Growth, BHP and Director, GMG Group

Jeneta Owens
Managing Director, Godolphin

Kelly Carter
Executive Vice President and Group Head of Legal & Compliance, Gold Fields

Stuart Mathews
Executive Vice President, Australia, Gold Fields

Damon Dormer
Managing Director, Golden Mile Resources

Matt Turner
Principal Architect - Mining, Google

His Excellency Mark Glauser
High Commissioner for Canada in Australia, Government of Canada

Lisa Qi
Senior International Market Consultant, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Government of Ontario

Paul Bradette
Trade and Investment Specialist, Ministry of Northern Development, Government of Ontario

Tim Hall
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, GreaseBoss

Luke Cox
Chief Executive Officer, Green Technology Metals

Malcolm Paterson
Chief Executive Officer, GreenGold Technology

Dan Thomas
Managing Director, Hammer Metals

Mark Yumin QIU
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Hanking Australia Investment

Amy Zander
Process Engineer Pyrometallurgy, Hatch

Jan Kwak
Managing Director – Australia and Asia, Hatch

Jeff Gomes
Future Fuels Lead, Hatch

Rhys Campbell
Mechanical and Mining Engineer, Hatch

Rudiger von Varendorff
Simulation Practice Lead, Hatch

Simon Malin
Director, Energy, Hatch

Andrew Taplin
Chief Executive Officer, Heavy Minerals

Mike Rosenstreich
Managing Director, Helix Resources

Steve White
Director, Hellyer Metals Limited

Peter Mellor
Commercial Director, Heritage Minerals

Kris Holmes
Director Mining APAC, Hexagon

Louise Daw
Senior Director – Environment & Social Governance, Hexagon

Simon Stone
Vice President Asia Pacific, Hexagon

Dr. Ross Digby
Associate Director: Centre for Energy and Infrastructure, Holmesglen

Michael Willoughby
Managing Director Global Head of Metals, Mining & Transition Materials, HSBC Bank

Fabian Schneider
Head of Sales HED, Huber Automotive AG

Danielle Martin
Director, Social Performance, ICMM

Rohitesh Dhawan
President & Chief Executive Officer, ICMM

Sarah Coleman
Chief Executive Officer, Idoba

Bas Beemsterboer
Chief Evangelist, IFS

Vijay Jaswal
Chief Technology Officer, IFS

Chris Carr
Head of Technical Services, IGO

Michael Nossal (FAusIMM)
Chair, IGO

Sam Retallack
Chief People Officer, IGO

Patrick Mutz (FAusIMM)
Managing Director, Image Resources

Clytie Dangar
Global Head of Partnerships, IMDEX

Nikola Tolevski
Geologist, Queensland Resources Council

Rachel Nugent
Head of Community and Social Responsibility, Queensland Resources Council

Todd Harrington
Director, Georesources, Department of Resources, Queensland Government

Tony Knight
Chief Government Geologist, Queensland Government

Tia Begg
Indigenous Engagement Manager, Queensland Resources Council

Will Hamilton
Chief Executive Officer, Queensland Resources Council

Dr. Ian Lipton
Research Fellow, Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland

Dr. Marita Bradshaw
Research Fellow, Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland

Dr. Qingqing Huang
Research Fellow, Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland

Dr. Reza Soltani
Research Fellow, Sustainable Minerals Institute, University of Queensland

Dr. Peter Erskine
Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland

Dr. Paul Gow
Associate Professor, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland

Dr. Darryn McCosker
Senior Lecturer, School of Communication and Arts, University of Queensland

Dr. Mehmet Kizil
Professor, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, University of Queensland

Dr. Serkan Saydam
Professor, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, University of Queensland

Dr. Abdullah Anwar
Lecturer, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, University of Queensland

Dr. Hossein Masoumi
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering, University of Queensland

Dr. Anna Petts
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, University of Queensland

Dr. Deanna Kemp
Professor, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, University of Queensland

Dr. Daniel Franks
Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining, University of Queensland

Dr. Heather Ednie
Director, Business Development and Growth, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)

Chris McCombe
Senior Programme Officer, Communities and Social Performance, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)

Lina Maria Sarmiento Vega
Senior Programme Officer, Communities and Social Performance, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)

Peter Ravenscroft
Senior Programme Officer, Communities and Social Performance, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)

Rupert Baker
Senior Programme Officer, Communities and Social Performance, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)

Dora Chomiak
Senior Programme Officer, Communities and Social Performance, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)

Caroline Digby
Principal Consultant, Social Responsibility, ERM

Rochelle Wright
Principal Consultant, Social Responsibility, ERM

Fergus O’Connor
Managing Partner, Sydney, Behre Dolbear Australia

Tracy Browne
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Centre for Sustainable Mining Practices (ACSMP)

Nick Bainton
General Manager – Government and External Relations, Newcrest Mining

Dr. Vanessa Guthrie
Chair, Minerals Council of Australia

Tania Constable
Chief Executive Officer, Minerals Council of Australia

Andrew Hynd
Executive Director, Minerals Council of Australia

Julie Hill
Assistant Minister for Community and Mainstreaming, Australian Government

Alice Atkinson
Director, Mining Governance, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

David Gales
Director, Mining Infrastructure, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Simon Casboult
Director, Resources Division, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Nick Thorne
Director, Strategy and Policy, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Joana Fernandes
Director, International Engagement, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Dr. Stefan Ley
Director, Exploration, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Dr. Neal Ryan
Director, Critical Minerals Facilitation Office, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Rob Milbourne
Director, Regulatory Reform, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Dr. Craig Stegman
Director, Offshore Resources, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Dr. Larry O’Neill
Director, Science Partnerships, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Dr. Kieren Moffat
Director, Environmental Approvals, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Dr. Hsien Hua Lee
Director, Data Standards and Applications, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Tara Boensch
Director, Petroleum, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Dr. Matt Greaves
Director, Biosecurity and Agriculture Productivity, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Dr. Peter Hinchcliffe
Director, Chemicals and Plastics, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Jane Liu
Director, Space, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Dr. Graham Smith
Director, Radioactive Waste, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Wenwu Zhang
Director, Resources and Northern Australia, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Dr. Sean Sloan
Director, Water and Natural Resources, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

John Yates
Director, Enterprise Strategy and Governance, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Dr. David Thurtell
Director, National Measurement Institute, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources, Australian Government

Dr. James Johnson
Chief Executive Officer, Geoscience Australia

Dr. Andrew Heap
Chief of Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division, Geoscience Australia

Jane Thorne
Project Leader - National Mine Waste Assessment, Geoscience Australia

Lori Mancell
Team Lead, Engagement and Evaluation, Geoscience Australia

Emma Jones
Innovation Management Lead, Southern Hemisphere, GHD

Benedikt Sobotka
Chief Executive Officer, Eurasian Resources Group (ERG) & Co-Chair, Global Battery Alliance

Peter Arkell
Chairman, Global Mining Association of China

Andrew Scott
Lead Robotics and Automation, Prominent Hill, BHP, Ambassador, GMG Group

Kal Ruberg
Chair, GMG Group

Mark O'Brien
General Manager - Digital Technology & Innovation (CIO), CITIC Pacific Mining and Vice Chair, GMG Group

Michelle Ash (FAusIMM)
Vice President, Growth, BHP and Director, GMG Group

Jeneta Owens
Managing Director, Godolphin

Kelly Carter
Executive Vice President and Group Head of Legal & Compliance, Gold Fields

Stuart Mathews
Executive Vice President, Australia, Gold Fields

Damon Dormer
Managing Director, Golden Mile Resources

Matt Turner
Principal Architect - Mining, Google

His Excellency Mark Glauser
High Commissioner for Canada in Australia, Government of Canada

Lisa Qi
Senior International Market Consultant, Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade, Government of Ontario

Paul Bradette
Trade and Investment Specialist, Ministry of Northern Development, Government of Ontario

Tim Hall
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer, GreaseBoss

Luke Cox
Chief Executive Officer, Green Technology Metals

Malcolm Paterson
Chief Executive Officer, GreenGold Technology

Dan Thomas
Managing Director, Hammer Metals

Mark Yumin QIU
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Hanking Australia Investment

Amy Zander
Process Engineer Pyrometallurgy, Hatch

Jan Kwak
Managing Director – Australia and Asia, Hatch

Jeff Gomes
Future Fuels Lead, Hatch

Rhys Campbell
Mechanical and Mining Engineer, Hatch

Rudiger von Varendorff
Simulation Practice Lead, Hatch

Simon Malin
Director, Energy, Hatch

Andrew Taplin
Chief Executive Officer, Heavy Minerals

Mike Rosenstreich
Managing Director, Helix Resources

Steve White
Director, Hellyer Metals Limited

Peter Mellor
Commercial Director, Heritage Minerals

Kris Holmes
Director Mining APAC, Hexagon

Louise Daw
Senior Director – Environment & Social Governance, Hexagon

Simon Stone
Vice President Asia Pacific, Hexagon

Dr. Ross Digby
Associate Director: Centre for Energy and Infrastructure, Holmesglen

Michael Willoughby
Managing Director Global Head of Metals, Mining & Transition Materials, HSBC Bank

Fabian Schneider
Head of Sales HED, Huber Automotive AG

Danielle Martin
Director, Social Performance, ICMM

Rohitesh Dhawan
President & Chief Executive Officer, ICMM

Sarah Coleman
Chief Executive Officer, Idoba

Bas Beemsterboer
Chief Evangelist, IFS

Vijay Jaswal
Chief Technology Officer, IFS

Chris Carr
Head of Technical Services, IGO

Michael Nossal (FAusIMM)
Chair, IGO

Sam Retallack
Chief People Officer, IGO

Patrick Mutz (FAusIMM)
Managing Director, Image Resources

Clytie Dangar
Global Head of Partnerships, IMDEX

Dr. Dave Lawie
Chief Geoscientist / Chief Technologist – Mining Solutions, IMDEX

Dr. Michelle Carey
Chief of Strategy, IMDEX

Shaun Southwell
Chief Operating Officer, IMDEX

Saf Dhillon
President and Chief Executive Officer, iMetals Resources

Dr. Michael Jones
Managing Director, Impact Minerals

Alistair Waddell
President & Chief Executive Officer, Inflection Resources

Jeremy Conway
Chief Executive, Infrastructure SA

Roby Stancel
Board Member, Investment Advisor (VC, PE), Partner in Consultancy, Angel Investor, Innovation Architects

Joel Schroeder
Director, Land Mobile Products, Intelsat

David Meldrum
Chief Executive Officer, Interlate

Andrew Worland
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, International Graphite

John Fennell
Chief Executive Officer, Internationnal Copper Association

Marie-Eve Jean
Vice-President, Exports, Investissement Québec International

Amyot Choquette
Senior Director, Investments Ressources Québec

Alex Maund
Head of Data, INX Software

Matt Faries
Chief Technology Officer, INX Software

Bernard Rowe
Managing Director, Ioneer Limited

Anna Umba
Heavy Equipment Operator & Dispatch Coordinator, Thiess & Member, IWIMRA

Christina Coleman
National First Nations Talent Acquisition Manager, Ernst & Young & Co-Lead, IWIMRA

Karina Lynch
Production Superintendent, BHP & Co-Lead, IWIMRA

Lisa Campbell
Heavy Equipment Operator & Emergency Response Team, Thiess & Member, IWIMRA

Lorraine Pryor
Production Technician, BHP & Founder, Voice of Hope & Member, IWIMRA

Sharni Pilot
Acting Fixed Plant Control Supervisor, BHP & Member, IWIMRA

Shontell Ketchell
Autonomous Haulage - Field Officer, BHP & Member, IWIMRA

Jane Morgan
Director, Jane Morgan Management

Luke Mortimer
Exploration Manager, Kalamazoo Resources

David Nolan
Chairman, Karawara Minerals

Jamie Gibson
Managing Director, Kingsgate Consolidated

Davin Faux
Consulting Engineer, Klinge Holding

David Dickson
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Lake Resources

Clare Sykes
Managing Director, LarkinSykes Advisory

David Paterson
Chief Executive Officer, Latrobe Magnesium

Chris Byrne
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, Legacy Minerals

Hedley Widdup (MAusIMM)
Executive Director, Lion Selection Group

William Johnson
Executive Chairman, Lithium Energy Limited

David Ward
Head Geologist, Locksley Resources

Ed Turner
Managing Director, Lodestar Minerals

Thomas Abbott
Head of SE Asia and Pacific, Primary Markets, London Stock Exchange

John Forwood (MAusIMM)
Director, Lowell Resources Funds Management

Duncan Bradford
Executive Vice President, Base Metals & New Minerals Business Unit, Ma’aden

Khalid Al-Shariff
Vice President, Strategy & Business Development, Ma’aden

Chris Lauritzen
General Manager, Resource Development, MACH Energy

Tim Dobson
Chief Executive Officer, Magnetite Mines

Peter Ledwidge
Managing Director, Mako Gold

Tom Cawley
Executive Chair, MaxMine

Gavan Collery OAM (FAusIMM)
Founder, Melbourne Mining Club

Richard Morrow (FAusIMM)
Chairman, Melbourne Mining Club

Timothy King
Chief Investment Officer, Melior Investment Management

Adrian Beer (FAusIMM)
Chief Executive Officer, METS Ignited

Kylah Morrison
General Manager – Skills & Innovation, METS Ignited

Arun Aggarwal
Global Senior Vice President, Digital (Minerals), Metso

Caroline Kloboucek
Director, Digital Solutions, Metso

Duncan Wyatt
Director, Plant Solutions, Metso

Dr. Andrew McNeill
Chief Government Geologist, Mineral Resources Tasmania

Richard Schodde
Managing Director, MinEx Consulting

Leanne Cureton
Country Manager, Australia, Mining Plus

Marco Alencar
Manager - Innovation & Growth, Mining Plus

H.E. Abdulrahman Al-Belushi
Assistant Deputy Minister of Mining Enablement, Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Jonathan Lafontaine
Strategic Advisor - Exploration & Promotion, Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests

David Pearce
Projects Procurement & Construction Partner, MinterEllison

Fiona Lewis
Renewable Energy Partner, MinterEllison

Gemey Visscher
Project Finance Partner, MinterEllison

Geread Dooley
Partner, Japan Practice Leader, MinterEllison

Joao Segorbe
ESG Partner, MinterEllison

Jordan Phillips
Mining Projects & Transaction Partners, MinterEllison

Simon Scott
Energy & Resources Lead Partner, MinterEllison

Tim Hanmore
Environment & Planning Partner, MinterEllison

Eddie De Rivera
Managing Director, MIPAC

Allan Kelly
Executive Chair, Miramar Resources

Liangang Li
Interim Chief Executive Officer, MMG

Troy Hey
Executive General Manager - Corporate Relations, MMG

Chris Brown
Senior Resource Analyst, Morgans

Roger Leaning
Director, Morgans

Hiendra Khanty
President & Director, Multi Makmur

Paige James
Student, Bachelor of Science, Murdoch University

Dr. Max Ong
Innovation & Technology Manager, Murray Engineering

Mark Boyland
Director, Industry and Economic Analysis Division, Lands and Minerals Sector, Natural Resources Canada

Dr. Anthony Harris
Chief Geoscientist, Newcrest Mining

Chris Beal
Chief Executive Officer, NextOre

Andy Tudor (MAusIMM)
Managing Director, Nexus Minerals

Bobby Pinter
General Manager, North America, NGIS

Asghar Khan
Global Head of Vertical Solution Management, Mining and Utilities, Nokia

Brendan Conroy
Head of Sales and Business Development – Energy Sector, APJ, Nokia

Matthew Cooper
Chief Executive Officer, North Star Energy

Frank Van Rooyen
Senior Director, Resources & WA, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF)

Georgina Beattie
Chief Executive Officer, Mining Exploration and Geoscience, Department of Regional NSW, NSW Government

Grant McLatchie
Executive Director, Geological Survey of NSW, NSW Government

Hon. Courtney Houssos
Minister for Finance, and Minister for Natural Resources, NSW Government

Dr. Phil Blevin
Director Acquisition & Synthesis, Geological Survey of NSW, NSW Government

Samantha Skinner
Policy Manager, Industry Skills and Careers, NSW Minerals Council

Stephen Galilee
Chief Executive Officer, NSW Minerals Council

Dorothy Close
Director Regional Geoscience, NT Geological Survey

Michelle Du Plessis
Chief People and Technology Officer, OceanaGold

Sam Crafter
Chief Executive Officer, Office of Hydrogen Power South Australia

Simon Mitchell
Managing Director, Orpheus Minerals

Chris Donaldson
Chief Executive Officer & Director, Outback Goldfields

James Gurry
Director, Senior Equities Analyst, PAC Partners

Geoffrey Hiller
Director & Chief Executive Officer, Pacific Nickel Mines

Matt Fifield
Managing Partner, Pacific Road Capital

Paul Lock
Chairman & Managing Director, Pan Asia Metals Limited

Mitchell Hooke AM
Chair, Partners in Performance

Blair Way (FAusIMM)
Chief Executive Officer, President & Director, Patriot Battery Metals

Ian Dixon
Senior Operational Technical Engineer, Peabody Energy

Jamie Vaughan
SSE & Operations Manager, Pembroke Resources

Darren Kwok
Head of Mining Electrification and Technology, Perenti

Mark Norwell
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Perenti

Paul Linabury
Manager Electrification, Perenti

Eitan Shibi
Chief Technology Officer, Pervidi Software / Techs4Biz

Jacques Janse
Chief Executive Officer, Phibion

Alice Cope
Chief of Operations & Director, Pillar Two

Ivan Fairhall
Managing Director, Pivotal Metals

Andrew Granger
Mining Business Executive Manager, Position Partners

Denzil Khan
Product Manager Mining, Position Partners

David Lyon
President, Potential Motors/Zero Nexus, Canada

Mena Habib
Managing Director, Power Minerals

Steve Fellows
Director of Geology / Chief Geologist, Prolific Mining Corp

Ash Bosworth
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Pulse

Daniel Porter
Portfolio Manager, Pure Asset Management

Allison Hill
State Chief Investment Officer, QIC

Michael Rosengren
Managing Director, QMetco

Andrew Grabski
Executive Director, Technical Services, Georesources, Department of Resources, Queensland Government

Hon. Scott Stewart MP
Minister for Resources, Queensland Government

Shaun Ferris
Deputy Director-General Georesources, Department of Resources, Queensland Government

Aliesha Buckley
Student, Bachelor of Engineering, University of Queensland & Student Ambassador, Queensland Resources Council

Katrina Jones
Skills, Education & Policy Director, Queensland Resources Council

Chris Le Serve
Head of Investment, Industry, Investment and Commercial, Queensland Treasury

Jade King
Student, Bachelor of Engineering, Chemical Process Technology, Queensland University of Technology

Sara Couperthwaite
Professor, Faculty of Engineering (FoE), Queensland University of Technology

Russell Menezes
Chief Executive Officer, RadiXplore

Nik Gresshoff
Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Railveyor

Charles Gillies
Director, RCF Jolimont Mining Innovation

David Christensen
Managing Director, Renascor Resources

Brett Beatty
Partner, Managing Director Australia, Resource Capital Funds

Jessica Jones
Director ESG, Resource Capital Funds

Lauren McGregor
Director – Projects, Resource Capital Funds

Steven Boxall
Chief Executive Officer, Resources Centre of Excellence (RCOE)

Clyde Russell
Asia Commodities & Energy Columnist, Reuters

Lorry Hughes
Chief Executive Officer, Reward Minerals

Peter Bird
Executive General Manager, Investor Relations & Business Development, Rex Minerals

Rob Adamson
Executive Chairman, RFC Ambrian

Mark Saunders
Principal Operational Readiness, Rio Tinto

Daryl Adams
President, RufDiamond

Mark Bennett
Executive Chairman, S2 Resources

Arno Delahaye
Exploration Manager, Sahul Exploration

Andrew Dawson
Business Line Manager, Load and Haul, Sandvik

Elen Toodu
Director, Strategic Product Portfolio Management, Sandvik

Melita Hegarty
Community Engagement and First Nations Advisor, Sandvik

Sean Gregory
Managing Director, Sarytogan Graphite

Ian Bamborough
Managing Director, Saturn Metals

Abdullah Al-Shamrani
Chief Executive Officer, Saudi Geological Survey

Guy Belleau
Chief Executive Officer, Sayona

Shane Goodwin
Director, SC Group

Emilie Ditton
Regional Segment Leader – Mining, Metals & Minerals, Pacific, Schneider Electric

Lisa Zembrodt
Principal and Senior Director, Sustainability Business, Schneider Electric

Bernadette Currie
Business & Project Development Manager - Metals, Sedgman

Jenny Agnew
Business Sustainability Manager, Sedgman

Gabrielle Iwanow
Senior Executive

Tim Siegenbeek van Heukelom
Chief Impact Officer, Socialsuite

Darren Woodward
General Manager - Assets; Innovation and Growth, Sojitz Blue

Tony Brisson
President & Chief Executive Officer, SOQUEM

Christian Moebius
Chief Executive Officer, Southern Cross Britannia

Michael Hudson
Managing Director, Southern Cross Gold

Robert Smillie
Managing Director, Southern Gold

Ben Hockley
Head of Sales Australasia, Spee3d

Chris Cairns (FAusIMM)
Executive Chairman & Managing Director, Stavely Minerals

David DeTata
Managing Director, Strategic Energy Resources

Farzi Yusufali
Co-founder, Stratum

Sam Riggall
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Sunrise Energy Metals

Damien Keys
Managing Director, Sunshine Metals

Malcolm Norris
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Sunstone Metals

Paul Burton
Managing Director, Surefire Resources

Bessie Zhang
Partner, Assurance & Advisory, SW Accountants & Advisors

Blayney Morgan
Partner, Assurance & Advisory, SW Accountants & Advisors

John Dorazio
Director, Business & Private Client Advisory, SW Accountants & Advisors

Matt Schofield
Director, Head of Corporate Finance, SW Accountants & Advisors

Rick Hemphill
Director, Business & Private Client Advisory, SW Accountants & Advisors

Paola Rojas
Chief Executive Officer, Synergy Resource Capital

Ivan Budd
Head of ESG Advisory, Talisman Technical

Justin Joubert
Chief Executive Officer, Talisman Technical

Stephanie Byrom
General Manager - Decarbonisation Services, Talisman Technical

Sebastian Kowitz
Chief Executive Officer, TALPA, Germany

Don Smith
Managing Director, Tempest Minerals

Dylan Kelly
Head of Research, Terra Capital

Jennifer Hewett
National Affairs Columnist, The Australian Financial Review

Peter Ker
Resources Reporter, The Australian Financial Review

Larissa Weir
Group Manager People & Capability, The Bloomfield Group

Clive Donner
Founding Managing Director, The LinQ Group

Karen James
Director, Nature Based Solutions, The Palladium Group

Meg Kauthen
Senior Manager, The Palladium Group

Darrell White
Group Executive, Americas, Thiess

James Anderson
Group Manager, Rehabilitation, Thiess

Nevinia Davenport
Group Manager, Diversity & Inclusion, Thiess

Rhianna Goodwin
Principal Rehabilitation, Thiess

Trent Smith
Head of Autonomy & Operations Technology, Thiess

Troy Smith
Business Development Manager – Mining, Timberland Equipment

Graham Carman
Chief Executive Officer, Tinka Resources

Neil Matthews AM
Senior Technical Fellow, Titomic

Christine Charles
Chairperson, Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining Advisory Board, SMI, University of Queensland & Resources and Engineering Skills Alliance (RESA), Non-Executive Director, Tivan & CRC TiME

Will Dix
Managing Director, Todd River Resources

Stephen Quantrill
Executive Director, Tombador Iron

Troy McDonald
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Torqn

Saya Soeda
Project Leader, Battery Engineering Department, Battery Division, Toshiba

Dirk De Bruyn
Vice President, Global Mining, TotalEnergies

Ronan Bescond
Country Chair Australia, TotalEnergies

Jeremy Howe
General Manager, Commercial Enterprise Government and Wholesale, TPG Telecom

Tarik Fakir
Mobile Private Networks Sales Specialist, TPG Telecom

Brendan Rutherford
Principal Trade and Investment Officer, Trade and Investment Queensland

Steven Weeks
Strategic and Business Development Director, Transcale

Ana Estefanía Carballo
Research and Program Manager – Accountable Mining, Transparency International

Clancy Moore
Chief Executive Officer, Transparency International

Mark Kristoff
Chief Executive Officer, Traxys

Ben Cleary
Portfolio Manager, Global Natural Resources Fund, Tribeca

Dr. Stephen Morse
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, Unchained Solutions

Holly Bridgwater (MAusIMM)
Head of Operations, Unearthed

Zane Prickett
Director, Unearthed, Australia

Scott Eldridge
Chief Executive Officer & Director, United Lithium Corp

Dr. Jonathan Stock
Director, National Innovation Center, United States Geological Survey (USGS)

Kai De-Bellis
Student, Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Newcastle

Prof. Ismet Canbulat
Researcher, Mining Engineering, University of NSW

Swasthi Jithesh
Student, Bachelor of Environmental Science, University of Western Australia

Justin O’Brien
Owner-Director, Upstream Consulting

Halimah Najieb-Locke
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Industrial Base Resilience, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, US Department of Defense

Giulia Siccardo
Director, Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains, US Department of Energy, Office of Manufacturing and Energy Supply Chains

Mark Cutifani (FAusIMM)
Non-Executive Director, TotalEnergies, Senior Independent Director, Laing O’Rourke, Chair, Base Metals, Vale

Sean Birrell
Chief Executive Officer, Veridapt

Tawfique Hamid
Chief Revenue Officer, Veridapt

Wayne Arthur
Vice President of Mining, Veridapt

Michael Sheridan
Chief Financial Officer, VHM Limited

Ron Douglas
Executive Director, and Interim Chief Executive Officer, VHM Limited

Melanie Hay
Partner, Private Equity, Viburnum Funds

Wanda Cutler
VP Business Development, Vision Lithium

Francisco Malta
Director, VM Industrials (Aderco Oceania)

Danielle Crawford
Social Performance Advisor, Voconiq

Kieren Moffat
Chief Executive Officer, Voconiq

Sefton Darby
Head of Strategy & Advisory, Voconiq

Colin Barker
Account Executive, VRIFY

David Cornell
Managing Director, Vytas Resources

Barry Upton
Lead – Education Engagement, WA Mining Club

Stephen Marshall
Head of Engineering Operations, Weir Minerals

Dr. Shahram Tafazoli
Chief of AI, Weir Motion Metrics

Ian Hansen
Chief Executive Officer, Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy & Fertilisers

Dr. Caedmon Marriott
Managing Director, Western Mines Group

Fiona Robertson
Non-Executive Director, Whitehaven Coal, Bellevue Gold and 29Metals

Iliana Rodriguez
Chair, WIM Ecuador

Eddy Wu
Chief Executive Officer, WIM Resource

Stacy Hope
Partner, ERM & Managing Director, WIM UK

Carl Caumartin
General Manager – Canada, Winsome Resources

Graciela Arrieta
Executive Director, Australia Peru Chamber of Commerce (APCCI) & Co-Founder, Women in Mining Peru (WIM PERU)

Shawn Fernando
Remote Operations Manager, Woodside Energy

Jorgen Sandstrom
Head of Mining and Metals Community, World Economic Forum

Joe Cavatoni
Market Strategist, Americas, World Gold Council

Terry Heymann
Chief Financial Officer, World Gold Council

Didier Rault
Chairman, World Mining Investment (WMI)

Gillian Cagney
President, Australia and New Zealand, Worley

Nick Bell
Global Sector Lead Mining, Minerals and Metals, Worley

Paul Lucey
Principle Mine Electrification & Technology, Worley

Luca Giacovazzi
Chief Executive Officer, Wyloo Metals

Dr. Colin Moorhead (FAusIMM (CP) GAICD)
Executive Chair, Xanadu Mines

Mark Jacobs
Executive General Manager, Environment and External Affairs, Yancoal Australia

Matthew Gerber
General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Yancoal Australia

Michael Ngo
Chief Commercial Officer, Yancoal Australia

Tapuwa Shambira
Graduate Mechanical Engineer, Yancoal Australia

Wendy Huang
General Manager, Taxation, Yancoal Australia

David Ledger
Executive Chairman, Zenith Minerals

George Fang
Executive Vice Chairman, Zhejiang Huayou Cobalt

Sean Manning
Chief Executive Officer, Ziltek

2023 Sponsors

FOUNDING PARTNER:
• AusIMM
• Austmine
• Mines and Money
• Victoria State Government Australia

HOST PARTNER:
• NSW Government

INDUSTRY COLLABORATION PARTNER:
• METS Ignited

CONNECT SPONSOR:
• Traxys

LEAD SPONSOR:
• Hexagon
• IMDEX Limited
• Invest Saudi
• Perenti
• Saudi Arabian Mining Company (MAADEN)
• Worley

REGISTRATION SPONSOR:
• World Gold Council

INVESTMENT THEATRE SPONSOR:
• SW Accountants & Advisors

ESG THEATRE SPONSOR:
• Google Cloud
• NGIS

MINING INNOVATION THEATRE:
• Hatch

PLATINUM SPONSOR:
• Caterpillar
• Metso
• Murray Engineering
• Pulse Mining Systems
• Sandvik Mining and Rock Technology
• Thiess
• Traxys

MINING PAVILION DELEGATE LOUNGE SPONSOR:
• Albemarle

DELEGATE LOUNGE SPONSOR:
• genZ Energy

GOLD SPONSOR:
• ABB
• AspenTech
• Dassault Systèmes
• Decoda
• Epiroc
• ERM
• Ernst & Young
• Fleetspace
• INX Software
• nbn co
• Nokia
• Position Partners
• TotalEnergies
• TPG Telecom Limited
• Weir Minerals
• WEIR Motion Metrics

FENDER GEOPHYSICS ROCK ARENA SPONSOR:
• Fender Geophysics

LANYARD SPONSOR:
• Dyno Nobel

INNOVATION SPONSOR:
• CORE Innovation Hub

GALA DINNER HEADLINE SPONSOR:
• METS Ignited

GALA DINNER 10TH ANNIVERSARY GOLD BAR PARTNER:
• ABC Refinery

SILVER SPONSOR:
• Aderco
• Advanced Braking Technologies
• Autonomous Solutions Inc (ASI)
• Capgemini
• Conundrum AI
• Descartes Labs
• Dyno Nobel
• EDL
• First Mode
• Geoscience Australia
• IFS
• Intelsat
• MST Global
• ProChile
• Schneider Electric
• Stratum Ai
• TOSHIBA
• VRIFY Technology Inc.

PITCH BATTLE SPONSOR:
• Low Emission Technology Australia (LETA)

NETWORKING CAFÉ:
• Yancoal Australia

PAVILION NETWORKING CAFÉ:
• BHP

LEGAL PARTNER:
• MinterEllison

INFORMATION DESK SPONSOR:
• Low Emission Technology Australia (LETA)

SESSION SPONSOR:
• BSC Global
• First Mode
• Forwood Safety
• Hatch
• MaxMine
• Talisman Technical
• The University of Queensland
• Veridapt Pty Ltd
• Voconiq

GOVERNMENT PARTNER:
• Austrade - International Lounge
• Business Sweden
• Chamber of Mining of Ecuador (Cámara de Minería de Ecuador)
• Fundacion Argentina
• German-Australian Chamber of Industry and Commerce
• Germany - Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
• Government of South Australia
• Invest in Canada
• Mongolian National Mining Association
• Ontario Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade
• Québec
• Queensland Government

FIRST NATIONS PARTNER:
• IWIMRA

LEADERSHIP & MARKET INSIGHTS ROUNDTABLE SPONSOR:
• Wood MacKenzie

NEXTGEN JUNIOR PROGRAM SPONSOR:
Agnico Eagle Mines
AREEA
Bright Future Stem Program
JKTech Pty Ltd (University of Queensland)
NSW Minerals Council
Thiess

NEXTGEN SENIOR PROGRAM SPONSOR:
Agnico Eagle Mines
Queensland University of Technology
WA Mining Club

BRANDING SPONSOR:
Australia Minerals