International Mining And Resources Conference + Expo 2021 | International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC) | 25 October 2021 | Online

A monthly online event series, that connects miners, engineering companies and contractors with pre-qualified METS companies that have the capability to solve specific mining company problems or industry aggregated problems.

2021 Speakers

Robert Cohen
Vice President & Portfolio Manager, 1832 Asset Management (Dynamic Funds and Scotia Funds)

Nigel Slater
EVP Business Development, 3D-P

Clinton McKinnon
Product Manager, Digital, ABB

Max Luedtke
Global Head of Mining, Aluminium & Cement & Vice President, ABB

Eduardo Lima
Global Product Manager, Digital Mining & Cement, ABB

Nik Gresshoff
Head of Mining, Australia, ABB

Wesley Tucker
Technology Consulting Senior Manager, Accenture

Gaston Carrion
Managing Director, Talent and Organization/Human Potential, Accenture

Karina Bader
Research Analyst, Acorn Capital

Francisco Malta
Managing Director, VM Industrials, Aderco International

Nicholas Earner
Managing Director, Alkane Resources

Juli Hugenholtz
Chief Executive Officer, AMD Resources

Warren Pearce
Chief Executive Officer, AMEC

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

Jacqui Coombes
Chief Executive Officer, Amira Global

Adele Seymon
Program Director Future Resources, Amira Global

Tara Diamond
Director - Operations, AMMA

Mark Cutifani
Chief Executive Officer, Anglo American

John Vann
Group Head of Discovery & Geosciences, Anglo American

Kyle Jarrett
Mining Engineer, Anglo American Metallurgical Coal & IMARC Next Gen Participant

Rafael Estrada
Manager of Information Technology, Telecommunications and Process, Antamina Mining Company

Jorge C. Troncoso
Corporate Head of Tailings, Antofagasta Minerals

Angela Reed
Principal, AR Consulting

Gavin Lockyer
Managing Director, Arafura Resources

Simon Wandke
Executive Vice President & Chief Executive Officer, ArcelorMittal Mining

Ballo Boureima
Country Manager - Burkina Faso, Arrow Minerals

Brian Huff
Vice President of Technology, Artisan Vehicles

Behrooz Ghahreman-Nejad
Chief Technical Officer, ATC Williams

Victor Aguilera
Managing Partner, Aurus Capital

Sara Prendergast
Director & Council for Diversity & Inclusion Chair, AusIMM

Stephen Durkin
Chief Executive Officer, AusIMM

Giulia Savio
Council for Diversity & Inclusion Member, AusIMM

Harry Turner
Government Relations Adviser, AusIMM

Janine Herzig
President, AusIMM

Christine Gibbs Stewart
Chief Executive Officer, Austmine

Alan Broome AM
Chairman Emeritus, Austmine

Vanessa Haberland
General Manager, Membership, Austmine

Michael Helleman
Head, Energy and New Energy Technologies, Austrade

John Madew
Head of Mining & Resources, Sector Centre of Excellence, Austrade

Duncan Harris
President, Australia Africa Chamber of Commerce

William Witham
Chief Executive Officer, Australia and Africa Minerals Group (AAMEG)

Ricardo Labo Fossa
Executive Director, Australia Peru Chamber of Commerce Inc. (APCCI)

Maria Alejandra Delgado
President, Australia Peru Chamber of Commerce Inc. (APCCI)

Olga Sudnitsin
Executive Committee Member, Australia Russia Dialog

The Hon. Keith Pitt MP
Minister for Resources, Water and Northern Australia, Australian Government

Diana Nelson
Australian Ambassador to Peru and Bolivia, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Government

Fiona Simon
Chief Executive Officer, Australian Hydrogen Council

Javen Qinfeng Shi
Director in Advanced Reasoning and Learning, Australian Institute for Machine Learning

Ben Chapman
Managing Director, Australian Turntables

Damien McDade
Vice President and Head of Pacific, Aveva

Stewart Blandford
Director, Asset Performance Management, Aveva

Sophie Spartalis
Senior Research Equities Analyst – Mining, Bank of America

Georgina Jones
Group Environment Manager, Toliara, Base Resources

Paul Fowler
Head of Corporate Development, Canada, Benz Mining

Tony Ottaviano
Program Director BHP Operating System & Improvement, BHP

Pat Bourke
Vice President Technology, BHP

Sundeep Singh
Group Procurement Officer, BHP

Adam Lancey
General Manager, Mt Arthur Coal, BHP

Mike Henry
Chief Executive Officer, BHP

Graham Winkelman
Head of Carbon Management, Sustainability & Climate Change, BHP

Rob Telford
Group Health, Safety & Environment Officer, BHP

Jill Terry
Vice President Technical Capability, BHP

Mark Frayman
Vice President, Venture Investments, BHP

Jacques Janse
Chief Executive Officer, Blast Movement Technologies

Douglas Porter
Chief Economist and Managing Director, BMO Financial Group

Ignacio Agramunt
Chief Innovation Officer, Buenaventura

Fortune Mojapelo
Chief Executive Officer, Bushveld Minerals

Karen James
Chief Executive Officer, Business for Development

Denise Johnson
Group President, Caterpillar

David Nagel
Region Manager – Asia Pacific, MineStar Solutions, Caterpillar

Matthew Sampson
Commercial Consultant (Mining Technology), MineStar Solutions, Caterpillar

Benedito Paulo Manuel
General Manager, Catoca

Chris Novak
Chief Executive Officer, Centric Mining Systems

Mark O'Brien
General Manager - Digital Technology & Innovation (CIO), CITIC Pacific Mining

Joe Kaderavek
Chief Executive Officer, Cobalt Blue

Cristian Lopez
Director of Digital Transformation, Codelco

Gonzalo Ramírez Troxler
Project Manager – Electromobility and Energy Transition, Codelco

Brett Craig
Executive Director, Business Development, Compass Group

Shelley Roberts
Managing Director, Compass Group

Andrew Harris
Mining Analytics Consultant, Consilium Technology

Oliver Wack
Partner and General Manager Colombia and Andean Region, Control Risks

Andrew Orkin
Business Development Manager, Coolon LED Lighting

Clytie Dangar
General Manager - Commercialisation, CRC Ore

Nick Beaton
General Manager - Integrated Extraction Simulator, CRC Ore

Harry Fisher
Senior Consultant, Consulting, CRU

Sam Ulrich
Corporate, Exploration, CSA Global

Sandra Occhipinti
Research Director, Discovery, Minerals Resources, CSIRO

Nicole Adshead-Bell
Director, Cupel Advisory

Michael Stockbridge
DELMIA Account Lead, Energy and Materials, Asia Pacific South Region, Dassault Systèmes

Michelle Ash
Chief Executive Officer, GEOVIA, Dassault Systemes

Sean Ashari
Senior Solution Consultant, Dassault Systèmes

Andy Mulholland
Global Industry Process Consulting Director, Dassault Systèmes

Jack Maughan
Data Science Geologist

Kim Greenock
Managing Director - Australia and New Zealand, Davey Bickford Enaex

Phil Tornatora
General Manager Exploration, De Grey Mining

Don MacDonald
Chief Executive Officer, Deepcore Drilling

Jessica Robinson
General Manager, Critical Minerals Facilitation Office, Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources

Wendy Tyrrell
Executive Director, Development Partner Institute

Peter Bryant
Chair, Development Partner Institute & Clareo

Dirk van Soelen
Vice President Initiating Systems Technology, Dyno Nobel

Che Wightwick
Principal Database Geologist, EarthSQL

Eddie Sugar
Principal, EAS Advisors LLC

James Harman
Chief Executive Officer, EDL

Stefan Hrabar
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Emesent

Owen Hegarty
Executive Chairman, IMARC Ambassador, EMR Capital

John Chomley
Investment Director, EMR Capital

Jason Chang
Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, EMR Capital

Juan Andres Errazuriz Dominguez
Chief Executive Officer, Enaex SA

Pablo Wallach
Vice President Customer Experience & Digital Transformation, Enaex SA

Dale Mah
Vice President Corporate Development, Endeavour Silver Corp

James Canning-Ure
Managing Director, Envirogold Global

Toby Whincup
Managing Partner - Asia Pacific Mining Sector, ERM

Louise Pearce
Global Materials, Mining and Metals Lead Partner, ERM

Steve Amor
Director, Business Development, Euclideon

John Refalo
Director, Evolution Engineering

Amanda Weir
General Manager Transformation & Effectiveness, Evolution Mining

Shae Russell
Chief Editor, Fat Tail Media

Mark Player
Sales Manager & Mechanical Engineer, Flottweg Australia

Alison Terry
Director Sustainability and Corporate Affairs and Joint Company Secretary, Fortescue Metals

Greg Lilleyman
Chief Operating Officer, Fortescue Metals

Mark Thomas
Group Manager Technology & Autonomy, Fortescue Metals

Rob Grant
Director, Energy, Fortescue Metals

Todd Beaton
Operational Readiness Manager, Fortescue Metals

Ken King
Managing Director & Chief Remote Pilot, Freespace Operations

Juan Wilians Salcedo Carbajal
Senior Professional in Geographic Information Systems, Geological Mining and Metallurgical Institute of Peru (INGEMMET)

Susana Vilca Achata
President, Geological Mining and Metallurgical Institute of Peru (INGEMMET)

Andrew Heap
Chief - Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division, Geoscience Australia

Kristina Anastasi
Branch Head (A/g), Advice, Investment Attraction and Analysis Branch, Geoscience Australia

Gonzalo Suazo
Tailings Discipline Leader, GHD

Michelle Lawson
Financial Controller, Glencore Coal Assets

Keith Spence
President & Partner, Global Mining Capital Corp

Stuart Mathews
Executive Vice President Australasia, Gold Fields

Richard Butcher
Executive Vice President – Technical, Gold Fields

Alfred Baku
Executive Vice President & Head of West Africa, Gold Fields

Nick Holland
Chief Executive Officer, Gold Fields

Logann McNamara
Consul and Migration Program Manager, Consulate General of Canada, Government of Canada

Andre-Francois Giroux
Consul General of Canada, Consulate General of Canada, Government of Canada

Mark Boyland
Director, Industry and Economic Analysis Division, Lands and Minerals Sector, NRCan (Natural Resources Canada), Government of Canada

Bertrand Raoult
Trade Commissioner, Foreign Investment Attraction, Consulate General of Canada, Government of Canada

John Williams
Trade Commissioner, Mining, Oil and Gas, Consulate General of Canada, Government of Canada

Tony Harley
Business Development Manager, GPSat Systems Australia

Cameron Mclean
Managing Director, Great Northern Minerals

Albert Cabrejo
Group Geotechnical Sales Specialist, Groundprobe

Jean-Francois Harvey
Managing Partner & Founder, Harvey Law Group

Jan Kwak
Managing Director – Australia and Asia, Hatch

Michael Grady
Principal – Digital, Hatch

Salim Anwari
Senior Engineer – Power Delivery & Integration, Hatch

Jack Evans
Global President, Hawk Measurement Systems

Mark Casotti
State Manager – WA, Henkel Australia

Brad Phillips
Director Business Development, Hydrix

Anthony Farah
Managing Partner, Innovation Strategy & Ventures, Asia Pacific, IBM Services, IBM

Manish Chawla
Global Industry Managing Director, Energy, Resources and Manufacturing Industries, Global Markets, IBM

David Dickson
Partner & Global Industry Leader, Energy, Resources and Manufacturing Industries, Global Markets, IBM

Mark Foster
Senior Vice President, IBM Services, IBM

Tom Butler
Chief Executive Officer, ICMM

Diane Tang-Lee
Manager, ICMM

Namrata Thapar
Global Head Mining, IFC

Sam Retallack
Head of People & Culture, IGO

Andrew Fitzpatrick
Chief Geophysicist, IGO

Chris Carr
General Manager, Nova, IGO

Sherene Asnasyous
Conference Director, IMARC

Mike Jones
Managing Director, Impact Minerals

Jeanne Johns
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Incitec Pivot

Augusto Cauti Barrantes
Independent Consultant

Miguel Cardozo Goytizolo
Vice President, Institute of Mining Engineers of Peru

John Briggs
Chief Executive Officer, Intract

Florence Drummond
Co-Founder, IWIMRA

Nic Pollock
Chief Commercial Officer, K2Fly

Sam Spring
Chief Executive Officer, Kincora Copper

H.E. Eng. Khalid Saleh Al-Mudaifer
Vice Minister for Mining Affairs, Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Rob McLean
Chief Mining Engineer, Kirkland Lake Gold

Susan Mills
Processing Manager, Fosterville, Kirkland Lake Gold

Wessley Edgar
Chief Geologist, Kirkland Lake Gold

Tony Makuch
President and Chief Executive Officer, Kirkland Lake Gold

Aaron Maher
Director, Kore Geosystems

Angelina Mehta
Director, Mining, Investment Banking, Laurentian Bank Securities

Hedley Widdup
Executive Director, Lion Selection Group

Eira Thomas
President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Lucara Diamond

Mosaed Al Ohali
Chief Executive Officer, Ma’aden

Maarten van Koppen
Manager – Mine Operations, MacLean Engineering

Michael Hudson
Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director, Mawson Gold

Gavan Collery OAM
IMARC Ambassador, Melbourne Mining Club

Richard Morrow
Chair, Melbourne Mining Club

Adrian Beer
Chief Executive Officer, METS Ignited

Ian Dover
General Manager, METS Ignited

Kathleen Conrad
Queensland Government, Work Program Manager, METS Ignited

Alan Dennis
Global Senior Technology Manager, Gold, Metso Outotec

Melton White
Director, Mideco

Tania Constable
Chief Executive Officer, Minerals Council of Australia

Richard Schodde
Managing Director, MinEx Consulting

Ben Auld
Managing Director, Mining Plus

Richard Buerger
Team Leader - Geology, Mining Plus

Colin McVie
Manager - Define (Corporate Consulting), Mining Plus

Alex Petermann
Principal Mining Engineer, Mining Plus

Marco Alencar
Manager North East Australia, Mining Plus

Erik Isokangas
Program Director, Mining3

Ahmed Ajabnoor
Advisor to His Excellency Vice Minster Mining Affairs, Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources

Abdulhamid M. AL-Shawan
Regional Investor Advisory and Relations Director, Ministry of Investment of Saudi Arabia

Laurens Tijsseling
Sustainability Manager, Minviro

Jonathon Crosbie
Group Manager - Closure and Remediation, MMG Limited

Doyle Taylor
President & Chief Executive Officer, Monico Inc

Brenton Armitage
Executive General Manager – Mining Technologies, MPC Kinetic

Trevor Kilpatrick
Chief Medical Officer, MX3 Diagnostics

Matt Smith
Chief Executive Officer, My Pass Global

Eng. Suliman Almazroua
Chief Executive Officer, National Industrial Development & Logistics Program

Eng. Mahmoud Al-Asmari
Director, Minerals and Metals, National Industrial Development Centre

Ian Holland
Managing Director, Navarre Minerals

Michael Johnsen MP
Parliamentary Secretary for Agriculture, New South Wales Government

John Greenfield
Director Geoscience Acquisition and Synthesis, Geological Survey of NSW, New South Wales Government

Trisha Moriarty
Director Geoscience Information, Geological Survey of New South Wales, Department of Regional NSW, New South Wales Government

Chris Yeats
Director, Geological Survey of NSW, Department of Regional NSW, New South Wales Government

Michael Wright
Deputy Secretary, Mining, Exploration & Geoscience, Department of Regional NSW, New South Wales Government

Lisa Ali
Chief People & Sustainability Officer, Newcrest Mining

Suresh Vadnagra
Chief Technical & Projects Officer, Newcrest Mining

Tom Palmer
President & Chief Executive Officer, Newmont

Dean Gehring
Executive Vice President & Chief Technology Officer, Newmont

Chris Beal
Chief Executive Officer, NextOre

Fiona Robertson
Non-Executive Director

Jacqui McGill AO
Non-Executive Director

Vicky Binns
Non-Executive Director

Charlie Sartain
Non-Executive Director

Joanne Warner
Non-Executive Director

Malcolm Broomhead AO
Non-Executive Director

Siri Genik
Non-Executive Director

Sheila Khama
Non-Executive Director

Vanessa Guthrie
Non-Executive Director

Lana Eagle
Non-Executive Director

Steven Tambanis
Chief Executive Officer, North Stawell Minerals

Darren Stralow
Chief Development Officer, Northern Star Resources

Peta Slocombe
Executive Manager, Capability and Culture, Northern Star Resources

Ian Scrimgeour
Executive Director, Northern Territory Geological Survey, Northern Territory Government

Chris Cawood
Chief Information Officer, OceanaGold

Joan Krajewski
President & Founder, One Planet

Craig Hamlyn
Technical Manager, OREAS

Alberto Calderon
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Orica

Andrew Cole
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, OZ Minerals

Richard Holmes
Head of Exploration & Growth, OZ Minerals

Kate Southwell
Vice President & Senior Legal Counsel, Pala Investments

Michelle Delebet
VP Global Markets, Paradyn Systems

James Whitacre
Chief Executive Officer, Paradyn Systems

Mitchell Hooke AM
Chairman, Partners in Performance

Lisa Davis
Chief Executive Officer, PearTree Securities

Rob Tyson
Managing Director, Peel Mining

Miguel Palomino de la Gala
Ambassador of Perú in Australia, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru, Peru Government

Jaime Galvez Delgado
Minister of Energy and Mines, Ministry of Energy and Mines, Peru Government

David Smirk
Managing Director, Phibion

Dale Henderson
Chief Operating Officer, Pilbara Minerals

Pieter Strobos
Business Director, Process IQ

Katie Yamaguchi
Manager, PwC's Indigenous Consulting

Warren Gilman
Chief Executive Officer, Queen’s Road Capital Investments

Tony Knight
Chief Government Geologist, Geological Survey of Queensland, Queensland Government

Xuanyu Yang
Senior Trade and Investment Officer, Mining, Resources and Energy, Trade and Investment Queensland, Queensland Government

Anthony Christensen
Director, Mining, Resources and Energy, Trade and Investment Queensland, Queensland Government

Mark Majzner
General Manager - Australia, Razor Labs Pty Ltd

Lex McArthur
Managing Partner, RCF Jolimont Innovation

David Christensen
Managing Director, Renascor

Jacqueline Murray
Partner, Investment Team Leader, Resource Capital Funds

Dean Kirkwood
General Manager, Resource Industry Network

Steven Boxall
General Manager, Resources Centre of Excellence

Tim Goldsmith
President & Chief Executive Officer, Rincon

Stephen McIntosh
Group Executive of Growth & Innovation and Health, Safety & Environment, Rio Tinto

Brendan Howard
General Manager, Technical Capability, Rio Tinto

Stefan Vollgger
Chief Executive Officer, Rock Mapper & Geodimensional

Christine Eriksen
General Manager Innovation & Technology, Roy Hill

Janina Gawler
Director, RST Solutions

Chris White
Business Development Manager, Safetech

Nasir Aljahdli
Director of Mineral Exploration, SGS, Saudi Geological Survey

Alwalid Al-Awaji
Credit Relationship Division Manager, Saudi Industrial Development Fund

Bas Mutsaers
Global Strategy, Technology and Marketing Lead, Schneider Electric

Christopher Schagerl
Director, Schneider Group

Steve Russell
Director - Mining, Scott Automation & Robotics

Megan Kropp
CHPP Manager, Mount Pleasant Operations, Sedgman

Robbie Rowe
Chief Operating Officer, SensOre

Carol Chen
Global Lubricants Marketing Vice President, Shell

Matt Schofield
Partner, Corporate Finance, ShineWing

Blayney Morgan
Partner, Assurance and Advisory Services, ShineWing

Deborah Caudle
Managing Director, Regional Co-Head Metals & Mining Asia-Pacific, Societe Generale

Nick Smith
Executive Director, Growth State and Low Carbon Transition Division, South Australian Government

Alexandra Blood
Executive Director, Mineral Resources, Department for Energy and Mining, South Australian Government

Rohan Cobcroft
Director Geological Survey of South Australia, South Australian Government

Bettina Venner
Manager Supply Chain Development, Department for Trade and Investment, South Australian Government

Benjamin Quijandria Diaz
Project Director, Southern Peru Mining Cluster

George Hackford
Lead Impact Strategist, Energy, Power & Resources, SparkBeyond

Rick Rule
Chief Executive Officer, Sprott

Val Madsen
Executive General Manager People, St Barbara

Aldo Pennini
Associate Director, Strategia Worldwide

Romina Bratton
General Manager, Brisbane Office & Deputy General Manager, Mineral Resources and Energy Division, Sumitomo Australia

Mark Pope
Executive Director of Innovation, Sun Metals

Nicholas Wood
Managing Director, New Markets and Head of Business Development, Sunpower Renewables

Andrew McNeill
Chief Government Geologist, Tasmanian Government

Kalev Ruberg
VP Future and Chief Innovation Officer, Teck

Miguel Becerra
Metallurgy Manager – Technical Services, Teck

Nicolai Bakovic
General Counsel, Teck Chile

John Howchin
Secretary-General, The Council on Ethics Swedish National Pension Funds

Steve Beresford
Adjunct Professor, Centre for Exploration Targeting, The University of Western Australia & Exploration Radio

Dmitry Gavrilin
Chief Executive Officer, Tigers Realm Coal

Kylie Porter
Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Australia

Jeff Sterling
Managing Director, Universal Field Robots

David Cohen
Chair, UNSW Academic Board

Tom Fisher
Vice President - APAC, Uptake

Anna Rabin
Partner, Venture Risk Management

The Hon. Jaclyn Symes MP
Minister for Regional Development, Minister for Agriculture and Minster for Resources, Victorian Government

John Krbaleski
Head Resources, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Victorian Government

Pablo Schatz
Trade and Investment Manager, Latin America, Global Victoria, Victorian Government

Natalia Gorrono
Senior Director Investment & Trade, Global Victoria, Trade & Investment, Victorian Government

Melanie Phillips
Senior Geologist Minerals Information, Geological Survey of Victoria, Victorian Government

Cameron Cairns
Manager Minerals Geoscience, Geological Survey of Victoria, Victorian Government

Kassem Younes
General Manager – Middle East , Africa and Turkey, Trade and Investment, Victorian Government

Alex Veale
Senior Trade Manager, Professional Services, Global Victoria, Victorian Government

Paul McDonald
Director of Geological Survey of Victoria, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Victorian Government

Ross Cayley
Senior Geologist, Geological Survey of Victoria, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Victorian Government

Rob Duncan
Senior Economic Geologist, Geological Survey of Victoria, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Victorian Government

Phil Skladzien
Senior Geophysicist, Geological Survey of Victoria, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Victorian Government

George Di Scala
Deputy Director, International Market Development, Global Victoria, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions, Victorian Government

Kieren Moffat
Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, Voconiq

Ryan Hanrahan
Director, Wave International

Richard Chopping
Director Regional Geoscience, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Western Australian Government

Charlotte Hall
EIS Coordinator, Department of Mines, Industry Regulation and Safety, Western Australian Government

Jeffrey Haworth
Executive Director, Geological Survey and Resource Strategy, Western Australian Government

Bill Johnston
Minister for Mines and Petroleum; Energy; Industrial Relations, Western Australian Government

Simon Johnson
Director Regional Geoscience, Geological Survey and Resource Strategy Division, Western Australian Government

Randy Smallwood
President and Chief Executive Officer, Wheaton Precious Metals

Gerald Whittle
Chief Executive Officer, Whittle Consulting

Stacy Hope
Head of Global Outreach, Women in Mining UK

John Reade
Chief Market Strategist, World Gold Council

Terry Heymann
Chief Financial Officer, World Gold Council

Tom Hockings
Engineering Manager, Zemek Engineering

Peter Bird
Executive Chairman, Zenith Minerals