2026 Speakers
2026 Speakers
2026 Speakers
Aaron Walker
Head of Economics , Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia
Abdul Haris Atbaro
Director of Operations, PT Dahana
Alannah MacTiernan
Strategic Relations Advisor , Victory Metals
Alex Nguyen
Enterprise Account Manager, Bluebeam
Alex Colebourn
Associate, Resource Capital Funds
Alison Ball
Director,Investment, NAIF
Amir Razmjou
Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University
Amol Chinchankar
Senior Business Development Manager (Mining), Alfa Laval
Ana Trenwith
Managing Director, Flowaid
Andrew Stanbury
General Manager, MARS Program
Andrew McCluskey
Head of Sales, SMC Australia | New Zealand
Andrew Bailey
CEO, Mineral Exploration Cooperative Research Centre (MinExCRC)
Anna Sloboda
Investor Relations, Iron Bear Resources Ltd
Awie Fourie
Closure Planning Lead , Alcoa
Barry Upton
Former Managing Director, RUC Mining
Ben Russell
Engagement Manager, Standards Australia
Bernard Hoogenboezem
Mining Recruitment Expert
Brendan Tritton
Managing Director & CEO, Valiant Gold
Cath Bozanich
Chief Sustainability Officer, Sandfire Resources
Cecilia Artica
Former Principal Geologist, Geometallurgy and Mineral Resources, First Quantum Minerals
Charles Edel
Senior Adviser and Australia Chair, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Christopher B. Johnstone
Partner & Chair of the Defense & National Security Practice, The Asia Group
Chung Cheng
Senior Manager Mine Planning, Gold Valley Group
Darren Godwell
Chairperson, Indigenous Business Australia
David Parker
Commercial Manager , Empire Metals Ltd
David Parker
Executive Director - WA, Minerals Council of Australia
David Haynes
Principal Industry Engagement Advisor (Resources) , Mining and Automotive Skills Alliance
Dr Aneeq Sarwar
Senior Manager, Workforce Planning and Policy, AUSMASA
Dr Asma Aziz
Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University
Dr Barun Das
Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University
Dr Erick Ramanaidou
Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Mineral Resources
Dr Ferdinando Guzzomi
Senior Lecturer, Technical Manager, Edith Cowan University
Dr Masoumeh Zargar
Senior Lecturer, School of Engineering, Edith Cowan University
Dr Mehdi Shirazi
Chemical Engineer , Edith Cowan University
Dr Nicky Grigg
Senior Research Scientist , CSIRO
Dr Peter Turner
Managing Director, Pilbara Gold Limited
Dr Sakshi Anderson
Mineral Economist , Curtin University
Dr Silvia Black
Senior Program Manager, AMIRA Global
Dr Soheil Koushan
Data Scientist, BHP
Dr. Ivonne Ranisch
CEO & Managing Director , Auticon Australia
Elizabeth Imbert
HSS Technical Manager, BHP
Emma Clark
Founder & CEO, Orivium
Felicity Gooding
Executive Director and Group CFO, Vulcan Energy
Geeta Thakorlal
Vice President Technology, BHP
Glenn Poole
Managing Director & CEO, Mammoth Minerals Ltd
Glenton Moses
Group Advisor Climate Change , PLS
H.E. Beatriz De La Fuente
Ambassador , Embassy of the Republic of Chile in Australia
H.E. Dr Julie Sunday
High Commissioner for Canada in Australia
H.E. Dr Siswo Pramono
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to Australia
H.E. Mr Klas Molin
Ambassador of Sweden to Australia and New Zealand
Helge Janicke
Professor of Cyber Security, Edith Cowan University
Hon. David Michael MLA
Minister for Mines and Petroleum, Government of Western Australia
Ivan Fernandez
Vice President, Australia & New Zealand, Frost & Sullivan
Jacqueline Lane
Director, Rewiring the Nation, Clean Energy Finance Corporation
James Graham
Head of Product Management & Strategy, SMC Australia | New Zealand
Janaki Gunawardhana
Senior Technology Executive
Jared Townsend
Principal Innovation - Product Development, BHP Invent
Jason Crusan
CEO, Australian Remote Operations for Space and Earth (AROSE)
Jhaiyasree Walaidam
Consul (Investment) & Director, Malaysian Investment Development Authority
Joel Turco
Chief Development Officer, Wyloo
Joel Hextall
Corporate Sustainability and Climate Change, Decarbonisation Manager - Western Australia, ERM
John Southalan
Adjunct Professor and Independent Examiner, Australian National Contact Point
Jonathan Teubner
Lead Analyst, Australian Coal Mining, Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis
Jordan Pedley
President , WA Mining Club
Joseph Majkut
Director, Energy Security and Climate Change Program, Center for Strategic and International Studies
Joshua Smith
Editor, MiningNews.Net
Justin Thomas
Business Development Manager, Sandvik
Jyi Lawton
CEO, AEMEE
Kado Muir
Chairperson, National Native Title Council
Kai Kang
Senior Solutions Architect, Kalypso (A Rockwell Automation business)
Karlene Bylund
Executive General Manager Customer & Strategy, Pilbara Ports
Katarina Miljkovic
Deputy Head, School of Earth and Planetary Sciences, Curtin University
Kate Walawski
Employment and Safety Law Partner, Dentons
Kathryn Paik
Senior Fellow and Deputy Director | Australia Chair, Center for Strategic & International Studies
Krista Dunstan
CEO, Port Hedland Industries Council
Kristie Young
Non-Executive Director, Brazilian Rare Earths
Kylie Wilson-Harris
HSE Manager , Endura Mining
Lauren McGregor
Director, Investment, National Reconstruction Fund Corporation
Linda Peng
Co-Chair, WA Mining Club Emerging Professionals
Logan Barber
CEO & Executive Director, MB Gold
Lorena Campos Cavero
Deputy Head of Mission, Embassy of Peru
Luca Giacovazzi
CEO, Wyloo
Lucy McClean
Founding Chair, Australian Women and Mining and Resources
Luis Talavera
Superintendent, Mine Planning, BHP
Luke Allum
Senior Analyst, Project Blue
Maninder Khurana
Product Manager, SQM
Mark Lund
Associate Professor, Head of the Mine Water and Environment Research Group , Edith Cowan University
Matt Collier
Head of Health, Safety and Environment, IGO
Matthew Sulcs
Director, Institutional, Export Finance
Matthew Forrest
Managing Director and Inventor , EcoHoist
Namali Mackay
Managing Director, Critical Minerals Association Australia
Natalie Taylor
Secretary, WA Mining Club
Natalie Martinovich
Chief Operations Officer , Lifeline WA
Nathan McNee
Associate, RCF Innovation
Nathan Rooney
Manager, Health & Safety, Westgold Resources
Neil Van Drunen
Head of National Policy & Director, AMEC
Nish Veer
Senior Director, Australia & New Zealand, Evoke Technologies Pty Ltd
Pontawit Klungsuwan
Application Marketing Leader – Innovative PE Infrastructure, SCG Chemicals PLC
Quinn Lee
Executive Chairwoman, Aldoro Resources
Richard Mera
Electromechanical Chief of Tailing, Minsur
Rick Rule
President & CEO, Rule Investment Media
Sam Taylor
Critical Minerals Lead , GHD
Samantha Langley
Head of Sustainability and Enterprise Risk, Vulcan Energy
Shiva Iyer
Vice President Data & AI, APAC, Endava
Steve Davis
Sales Director, Delta Electronics Australia
Stuart Wilson
Director, Decarbonate
Taylor Graydon
Manager of People & Decarbonisation, Iron Bridge , Fortescue
Tegan Larkins
Managing Director , Talent Mining and Minerals
Tim Duff
General Manager, Australia, Cameco
Tira Foran
Senior Research Scientist , CSIRO
Todd Peate
CEO and Managing Director , Jevons Robotics
Tommie Åkesson
Acting Country Manager , Business Sweden
Tony Pfaff
CEO, Myco Metals
Umer Lone
Senior Solution Engineer, InEight
Vicky Pellowe
Founder, The FIFO Family Project
Victoria Glassey
Accredited Social Worker
Warren Pearce
CEO, AMEC
Will Brentson
Head of Advanced Technology, Robotic Systems
William Clarke
Deputy Editor, Mining Journal
William Peucker
Founder , First Story Designs
Yuluwirri McGrady
Managing Director, Yuluwirri Consulting
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