Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day Two - 21 September 2023
09:10 - 09:15
WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER
CRITICAL MINERALS & ENERGY IN AUSTRALIA AND AROUND THE WORLD
09:15 - 09:45
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: FUTURE OF NICKEL IN INDONESIA – EMERGING TRENDS, MARKET CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PRODUCERS
Meidy Katrin Lengkey
Secretary General, Indonesia Nickel Mining Association
09:45 - 10:10
PRESENTATION: THE MINERALOGICAL SOCIETY OF WA - WORKING WITH MINING COMPANIES TO PRESERVE OUR MINERAL HERITAGE
James Sherborne
Vice President, Mineralogical Society of Western Australia
10:00 - 10:30
PRESENTATION: SUPPORTING THE AUSTRALIAN CRITICAL MINERALS SECTOR
Alvin D’Almaida
Manager Resources and Energy, Austrade, Australia
10:30 - 11:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
11:00 - 11:25
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: THE FUTURE OF MINING - THE AUSTRALIAN OUTLOOK
David Parker
Executive Director, Western Australia, Minerals Council of Australia, Australia
INDIGENOUS PARTNERSHIPS, TRUST & ESG
11:25 - 11:50
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: ESG IN CRITICAL MINERALS - EMERGING TRENDS, KEY RISKS AND HOW INVESTORS CAN RESPOND
Claire Mortoni
Head of Asia Pacific, Digbee | CFA President, CFA Society Perth, Australia
Evonne Grosso
Sustainability & Communications Manager, Ionic Rare Earths, Australia
SUPPLY CHAIN BALANCES & INVESTMENTS
11:50 - 12:50
PANEL DISCUSSION: NAVIGATING THROUGH A WAVE OF CHALLENGES TO SUPPORT & BUILD A SUPPLY CHAIN FOR CRITICAL MINERALS AND FURTHER ATTRACT INVESTMENTS WITHIN THE MINING SECTOR
Noel Ong (Session Chair)
Managing Director, Samso, Australia
Graham Fyfe
General Manager Projects, Lithium Energy Limited, Australia
Rowena Smith
Managing Director & CEO, Australian Strategic Materials, Australia
Kristie Young
Non-Executive Director, Lithium Australia Ltd | Brazilian Rare Earths Ltd | Tesoro Gold Ltd
Mohan Yellishetty
Associate Professor, Monash University, Australia
Dr. Muhammad Imran
Vice President, Rare Earth Division, Saskatchewan Research Council, Canada
12:50 - 14:00
LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK
COMPANY PRESENTATIONS
14:00 - 14:15 | SPOTLIGHT - BHP XPLOR
Libby Sharman
Technical Lead, BHP Xplor, Australia
14:15 - 14:30 | PRESENTATION - GREEN ENERGY PROJECTS IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Stephen Gauld
Managing Director & CEO, Infinite Green Energy Australia
14:30 - 14:45 | PRESENTATION - METALSGROVE MINING
Richard Beazley
Non-Executive Chairman, MetalsGrove Mining I Director, Hydrogen Energy
BATTERY, EV INVESTMENTS, INNOVATION & HYDROGEN
14:45 - 15:15
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: EV MARKET DEVELOPMENTS IN AUSTRALIA AND FUTURE OUTLOOK
Natalie Thompson
Senior Manager - Policy, Electric Vehicle Council, Australia
15:15 - 15:45
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
15:45 - 16:45
PANEL DISCUSSION: DECARBONISING MINING – OPPORTUNITIES & IMPACT OF HYDROGEN IN MINERAL RESOURCES SECTOR
Peter Kasprzak (Session Chair)
Co-Founder & CEO, Innovate Australia | Director, Hydrogen Society of Australia
Richard Beazley
Non-Executive Chairman, MetalsGrove Mining I Director, Hydrogen Energy
Steve Gauld
Managing Director & CEO, Infinite Blue Energy, Australia
Natalie Thompson
Senior Manager - Policy, Electric Vehicle Council, Australia
Mohan Yellishetty
Associate Professor, Monash University, Australia
16:45
CLOSING REMARKS & END OF CONFERENCE