Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day Two - 27 February 2024
09:00 - WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER
CRITICAL MINERALS & ENERGY IN AUSTRALIA & AROUND THE WORLD
09:10 - 09:35
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: THE NEXT BIG THING FOR AUSTRALIA
David Royle
Senior Consultant CRU, Australia
09:35 - 10:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: MONGOLIA’S CRITICAL MINERALS FUTURE & COMMITMENT TO STRENGTHEN SUPPLY CHAINS AND PROMOTE EV BATTERY TECHNOLOGIES
Julien Lawrence
CEO, O2 Mining | Chairperson, Australian Chamber of Commerce Mongolia (AustCham Mongolia), Mongolia
10:00 - 10:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: FUTURE OF NICKEL IN INDONESIA – EMERGING TRENDS, MARKET CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE PRODUCERS
Meidy Katrin Lengkey
Secretary General, Indonesia Nickel Mining Association, Indonesia
10:30 - 11:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
11:00 - 11:30
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: CRITICAL MINERALS & THE FUTURE OF MINING IN AUSTRALIA
Kim Wainwright
Chief Executive Officer, Xplore Resources | Chair, Queensland Exploration Council, Australia
11:30 - 12:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: PROTOCOLS AND GUIDELINES FOR INVESTORS IN MINING
Connie Da Cunha
Executive Chairman, Phoenix Australia Energy Group, Australia
INDIGENOUS PARTNERSHIPS, TRUST & ESG
12:00 - 12:30
PRESENTATION: ESG IN CRITICAL MINERALS - EMERGING TRENDS, KEY RISKS AND HOW INVESTORS CAN RESPOND
Evonne Grosso
Director, Blue Pearl Consulting, Australia
12:30 - 14:00
LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK
SUPPLY CHAIN, BATTERY, EV INVESTMENTS, INNOVATION & HYDROGEN
14:00 - 14:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR THE ENERGY TRANSITION - THE UN SECRETARY GENERAL’S INITIATIVE ON CRITICAL MINERALS
Professor Daniel Franks
Deputy Director, Research, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Australia
14:30 - 14:50
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: UNEARTHING OPPORTUNITIES - NAVIGATING ARGENTINA'S MINING SECTOR AMID TAX CHALLENGES, KEY STAKEHOLDER DYNAMICS, AND POLITICAL UNCERTAINTIES
Ana Chueco
Economist, Chamber of Mining Companies of Argentina
14:50 - 15:50
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
Daniel Rodriguez​​​​ (Session Chair)
Vice President Sales ‑ APAC, CRU,, Australia
Evonne Grosso
Director, Blue Pearl Consulting, Australia
Julien Lawrence
CEO, O2 Mining | Chairperson, Australian Chamber of Commerce Mongolia (AustCham Mongolia), Mongolia
Kim Wainwright
Chief Executive Officer, Xplore Resources | Chair, Queensland Exploration Council, Australia
Professor Daniel Franks
Deputy Director, Research, Sustainable Minerals Institute, The University of Queensland, Australia
Ana Chueco
Economist, Chamber of Mining Companies of Argentina
15:50
REFRESHMENTS BREAK, CLOSING REMARKS & END OF CONFERENCE