Keynote Conference & Exhibition Programme - 11 August 2026
08:00
REGISTRATION
GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION, DECARBONISATION & CRITICAL MINERALS
09:00 - 09:10
WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO COUNTRY
Daniel Radziszwski
Director, Spire Events, Singapore
09:10 - 09:40
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: RARE EARTHS - ONCE THE DOMAIN OF SCIENTISTS, NOW THE PLAYBOOK OF SUPERPOWERS
Alberto Migliucci
Founder & CEO, Petra Commodities Asia, Australia
09:40 - 10:50
OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE GREEN ECONOMY TOWARDS NET ZERO - FOCUSING ON CRITICAL MINERALS, RENEWABLE ENERGY, GREEN STEEL, HYDROGEN, LOW‑CARBON TECHNOLOGIES, BATTERIES & NEW ENERGY IN AUSTRALIA
Lynnard Cucksey
CEO, Advanced Materials and Battery Council, Australia
Ralph Breaden
Director, Investment Attraction & Promotion, Queensland Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, Australia
Stephen Land
Chief Investment Officer, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF), Australia
Tim Murray
Executive Director, Anson Resources, Australia
Jose Johnson
Lead Exploration Systems Analyst, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
10:50 - 11:20
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
11:20 - 11:40
PRESENTATION: FROM MINE TO MARKET - QUEENSLAND’S CRITICAL MINERALS PIPELINE
Ralph Breaden
Director, Investment Attraction & Promotion, Critical Minerals Queensland | Georesources, Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development, Australia
11:40 - 12:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: RENEWABLE ENERGY AND CRITICAL MINERALS
Stephen Land
Chief Investment Officer, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF), Australia
12:00 - 12:20
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: DEVELOPING THE GREEN RIVER LITHIUM PROJECT, A LOW COST DIRECT LITHIUM EXTRACTION (DLE) PROJECT IN UTAH, UNITED STATES
Tim Murray
Executive Director, Anson Resources, Australia
12:20 - 12:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: DEVELOPING AUSTRALIA AS MINERALS PROCESSING HUB IN TIMES OF HIGH GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS
12:40 - 13:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: NAVIGATING MARKET VOLATILITY & COMMODITIES OUTLOOK FOR 2026-2030
13:00 - 14:00
LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK
SUPPLY CHAIN, BATTERY, TECHNOLOGY, EV INVESTMENTS, INNOVATION & HYDROGEN
14:00 - 14:20
PRESENTATION: STATE OF THE VALUE CHAIN - WHERE AUSTRALIA CAPTURES VALUE (AND WHERE WE DON'T)
Lynnard Cucksey
CEO, Advanced Materials and Battery Council, Australia
14:20 - 14:40
PRESENTATION: HYDROCARBON EXPLORATION PROCESSES FOR KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER AND OPTIMIZATION OF CRITICAL MINERALS EXPLORATION
Jose Johnson
Lead Exploration Systems Analyst, Saudi Aramco, Saudi Arabia
14:40 - 15:00
PRESENTATION: FOCUSING ON AI AND TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
15:00 - 15:20
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: LOCAL KNOWLEDGE DEFICIT – A MAJOR RISK / INCREASING CAUSE OF LOSS OF SOCIAL LICENSE TO OPERATE FOR MNCS – AN IMPERATIVE FOR THE AUSTRALIAN MINING COMPANIES ENTERING THE BOTSWANA SPACE
Paul G. Ramokgalo
Founder & Managing Director, Risk Engineers Botswana, Botswana
15:20 - 15:50
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
FINANCING & INVESTMENT
15:50 - 16:10
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: FIXING AUSTRALIA’S CRITICAL MINERALS STRATEGY — WHY WE KEEP FUNDING THE WRONG END OF THE VALUE CHAIN
Adrian Beer
Managing Director, Australian Innovation eXchange, Australia
16:10 - 16:30
PRESENTATION: MINING FINANCING MODELS, MARKET TRENDS, AND INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
16:30 - 17:30
PANEL DISCUSSION: MONEY DRIVES MINERALS - FACILITATING STRATEGIC & CRITICAL MINERALS INITIATIVES AND INVESTMENTS AND HOW THE GEOPOLITICAL RIVALRY IS AN INVESTMENT BATTLEGROUND FOR DOMINANCE IN CRITICAL MINERAL SUPPLY CHAINS, RESHAPING THE FUTURE OF ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY
Alberto Migliucci
Founder & CEO, Petra Commodities Asia, Australia (Session Chair)
Adrian Beer
Managing Director, Australian Innovation eXchange, Australia
Paul G. Ramokgalo
Founder & Managing Director, Risk Engineers Botswana, Botswana
Aaron Borg
Regional Co-Head Mining, Metals & Industries, APAC, Societe Generale, Australia
Michael Wyer
Director, Chimaera Financial Group, Australia
17:30
CLOSING REMARKS & END OF CONFERENCE