Keynote Conference & Exhibition - 12 August 2025
08:00 - REGISTRATION
GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION, DECARBONISATION & CRITICAL MINERALS
09:00 - 09:10
ORGANISER’S WELCOME REMARKS & ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO COUNTRY
09:10 - 09:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: THE ROLE OF CRITICAL MINERALS IN CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION & THE NECESSITY TO MODERNIZE AND EXPAND THE GRID INFRASTRUCTURE IN AUSTRALIA
Alberto Migliucci
Founder & CEO,,Petra Commodities Asia, Australia
09:30 - 10:30
OPENING KEYNOTE PANEL DISCUSSION: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF THE GREEN ECONOMY TOWARDS NET ZERO BY FOCUSING ON CRITICAL MINERALS, RENEWABLE ENERGY, GREEN STEEL, HYDROGEN, LOW-CARBON TECHNOLOGIES, BATTERIES & NEW ENERGY IN AUSTRALIA
David Royle (Session Chair)
Account Manager, Australia & NZ, CRU, Australia
Stephen Forshaw
Chief Representative and Head of Country, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, Airbus, Australia
Michael Wyer
Director, Chimaera Financial Group, Australia
Robert Gordon
Chief Technology Officer, Ferron Energy, Australia
Jag Makam
Founder & Director, Zeco Energy, Australia
Mark Croudace
CEO & Chief Commercial Officer, MGA Thermal, Australia
10:30 - 11:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
11:00 - 11:30
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: DEVELOPING DOMESTIC SUSTAINABLE AVIATION FUEL (SAF) INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA
Stephen Forshaw
Chief Representative and Head of Country, Australia, New Zealand and the Pacific, Airbus, Australia
11:30 - 11:50
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: NAVIGATING CHALLENGES AND CREATING OPPORTUNITIES TO ADVANCE AUSTRALIA’S SOLAR VALUE CHAIN
Jessica Alves
Senior Consultant, Metals, Mining & Energy Transition,,CRU, Australia
11:50 - 12:10
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: IMPORTANCE OF STRATEGIC & CRITICAL MINERALS RESOURCES IN ACHIEVING NET ZERO FUTURE TARGETS
Dr Shumi Akhtar
Associate Professor, University of Sydney Business School, Australia
12:10 - 12:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: EXPERT MINING FREIGHT SOLUTIONS
Selina Donnelly
CFO, TGI Cargo, Australia
SUPPLY CHAIN, BATTERY, TECHNOLOGY, EV INVESTMENTS, INNOVATION & HYDROGEN
12:30 - 13:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF MINING THROUGH INVESTMENTS, COLLABORATION, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS, DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, AI, DECARBONISATION & ENERGY TRANSITION
Selina Donnelly (Session Chair)
CFO, TGI Cargo, Australia
Jed Durdin
Founder & CEO, Sustainable Energy 24/7, Australia
Brett Boynton
Founder & CEO, DryFlow Magnetics, Australia
Dr Michael Akindeju
Founder & Principal, MKPro Engineering, Australia
Dr. Zourab Brodzeli
CEO, PhoenixZ, Australia
13:00 - 14:10
LUNCH & NETWORKING BREAK
14:10 - 14:30
PRESENTATION: FROM SUN TO STORAGE - HARNESSING CSP AND HYDROGEN FOR 24/7 SUSTAINABLE POWER AT INDUSTRIAL SCALE. CAN IT BE A VIABLE OPTION?
Mark Nesci
Consultant/Director, Nema Consulting, Australia
14:30 - 14:50
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE - SOLIDITY
Brodie Houghton
Director, Solidity, Australia
14:50 - 15:10
PRESENTATION: ZERO-POWER FIBER-OPTIC SENSORS FOR SAFER CRITICAL MINERAL EXTRACTION AND AUSTRALIA’S TRANSITION TO GREEN ENERGY
Dr. Zourab Brodzeli
CEO, PhoenixZ, Australia
15:10 - 15:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: SKILLS SHORTAGES FOR CRITICAL MINERAL PRODUCTION IN NEW SOUTH WALES
Rohini Anant
Researcher, School of Geosciences, University of Sydney, Australia
15:30 - 16:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
FINANCING & INVESTMENT
Matt Baumgurtel
Head of Energy, Hamilton Locke, Australia
16:20 - 17:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: FROM EXPLORATION TO PRODUCTION, MINING AND ENERGY FINANCING & INVESTMENT TRENDS FOR MINERALS PROJECTS IN AUSTRALIA
Alberto Migliucci (Session Chair)
Founder & CEO,,Petra Commodities Asia, Australia
Aaron Borg
Regional Co-Head Mining, Metals & Industries, APAC, Societe Generale, Australia
Michael Wyer
Director, Chimaera Financial Group, Australia
Michael Joyce
Partner, Gadens, Australia
