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Andre Desbiens
Managing Director at MacKellar Group
Andrew Gorringe
Energy Finance Analyst, Australian Coal at the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA)
Anthony Gabb
General Manager Surface Mining East at Macmahon
Ben Kang
Head of Engineering & Technical Services at Schaeffler
Bryson Head MP
Assistant Minister for Regional Development, Resources and Critical Minerals and Member for Callide
Chris Caine
Customer Solutions Manager at Hastings Deering
Dan Iliffe
Regional General Manager, Queensland – Whitehaven Coal
Daniel Rodriguez
Vice President, CRU
Danny Ullmer
General Manager of Quality and Safety at BMA CQ Rescue
Darren Moor
Executive Director at the Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development
Deb Allan
Queensland Manufacturing Hub Mackay Manager
Dr Ali Nezhad
Head of Sustainability and Innovation at Boral
Dr Benjamin Carey
Quantum-enabled sensing and precision measurement specialist - Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Queensland.
Dr Daniel Grasser
Consulting Engineer at TUNRA Bulk Solids
Dr Emily Tetzlaff
Principal Scientist, Environmental Health and Safety at Wenco International Mining Systems
Dr Penny Stewart
Chief Executive Officer, PETRA
Dr Steph Byrom
General Manager, Decarbonisation at Loop Decarbonisation Solutions
Dr. Helen Degeling
Technical Director – Geoscience and Sustainability at Mining3
Dr. Neville Plint
CEO of Mining3
Eliza-Jane Young
Senior Advisor - Social Performance, Thiess
Emma Godfrey
Lead - Corporate Affairs and Communications at Austral Resources
H.E. Ms. Beatriz de la Fuente
Ambassador of Chile to Australia
Harry Parker
Mechatronics Engineer - Forge Engineering
James Purtill
Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner
Janette Hewson
Chief Executive Officer of the Queensland Resources Council
Jarrod Layton
Manager Projects - Execution & Planning at Stanmore Resources’ South Walker Creek Mine
Javier Orellana
Principal, Digital Transformation at Schneider Electric
Jen Hoyle
Director QMEA and DEI at the Queensland Resources Council (QRC)
Jillian D’Urso
External Relations and Impact Director at CRC Time
Jo Sainsbury
Coal Mining Supervisor at BHP
Jodie Currie
Director at the Bowen Basin Mining Club
Jodie Thompson
Diversification Lead at Greater Whitsunday Alliance
Jon Weidenbaum
Business Development Director at Emerson
Justin Doherty
BMA Caval Ridge General Manager
Jyi Lawton
CEO, AEMEE
Ken Singer
Ex- Acting Commissioner for Resources Safety and Health
Lina Gillespie
CEO and Founder, PowerSkillsAi
Lochie McCabe
President of the Young Mining Professionals Brisbane
Luarna Dynevor
Chairperson of Barada Barna Aboriginal Corporation
Mark Scott
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director: Hastings Deering | Sime Industrial Machinery Australasia
Mark Walter
LATAM Business Manager for Vayeron
Mayor Greg Williamson
Mayor of Mackay Regional Council
Melissa Green
Chair, Mackay Community Foundation
Mick Bryan
Resources Industry Regional Manager for Hastings Deering
Minister Dale Last
Queensland Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, Minister for Manufacturing and Minister for Regional and Rural Development
Neil MacDonald
Chief Executive Officer of Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF)
Ngaire Tranter
Head of Approvals and Environment at Pembroke Resources
Patrick Jensen
Director, Health Strategy and Compliance at the Resources Safety & Health Queensland
Phil Thomson
Owner of Haulpac Electrical
Professor Mohsen Yahyaei
Director of the Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre (JKMRC) at The University of Queensland
Professor Rick Valenta
Director of the Sustainable Minerals Institute (SMI) at the University of Queensland
Professor Sue Harrison
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation) at the University of Queensland
Ross Lambie
Chief Economist, Minerals Council of Australia
Scott Nairn
Head of Sustainability & Environment at Stanmore
Sean Ryan
General Manager – Mining Sales and Technology at Hitachi Construction Machinery Australia
Sid Vasa
Maintenance Engineering Manager at MacKellar Group
Stephen Land
Chief Investment Officer at the Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF)
Steven Boxall
CEO of Resources Centre of Excellence
Stuart Bocking
Chief Executive Officer of Coal Australia
Sven Thiele
Head of Finance at BMA
Taryn Hughes
Director Commercial Business, TAFE Queensland
Trent Bazley
General Manager Mining, Energy & Manufacturing at MATES in Mining
Wayne Stasinowsky
Senior Research Geophysicist at CSIRO
Yusuf Badat
Consulting Engineer at TUNRA Bulk Solids