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Conference Agenda
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24-25 September 2025
InterContinental Sanctuary Cove Resort, Manor Circle, Gold Coast Queensland, Australia
Day 1 – Wednesday, 24 September
Session 1 – Welcome
- 09:00 Welcome, introduction and setting the scene. Greenfields end of the scale Vaughan Chamberlian & Alan Kobussen (CEO Amira Global, & Rio Tinto)
- 10:00 Keynote 2 Marina Costelloe (Branch Head Mineral Systems, Geoscience Australia)
- 09:30 Keynote 1 Richard Inglis (Chief Geoscientist, Newmont)
- 10:30 Coffee Break & Networking
Session 2 – Time
- 11:00 Framework geoscience and metal endowment of the Superior craton, learnings from the modern ocean Ross Sherlock
- 11:30 Industry GAP
- 12:00 Panel Discussion – The meaning of time/ catalyst of time/ industrys greated time based challenges / race against time net zero
- 12:00 Lunch & Networking
Session 3 – Uncertainty
- 13:00 Uncertainty of demand/ ideal portfolio split
- 13:00 Dynamic Data uncertainty Cycles Francisca Maepa (Principal Geoscience Data, BHP)
- 14:00 Panel Discussion- Managing uncertainty in teams
- 14:00 Afternoon Tea & Networking
Session 4 – Collaboration
- 15:00 TBC
- 15:30 African Collaboration learnings Rokayah Samba (Director General , National Geological Service of Senegal (SGNS))
- 16:30 Panel Discussion – What does this rock mean to you? How would you describe this rock
- 16:30 Closing
- 16:30 Dinner & Networking
Day 2 – Thursday, 25 September
Session 1 – Welcome
- 09:00 Welcome Back
- 09:30 Keynote 3
- 10:00 Keynote 4
- 11:00 Coffee Break & Networking
Session 2 – Time
- 12:00 Speaker
- 12:30 Speaker
- 13:00 Discussion Panel
- 13:00 Lunch & Networking
Session 3 – Uncertainty
- 14:00 Speaker
- 14:30 Speaker
- 15:00 Discussion Panel
- 15:00 Afternoon Tea & Networking
Session 4 – Collaboration
- 16:00 Speaker
- 16:30 Speaker
- 17:00 Discussion Panel
- 17:30 Closing
- 18:00 Dinner & Networking