Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day One
20 May 2026
08:00 - REGISTRATION
AUSTRALIA’S CRITICAL MINERALS STRATEGY, FUNDING & UNLOCKING MINING PROJECTS
09:10 - 09:15
INTRODUCTION OF EVENT, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TO COUNTRY
Daniel Radziszewski
Director, Spire Events, Singapore
09:15 - 10:30
OPENING PANEL DISCUSSION: BUILDING GLOBAL STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS FOR SUSTAINABLE & SECURE SUPPLY CHAINS THROUGH DOMESTIC & OVERSEAS INVESTMENTS AND LEVERAGING ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGIES & AI TO DECARBONISE MINING OPERATIONS & ENHANCE SUSTAINABILITY AND RESOURCES TRACEABILITY
Brendan Tapley
Managing Director, Decarbonate | Group Member, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Australia (Session Chair)
Luca Giacovazzi
Chief Executive Officer, Wyloo, Australia
Ron Mitchell
Chief Executive Officer, Firebird Metals, Australia
Sarah Clarke
Acting Chief Executive Officer, Andromeda Metals, Australia
Peter Nicholson
Partner, Oryx Global Partners, Australia
Diego Berazategui
Vice President, Argentine Chamber of Commerce in Australia, Argentina
10:30 - 11:10
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES, CRITICAL MINERALS, GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION & TECHNOLOGY
11:10 - 11:45
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: NAVIGATING MARKET VOLATILITY & COMMODITIES OUTLOOK FOR 2026-2030
Rajiv Biswas
Chief Executive Officer, Asia-Pacific Economics, Singapore
11:45 - 12:05
PRESENTATION: ANDROMEDA - THE GREAT WHITE MINERAL COMPANY
Sarah Clarke
Acting Chief Executive Officer, Andromeda Metals, Australia
12:05 - 12:30
PRESENTATION: FROM CONCENTRATE TO CATHODE: A FULLY INTEGRATED WESTERN BATTERY MATERIALS PLATFORM
Ron Mitchell
Chief Executive Officer, Firebird Metals, Australia
12:30 - 14:00
LUNCH AND NETWORKING BREAK
COMMODITIES, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SHOWCASE
14:00 - 14:30
PRESENTATION: LITHIUM MARKET STRUCTURE & OVERVIEW
Allan Pedersen
Research Director, Energy Transition & Battery Materials – Lithium, Wood Mackenzie, Australia
14:30 - 15:00
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
15:00 - 15:30
PRESENTATION: METTLER-TOLEDO LIMITED
John Beard
Business Area Manager – VEH, Mettler-Toledo Limited, Australia
15:30 - 16:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES FINANCING & INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
16:00 - 17:00
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
Peter Nicholson
Partner, Oryx Global Partners, Australia (Session Chair)
Mathew Sulcs
Director, Institutional, Export Finance Australia, Australia
Alison Ball
Director, Investments, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF), Australia
Tim Murray
Executive Director, Anson Resources, Australia
Gordon Owili
Managing Director, Bechtel Enterprises APAC, Australia
17:00 - 17:15
CLOSING REMARKS
17:15 - 18:00
NETWORKING DRINKS