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Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day Two
21 May 2026
09:05 - 09:10
WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER
Ng Chin Chye
Director, Spire Events, Singapore
CRITICAL MINERALS, STRATEGIC COMMODITIES & NEW ENERGY SOURCES
09:10 - 09:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: DEVELOPING NOVEL CHEMICAL SOLVENT-FREE ELECTRODIALYSIS FOR EXTRACTING AND SEPARATING CRITICAL MINERALS
Prof. Yong Gao
Professor of Chemistry, Southern Illinois University, United States
09:30 - 10:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: TWO CHOKEPOINTS THE CRITICAL MINERALS MARKET ISN'T PRICING
Mark Andrich
CEO, Perth Critical Minerals Platform, Australia
10:00 - 10:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: HYDROGEN'S ROLE IN FUEL AND ENERGY SECURITY
Dr David Honey
President, Hydrogen Society of Australia
10:30 - 11:10
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
SUPPLY CHAIN, INNOVATION & REPORTING
11:10 - 11:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: MANDATORY CLIMATE DISCLOSURES - IMPLICATIONS AND LESSONS FROM THE 1ST YEAR OF REPORTING FOR THE MINING INDUSTRY
Brendan Tapley
Managing Director, Decarbonate | Group Member, Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), Australia
11:40 - 12:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: CRITICAL MINERAL OPPORTUNITIES IN ARGENTINA
Diego Berazategui
Vice President, Argentine Chamber of Commerce in Australia, Argentina
WOMEN IN MINING
12:00 - 13:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: FROM NARRATIVE TO ACTION - SOVEREIGNTY, SUPPLY CHAINS AND THE WORKFORCE AUSTRALIA NEEDS, PRESENTED BY WISER — WOMEN IN SUSTAINABLE ENERGY AND RESOURCES
Lan Tran
Co-Founder, Be Savvy, Australia (Session Chair)
Dr. Helen Degeling
Technical Director – Geoscience and Sustainability, Mining3, Australia
Monique Stevens
Company Secretary & Business Operations Manager, Richmond Vanadium Technology, Australia
Samantha Langley
Head of Sustainability and Enterprise Risk, Vulcan Energy, Australia
13:00
LUNCH, CLOSING REMARKS & END OF CONFERENCE
15:40
CLOSING REMARKS & END OF CONFERENCE
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