Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day One - 20 May 2026
08:00 - REGISTRATION
AUSTRALIA’S CRITICAL MINERALS STRATEGY, FUNDING & UNLOCKING MINING PROJECTS
08:55 - 09:00
WELCOME TO COUNTRY
09:00 - 09:10
ORGANISER'S WELCOME REMARKS
09:10 - 09:30
OPENING GOVERNMENT ADDRESS: AUSTRALIA’S CRITICAL MINERALS STRATEGY –INVESTMENTS, STRENGTHENING PARTNERSHIPS, DOWNSTREAM PROCESSING & FIRST NATIONS ENGAGEMENT
09:30 - 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
10:30 - 11:10
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES, CRITICAL MINERALS, GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION & TECHNOLOGY
11:10 - 11:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: NAVIGATING MARKET VOLATILITY & COMMODITIES OUTLOOK FOR 2026-2030
11:30 - 11:50
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: THE INTERPLAY OF NATIONAL SECURITY, GEOPOLITICS AND TRADE WITH CRITICAL MINERALS
11:50 - 12:10
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: DEVELOPING AUSTRALIA AS MINERALS PROCESSING HUB IN TIMES OF HIGH GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS
12:10 - 12:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: FOCUSING ON AI AND TRANSFORMATIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
12:30 - 12:50
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: CRITICAL MINERALS STRATEGIC RESERVE - A $1.2 BILLION INVESTMENT TO SECURE SUPPLY OF CRITICAL MATERIALS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY & HIGH-TECH MANUFACTURING, PRIORITIZING ANTIMONY, GALLIUM, AND EARE EARTHS
12:50 - 14:00
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES, TECHNOLOGY & INNOVATION SHOWCASE
14:00 - 14:15
PRESENTATION: COPPER AND ENERGY TRANSITION
14:15 - 14:30
PRESENTATION: SILVER – STRATEGIC METAL FOR GREEN ENERGY & NATIONAL DEFENCE
14:30 - 14:45
PRESENTATION: GRAPHITE, GALLIUM & OTHER CRITICAL MINERALS
14:45 - 15:00
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE: SECURING AUSTRALIA’S CRITICAL MINERALS SUPPLY CHAIN - PROACTIVE CYBERSECURITY STRATEGIES FOR OT AND DIGITAL INFRASTRUCTURE
15:00 - 15:15
TECHNOLOGY SHOWCASE: DEVELOPING NOVEL CHEMICAL SOLVENT-FREE ELECTRODIALYSIS FOR EXTRACTING AND SEPARATING CRITICAL MINERALS
15:15 - 15:45
REFRESHMENTS BREAK & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
COMMODITIES FINANCING & INVESTMENT LANDSCAPE
15:45 - 16:05
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: MINING FINANCING MODELS, MARKET TRENDS, AND INNOVATION AND SUSTAINABILITY CONSIDERATIONS
16:05 - 16:50
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
16:50
CLOSING REMARKS