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Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy, U.S. Department of Defense</span><br/></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 9:20 am</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/agenda/panel-the-big-picture-what-can-government-do-to-grow-australias-biggest-export-industry/ '> Panel | The big picture: What can government do to grow Australia’s biggest export industry? </a></td><td width="45%"> <span><strong>Tom O'Leary</strong>, MD and CEO, Iluka Resources</span><br/> <span><strong>Tania Constable</strong>, CEO, Minerals Council of Australia</span><br/> <span><strong>Amanda Lacaze</strong>, MD, Lynas Rare Earths</span><br/> <span><strong>Paul Savich</strong>, MD, WA1 Resources</span><br/> <span><strong>Peter Ker</strong>, Resources Reporter, The Australian Financial Review</span><br/></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 10:00 am</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/agenda/morning-break-2/ '> Morning break </a></td><td width="45%"></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 10:15 am</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/agenda/panel-funding-and-financing-of-critical-minerals-projects-are-mainstream-lenders-and-investors-willing-to-back-new-and-opaque-critical-minerals-markets/ '> Panel | Financing Critical Minerals: the role of government lenders in bringing along commercial lenders </a></td><td width="45%"> <span><strong>John Hopkins</strong>, MD and CEO, Export Finance Australia</span><br/> <span><strong>Andrew Strongman</strong>, Head of Mining & Metals, Westpac Institutional Bank</span><br/> <span><strong>Luke Smith</strong>, Senior Portfolio Manager, AustralianSuper</span><br/> <span><strong>Elouise Fowler</strong>, Reporter, The Australian Financial Review</span><br/></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 10:50 am</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/agenda/panel-the-critical-minerals-ma-frenzy-will-a-downturn-drive-more-deals/ '> Panel | The critical minerals M&A frenzy: will a downturn drive more deals? </a></td><td width="45%"> <span><strong>Nicole Duncan</strong>, Former MD, NickelSearch</span><br/> <span><strong>Luca Giacovazzi</strong>, CEO, Wyloo Metals</span><br/> <span><strong>Brett Beatty</strong>, Partner, MD Australia, Resource Capital Funds</span><br/> <span><strong>Ben Cleary</strong>, Portfolio Manager, Tribeca Global Natural Resources Strategy</span><br/> <span><strong>James Thomson</strong>, Senior Chanticleer Columnist, The Australian Financial Review</span><br/></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 11:25 am</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/agenda/in-conversation-4/ '> Keynote </a></td><td width="45%"> <span><strong>The Hon Roger Cook</strong>, Premier and Minister for State and Industry Development, Jobs and Trade, Western Australia</span><br/></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 11:50 am</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/agenda/panel-asian-investment-in-australian-critical-minerals-do-australian-miners-have-to-choose-between-china-and-the-us/ '> Panel | Asian investment in Australian critical minerals: do Australian miners have to choose between China and the US? </a></td><td width="45%"> <span><strong>Warren Pearce</strong>, CEO, Association of Mining and Exploration Companies</span><br/> <span><strong>Justin Werner</strong>, MD, Nickel Industries</span><br/> <span><strong>Peter Coleman</strong>, Chairman, Arcadium Lithium</span><br/> <span><strong>Jennifer Hewett</strong>, Columnist, The Australian Financial Review</span><br/></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 12:25 pm</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/agenda/networking-lunch-2/ '> Networking lunch </a></td><td width="45%"></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 1:15 pm</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/agenda/keynote-4/ '> Keynote </a></td><td width="45%"> 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How can First Nations people win from mining whilst protecting Cultural Heritage? </a></td><td width="45%"> <span><strong>Kia Dowell</strong>, Chairperson, Gelganyem</span><br/> <span><strong>Brad Welsh</strong>, Chief Executive and MD, Energy Resources of Australia</span><br/> <span><strong>Peter Ker</strong>, Resources Reporter, The Australian Financial Review</span><br/></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 3:15 pm</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/agenda/afternoon-break-2/ '> Afternoon break </a></td><td width="45%"></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 3:40 pm</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/agenda/panel-green-iron-and-the-future-of-iron-ore-what-will-our-biggest-export-commodity-look-like-in-a-decade/ '> Panel | Green iron and the future of iron ore – what will our biggest export commodity look like in a decade? </a></td><td width="45%"> <span><strong>Rowan Mackay</strong>, Senior Manager, Business Development Steel Decarbonisation, Rio Tinto</span><br/> <span><strong>Michael Masterman</strong>, Founder and CEO, Element Zero</span><br/> <span><strong>Robert Evans</strong>, Head of Corporate Development, BlueScope</span><br/> <span><strong>Ben Potter</strong>, Senior Writer, The Australian Financial Review</span><br/></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 4:15 pm</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/agenda/in-conversation-gold-in-a-critical-minerals-and-green-metals-world/ '> Panel | The look ahead: our panel of experts predict the big issues, policies and trends </a></td><td width="45%"> <span><strong>Shaun Day</strong>, MD, Greatland Gold</span><br/> <span><strong>Rebecca Tomkinson</strong>, CEO, The Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia</span><br/> <span><strong>Warren Fish</strong>, Director - Community, Environment, Government, Fortescue</span><br/> <span><strong>Susan McDonald</strong>, Shadow Minister for Resources, Shadow Minister for Northern Australia</span><br/> <span><strong>Peter Ker</strong>, Resources Reporter, The Australian Financial Review</span><br/></td></tr><tr><td width="10%"> 5:00 pm</td><td width="45%"> <a href='https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/agenda/closing-remarks-and-networking-drinks/ '> Closing remarks and networking drinks </a></td><td width="45%"></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="sponsored"><div class="row list-partners"><div class="col-md-12 partner"><p>Platinum Partner</p><ul><li><a target='_blank' href='https://www.westpac.com.au/institutional'><img class='img-fluid' src='https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2024/02/Westpac-website-logo_resized.png'></a></li></ul></div><div class="col-md-12 partner"><p>Gold Partners</p><ul><li><a target='_blank' href='https://engage.appian.com/mining?utm_source=afr_event&utm_medium=logo&utm_campaign=afr_summit'><img class='img-fluid' src='https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2024/02/Appian-website-logo.png'></a></li><li><a target='_blank' href='https://www.investandtrade.wa.gov.au/our-industries/mining-mets'><img class='img-fluid' src='https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/wp-content/uploads/sites/27/2023/04/Invest-and-Trade-lockUp-1.png'></a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></main></div><div class="newsletter" ><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col"></div><div class="col-auto col-md-6"><p class="heading" style="padding-top:0;">For further information please contact our team at <a href="miningsummit@afr.com">miningsummit@afr.com</a></p></div><div class="col"></div></div></div></div></div><footer class="site-footer" role="contentinfo"><div class="container"><nav class="sitelinks"><ul class="menu"><li class="active"><a href="https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/" aria-current="page">Home</a></li><li><a href="https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/our-agenda/2024/">Agenda</a></li><li><a href="https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/our-speakers/2024/">Speakers</a></li><li><a href="https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/our-partners/">Partners</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://live.afr.com/mailing-list/">Mailing List</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://www.afr.com/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a></li></ul></nav> </div></footer><hr class="footerbg" /> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://live.afr.com/miningsummit/wp-content/plugins/sg-cachepress/assets/js/lazysizes.min.js" id="siteground-optimizer-lazy-sizes-js-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.1.1/js/bootstrap.min.js" id="afrpropertysummit-bootstrap-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/slick-carousel/1.9.0/slick.js" id="afrpropertysummit-slick-js-js"></script> <script type="text/javascript" id="afrpropertysummit-script-js-extra"> /* <![CDATA[ */ var afrpropertysummit_options = {"ajaxurl":"https:\/\/live.afr.com\/miningsummit\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php"}; 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