Critical Minerals Conference Program 2024

The conference program is subject to change at any time, at the discretion of the advisory committee. 

Click into each session for further presenter details and abstracts. Further keynotes and panelists will be released in the lead up to the conference.

All times are listed below in AEST (Brisbane, Australia).

Monday, August 26, 2024

	Stream A	Stream B
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 1 | Registration Opens
8:30 AM - 10:25 AM	Session 1 | Opening Plenary Welcome to Country Jahmarley Dawson, Welcome from the Conference Chair Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address and Official Conference Opening Scott Stewart MP, Minister for Resources and Critical Minerals Keynote Presentation Rowena Smith, Australian Strategic Materials Keynote Presentation Nigel Steward, Rio Tinto Session 1 | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM	Day 1 | Morning Tea
10:55 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 2a | International strategy and demand drivers Sponsored By Building resilient supply chains for the 2035 global EV market Prateek Biswas, Wood Mackenzie How Major Projects can Change the Future of Critical Materials Mining Sam Houston, Strategist Solutions Limited Lithium Geopolitical and Socio-Environmental Dynamics – current and future scenarios Diana Carolina Arbelaez-Ruiz, University of Eastern Finland The circular reference of sales and funding Rob Williamson, Alpha HPA Session 2a | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,	Session 2b | Circularity and ESG considerations, recycling and waste utilisation? Sponsored By Critical Raw Materials Sustainability, Traceability and Provenance Verification: Australian Pilot of the UN/CEFACT Project Prok Vasilyev, Curtin Univeristy/ Future Battery Industries CRC Towards increased transparency in Critical Mineral Mining: Leveraging the initiative on responsible mining assurance for the Global Nickel industry. Diane Dowdell, RPMGlobal Exploring Circular Economy and Decarbonisation Barriers in Australia's Lithium and Rare Earth Elements’ Industry Abdul Hannan Asif, The University of Western Australia Balancing Act: Navigating Indonesia’s Nickel Industry Strategic Development Amid Decarbonisation Efforts Sofia Hazarabedian, DNV Session 2b | Q&A with Session Chair Mark Noppé, Sustainable Minerals Institute
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 1 | Lunch
1:35 PM - 3:15 PM	Session 3a | Showcasing new technologies Sponsored By Key Trends in Technology: an Analysis using Patent Data Radhika Moore, Griffith Hack The MTM Sulphation Roast Process for Critical Metals Raymond Shaw, MINETOMETAL Development of new technologies for processing low-grade sulfide critical minerals Denis Shiers, CSIRO Mineral Resources Pyrometallurgical options to reduce e-waste and recover critical metals Denis Shishin, University Of Queensland Session 3a | Q&A with Session Chair Tony De Susa, Komatsu	Session 3b | Circularity and ESG considerations, recycling and waste utilisation? Sponsored By The Battery Materials Challenge: Sodium Sulphate – An Economic Analysis of Valorization Technologies Raymond Yeung, Hatch Evaluating Circular Economy Solutions for Critical Minerals Supply Bernadette Currie, Sedgman What is the investment community seeking from climate-related financial disclosures under ASRS and ISSB? An opportunity for critical minerals as leading players in decarbonisation Mary Stewart, Energetics Characterization of South African Coal Waste for Critical Materials Recovery Juarez R do Amaral Filho, University of Cape Town Session 3b | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Day 1 | Afternoon Tea
3:45 PM - 5:25 PM	Session 4 | Details coming soon. Keynote Presentation, Session 4 | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A, Panel Facilitator | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Philippa Sjoquist, AusIMM Panel | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Phoebe Whattoff, Minviro Australia Panel | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Harry Fisher, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Panel | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Joe Kaderavek, Cobalt Blue Panel | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Yue Jin Tay, Circulor Day 1 Closing Remarks Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Welcome Reception Sponsored By

	Stream A	Stream B
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 1 | Registration Opens
8:30 AM - 10:25 AM	Session 1 | Opening Plenary Welcome to Country Jahmarley Dawson, Welcome from the Conference Chair Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address and Official Conference Opening Scott Stewart MP, Minister for Resources and Critical Minerals Keynote Presentation Rowena Smith, Australian Strategic Materials Keynote Presentation Nigel Steward, Rio Tinto Session 1 | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM	Day 1 | Morning Tea
10:55 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 2a | International strategy and demand drivers Sponsored By Building resilient supply chains for the 2035 global EV market Prateek Biswas, Wood Mackenzie How Major Projects can Change the Future of Critical Materials Mining Sam Houston, Strategist Solutions Limited Lithium Geopolitical and Socio-Environmental Dynamics – current and future scenarios Diana Carolina Arbelaez-Ruiz, University of Eastern Finland The circular reference of sales and funding Rob Williamson, Alpha HPA Session 2a | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,	Session 2b | Circularity and ESG considerations, recycling and waste utilisation? Sponsored By Critical Raw Materials Sustainability, Traceability and Provenance Verification: Australian Pilot of the UN/CEFACT Project Prok Vasilyev, Curtin Univeristy/ Future Battery Industries CRC Towards increased transparency in Critical Mineral Mining: Leveraging the initiative on responsible mining assurance for the Global Nickel industry. Diane Dowdell, RPMGlobal Exploring Circular Economy and Decarbonisation Barriers in Australia's Lithium and Rare Earth Elements’ Industry Abdul Hannan Asif, The University of Western Australia Balancing Act: Navigating Indonesia’s Nickel Industry Strategic Development Amid Decarbonisation Efforts Sofia Hazarabedian, DNV Session 2b | Q&A with Session Chair Mark Noppé, Sustainable Minerals Institute
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 1 | Lunch
1:35 PM - 3:15 PM	Session 3a | Showcasing new technologies Sponsored By Key Trends in Technology: an Analysis using Patent Data Radhika Moore, Griffith Hack The MTM Sulphation Roast Process for Critical Metals Raymond Shaw, MINETOMETAL Development of new technologies for processing low-grade sulfide critical minerals Denis Shiers, CSIRO Mineral Resources Pyrometallurgical options to reduce e-waste and recover critical metals Denis Shishin, University Of Queensland Session 3a | Q&A with Session Chair Tony De Susa, Komatsu	Session 3b | Circularity and ESG considerations, recycling and waste utilisation? Sponsored By The Battery Materials Challenge: Sodium Sulphate – An Economic Analysis of Valorization Technologies Raymond Yeung, Hatch Evaluating Circular Economy Solutions for Critical Minerals Supply Bernadette Currie, Sedgman What is the investment community seeking from climate-related financial disclosures under ASRS and ISSB? An opportunity for critical minerals as leading players in decarbonisation Mary Stewart, Energetics Characterization of South African Coal Waste for Critical Materials Recovery Juarez R do Amaral Filho, University of Cape Town Session 3b | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Day 1 | Afternoon Tea
3:45 PM - 5:25 PM	Session 4 | Details coming soon. Keynote Presentation, Session 4 | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A, Panel Facilitator | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Philippa Sjoquist, AusIMM Panel | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Phoebe Whattoff, Minviro Australia Panel | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Harry Fisher, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Panel | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Joe Kaderavek, Cobalt Blue Panel | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Yue Jin Tay, Circulor Day 1 Closing Remarks Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Welcome Reception Sponsored By

	Stream A
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 1 | Registration Opens
8:30 AM - 10:25 AM	Session 1 | Opening Plenary Welcome to Country Jahmarley Dawson, Welcome from the Conference Chair Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address and Official Conference Opening Scott Stewart MP, Minister for Resources and Critical Minerals Keynote Presentation Rowena Smith, Australian Strategic Materials Keynote Presentation Nigel Steward, Rio Tinto Session 1 | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM	Day 1 | Morning Tea
10:55 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 2a | International strategy and demand drivers Sponsored By Building resilient supply chains for the 2035 global EV market Prateek Biswas, Wood Mackenzie How Major Projects can Change the Future of Critical Materials Mining Sam Houston, Strategist Solutions Limited Lithium Geopolitical and Socio-Environmental Dynamics – current and future scenarios Diana Carolina Arbelaez-Ruiz, University of Eastern Finland The circular reference of sales and funding Rob Williamson, Alpha HPA Session 2a | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 1 | Lunch
1:35 PM - 3:15 PM	Session 3a | Showcasing new technologies Sponsored By Key Trends in Technology: an Analysis using Patent Data Radhika Moore, Griffith Hack The MTM Sulphation Roast Process for Critical Metals Raymond Shaw, MINETOMETAL Development of new technologies for processing low-grade sulfide critical minerals Denis Shiers, CSIRO Mineral Resources Pyrometallurgical options to reduce e-waste and recover critical metals Denis Shishin, University Of Queensland Session 3a | Q&A with Session Chair Tony De Susa, Komatsu
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Day 1 | Afternoon Tea
3:45 PM - 5:25 PM	Session 4 | Details coming soon. Keynote Presentation, Session 4 | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A, Panel Facilitator | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Philippa Sjoquist, AusIMM Panel | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Phoebe Whattoff, Minviro Australia Panel | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Harry Fisher, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Panel | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Joe Kaderavek, Cobalt Blue Panel | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Yue Jin Tay, Circulor Day 1 Closing Remarks Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Welcome Reception Sponsored By

	Stream B
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 1 | Registration Opens
8:30 AM - 10:25 AM	Session 1 | Opening Plenary Welcome to Country Jahmarley Dawson, Welcome from the Conference Chair Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address and Official Conference Opening Scott Stewart MP, Minister for Resources and Critical Minerals Keynote Presentation Rowena Smith, Australian Strategic Materials Keynote Presentation Nigel Steward, Rio Tinto Session 1 | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
10:25 AM - 10:55 AM	Day 1 | Morning Tea
10:55 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 2b | Circularity and ESG considerations, recycling and waste utilisation? Sponsored By Critical Raw Materials Sustainability, Traceability and Provenance Verification: Australian Pilot of the UN/CEFACT Project Prok Vasilyev, Curtin Univeristy/ Future Battery Industries CRC Towards increased transparency in Critical Mineral Mining: Leveraging the initiative on responsible mining assurance for the Global Nickel industry. Diane Dowdell, RPMGlobal Exploring Circular Economy and Decarbonisation Barriers in Australia's Lithium and Rare Earth Elements’ Industry Abdul Hannan Asif, The University of Western Australia Balancing Act: Navigating Indonesia’s Nickel Industry Strategic Development Amid Decarbonisation Efforts Sofia Hazarabedian, DNV Session 2b | Q&A with Session Chair Mark Noppé, Sustainable Minerals Institute
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 1 | Lunch
1:35 PM - 3:15 PM	Session 3b | Circularity and ESG considerations, recycling and waste utilisation? Sponsored By The Battery Materials Challenge: Sodium Sulphate – An Economic Analysis of Valorization Technologies Raymond Yeung, Hatch Evaluating Circular Economy Solutions for Critical Minerals Supply Bernadette Currie, Sedgman What is the investment community seeking from climate-related financial disclosures under ASRS and ISSB? An opportunity for critical minerals as leading players in decarbonisation Mary Stewart, Energetics Characterization of South African Coal Waste for Critical Materials Recovery Juarez R do Amaral Filho, University of Cape Town Session 3b | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Day 1 | Afternoon Tea
3:45 PM - 5:25 PM	Session 4 | Details coming soon. Keynote Presentation, Session 4 | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A, Panel Facilitator | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Philippa Sjoquist, AusIMM Panel | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Phoebe Whattoff, Minviro Australia Panel | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Harry Fisher, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Panel | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Joe Kaderavek, Cobalt Blue Panel | Green Premium in Practice: Critical minerals’ assurance challenge. Yue Jin Tay, Circulor Day 1 Closing Remarks Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM	Welcome Reception Sponsored By

Tuesday, August 27, 2024

	Stream A	Stream B
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 2 | Registration & Networking
8:30 AM - 10:05 AM	Session 5 | Government Day 2 Welcome and Opening Remarks Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals Details coming soon. Keynote Presentation,
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Day 2 | Morning Tea
10:35 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 6a | Government and Economic Development The critical choices required to seize Australia’s unique opportunity Marc Upcroft, PwC Australia Government Grants and Incentives: Positioning Your Project for a Funding Boost Kate Grove, KPMG From minerals to materials: Government R&D initiatives to support Australia’s critical minerals mid-stream processing capabilities and opportunities Beni Delaval, CSIRO Critical Minerals – Economic complexity and Australia’s downfall Roderick Carlson, AMC Consultants The role of Government in securing project approvals for critical minerals Dylan Falconer, EMM Consulting Session 6a | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,	Session 6b | Discovery and development Sponsored By An introduction to clay-hosted REE deposits in Australia Manuel Knorsch, RSC Clay hosted REE deposits: early characterisation for economics assessment Heta Lampinen, CSIRO Improving the discovery potential of High Purity Silica in Australia Simon Richards, Geoscience Australia Natural gamma response to indicate REE Clint McNally, CSIRO XploreIQ: Successfully Using Machine Learning in Mineral Exploration Marc-Antoine Laporte, SGS Australia Session 6b | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 2 | Lunch
1:35 PM - 3:15 PM	Session 7a | Mineral economics and the supply chain Sponsored By Lithium: Exploring the Double-Edged Sword of Battery Demand and the Rise of Na-ion Alternatives Cameron Perks, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Where next for nickel? Harry Fisher, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Critical Minerals – A road worth travelling, but it might be a bumpy ride David Whittle, Monash University How Critical are Critical Metals and Minerals to Australia? Tim Craske, Geowisdom Session 7a | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,	Session 7b | Discovery and development Sponsored By Graphite - The Sleeping Giant Mark Lollback, Graphinex The New Vanadium Hydrometallurgical Processes Yet To Be Commercialised Damian Connelly, METS Engineering Group Pyrite re-processing of critical-metal bearing waste for environmental gain Helen Degeling, Cobalt Blue Closing the gap between Australia’s vast mineral endowment and its investable critical minerals projects Lachy Haynes, PwC Australia Session 7b | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Day 2 | Afternoon Tea
3:45 PM - 5:25 PM	Session 8 | Sponsored By Keynote Presentation Ken Hoffman, McKinsey & Company Session 8 | Q&A with Session Chair Sara Couperthwaite, Queensland University of Technology Panel Facilitator | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Joshua Watts, Energy Storage Research Group Panel | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Lynette Molyneaux, AMBC Panel | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Jeremy Peters, Vecco Group Panel | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Lee Finniear, Li-S Energy Panel | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Andrew Napier, Lithium Australia Day 2 Closing Remarks Sara Couperthwaite, Queensland University of Technology
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Networking Function

	Stream A	Stream B
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 2 | Registration & Networking
8:30 AM - 10:05 AM	Session 5 | Government Day 2 Welcome and Opening Remarks Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals Details coming soon. Keynote Presentation,
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Day 2 | Morning Tea
10:35 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 6a | Government and Economic Development The critical choices required to seize Australia’s unique opportunity Marc Upcroft, PwC Australia Government Grants and Incentives: Positioning Your Project for a Funding Boost Kate Grove, KPMG From minerals to materials: Government R&D initiatives to support Australia’s critical minerals mid-stream processing capabilities and opportunities Beni Delaval, CSIRO Critical Minerals – Economic complexity and Australia’s downfall Roderick Carlson, AMC Consultants The role of Government in securing project approvals for critical minerals Dylan Falconer, EMM Consulting Session 6a | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,	Session 6b | Discovery and development Sponsored By An introduction to clay-hosted REE deposits in Australia Manuel Knorsch, RSC Clay hosted REE deposits: early characterisation for economics assessment Heta Lampinen, CSIRO Improving the discovery potential of High Purity Silica in Australia Simon Richards, Geoscience Australia Natural gamma response to indicate REE Clint McNally, CSIRO XploreIQ: Successfully Using Machine Learning in Mineral Exploration Marc-Antoine Laporte, SGS Australia Session 6b | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 2 | Lunch
1:35 PM - 3:15 PM	Session 7a | Mineral economics and the supply chain Sponsored By Lithium: Exploring the Double-Edged Sword of Battery Demand and the Rise of Na-ion Alternatives Cameron Perks, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Where next for nickel? Harry Fisher, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Critical Minerals – A road worth travelling, but it might be a bumpy ride David Whittle, Monash University How Critical are Critical Metals and Minerals to Australia? Tim Craske, Geowisdom Session 7a | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,	Session 7b | Discovery and development Sponsored By Graphite - The Sleeping Giant Mark Lollback, Graphinex The New Vanadium Hydrometallurgical Processes Yet To Be Commercialised Damian Connelly, METS Engineering Group Pyrite re-processing of critical-metal bearing waste for environmental gain Helen Degeling, Cobalt Blue Closing the gap between Australia’s vast mineral endowment and its investable critical minerals projects Lachy Haynes, PwC Australia Session 7b | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Day 2 | Afternoon Tea
3:45 PM - 5:25 PM	Session 8 | Sponsored By Keynote Presentation Ken Hoffman, McKinsey & Company Session 8 | Q&A with Session Chair Sara Couperthwaite, Queensland University of Technology Panel Facilitator | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Joshua Watts, Energy Storage Research Group Panel | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Lynette Molyneaux, AMBC Panel | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Jeremy Peters, Vecco Group Panel | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Lee Finniear, Li-S Energy Panel | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Andrew Napier, Lithium Australia Day 2 Closing Remarks Sara Couperthwaite, Queensland University of Technology
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Networking Function

	Stream A
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 2 | Registration & Networking
8:30 AM - 10:05 AM	Session 5 | Government Day 2 Welcome and Opening Remarks Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals Details coming soon. Keynote Presentation,
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Day 2 | Morning Tea
10:35 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 6a | Government and Economic Development The critical choices required to seize Australia’s unique opportunity Marc Upcroft, PwC Australia Government Grants and Incentives: Positioning Your Project for a Funding Boost Kate Grove, KPMG From minerals to materials: Government R&D initiatives to support Australia’s critical minerals mid-stream processing capabilities and opportunities Beni Delaval, CSIRO Critical Minerals – Economic complexity and Australia’s downfall Roderick Carlson, AMC Consultants The role of Government in securing project approvals for critical minerals Dylan Falconer, EMM Consulting Session 6a | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 2 | Lunch
1:35 PM - 3:15 PM	Session 7a | Mineral economics and the supply chain Sponsored By Lithium: Exploring the Double-Edged Sword of Battery Demand and the Rise of Na-ion Alternatives Cameron Perks, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Where next for nickel? Harry Fisher, Benchmark Mineral Intelligence Critical Minerals – A road worth travelling, but it might be a bumpy ride David Whittle, Monash University How Critical are Critical Metals and Minerals to Australia? Tim Craske, Geowisdom Session 7a | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Day 2 | Afternoon Tea
3:45 PM - 5:25 PM	Session 8 | Sponsored By Keynote Presentation Ken Hoffman, McKinsey & Company Session 8 | Q&A with Session Chair Sara Couperthwaite, Queensland University of Technology Panel Facilitator | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Joshua Watts, Energy Storage Research Group Panel | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Lynette Molyneaux, AMBC Panel | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Jeremy Peters, Vecco Group Panel | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Lee Finniear, Li-S Energy Panel | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Andrew Napier, Lithium Australia Day 2 Closing Remarks Sara Couperthwaite, Queensland University of Technology
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Networking Function

	Stream B
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 2 | Registration & Networking
8:30 AM - 10:05 AM	Session 5 | Government Day 2 Welcome and Opening Remarks Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals Details coming soon. Keynote Presentation,
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Day 2 | Morning Tea
10:35 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 6b | Discovery and development Sponsored By An introduction to clay-hosted REE deposits in Australia Manuel Knorsch, RSC Clay hosted REE deposits: early characterisation for economics assessment Heta Lampinen, CSIRO Improving the discovery potential of High Purity Silica in Australia Simon Richards, Geoscience Australia Natural gamma response to indicate REE Clint McNally, CSIRO XploreIQ: Successfully Using Machine Learning in Mineral Exploration Marc-Antoine Laporte, SGS Australia Session 6b | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 2 | Lunch
1:35 PM - 3:15 PM	Session 7b | Discovery and development Sponsored By Graphite - The Sleeping Giant Mark Lollback, Graphinex The New Vanadium Hydrometallurgical Processes Yet To Be Commercialised Damian Connelly, METS Engineering Group Pyrite re-processing of critical-metal bearing waste for environmental gain Helen Degeling, Cobalt Blue Closing the gap between Australia’s vast mineral endowment and its investable critical minerals projects Lachy Haynes, PwC Australia Session 7b | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Day 2 | Afternoon Tea
3:45 PM - 5:25 PM	Session 8 | Sponsored By Keynote Presentation Ken Hoffman, McKinsey & Company Session 8 | Q&A with Session Chair Sara Couperthwaite, Queensland University of Technology Panel Facilitator | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Joshua Watts, Energy Storage Research Group Panel | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Lynette Molyneaux, AMBC Panel | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Jeremy Peters, Vecco Group Panel | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Lee Finniear, Li-S Energy Panel | Batteries: What’s the difference? Understanding Distinct Battery Chemistries and Projects Andrew Napier, Lithium Australia Day 2 Closing Remarks Sara Couperthwaite, Queensland University of Technology
5:30 PM - 7:30 PM	Networking Function

Wednesday, August 28, 2024

	Stream A	Stream B
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 3 | Registration & Networking
8:30 AM - 10:05 AM	Session 9 | Day 3 Welcome and Opening Remarks Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals Panel Facilitator | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Darryl Cuzzubbo, Arafura Rare Earths Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Christiane Brendel, KPMG Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Frank van Rooyen, NAIF Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Kristie Young, Brazilian Rare Earths, Corazon, Lithium Au, Tasmea, MinEx CRC Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. John Hopkins, Export Finance Australia Keynote Presentation Jan Kwak, Hatch Session 9 | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Day 3 | Morning Tea
10:35 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 10a | Processing problems & opportunities Sponsored By Design considerations for the Metal Dissolution process for production of battery grade metal sulphates Jinmyung Jang, Hatch Purification process for battery grade manganese sulphate Wensheng Zhang, CSIRO Precursor Cathode Active Materials Pilot Processing and Opportunities Michael Jackson, CSIRO Developing Australia’s Ionic Clay and Clay Hosted Rare Earth Deposits James Quinn, ANSTO Will The Next Generation HPAL Plants Be Built In Australia Damian Connelly, METS Engineering Group Session 10a | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,	Session 10b | Lithium flowsheet options Sponsored By Environmental and Cost Comparison of Different Spodumene Concentration Processes Phoebe Whattoff, Minviro Australia Production of Lithium Sulfate from Spodumene, Does it Make Sense? Michael Page, ANSTO Flash calcination of fine spodumene concentrate Rorie Gilligan, Murdoch University Sustainable Beneficiation of Lithium Hard Rock Ores: Aiming at zero-waste from single to multi metal/mineral processing – A Case Study Marco O'Vera, PureLiSM - Novel Crystallization Process for High-Purity Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate Claudia Pudack, KBR Session 10b | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 3 | Lunch
1:35 PM - 3:15 PM	Session 11a | Processing problems & opportunities Sponsored By Impact of Mineralogy on Economics of the Acid Bake Process Route for Rare Earths John Demol, ANSTO Recovery of nickel-cobalt mixed hydroxide from laterites through HCl leaching route Goutam Das, CSIRO Mineral Resources Development of Smart(er) Flowsheet for Beneficiating Rare Earth Minerals Bearing Heavy Mineral Sand Ores Etienne Raffaillac, Mineral Technologies Enhancing Analytical Expertise and Benchmarking for High Purity Alumina Sara Couperthwaite, Queensland University of Technology Session 11a | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,	Session 11b | Showcasing new technologies Sponsored By Conquering the challenges in commercialising great tech Rob Williamson, Alpha HPA Process to recover high purity vanadium pentoxide from vanadiferrous titanomagnetite concentrate Keith Barnard, CSIRO Process Simulation of a Nanofiltration, Ion Exchange, and Electrodialysis Flowsheet for Lithium Production Using Fundamental Thermodynamic Modelling Kevin Heppner, SysCAD Review of the Plasma treatment in Extraction of Thorium and Rare Earth Elements from Complex Ores Marcin Ziemski, University of Queensland Session 11b | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Day 3 | Afternoon Tea
3:45 PM - 5:10 PM	Session 12 | Closing Plenary Keynote Presentation | Refining Lithium in the 21st Century Sean Sargent, Green Lithium Keynote Presentation Sally Glen, IPA Asia Pacific Session 12 | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A, Day 3 Presentation Awards & Conference Close Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals

	Stream A	Stream B
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 3 | Registration & Networking
8:30 AM - 10:05 AM	Session 9 | Day 3 Welcome and Opening Remarks Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals Panel Facilitator | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Darryl Cuzzubbo, Arafura Rare Earths Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Christiane Brendel, KPMG Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Frank van Rooyen, NAIF Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Kristie Young, Brazilian Rare Earths, Corazon, Lithium Au, Tasmea, MinEx CRC Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. John Hopkins, Export Finance Australia Keynote Presentation Jan Kwak, Hatch Session 9 | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Day 3 | Morning Tea
10:35 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 10a | Processing problems & opportunities Sponsored By Design considerations for the Metal Dissolution process for production of battery grade metal sulphates Jinmyung Jang, Hatch Purification process for battery grade manganese sulphate Wensheng Zhang, CSIRO Precursor Cathode Active Materials Pilot Processing and Opportunities Michael Jackson, CSIRO Developing Australia’s Ionic Clay and Clay Hosted Rare Earth Deposits James Quinn, ANSTO Will The Next Generation HPAL Plants Be Built In Australia Damian Connelly, METS Engineering Group Session 10a | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,	Session 10b | Lithium flowsheet options Sponsored By Environmental and Cost Comparison of Different Spodumene Concentration Processes Phoebe Whattoff, Minviro Australia Production of Lithium Sulfate from Spodumene, Does it Make Sense? Michael Page, ANSTO Flash calcination of fine spodumene concentrate Rorie Gilligan, Murdoch University Sustainable Beneficiation of Lithium Hard Rock Ores: Aiming at zero-waste from single to multi metal/mineral processing – A Case Study Marco O'Vera, PureLiSM - Novel Crystallization Process for High-Purity Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate Claudia Pudack, KBR Session 10b | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 3 | Lunch
1:35 PM - 3:15 PM	Session 11a | Processing problems & opportunities Sponsored By Impact of Mineralogy on Economics of the Acid Bake Process Route for Rare Earths John Demol, ANSTO Recovery of nickel-cobalt mixed hydroxide from laterites through HCl leaching route Goutam Das, CSIRO Mineral Resources Development of Smart(er) Flowsheet for Beneficiating Rare Earth Minerals Bearing Heavy Mineral Sand Ores Etienne Raffaillac, Mineral Technologies Enhancing Analytical Expertise and Benchmarking for High Purity Alumina Sara Couperthwaite, Queensland University of Technology Session 11a | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,	Session 11b | Showcasing new technologies Sponsored By Conquering the challenges in commercialising great tech Rob Williamson, Alpha HPA Process to recover high purity vanadium pentoxide from vanadiferrous titanomagnetite concentrate Keith Barnard, CSIRO Process Simulation of a Nanofiltration, Ion Exchange, and Electrodialysis Flowsheet for Lithium Production Using Fundamental Thermodynamic Modelling Kevin Heppner, SysCAD Review of the Plasma treatment in Extraction of Thorium and Rare Earth Elements from Complex Ores Marcin Ziemski, University of Queensland Session 11b | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Day 3 | Afternoon Tea
3:45 PM - 5:10 PM	Session 12 | Closing Plenary Keynote Presentation | Refining Lithium in the 21st Century Sean Sargent, Green Lithium Keynote Presentation Sally Glen, IPA Asia Pacific Session 12 | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A, Day 3 Presentation Awards & Conference Close Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals

	Stream A
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 3 | Registration & Networking
8:30 AM - 10:05 AM	Session 9 | Day 3 Welcome and Opening Remarks Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals Panel Facilitator | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Darryl Cuzzubbo, Arafura Rare Earths Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Christiane Brendel, KPMG Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Frank van Rooyen, NAIF Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Kristie Young, Brazilian Rare Earths, Corazon, Lithium Au, Tasmea, MinEx CRC Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. John Hopkins, Export Finance Australia Keynote Presentation Jan Kwak, Hatch Session 9 | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Day 3 | Morning Tea
10:35 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 10a | Processing problems & opportunities Sponsored By Design considerations for the Metal Dissolution process for production of battery grade metal sulphates Jinmyung Jang, Hatch Purification process for battery grade manganese sulphate Wensheng Zhang, CSIRO Precursor Cathode Active Materials Pilot Processing and Opportunities Michael Jackson, CSIRO Developing Australia’s Ionic Clay and Clay Hosted Rare Earth Deposits James Quinn, ANSTO Will The Next Generation HPAL Plants Be Built In Australia Damian Connelly, METS Engineering Group Session 10a | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 3 | Lunch
1:35 PM - 3:15 PM	Session 11a | Processing problems & opportunities Sponsored By Impact of Mineralogy on Economics of the Acid Bake Process Route for Rare Earths John Demol, ANSTO Recovery of nickel-cobalt mixed hydroxide from laterites through HCl leaching route Goutam Das, CSIRO Mineral Resources Development of Smart(er) Flowsheet for Beneficiating Rare Earth Minerals Bearing Heavy Mineral Sand Ores Etienne Raffaillac, Mineral Technologies Enhancing Analytical Expertise and Benchmarking for High Purity Alumina Sara Couperthwaite, Queensland University of Technology Session 11a | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Day 3 | Afternoon Tea
3:45 PM - 5:10 PM	Session 12 | Closing Plenary Keynote Presentation | Refining Lithium in the 21st Century Sean Sargent, Green Lithium Keynote Presentation Sally Glen, IPA Asia Pacific Session 12 | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A, Day 3 Presentation Awards & Conference Close Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals

	Stream B
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM	Day 3 | Registration & Networking
8:30 AM - 10:05 AM	Session 9 | Day 3 Welcome and Opening Remarks Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals Panel Facilitator | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Darryl Cuzzubbo, Arafura Rare Earths Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Christiane Brendel, KPMG Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Frank van Rooyen, NAIF Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. Kristie Young, Brazilian Rare Earths, Corazon, Lithium Au, Tasmea, MinEx CRC Panel | Financing Uncertainty: Industry and Banking Perspectives on the Critical Minerals Sector. John Hopkins, Export Finance Australia Keynote Presentation Jan Kwak, Hatch Session 9 | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
10:05 AM - 10:35 AM	Day 3 | Morning Tea
10:35 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 10b | Lithium flowsheet options Sponsored By Environmental and Cost Comparison of Different Spodumene Concentration Processes Phoebe Whattoff, Minviro Australia Production of Lithium Sulfate from Spodumene, Does it Make Sense? Michael Page, ANSTO Flash calcination of fine spodumene concentrate Rorie Gilligan, Murdoch University Sustainable Beneficiation of Lithium Hard Rock Ores: Aiming at zero-waste from single to multi metal/mineral processing – A Case Study Marco O'Vera, PureLiSM - Novel Crystallization Process for High-Purity Lithium Hydroxide Monohydrate Claudia Pudack, KBR Session 10b | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 3 | Lunch
1:35 PM - 3:15 PM	Session 11b | Showcasing new technologies Sponsored By Conquering the challenges in commercialising great tech Rob Williamson, Alpha HPA Process to recover high purity vanadium pentoxide from vanadiferrous titanomagnetite concentrate Keith Barnard, CSIRO Process Simulation of a Nanofiltration, Ion Exchange, and Electrodialysis Flowsheet for Lithium Production Using Fundamental Thermodynamic Modelling Kevin Heppner, SysCAD Review of the Plasma treatment in Extraction of Thorium and Rare Earth Elements from Complex Ores Marcin Ziemski, University of Queensland Session 11b | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A,
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Day 3 | Afternoon Tea
3:45 PM - 5:10 PM	Session 12 | Closing Plenary Keynote Presentation | Refining Lithium in the 21st Century Sean Sargent, Green Lithium Keynote Presentation Sally Glen, IPA Asia Pacific Session 12 | Q&A with Session Chair Q&A, Day 3 Presentation Awards & Conference Close Stephen Grocott, Queensland Pacific Metals