Program | New Leaders Summit 2023

New Leaders Summit Program

The program is subject to change at any time, at the discretion of the organising committee. All times are listed below in ACST (Adelaide, Australia).

Monday, September 25, 2023


2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Core Library of South Australia and Precinct Tour
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Underground Mine Design Fundamentals \| Resolve Mining Solutions Workshop Sponsored By
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Welcome Function


2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Core Library of South Australia and Precinct Tour
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Underground Mine Design Fundamentals \| Resolve Mining Solutions Workshop Sponsored By
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Welcome Function


2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Core Library of South Australia and Precinct Tour
2:00 PM - 4:00 PM	Underground Mine Design Fundamentals \| Resolve Mining Solutions Workshop Sponsored By
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Welcome Function

Tuesday, September 26, 2023


7:30 AM - 8:15 AM	Registration & Arrival Networking
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM	Session 1 I Opening Plenary Welcome to Country Uncle Frank Wangutya Wanganeen, Purli Kardla Taikurtirna Welcome from Committee Chair Alex Bozward, GMA Garnet Group Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address and Official Summit Opening Tom Koutsantonis MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, and Minister for Energy and Mining Keynote Presentation and Interview of Industry Legend Paul Heithersay, Department for Energy and Mining Interview Facilitator Elyse Bosch, BHP
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Day 1 \| Morning Tea
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Session 2 \| Case Studies & Decarbonisation Case Study & Interview Claudia Vejrazka, Resolve Mining Solutions Interview Facilitator Elyse Bosch, BHP Systematic interrogation of groundwater sampling techniques, equipment, and analytics to constrain their impact on water metrics and refine best practice sampling for North Queensland Elora Baird, AusIMM North Queensland Student Chapter Blasting optimisation at Telfer using a differential energy product - A new and emerging reduced energy and GHG technology Leonard Rowe, Newcrest Mining Limited Formulating a natural hydrogen prospectivity map for South Australia Rumi Daruso, AusIMM Adelaide SC Decarbonisation Dylan Gill, AusIMM Curtin University Student Chapter Decarbonising mine operations, from concept to closure Sophia Minter, AusIMM Tasmania Student Chapter Q&A with Session Chair Elyse Bosch, BHP
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Day 1 \| Lunch
12:15 PM - 2:10 PM	Session 3 \| Case Studies & Health and Safety Case Study & Interview \| The Middleback Ranges Magnetite Expansion Project Geoff Johnson, SIMEC Mining Interview Facilitator Oliver Mowbray, AusIMM Adelaide Student Chapter The safety culture you want and how to get it Kate du Preez, Resources Safety and Health Leading by example: Why health and safety are critical components of successful leadership Nikky LaBranche, The University of Queensland Caring for country through the energy transition: Exploring how holistic sustainability will save the world Sarah Mansell, Worley Q&A with Session Chair Oliver Mowbray, AusIMM Adelaide Student Chapter Case Study & Interview Cu Phan, BHP Interview Facilitator Oliver Mowbray, AusIMM Adelaide Student Chapter
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon Tea
2:40 PM - 3:45 PM	Session 4 I Environment Interview of Industry Legend Jason Schell, Rex Minerals Interview Facilitator Lucy Barrie, Glencore Interview of Industry Legend Jim McCluskey, BHP Interview Facilitator Lucy Barrie, Glencore Day 1 Closing Remarks Alex Bozward, GMA Garnet Group
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Networking Reception


7:30 AM - 8:15 AM	Registration & Arrival Networking
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM	Session 1 I Opening Plenary Welcome to Country Uncle Frank Wangutya Wanganeen, Purli Kardla Taikurtirna Welcome from Committee Chair Alex Bozward, GMA Garnet Group Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address and Official Summit Opening Tom Koutsantonis MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, and Minister for Energy and Mining Keynote Presentation and Interview of Industry Legend Paul Heithersay, Department for Energy and Mining Interview Facilitator Elyse Bosch, BHP
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Day 1 \| Morning Tea
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Session 2 \| Case Studies & Decarbonisation Case Study & Interview Claudia Vejrazka, Resolve Mining Solutions Interview Facilitator Elyse Bosch, BHP Systematic interrogation of groundwater sampling techniques, equipment, and analytics to constrain their impact on water metrics and refine best practice sampling for North Queensland Elora Baird, AusIMM North Queensland Student Chapter Blasting optimisation at Telfer using a differential energy product - A new and emerging reduced energy and GHG technology Leonard Rowe, Newcrest Mining Limited Formulating a natural hydrogen prospectivity map for South Australia Rumi Daruso, AusIMM Adelaide SC Decarbonisation Dylan Gill, AusIMM Curtin University Student Chapter Decarbonising mine operations, from concept to closure Sophia Minter, AusIMM Tasmania Student Chapter Q&A with Session Chair Elyse Bosch, BHP
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Day 1 \| Lunch
12:15 PM - 2:10 PM	Session 3 \| Case Studies & Health and Safety Case Study & Interview \| The Middleback Ranges Magnetite Expansion Project Geoff Johnson, SIMEC Mining Interview Facilitator Oliver Mowbray, AusIMM Adelaide Student Chapter The safety culture you want and how to get it Kate du Preez, Resources Safety and Health Leading by example: Why health and safety are critical components of successful leadership Nikky LaBranche, The University of Queensland Caring for country through the energy transition: Exploring how holistic sustainability will save the world Sarah Mansell, Worley Q&A with Session Chair Oliver Mowbray, AusIMM Adelaide Student Chapter Case Study & Interview Cu Phan, BHP Interview Facilitator Oliver Mowbray, AusIMM Adelaide Student Chapter
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon Tea
2:40 PM - 3:45 PM	Session 4 I Environment Interview of Industry Legend Jason Schell, Rex Minerals Interview Facilitator Lucy Barrie, Glencore Interview of Industry Legend Jim McCluskey, BHP Interview Facilitator Lucy Barrie, Glencore Day 1 Closing Remarks Alex Bozward, GMA Garnet Group
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Networking Reception


7:30 AM - 8:15 AM	Registration & Arrival Networking
8:15 AM - 9:30 AM	Session 1 I Opening Plenary Welcome to Country Uncle Frank Wangutya Wanganeen, Purli Kardla Taikurtirna Welcome from Committee Chair Alex Bozward, GMA Garnet Group Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address and Official Summit Opening Tom Koutsantonis MP, Minister for Infrastructure and Transport, and Minister for Energy and Mining Keynote Presentation and Interview of Industry Legend Paul Heithersay, Department for Energy and Mining Interview Facilitator Elyse Bosch, BHP
9:30 AM - 10:00 AM	Day 1 \| Morning Tea
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM	Session 2 \| Case Studies & Decarbonisation Case Study & Interview Claudia Vejrazka, Resolve Mining Solutions Interview Facilitator Elyse Bosch, BHP Systematic interrogation of groundwater sampling techniques, equipment, and analytics to constrain their impact on water metrics and refine best practice sampling for North Queensland Elora Baird, AusIMM North Queensland Student Chapter Blasting optimisation at Telfer using a differential energy product - A new and emerging reduced energy and GHG technology Leonard Rowe, Newcrest Mining Limited Formulating a natural hydrogen prospectivity map for South Australia Rumi Daruso, AusIMM Adelaide SC Decarbonisation Dylan Gill, AusIMM Curtin University Student Chapter Decarbonising mine operations, from concept to closure Sophia Minter, AusIMM Tasmania Student Chapter Q&A with Session Chair Elyse Bosch, BHP
11:30 AM - 12:15 PM	Day 1 \| Lunch
12:15 PM - 2:10 PM	Session 3 \| Case Studies & Health and Safety Case Study & Interview \| The Middleback Ranges Magnetite Expansion Project Geoff Johnson, SIMEC Mining Interview Facilitator Oliver Mowbray, AusIMM Adelaide Student Chapter The safety culture you want and how to get it Kate du Preez, Resources Safety and Health Leading by example: Why health and safety are critical components of successful leadership Nikky LaBranche, The University of Queensland Caring for country through the energy transition: Exploring how holistic sustainability will save the world Sarah Mansell, Worley Q&A with Session Chair Oliver Mowbray, AusIMM Adelaide Student Chapter Case Study & Interview Cu Phan, BHP Interview Facilitator Oliver Mowbray, AusIMM Adelaide Student Chapter
2:10 PM - 2:40 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon Tea
2:40 PM - 3:45 PM	Session 4 I Environment Interview of Industry Legend Jason Schell, Rex Minerals Interview Facilitator Lucy Barrie, Glencore Interview of Industry Legend Jim McCluskey, BHP Interview Facilitator Lucy Barrie, Glencore Day 1 Closing Remarks Alex Bozward, GMA Garnet Group
4:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Networking Reception

Wednesday, September 27, 2023


8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Arrival Networking
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 5 \| Education & Future Industry Day 2 Welcome and Opening Remarks Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Panellist \| The benefits of EEF and how it can assist you in your career Guster Laufmann, AusIMM Kalgoorlie Student Chapter Panellist \| The benefits of EEF and how it can assist you in your career Zack Oswald, AusIMM Illawarra Student Chapter Panellist \| The benefits of EEF and how it can assist you in your career Lauren Symon, Thiess Interview of Industry Legend Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Interview Facilitator Josephine Liantono, BHP Case Study & Interview Seher Ata, University of New South Wales Interview Facilitator Josephine Liantono, BHP
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 2 \| Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 6 \| Future Industry, New Projects & Innovation Case Study & Interview Odette Brimblecombe, Whitehaven Coal Interview Facilitator Zac Chrzanowski, James Cook University Transparent reporting of methane emissions in Australian mining and metallurgy Kane Annesley, Advisian A case study on developing a novel idea to solve an industrial problem of size segregation in stockpiles Lucy Barrie, Glencore Q&A with Session Chair Zac Chrzanowski, James Cook University Interview of Industry Legend Steve Coughlan, Byrnecut Interview Facilitator Zac Chrzanowski, James Cook University
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch
1:35 PM - 2:45 PM	Session 7 \| Closing Plenary Overcoming the darkness: A new data capture method for underground face mapping Jane Gray, Idemitsu Boggabri Coal Applications of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy: Ore processing and mineral exploration Harrison Keeble, AusIMM Tasmania Student Chapter Investigation into the relationship between flitch height and ore dilution Christopher Darmago, AusIMM Curtin University Student Chapter Q&A with Session Chair Viv Naidu, Resolve Mining Solutions Summit Close Alex Bozward, GMA Garnet Group
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM	Day 2 \| Afternoon Tea


8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Arrival Networking
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 5 \| Education & Future Industry Day 2 Welcome and Opening Remarks Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Panellist \| The benefits of EEF and how it can assist you in your career Guster Laufmann, AusIMM Kalgoorlie Student Chapter Panellist \| The benefits of EEF and how it can assist you in your career Zack Oswald, AusIMM Illawarra Student Chapter Panellist \| The benefits of EEF and how it can assist you in your career Lauren Symon, Thiess Interview of Industry Legend Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Interview Facilitator Josephine Liantono, BHP Case Study & Interview Seher Ata, University of New South Wales Interview Facilitator Josephine Liantono, BHP
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 2 \| Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 6 \| Future Industry, New Projects & Innovation Case Study & Interview Odette Brimblecombe, Whitehaven Coal Interview Facilitator Zac Chrzanowski, James Cook University Transparent reporting of methane emissions in Australian mining and metallurgy Kane Annesley, Advisian A case study on developing a novel idea to solve an industrial problem of size segregation in stockpiles Lucy Barrie, Glencore Q&A with Session Chair Zac Chrzanowski, James Cook University Interview of Industry Legend Steve Coughlan, Byrnecut Interview Facilitator Zac Chrzanowski, James Cook University
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch
1:35 PM - 2:45 PM	Session 7 \| Closing Plenary Overcoming the darkness: A new data capture method for underground face mapping Jane Gray, Idemitsu Boggabri Coal Applications of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy: Ore processing and mineral exploration Harrison Keeble, AusIMM Tasmania Student Chapter Investigation into the relationship between flitch height and ore dilution Christopher Darmago, AusIMM Curtin University Student Chapter Q&A with Session Chair Viv Naidu, Resolve Mining Solutions Summit Close Alex Bozward, GMA Garnet Group
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM	Day 2 \| Afternoon Tea


8:30 AM - 9:00 AM	Arrival Networking
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 5 \| Education & Future Industry Day 2 Welcome and Opening Remarks Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Panellist \| The benefits of EEF and how it can assist you in your career Guster Laufmann, AusIMM Kalgoorlie Student Chapter Panellist \| The benefits of EEF and how it can assist you in your career Zack Oswald, AusIMM Illawarra Student Chapter Panellist \| The benefits of EEF and how it can assist you in your career Lauren Symon, Thiess Interview of Industry Legend Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Interview Facilitator Josephine Liantono, BHP Case Study & Interview Seher Ata, University of New South Wales Interview Facilitator Josephine Liantono, BHP
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 2 \| Morning Tea
11:00 AM - 12:35 PM	Session 6 \| Future Industry, New Projects & Innovation Case Study & Interview Odette Brimblecombe, Whitehaven Coal Interview Facilitator Zac Chrzanowski, James Cook University Transparent reporting of methane emissions in Australian mining and metallurgy Kane Annesley, Advisian A case study on developing a novel idea to solve an industrial problem of size segregation in stockpiles Lucy Barrie, Glencore Q&A with Session Chair Zac Chrzanowski, James Cook University Interview of Industry Legend Steve Coughlan, Byrnecut Interview Facilitator Zac Chrzanowski, James Cook University
12:35 PM - 1:35 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch
1:35 PM - 2:45 PM	Session 7 \| Closing Plenary Overcoming the darkness: A new data capture method for underground face mapping Jane Gray, Idemitsu Boggabri Coal Applications of Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy: Ore processing and mineral exploration Harrison Keeble, AusIMM Tasmania Student Chapter Investigation into the relationship between flitch height and ore dilution Christopher Darmago, AusIMM Curtin University Student Chapter Q&A with Session Chair Viv Naidu, Resolve Mining Solutions Summit Close Alex Bozward, GMA Garnet Group
2:45 PM - 3:15 PM	Day 2 \| Afternoon Tea

Thursday, September 28, 2023


9:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Fleet Space Technologies Site Visits and Technical Presentation \| ExoSphere Technology and Ambient Noise Tomography (ANT) Sponsored By
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Mineral Processing Laboratory Tour \| Bureau Veritas & Magotteaux Sponsored By


9:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Fleet Space Technologies Site Visits and Technical Presentation \| ExoSphere Technology and Ambient Noise Tomography (ANT) Sponsored By
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Mineral Processing Laboratory Tour \| Bureau Veritas & Magotteaux Sponsored By


9:00 AM - 11:00 AM	Fleet Space Technologies Site Visits and Technical Presentation \| ExoSphere Technology and Ambient Noise Tomography (ANT) Sponsored By
3:00 PM - 5:30 PM	Mineral Processing Laboratory Tour \| Bureau Veritas & Magotteaux Sponsored By

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