Dr Grocott is an accomplished executive in the mining and mineral processing sector with nearly 40 years of international experience. Stephen was Chief Technical Development Officer at Clean TeQ Holdings Limited accountable for all technical and process development. He also supported technical marketing, due diligence and project funding for the A$2Billion Sunrise Ni-Co-Sc Project in NSW. Stephen’s exposure to EV and battery producers combined with his world-class expertise in process and development for minerals processing andbattery chemicals underpins the progress of the company.

The Hon.Bill Johnston is Western Australia's Minister for Mines and Petroleum, Energy, Hydrogen Industry and Industrial Relations. He has been a Minister for the McGowan Labor Government since March 2017, and has previously been Minister for Commerce, Electoral Affairs, Asian Engagement and Corrective Services. So far, his achievements include cutting red tape for the mining industry, introducing the Work Health and Safety Bill (industrial manslaughter provisions) and assisting in revolutionising Western Australia’s energy system. In Opposition he served as Shadow Minister for State Development and Energy from 2012, and Shadow Minister for Mines and Petroleum from 2013. He was a Member of the Economics and Industry Standing Committee and Deputy Chair of the Inquiry into Domestic Gas Prices from 2010 to 2011. Prior to entering Parliament, he was the State Secretary of WA Labor from 2001 until 2008, with responsibility for all State and Federal election campaigns.

Dev leads Tesla’s critical battery minerals and supply chain strategy and policy advocacy for Australia. Since joining Tesla in 2018, Dev has also worked extensively on accelerating the integration of battery storage in APAC. Prior to Tesla, Dev worked at various utilities, governments and international organisations focused on sustainable energy systems. Dev holds an MPhil in Engineering from Cambridge and a PhD in energy policy.

Dr Lynette Molyneaux is a researcher in climate, energy and industry policy at the University of Queensland. She is currently a Research Fellow with the Centre for Policy Futures, advancing collaboration between academia, government and industry for the development of an advanced materials and battery sector in Australia. Previously Lynette was an Advance Queensland Fellow investigating Queensland’s resilience to a global energy transition, and the researcher and co-author on the Global Change Institute’s Delivering a Competitive Australian Power System suite of reports. Prior to her academic pursuits, Lynette spent more than 20 years in the IT industry managing an Internet and Business Intelligence start-up in New Zealand, as a brand manager at IBM UK and a financial planner at IBM SA.

Dr Kirsten Martinus is an Associate Professor at the School of Social Sciences, University of Western Australia. Prior to this, she worked 20 years as an economic development and strategic consultant for local and State governments. Her current work examines the global distribution of resources, industry shifts to NetZero, factors for regional competitiveness and policies to address uneven regional development. She has published widely in top international journals and collaborated extensively on industry projects, including reports for Future Battery Industries CRC on critical minerals and battery manufacturing global supply chains and hubs.

Dr Jeffrey Wilson is the Australian Industry Group's Director of Research and Economics. He leads the Ai Group Research & Economics team, and provides strategic direction in developing the research program to support our advocacy, service delivery and policy activities. He specialises in industrial, trade and labour market economics, working with government and business stakeholders to shape policy outcomes that advance Australian industry.

Kristie began her career as a mining engineer in the mid 90's after graduating from the University of Queensland with a Bachelor of Engineering Honours. She worked across both underground and open cut operations before her career moved to include roles in Executive Search (mining sector), Lecturing at Curtin University (Mine Finance & Economics) and Business Development Director roles with both EY and PwC. Today, Kristie is a professional board director holding Non-Executive Director roles with Brazilian Rare Earths Ltd, Lithium Australia Ltd, Corazon Mining Ltd, Tasmea Ltd, MinEx CRC & Wesley College WA. She is a Graduate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the AusIMM.

Mr Franklyn is a qualified engineer with over 20 years’ operational experience in world class mining companies and operations. With a background in process engineering he has held senior roles spanning engineering, production and maintenance with BHP and Newcrest across Nickel, Iron Ore, Gold and Copper with exposure throughout the value chain from mining to refining. Mr Franklyn was previously Corporate Director – Health, Safety and Security for Allkem.