Peter Standish (FAusIMM) is an experienced and qualified engineer with over 30 years of expertise in managing business challenges at various levels. He brings a scientific mindset to every task, solving problems through data-driven methods whenever possible. His extensive background working across different industries has equipped him with the ability to evaluate situations objectively and anticipate potential issues through analytical thinking and sound judgment. Peter is passionate about applying technological solutions to complex problems. His dedication to making technical information accessible to diverse audiences led to his involvement in creating the Risk Mentor platform and its associated data visualization tools.

Cara is a specialist work health and safety lawyer with 15+ years’ experience helping businesses and leaders manage WHS risk and liability. She has advised on 160+ incidents involving fatalities, serious injuries and psychosocial hazards. Cara represents clients in regulatory investigations, prosecutions and coronial inquiries. Cara helps Boards and leaders translate officer due diligence into practical governance and decision-making. She also delivers practical, interactive training for managers and supervisors on what psychosocial hazard obligations mean for day-to-day leadership and people management. Clients value Cara for making WHS issues clear and manageable — helping leaders make better decisions, strengthen systems and create safer workplaces.

David Cliff is the Emeritus Professor of OHS in Mining at the Minerals Industry Safety and Health Centre, UQ. He has provided education, research and consulting in health and safety to the mining industry for over 37 years, initially at SIMTARS then the QRC, he joined MISHC in 2001. He has provided expert assistance in the areas of health and safety to the mining industry around the world for over thirty five years including respirable dust, fitness for duty, emergency preparedness, and fires and explosions including investigating of more than 40 major incidents including, Moura No.2, and Pike River.

Johanna Cowell is a mining engineer with more than 20 years of experience across underground and surface mining operations. She has held statutory appointments and leadership roles with accountability for managing principal mining hazards and other critical mining risks. Her experience spans technical services, production, strategy and planning. Johanna is particularly interested in safety through design and in how risk management, technical expertise and operational leadership can be integrated to create safer mining systems and improve safety outcomes.

Mr. Dushendra Naidoo is the Head of Safety and Sustainable Development at the Minerals Council South Africa, with over 25 years of experience spanning mining research, manufacturing, engineering design, project delivery, and mine safety. His career includes leadership roles at the CSIR, Joy Mining Machinery, Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions, Fermel, Bosch Projects, and the Minerals Council. He has led major engineering and safety initiatives, secured a design patent, and won industry innovation awards. A Professional Engineer registered with ECSA, he holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Mechanical Engineering and a Postgraduate Diploma in Management Development from GIBS.

Iain is a mining engineer with over 45 years of practical mining experience, obtained in a diverse range of underground operations from narrow hand-held stoping mines to large mechanised panel cave mines. He has worked in South Africa with AngloVaal and DeBeers, and in Australia withWMC, North Ltd and Rio Tinto. He also seconded to Freeport Mc-Mo-Ran in the USA for the Grasberg and DMLZ block cave mines. His experience includes production operations (from shift-boss through to mine manager), management of development projects, technical positions and consulting roles. He has also performed technical reviews, safety audits and accident investigations. He left Rio Tinto in 2016 and had been consulting independently on underground mining, specializing in block and panel cave mines and projects. He has worked on over 40 block/panel caving mines, studies and projects. Iain has had many papers published on underground mining, covering various aspects including development, mine design and operation, as well as major hazards such as air-blast and mudrush.

Rodo has more than 35 years of experience across mining, oil and gas, safety and operations in Australia and overseas. He began his career as an underground operator in Western Australia in the early 1990s and has since progressed through operational, management and corporate leadership roles, now serving in a global leadership role with Thiess. Passionate about making workplaces safer every day, Rodo leads the Thiess Group’s global approach to Safety, Health and Security. He works with the Executive Leadership Team and operational leaders to strengthen these critical functions across the business.