Amit Suchak is a mining professional with over 17 years of experience across technical, operational, and strategic roles within BHP. He currently works as a Principal Mining Engineer in the Resource Centre of Excellence where he performs technical assurance activities on resource and reserve reporting across all BHP operations. His work focuses on providing guidance to Competent Persons (CPs) and Qualified Persons (QPs) to ensure high‑quality public declarations. Amit’s background covers mine planning from Life‑of‑Asset studies through tactical planning, with exposure across multiple commodities and mining methods. He has contributed to a range of major and minor projects, developing strong capability in technical assurance, mine optimisation, and integrated planning across diverse mining environments. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from India, a Master of Mining Engineering from the Western Australian School of Mines, and a First Class Mine Manager’s Certificate for Western Australia.

Liam is a PhD candidate and research assistant for McGill University's COSMO--Stochastic Mine Planning Laboratory. His work focuses on incorporating production data to update mine planning decisions and integrating planning horizons to create value across the value chain while managing risk.

Mining Engineer with 9+ years of experience across open pit operations, mine planning, drill &blast optimisation and environmental performance for tier-one operators in Australia and internationally. Chartered Professional Engineer (CP), MAusIMM, MIEAust CPEng and NER registered, with experience mentoring junior engineers, developing technical reports, and contributing to industry events. Driven by continuous improvement, sustainability, and delivering value for mine owners and investors. Currently a Higher Degree Research Candidate with UNSW, Sydney.

Akash Jani is a specialist structural geologist with over a decade of experience in the Iron Ore industry in greenfield & brownfield exploration and mining activities. A graduate of the University of Auckland, he holds a Bachelor of Science degree with a specialization in Geophysics and Applied Mathematics. Akash’s strong foundation in both quantitative and geological sciences has equipped him with a unique perspective in understanding the Earth’s complex structures. Akash really enjoys using technology to generate innovative ideas and improvement suggestions that would generate more value add to the business workflow while maintaining high technical standards and productivity.

Mining engineer with twenty years of experience in mine operations and planning in large and medium mining. Mine opening specialist of gold and copper mines with various skills as: strategic analysis, through optimisation from the strategic to the operational identifying business cases that maximise value.