Program | MASTER 2026

New Leaders Summit 2026 I Program

The Summit program is subject to change at any time, at the discretion of the organising committee.

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

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

	Track 1
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Tour 1 - Idemitsu Australia
	Tour 2 - UQ Sustainable Minerals Institute
	Tour 3 - Harmony Australasia Office Visit
	Tour 4 - Resolve Mining Solutions
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Welcome Reception

	Track 1
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Tour 1 - Idemitsu Australia
	Tour 2 - UQ Sustainable Minerals Institute
	Tour 3 - Harmony Australasia Office Visit
	Tour 4 - Resolve Mining Solutions
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Welcome Reception

	Track 1
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM	Tour 1 - Idemitsu Australia
	Tour 2 - UQ Sustainable Minerals Institute
	Tour 3 - Harmony Australasia Office Visit
	Tour 4 - Resolve Mining Solutions
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM	Welcome Reception

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

	Track 1	Track 2
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 1 \| Registration & Arrival Networking
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 1 I Opening Plenary Sponsored By Welcome to Country Indigenous Elder, Official welcome and opening remarks Elyse Bosch, Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address Hon. Bryson Head MP, Assistant Minister of Regional Development, Resources and Critical Minerals The future of mining Ross McAree, The University of Queensland Impact, collaboration and innovation in a changing industry Kate Sommerville, BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Session 1 I Q&A Session Chair,
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 1 \| Morning Tea
Session 2 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Session 2A I Future ready leadership and operational decision making Sponsored By Future ready leadership: navigating the future of resources Steve Coughlan, Byrnecut Future ready leadership: Navigating the future of resources - Technical perspective Byrnecut TBC, Byrnecut Session 2 I Fireside Chat Session Chair, The new social license: Leadership in an era of regulatory change and stakeholder complexity Emily-Jane Schutte, AusIMM Hunter Student Chapter Future ready leadership: navigating the future of resources TBC Future Ready, Evaluating flat long-hole open stoping using integrated stability and dilution analysis at Bellevue Gold Mine Maddison Berkovic, Curtin University WASM Session 2a I Q&A Session Chair,	Session 2b I Critical minerals and the future of resources Career opportunities and best practice insight for post mining land use (PMLU) S&E Society & CRC Time,
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Day 1 \| Lunch
Session 3 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Session 3a I Future skills and resilient operations Sponsored By Future skills and resilient operations Workshop Sean Costello, Thiess	Session 3b I Sustainable development and circular mining Sustainable development and circular mining Sustainable Development TBC, Evaluating NorSand for static liquefaction prediction in upstream tailings dams: Lessons from Brumadinho Muhammad Mutee ur Rahman, University of Tasmania (UTAS)/GHD Repurposing of tailings with the view to minimise or eliminate the requirement for a tailings storage facility Kavee Weerasekara, AusIMM TAS Optimising cyclone performance for enhanced tailings utilisation in cemented paste backfill operations at Porgera Gold Mine Darrel Yockopua, New Porgera Limited Session 3b I Q&A Session Chair,
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon Tea
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Session 4 I Day 1 Closing Plenary Leadership in an era of automation, globalisation and stakeholder scrutiny Raul V. Rodriguez, Woxsen University Session 4 I Q&A Session Chair,
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Networking Reception

	Track 1	Track 2
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 1 \| Registration & Arrival Networking
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 1 I Opening Plenary Sponsored By Welcome to Country Indigenous Elder, Official welcome and opening remarks Elyse Bosch, Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address Hon. Bryson Head MP, Assistant Minister of Regional Development, Resources and Critical Minerals The future of mining Ross McAree, The University of Queensland Impact, collaboration and innovation in a changing industry Kate Sommerville, BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Session 1 I Q&A Session Chair,
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 1 \| Morning Tea
Session 2 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Session 2A I Future ready leadership and operational decision making Sponsored By Future ready leadership: navigating the future of resources Steve Coughlan, Byrnecut Future ready leadership: Navigating the future of resources - Technical perspective Byrnecut TBC, Byrnecut Session 2 I Fireside Chat Session Chair, The new social license: Leadership in an era of regulatory change and stakeholder complexity Emily-Jane Schutte, AusIMM Hunter Student Chapter Future ready leadership: navigating the future of resources TBC Future Ready, Evaluating flat long-hole open stoping using integrated stability and dilution analysis at Bellevue Gold Mine Maddison Berkovic, Curtin University WASM Session 2a I Q&A Session Chair,	Session 2b I Critical minerals and the future of resources Career opportunities and best practice insight for post mining land use (PMLU) S&E Society & CRC Time,
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Day 1 \| Lunch
Session 3 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Session 3a I Future skills and resilient operations Sponsored By Future skills and resilient operations Workshop Sean Costello, Thiess	Session 3b I Sustainable development and circular mining Sustainable development and circular mining Sustainable Development TBC, Evaluating NorSand for static liquefaction prediction in upstream tailings dams: Lessons from Brumadinho Muhammad Mutee ur Rahman, University of Tasmania (UTAS)/GHD Repurposing of tailings with the view to minimise or eliminate the requirement for a tailings storage facility Kavee Weerasekara, AusIMM TAS Optimising cyclone performance for enhanced tailings utilisation in cemented paste backfill operations at Porgera Gold Mine Darrel Yockopua, New Porgera Limited Session 3b I Q&A Session Chair,
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon Tea
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Session 4 I Day 1 Closing Plenary Leadership in an era of automation, globalisation and stakeholder scrutiny Raul V. Rodriguez, Woxsen University Session 4 I Q&A Session Chair,
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Networking Reception

	Track 1
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 1 \| Registration & Arrival Networking
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 1 I Opening Plenary Sponsored By Welcome to Country Indigenous Elder, Official welcome and opening remarks Elyse Bosch, Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address Hon. Bryson Head MP, Assistant Minister of Regional Development, Resources and Critical Minerals The future of mining Ross McAree, The University of Queensland Impact, collaboration and innovation in a changing industry Kate Sommerville, BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Session 1 I Q&A Session Chair,
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 1 \| Morning Tea
Session 2 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Session 2A I Future ready leadership and operational decision making Sponsored By Future ready leadership: navigating the future of resources Steve Coughlan, Byrnecut Future ready leadership: Navigating the future of resources - Technical perspective Byrnecut TBC, Byrnecut Session 2 I Fireside Chat Session Chair, The new social license: Leadership in an era of regulatory change and stakeholder complexity Emily-Jane Schutte, AusIMM Hunter Student Chapter Future ready leadership: navigating the future of resources TBC Future Ready, Evaluating flat long-hole open stoping using integrated stability and dilution analysis at Bellevue Gold Mine Maddison Berkovic, Curtin University WASM Session 2a I Q&A Session Chair,
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Day 1 \| Lunch
Session 3 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Session 3a I Future skills and resilient operations Sponsored By Future skills and resilient operations Workshop Sean Costello, Thiess
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon Tea
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Session 4 I Day 1 Closing Plenary Leadership in an era of automation, globalisation and stakeholder scrutiny Raul V. Rodriguez, Woxsen University Session 4 I Q&A Session Chair,
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Networking Reception

	Track 2
8:00 AM - 9:00 AM	Day 1 \| Registration & Arrival Networking
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 1 I Opening Plenary Sponsored By Welcome to Country Indigenous Elder, Official welcome and opening remarks Elyse Bosch, Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM Ministerial Address Hon. Bryson Head MP, Assistant Minister of Regional Development, Resources and Critical Minerals The future of mining Ross McAree, The University of Queensland Impact, collaboration and innovation in a changing industry Kate Sommerville, BHP Mitsubishi Alliance Session 1 I Q&A Session Chair,
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 1 \| Morning Tea
Session 2 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Session 2b I Critical minerals and the future of resources Career opportunities and best practice insight for post mining land use (PMLU) S&E Society & CRC Time,
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Day 1 \| Lunch
Session 3 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Session 3b I Sustainable development and circular mining Sustainable development and circular mining Sustainable Development TBC, Evaluating NorSand for static liquefaction prediction in upstream tailings dams: Lessons from Brumadinho Muhammad Mutee ur Rahman, University of Tasmania (UTAS)/GHD Repurposing of tailings with the view to minimise or eliminate the requirement for a tailings storage facility Kavee Weerasekara, AusIMM TAS Optimising cyclone performance for enhanced tailings utilisation in cemented paste backfill operations at Porgera Gold Mine Darrel Yockopua, New Porgera Limited Session 3b I Q&A Session Chair,
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon Tea
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Session 4 I Day 1 Closing Plenary Leadership in an era of automation, globalisation and stakeholder scrutiny Raul V. Rodriguez, Woxsen University Session 4 I Q&A Session Chair,
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM	Networking Reception

Thursday, October 1, 2026

	Track 1	Track 2
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Day 2 \| Arrival Networking
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 5 I Day 2 Opening Plenary Sponsored By Welcome to Day 2 Elyse Bosch, Career pathways: From professional practice to strategic leadership Colin Sheldon, Board of Professional Engineers Queensland Session 5 I Q&A Session Chair,
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 2 I Morning Tea
Session 6 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM	Session 6a I Designing the next generation of mines Sponsored By The people shaping modern mines Megan McCrea, Harmony Australasia Designing the next generation of mines Designing the next Generation,	Session 6b I Geoscience, critical minerals and orebody knowledge Critical minerals and the future of resources Critical Minerals TBC, An appetite for apatite: Investigating apatite geochemistry as an exploration tool for carbonatite rare earth element deposits Katya Orlova, Australian National University Unveiling copper species of supergene ore at the Hillside Copper Deposit, South Australia Janay Will, Adelaide University Session 6b I Q&A Session Chair, Green metals and the future of resources, CSIRO Green Metals Innovation Network (GMIN) Critical Minerals and the Future,
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM	Session 7 \| Day 2 Closing Plenary Panel: What does the future look like in the mining sector? Panel, Award of abstract prizes and summit close Awards,
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Day2 \| Afternoon Tea to Go

	Track 1	Track 2
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Day 2 \| Arrival Networking
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 5 I Day 2 Opening Plenary Sponsored By Welcome to Day 2 Elyse Bosch, Career pathways: From professional practice to strategic leadership Colin Sheldon, Board of Professional Engineers Queensland Session 5 I Q&A Session Chair,
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 2 I Morning Tea
Session 6 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM	Session 6a I Designing the next generation of mines Sponsored By The people shaping modern mines Megan McCrea, Harmony Australasia Designing the next generation of mines Designing the next Generation,	Session 6b I Geoscience, critical minerals and orebody knowledge Critical minerals and the future of resources Critical Minerals TBC, An appetite for apatite: Investigating apatite geochemistry as an exploration tool for carbonatite rare earth element deposits Katya Orlova, Australian National University Unveiling copper species of supergene ore at the Hillside Copper Deposit, South Australia Janay Will, Adelaide University Session 6b I Q&A Session Chair, Green metals and the future of resources, CSIRO Green Metals Innovation Network (GMIN) Critical Minerals and the Future,
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM	Session 7 \| Day 2 Closing Plenary Panel: What does the future look like in the mining sector? Panel, Award of abstract prizes and summit close Awards,
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Day2 \| Afternoon Tea to Go

	Track 1
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Day 2 \| Arrival Networking
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 5 I Day 2 Opening Plenary Sponsored By Welcome to Day 2 Elyse Bosch, Career pathways: From professional practice to strategic leadership Colin Sheldon, Board of Professional Engineers Queensland Session 5 I Q&A Session Chair,
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 2 I Morning Tea
Session 6 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM	Session 6a I Designing the next generation of mines Sponsored By The people shaping modern mines Megan McCrea, Harmony Australasia Designing the next generation of mines Designing the next Generation,
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM	Session 7 \| Day 2 Closing Plenary Panel: What does the future look like in the mining sector? Panel, Award of abstract prizes and summit close Awards,
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Day2 \| Afternoon Tea to Go

	Track 2
8:30 AM - 9:30 AM	Day 2 \| Arrival Networking
9:30 AM - 10:30 AM	Session 5 I Day 2 Opening Plenary Sponsored By Welcome to Day 2 Elyse Bosch, Career pathways: From professional practice to strategic leadership Colin Sheldon, Board of Professional Engineers Queensland Session 5 I Q&A Session Chair,
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 2 I Morning Tea
Session 6 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM	Session 6b I Geoscience, critical minerals and orebody knowledge Critical minerals and the future of resources Critical Minerals TBC, An appetite for apatite: Investigating apatite geochemistry as an exploration tool for carbonatite rare earth element deposits Katya Orlova, Australian National University Unveiling copper species of supergene ore at the Hillside Copper Deposit, South Australia Janay Will, Adelaide University Session 6b I Q&A Session Chair, Green metals and the future of resources, CSIRO Green Metals Innovation Network (GMIN) Critical Minerals and the Future,
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM	Session 7 \| Day 2 Closing Plenary Panel: What does the future look like in the mining sector? Panel, Award of abstract prizes and summit close Awards,
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Day2 \| Afternoon Tea to Go

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