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 Baringa Barambah, Turrbal Dippil Official welcome and opening remarks Elyse Bosch, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM The future of mining Ross McAree, The University of Queensland Impact, collaboration and innovation in a changing industry Kate Sommerville, BHP Mitsubishi Alliance
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 1 \| Morning Tea
Session 2 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Session 2A I Future ready leadership: building a career in resources Sponsored By Building experience across a mining operation Madi Kornman, Mount Isa Mines - Glencore Future ready leadership: navigating the future of resources Steve Coughlan, Byrnecut Building experience across a mining operation Emily Palmer, BHP From graduate to industry: the first years in mining Fireside Chat, Panellist Carib Phillips, Byrnecut Panellist Henry Hill, Byrnecut Session 2A \| Q&A + Discussion Elyse Bosch, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee	Session 2B I Social and Environment Workshop Career opportunities and best practice insight for post mining land use (PMLU) Hosted by, AusIMM Social and Environment Society & CRC Time Presenter and Moderator Jenny Agnew, Sedgman Presenter Philippe Garneau, ATC Williams Pty Ltd Presenter Ingrid Meek, Okane Consultants Presenter Tom Measham, CRC TiME Presenter Sarah McConnell, BHP Presenter Louisa Nicolson, Office of the QLD Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Day 1 \| Lunch
Session 3 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Session 3A I Future skills workshop Sponsored By Future skills and resilient operations Workshop Sean Costello, Thiess	Session 3B I Sustainable development and circular mining Leading across the mining lifecycle: the challenges worth embracing Danielle Kyan, SRK Consulting The new social license: Leadership in an era of regulatory change and stakeholder complexity Emily-Jane Schutte, AusIMM Hunter Student Chapter Repurposing of tailings with the view to minimise or eliminate the requirement for a tailings storage facility Kaveesha Weerasekara, University Of Tasmania Optimising cyclone performance for enhanced tailings utilisation in cemented paste backfill operations at Porgera Gold Mine Darrel Yockopua, New Porgera Limited Session 3B \| Q&A Juleen Brown, AusIMM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon Tea
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Session 4 I Day 1 Closing Plenary The next decade of mining: opportunities for future leaders Marco Alencar, Ravenswood Gold Q&A + Discussion Narelle Wolfe, AusIMM Day 1 Closing Remarks Elyse Bosch, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee
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 Baringa Barambah, Turrbal Dippil Official welcome and opening remarks Elyse Bosch, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM The future of mining Ross McAree, The University of Queensland Impact, collaboration and innovation in a changing industry Kate Sommerville, BHP Mitsubishi Alliance
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 1 \| Morning Tea
Session 2 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Session 2A I Future ready leadership: building a career in resources Sponsored By Building experience across a mining operation Madi Kornman, Mount Isa Mines - Glencore Future ready leadership: navigating the future of resources Steve Coughlan, Byrnecut Building experience across a mining operation Emily Palmer, BHP From graduate to industry: the first years in mining Fireside Chat, Panellist Carib Phillips, Byrnecut Panellist Henry Hill, Byrnecut Session 2A \| Q&A + Discussion Elyse Bosch, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee	Session 2B I Social and Environment Workshop Career opportunities and best practice insight for post mining land use (PMLU) Hosted by, AusIMM Social and Environment Society & CRC Time Presenter and Moderator Jenny Agnew, Sedgman Presenter Philippe Garneau, ATC Williams Pty Ltd Presenter Ingrid Meek, Okane Consultants Presenter Tom Measham, CRC TiME Presenter Sarah McConnell, BHP Presenter Louisa Nicolson, Office of the QLD Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Day 1 \| Lunch
Session 3 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Session 3A I Future skills workshop Sponsored By Future skills and resilient operations Workshop Sean Costello, Thiess	Session 3B I Sustainable development and circular mining Leading across the mining lifecycle: the challenges worth embracing Danielle Kyan, SRK Consulting The new social license: Leadership in an era of regulatory change and stakeholder complexity Emily-Jane Schutte, AusIMM Hunter Student Chapter Repurposing of tailings with the view to minimise or eliminate the requirement for a tailings storage facility Kaveesha Weerasekara, University Of Tasmania Optimising cyclone performance for enhanced tailings utilisation in cemented paste backfill operations at Porgera Gold Mine Darrel Yockopua, New Porgera Limited Session 3B \| Q&A Juleen Brown, AusIMM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon Tea
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Session 4 I Day 1 Closing Plenary The next decade of mining: opportunities for future leaders Marco Alencar, Ravenswood Gold Q&A + Discussion Narelle Wolfe, AusIMM Day 1 Closing Remarks Elyse Bosch, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee
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 Baringa Barambah, Turrbal Dippil Official welcome and opening remarks Elyse Bosch, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM The future of mining Ross McAree, The University of Queensland Impact, collaboration and innovation in a changing industry Kate Sommerville, BHP Mitsubishi Alliance
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 1 \| Morning Tea
Session 2 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Session 2A I Future ready leadership: building a career in resources Sponsored By Building experience across a mining operation Madi Kornman, Mount Isa Mines - Glencore Future ready leadership: navigating the future of resources Steve Coughlan, Byrnecut Building experience across a mining operation Emily Palmer, BHP From graduate to industry: the first years in mining Fireside Chat, Panellist Carib Phillips, Byrnecut Panellist Henry Hill, Byrnecut Session 2A \| Q&A + Discussion Elyse Bosch, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM	Day 1 \| Lunch
Session 3 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM	Session 3A I Future skills workshop 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 The next decade of mining: opportunities for future leaders Marco Alencar, Ravenswood Gold Q&A + Discussion Narelle Wolfe, AusIMM Day 1 Closing Remarks Elyse Bosch, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee
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 Baringa Barambah, Turrbal Dippil Official welcome and opening remarks Elyse Bosch, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee Welcome from AusIMM Stephen Durkin, AusIMM The future of mining Ross McAree, The University of Queensland Impact, collaboration and innovation in a changing industry Kate Sommerville, BHP Mitsubishi Alliance
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 1 \| Morning Tea
Session 2 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM	Session 2B I Social and Environment Workshop Career opportunities and best practice insight for post mining land use (PMLU) Hosted by, AusIMM Social and Environment Society & CRC Time Presenter and Moderator Jenny Agnew, Sedgman Presenter Philippe Garneau, ATC Williams Pty Ltd Presenter Ingrid Meek, Okane Consultants Presenter Tom Measham, CRC TiME Presenter Sarah McConnell, BHP Presenter Louisa Nicolson, Office of the QLD Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner
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 Leading across the mining lifecycle: the challenges worth embracing Danielle Kyan, SRK Consulting The new social license: Leadership in an era of regulatory change and stakeholder complexity Emily-Jane Schutte, AusIMM Hunter Student Chapter Repurposing of tailings with the view to minimise or eliminate the requirement for a tailings storage facility Kaveesha Weerasekara, University Of Tasmania Optimising cyclone performance for enhanced tailings utilisation in cemented paste backfill operations at Porgera Gold Mine Darrel Yockopua, New Porgera Limited Session 3B \| Q&A Juleen Brown, AusIMM
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM	Day 1 \| Afternoon Tea
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM	Session 4 I Day 1 Closing Plenary The next decade of mining: opportunities for future leaders Marco Alencar, Ravenswood Gold Q&A + Discussion Narelle Wolfe, AusIMM Day 1 Closing Remarks Elyse Bosch, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee
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, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee Career pathways: From professional practice to strategic leadership Colin Sheldon, Board of Professional Engineers Queensland Session 5 \| Q&A Tahnee Dilger, University of Queensland
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 technology is the easy part: how to actually change mining and get people to come with you Megan McCrea, Harmony Australasia The Long Way Round: How Breadth Builds Technical Leaders Nikky LaBranche, The University of Queensland Evaluating NorSand for static liquefaction prediction in upstream tailings dams: Lessons from Brumadinho Muhammad Mutee ur Rahman, GHD Managing Complexity and Decision-Making in Sub-Horizontal Flat Stoping: Insights from an Undergraduate Study at Bellevue Gold Mine Maddison Berkovic, Curtin University WASM Session 6A \| Q&A Tobias Massang, AusIMM New Professionals Network	Session 6B I From discovery to development: the future of resources Where the future of resources begins Nick Dyriw, MMG An appetite for apatite: Investigating apatite geochemistry as an exploration tool for carbonatite rare earth element deposits Katya Orlova, AusIMM Canberra Student Chapter Unveiling copper species of supergene ore at the Hillside IOCG Deposit, South Australia Janay Will, Adelaide University Session 6B \| Q&A Mark Noppe, AusIMM Panel: Green metals and the future of resources Hosted by, CSIRO Green Metals Innovation Network (GMIN) and HILT CRC Panellist Keith Vining, CSIRO Panellist Jordan Parham, HILT CRC Panellist Bita Bayatsarmadi, CSIRO Panellist Mitch Burt, HILT CRC
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM	Session 7 \| Day 2 Closing Plenary What’s next for mining and where will you fit? Gabrielle Mudge, Accenture Closing plenary \| Q&A Elyse Bosch, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee Award of abstract prizes and Summit close Mark Noppe, AusIMM
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, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee Career pathways: From professional practice to strategic leadership Colin Sheldon, Board of Professional Engineers Queensland Session 5 \| Q&A Tahnee Dilger, University of Queensland
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 technology is the easy part: how to actually change mining and get people to come with you Megan McCrea, Harmony Australasia The Long Way Round: How Breadth Builds Technical Leaders Nikky LaBranche, The University of Queensland Evaluating NorSand for static liquefaction prediction in upstream tailings dams: Lessons from Brumadinho Muhammad Mutee ur Rahman, GHD Managing Complexity and Decision-Making in Sub-Horizontal Flat Stoping: Insights from an Undergraduate Study at Bellevue Gold Mine Maddison Berkovic, Curtin University WASM Session 6A \| Q&A Tobias Massang, AusIMM New Professionals Network	Session 6B I From discovery to development: the future of resources Where the future of resources begins Nick Dyriw, MMG An appetite for apatite: Investigating apatite geochemistry as an exploration tool for carbonatite rare earth element deposits Katya Orlova, AusIMM Canberra Student Chapter Unveiling copper species of supergene ore at the Hillside IOCG Deposit, South Australia Janay Will, Adelaide University Session 6B \| Q&A Mark Noppe, AusIMM Panel: Green metals and the future of resources Hosted by, CSIRO Green Metals Innovation Network (GMIN) and HILT CRC Panellist Keith Vining, CSIRO Panellist Jordan Parham, HILT CRC Panellist Bita Bayatsarmadi, CSIRO Panellist Mitch Burt, HILT CRC
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM	Session 7 \| Day 2 Closing Plenary What’s next for mining and where will you fit? Gabrielle Mudge, Accenture Closing plenary \| Q&A Elyse Bosch, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee Award of abstract prizes and Summit close Mark Noppe, AusIMM
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, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee Career pathways: From professional practice to strategic leadership Colin Sheldon, Board of Professional Engineers Queensland Session 5 \| Q&A Tahnee Dilger, University of Queensland
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 technology is the easy part: how to actually change mining and get people to come with you Megan McCrea, Harmony Australasia The Long Way Round: How Breadth Builds Technical Leaders Nikky LaBranche, The University of Queensland Evaluating NorSand for static liquefaction prediction in upstream tailings dams: Lessons from Brumadinho Muhammad Mutee ur Rahman, GHD Managing Complexity and Decision-Making in Sub-Horizontal Flat Stoping: Insights from an Undergraduate Study at Bellevue Gold Mine Maddison Berkovic, Curtin University WASM Session 6A \| Q&A Tobias Massang, AusIMM New Professionals Network
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM	Session 7 \| Day 2 Closing Plenary What’s next for mining and where will you fit? Gabrielle Mudge, Accenture Closing plenary \| Q&A Elyse Bosch, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee Award of abstract prizes and Summit close Mark Noppe, AusIMM
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, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee Career pathways: From professional practice to strategic leadership Colin Sheldon, Board of Professional Engineers Queensland Session 5 \| Q&A Tahnee Dilger, University of Queensland
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Day 2 I Morning Tea
Session 6 11:00 AM - 12:45 PM	Session 6B I From discovery to development: the future of resources Where the future of resources begins Nick Dyriw, MMG An appetite for apatite: Investigating apatite geochemistry as an exploration tool for carbonatite rare earth element deposits Katya Orlova, AusIMM Canberra Student Chapter Unveiling copper species of supergene ore at the Hillside IOCG Deposit, South Australia Janay Will, Adelaide University Session 6B \| Q&A Mark Noppe, AusIMM Panel: Green metals and the future of resources Hosted by, CSIRO Green Metals Innovation Network (GMIN) and HILT CRC Panellist Keith Vining, CSIRO Panellist Jordan Parham, HILT CRC Panellist Bita Bayatsarmadi, CSIRO Panellist Mitch Burt, HILT CRC
12:45 PM - 1:45 PM	Day 2 \| Lunch
1:45 PM - 2:45 PM	Session 7 \| Day 2 Closing Plenary What’s next for mining and where will you fit? Gabrielle Mudge, Accenture Closing plenary \| Q&A Elyse Bosch, New Leaders Summit 2026 Advisory Committee Award of abstract prizes and Summit close Mark Noppe, AusIMM
2:45 PM - 3:00 PM	Day2 \| Afternoon Tea to Go

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