Philippe Garneau BEng, MSc, is a Professional Engineer registered in Australia, with near 20 years of varied experience in the mining industry with a focus on mine waste management, environment, rehabilitation, and closure. Through his career spanning both mining operations and consulting, Philippe has been involved and managed projects at all stages of development from scoping studies for greenfield sites to legacy assets. His project work spans the globe including the Americas, Oceania, Europe, Russia, Central and SE Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. He is well versed in working in culturally diverse environments and managing multi-disciplinary teams and projects across multiple time zones for successful completion of closure studies and implementation of closure designs. Philippe’s experience makes him a specialist in mine closure and mine waste management for mining operations at all stages of development. He demonstrates thorough understanding of legislative requirements associated with mine closure in various jurisdictions, applicable industry codes and standards, and develops company governance structures for mine closure. He has been called upon as the technical lead for mine closure aspects of Due Diligence reviews for the mining financial sector; as well as conducting 3rd party reviews of mine closure plans and cost estimates for financial reporting. Philippe has developed the closure design of mine waste storage facilities, as well as the initial design and management of these facilities.

Tom is an internationally recognised research leader with extensive experience at the interface between society and the resources sector. With an emphasis on applied research, he has provided expert advice to government and industry on a wide range of social and economic issues. He has published 2 books, over 100 reports and more than 50 scholarly articles. Tom is actively involved in global knowledge networks including the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane and Just Transition. He serves on the International Steering Committee for the Global Coal Transitions Network and hosted international Global Coal Transitions Workshop in 2025. He also Chaired the World Mining Congress Special Symposium on Mine Closure and Post-Mining Transitions in 2023.

Louisa is an experienced Environmental Manager with an interest in erosion and landform stability. Louisa has worked in various roles across research, assessment and regulation teams within the Queensland government, as well as providing consultancy advice to the mining and petroleum and gas industries. Louisa currently works within the Office of the Queensland Mine Rehabilitation Commissioner as the Lead Technical Advisor.