Martin Beyuo holds an MPhil and BSc degrees in Minerals Engineering from the University of Mines and Technology. Currently a Technical Instructor at the University of Mines and Technology, Tarkwa Ghana. His research interest includes hydrometallurgy, CIL operations and gold desorption, metallurgical data analysis and budgeting. He has over seventeen (17) years working experience in the minerals processing value chain. He has worked as a metallurgist and a CIL and Extraction Superintendent at Gold Fields Ghana Limited, Tarkwa for ten (10) and an Assay Technician at Precious Minerals Marketing Company Limited (PMMC), Ghana for about seven (7) years. He has publications on ZADRA Elution Circuit Optimisation, Comparative Study of Sodium Cyanide and JinchanTM Gold Leaching Reagents and Gold Deportment and Mineralogical Characterization Studies for Improved Recovery.

After completing his bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering with the University of Melbourne, Dr. Ng began his foray into metallurgy in 2011 as a graduate metallurgist with Newcrest Mining. Dr. Ng later returned to the University of Melbourne to pursue a PhD, where he studied the application of stimuli-responsive polymers to aid in the flotation recovery of iron and copper from low-grade deposits. In 2018, Dr. Ng joined RMIT University as part of an Australian Research Council project with Zijin Mining to investigate the behaviour of arsenic during hydrothermal fixation and to examine the interactions of chloride ions in the pressure oxidation of preg-robbing ores. He has a strong interest in the application of technologies from outside of minerals processing on challenges in flotation and leaching, with a focus on the treatment of gold-bearing ores.

Hugo Alejandro Guerra Rodriguez is an MPhil Candidate the the WA School of Mines, Curtin University. He is a chemical engineer with experience within the chemical industry. He is a qualified for decision making from a professional and ethical approach, with analytical thinking, initiative and leadership. He has experience on a range of water treatment methods for various applications including in mineral processing.

Yuxuan, a PhD candidate from the University of Melbourne, with the research direction in the Dewatering Small Hydrophobic Flocs in Mineral Tailings (ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals). His previous study included a Master by Industrial Research and a Bachelor of Science with Major in Chemistry at the University of Melbourne and a Diploma in Applied Chemistry with Pharmaceutical Science at Singapore Polytechnique. With his working experience in Ixom (Australia), Merck Sharpe & Dohme Pharmaceutical (Singapore) and Kemin Industries (Singapore), Yuxuan’s areas of research involve solid-liquid separation processes in mineral industries, water treatment product formulation and surface chemistry.

Prudhvinath is a Ph.D. student at IIT Hyderabad, India, specializing in mineral processing. He earned his bachelor's and master's degrees in chemical engineering. After his master's, he worked as an executive engineer in the Air separation Unit focused on producing liquid oxygen and nitrogen. His research interests include mineral processing, separation technology, flow visualization, and image processing. He is currently working on experimental and numerical investigations of fluid flow phenomena and particle dynamics on high gravity spiral concentrators.

Leila Hosseini has a master`s of metallurgical engineering from Iran`s toppest technical university (Sharif university of technology). She has more than 11 years of experience in R&D department, is experienced in iron ore beneficiation, iron pelletizing and steel making, as well as the conceptual design of iron beneficiation plants. She has test designed and supervised the designing pilot tests of iron beneficiation plants and iron pelletizing plants, as well as the conceptual design of iron beneficiation and pelletizing plants. She is a member of the commissioning team of iron beneficiation plants and a member of the commissioning team of iron pelletizing plants, and she has presented papers in previous IMPCs (Chile, Canada, Russia, Canada, South Africa).

Peter has been studying surfactants and polymers for the last 20 years. His main interests are applications of surfactants and polymers in various industrial areas, including mineral processing, construction materials, cleaning and oil field etc. The fact that significant interfacial phenomena can be achieved with tiny amount of surfactant or polymer always fascinates him. This significant interfacial change by surfactant and polymers make them extremely useful as key ingredients for products to improve our everyday lives.

Sajid Hassan has completed his Masters of Chemical Engineering in 2020 from the University of Melbourne. He is now pursuing his PhD from the same university and is working on the "Investigation of water expression of thickened suspensions using high pressure dewatering rolls". A novel solid-liquid separation device, High Pressure Dewatering Rolls, has been developed by the University of Melbourne, and the Mk II of this device is being made which will be used for the mineral tailings industry. His project will provide the necessary steps to commercialise the new technology through demonstrating its performance for minerals tailings, modelling the solid-liquid separation process, optimising process conditions, and determining cost effectiveness.

Dr Miao Chen is Senior Principal Research Scientist in CSIRO Mineral Resources and Professor in RMIT University. She leads a multidisciplinary research team from the fields of chemistry, materials science, physics and biology. She has developed a keen interest in fundamental issues related to complex and low grade ore processing (Cu, Au, Ni and Uranium) and electrochemistry. Dr Chen has over 165 ISI journal papers published with H index of 34, she holds 23 patents including VESITM chemical sensing technology. Her current research is: • in situ characterization of surface and interfacial reactions of refractory and arsenic-bearing sulfide minerals during leaching. • Robust solid-state electrochemical sensors for in-situ and continuous industrial environmental monitoring. • Mineral-solution interfacial and surface chemistry (leaching mechanism and kinetics study including Synchrotron techniques). • Low grade and complex ore processing, mine tailing processing, acid mine drainage manages and remediation, and e-waste materials process.