Kevin Galvin is the inventor of the Reflux Classifier used in gravity separation of fine mineral particles. With over 240 installations around the world, the technology has been used to beneficiate iron ore, mineral sands, metallurgical coal, potash, chromite, lithium, tantalum, cassiterite and other base metal oxides. New innovative systems are emerging including the Reflux Flotation Cell, Graviton, GradePRO, and a novel agglomeration technology. Kevin Galvin is a Laureate Professor at the University of Newcastle, Australia. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science and Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering and previous recipient of numerous awards including the Ian Wark Medal, ATSE Clunies Ross Award, and Antoine Gaudin Award in mineral processing. He is Director of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Enabling Eco-Efficient Beneficiation of Minerals.

Alex Phillips helps individuals and companies make the right choices when it comes to technology, using his knowledge of METS and first hand experiences deploying or maintaining them. Experienced in Pitching and Sales methods for various industries and individual personalities. Experienced in developing and growing small to medium businesses, introduction to SaaS, Pay-as-you-Use, Opex & Lease models.

Dr Ashma Singh is a Senior Technical Specialist at Mintek in South Africa. She holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (UKZN) and co-supervised through the Florida Institute of Phosphate Research (FIPR). She is a registered professional engineer at the Engineering Council of South Africa, a fellow of the South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. She is a supervisor for numerous PhD and MSc candidates and a peer reviewer for journal papers. She has over 20 years of experience in the beneficiation of a plethora of mineral resources including and not limited to Ferrous Minerals, Industrial Minerals and Base Metals.

Dr Liming Lu is currently a Chief Scientist leading CSIRO R&D in iron ore agglomeration and high temperature behaviour of iron ore agglomerates in blast furnace and other alternative ironmaking processes. Liming received his PhD degree from the University of New South Wales in 2001 and has more than 30 years’ R&D experience in the characterisation, processing and evaluation of iron ores, metallurgical coals and light metals. Liming is the editor of 2015 and 2021 editions of the Elsevier Iron ore book and published more than 160 papers. Liming is also an international technical expert of ISO Technical Committee for physical testing of iron ore, and the recipient of 2020 CSIRO Mineral Resources Life Achievement Award, 2019 Sawamura Award from the Iron and Steel Institute of Japan (ISIJ) and 2003 Josef S Kapitan Award from American Iron and Steel Society (AIST).

Hongliang Han is a research officer in CSIRO Mineral Resources, Carbon Steel Materials group. He has more than 15 years of R&D experience in the characterisation, processing and evaluation of iron ores. Research interests cover high temperature processing of minerals and wastes, thermodynamics and kinetics of pyrometallurgical processes, and environmental issues in pyrometallurgical processes. Undertaken and participated more than 60 research projects governments, steel mills and iron ore companies, published more than 100 papers, 1 book, 1 book chapter and 3 patents.

Dr. Yajun Tang is currently a Research Projects Officer in Iron Ore Processing at CSIRO Mineral Resources, where her research focuses on hydrogen-based iron ore reduction and the development of advanced sintering and pelletizing technologies. Dr. Tang was a recipient of the BHP Diverse Talent Program in 2023 and a finalist for the Northern Territory Women in Resources Awards in 2017. She earned her PhD in Analytical Chemistry from the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2006 and has over 19 years of experience in the mining industry and research and development. Before joining CSIRO in 2021, Dr. Tang worked at BHP Billiton (2006–2015) and South32 (2015–2021). Her professional expertise spans the Bayer process, manganese ore quality control, and NATA laboratory accreditation.