Meg is a Senior Manager at Palladium, where she brings her passion for the transformative power of agriculture, mining, and community development, particularly in emerging markets, to her work. Since 2006, Meg has dedicated herself to the international development space, holding positions at organisations such as UNICEF, Plan International, and Business for Development. Meg's expertise lies in creating, supporting, and influencing positive impact in sustainability and community development while optimising business performance and fostering cross-sector partnerships. She has a proven track record of designing and implementing agriculture-focused livelihood programs that deliver sustainable outcomes, strengthen Social License to Operate (SLO), meet Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) requirements, and support the creation of post-mine economies. With a Masters in Environment and Sustainability, Meg brings both academic and practical skills to any program design and implementation.

Tom Measham, PhD, GAICD Tom Measham is Research Director at the Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC TiME). He overseas a $30 million research portfolio bringing together 81 partners combining mining industry, METS providers, government, universities, CSIRO and First Nations organisations. Before joining CRC TiME he was based at CSIRO Land and Water where he served in multiple roles including Principal Researcher, Group Leader and Diversity Manager. His expertise is at the interface between the resources sector, regional communities and applied research. He provides expert advice to governments and industry on a diverse range of social and economic issues. He is a graduate from the AICD Company Director course and holds a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Sydney, a Master of Environmental Science from James Cook University and a PhD from the Australian National University.

Angelica is an MPhil candidate at the Centre for Social Responsibility in Mining at the Sustainable Minerals Institute at the University of Queensland. Her research explores the role of community participation in current tailings management practices. She concurrently works as a Research Assistant at CSRM, and has taught into the Rio Tinto CSP Foundations course and the AusIMM Professional Certificate Tailings Management course. Angelica is one of the commissioners at the Global Investor Commission on Mining 2030 and was part of the advisory panel for the formation of the UN Global Tailings Management Institute. She is also an advocate for justice, social responsibility, and sustainability in the mining sector following Vale’s tailings dam failure in her hometown, Brumadinho, Brazil, in January 2019. She has spoken and given key-notes at several relevant international events, including the UN-supported PRI in Person 2019 and the global launch event of the GISTM in 2020.

Nevenka is a water resource engineer with more than 10 years of experience in research, training and consulting. Her research interests primarily focus on improving knowledge-on and management-of regional water resources and associated hazards, both today and into the future. Nevenka’s research career has been diverse covering different aspects related to water resources in the context of mining regions, including climate change impact assessment, regional planning, water balance studies, and sediment dynamics. She is particularly interested in improving regional planning and mine design / management practices to account for the physical risks of climate change, which is the focus of her current role at SMI. During her PhD, she partnered with Chilean and Peruvian mining companies to enhance the value of remote sensing products for monitoring hydroclimate across the Andes mountains. Her research has been valuable to different stakeholders including the mining and gas industry, graziers, regulators, and environmental managers.