2023 SPEAKERS

Hon Nicole Manison MLA
Deputy Chief Minister, Minister for Mining and Industry; Northern Australia and Trade; Advanced Manufacturing; Tourism and Hospitality; Parks and Rangers, Northern Territory Government of Australia

The Hon Madeleine King MP
Minister for Resources; Minister for Northern Australia, Federal Member for Brand

Kevin Gallagher
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Santos

Tetsu Murayama
President Director Australia,
INPEX

Mathias Cormann
Secretary-General,
OECD

Michael Gunner
Director Australia – West,
Fortescue Future Industries

Joel Riddle
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer,
Tamboran Resources

David Scaysbrook
Managing Partner,
Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners

Saul Kavonic
Head of Oil, Gas and Energy for Australia,
Credit Suisse

Alex Underwood
Managing Director,
Empire Energy

Martin Wilkes
Managing Director,
RISC

Christian Lange
Chief Executive Officer,
Armour Energy Limited

Brent Davis
Senior Business Development Manager – Renewable Gas,
Jemena

Sue McCarrey
Chief Executive Officer,
National Offshore Petroleum Safety and Environmental Management Authority

Mick Scrivens
Vice President, Director – Australia Pacific,
Black & Veatch

Dr Andrew Feitz
Director, Low Carbon Geoscience and Advice, Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division,
Geoscience Australia

Dr Linda Stalker
Senior Principal Research Scientist,
CSIRO

Daniel Cameron
Project Director – Middle Arm Sustainable Development Precinct, Department of Infrastructure, Planning & Logistics, Northern Territory Government

Stephen Goodall
Chief Policy Officer,
Northern Territory Chamber of Commerce

Mohammad Barzanji
General Manager – Asset & Decarbonisation,
Tokyo Gas Australia

Alexander Côté
Head of Australian Operations,
Daly Waters

Louise McCormick
A/Chief Executive, Infrastructure Commissioner of the Northern Territory

Brendan Beck
Director Net Zero Technologies,
APPEA

Dr John Coyne
Head of the Northern Australia Strategic Policy Centre,
Australian Strategic Policy Institute

Robin O’Leary
Exploration & Portfolio,
Armour Energy Limited

Sean Fleming
General Manager, Energy Solutions East,
APA Group

Dr Chris Chilcott
Deputy Director, Environment,
CSIRO

Ross Evans
Chief Operating Officer,
Central Petroleum Limited

Marshall Hood
Exploration Manager,
Top End Energy

Daniel McCormick
Acting Chief Executive Officer,
ICN NT

Lia Finocchiaro MLA
Leader of the Opposition; Shadow Chief Minister; Shadow Minister for Major Projects; Shadow Minister for Northern Australia and Trade; Shadow Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services; Shadow Minister for Strategic Defence Relations, Northern Territory Government of Australia

Shaun Drabsch
Chief Executive Officer, Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade, Northern Territory Government of Australia

Dr Andrew Heap
Chief – Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division, Geoscience Australia

Dr Ian Scrimgeour
Senior Executive Director,
Northern Territory Geological Survey

Cathryn Tilmouth
Executive Director – Northern Australia,
Minerals Council of Australia

Craig Doyle
Chief Executive Officer, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF)

Grant Wilson
Executive Chairman,
Tivan

Justin de Meillon
General Manager,
Newmont Tanami

Gavin Lockyer
Managing Director,
Arafura Resources

Megan Parry
Specialist Rehabilitation & Ecology, Energy Resources Australia – Ambassador for NT Women in Resources

James Harman
Chief Executive Officer,
EDL

Klaus Helms
Chief Executive Officer,
Gumatj Corporation

Andrew McIlwain
Managing Director,
Investigator Resources Limited

Brett Clark
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer,
Avenira Limited

Mark Edwards
Managing Director,
Prodigy Gold NL

Michael Smith
Manager Technical Services,
GEMCO

Dr Michael Green
Exploration Manager,
PNX Metals

Michael Poepjes
Chief Technical Officer,
Castile Resources

Brent Murdoch
General Manager,
Vista Gold

John Zimmerman
General Manager Operations,
Primary Gold Pty Ltd

Neil van Drunen
Director, Western Australia, Northern Territory & Commonwealth Policy, Association of Mining and Exploration Companies

Tobias Foster
Managing Director,
Transition Minerals

Nigel Doyle
Managing Director,
Territory Sands

Jon Dugdale
Technical Advisor,
Tennant Minerals Ltd

Mike Dunbar
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Emmerson Resources

Daniel Toleman
Principal Analyst Global LNG,
Wood Mackenzie

Sarah James
Exploration Manager,
Encounter Resources

Izzi Messina
Vice President, Consulting – Growth & Development – APAC,
Wood

Hon Lauren Moss MLA
Minister for Environment, Climate Change and Water Security; Minister for Equality and Inclusion; Minister for Mental Health and Suicide Prevention; Minister for Seniors; Minister for Youth

Kam Ho
Managing Director, Australia,
Total Eren

Lucia Lynch
Advisor Rehabilitation,
Energy Resources of Australia

Jane Wardlaw
General Manager, NGER and Safeguard Branch,
Clean Energy Regulator

Warren Strange
Chair,
Good Water Energy

Alaric Fisher
Executive Director, Flora & Fauna Division, Department of Environment, Parks and Water Security,
Northern Territory Government

Costa Tsesmelis
Project Director,
LH2 Energy

Dr Andrew Ross
Group Leader, Geochemistry, Geosystems & Geodata,
CSIRO

Dr Cameron Huddlestone-Holmes
Principal Research Scientist,
CSIRO

Craig Smith
Principal Consultant, Darwin Office Manager, Environmental Assessment & Management,
SLR Consulting

Nicole Conroy
Environmental Impact Assessment Lead, Middle Arm Precinct,
Northern Territory Government

Gaurav Sareen
Lead Partner | NT Government and Public Sector, Partner | Global Investment and Innovation Incentives (Gi³),
Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu

Scott Downs
Director Mining Remediation, Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade,
Northern Territory Government

Dr Howard Smith
Director Middle Arm and Gas Manufacturing, Gas Taskforce Unit, Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet,
Northern Territory Government

Ben Muller
Water Licensing and Regulatory Officer, Water Resources, Northern Territory Government

Joni Woollard
Director Mining Remediation, Department of Primary Industries and Resources, Northern Territory Government

Scott Crabtree
Vice President Sustainability,
Tamboran Resources

Emre Orhan
Technical Director – Wind Power – APAC,
Jacobs

Kara Peach
Manager, CCS Team, Department of Industry, Science and Resources

Angela Dinos
Manager, Critical Minerals Office,
Department of Industry, Science & Resources

Jason Dickfos
Head of Growth,
EDL

Alister Trier
Chairman – Gas Taskforce, Department of the Chief Minister and Cabinet,
Northern Territory Government

Steve Ovenden
Vice President Growth,
INPEX

Senator Susan McDonald
Shadow Minister for Resources and Shadow Minister for Northern Australia

Alicia Sherwood
General Manager Operations,
Core Lithium

Krishan Pal Birda
Senior Upstream Analyst,
Rystad Energy

Dorothy Close
Director, Regional Geoscience,
Northern Territory Geological Survey

Dave Fallon
General Manager Energy Transition,
Chevron Australia

Graeme Finch
Executive Director, Land Development,
Northern Territory Government

Adam Cheesman
Vice President,
Wood

Dr Jill Woodworth
Technical Director, Toxicology & Risk Assessment,
SLR Consulting

Stuart Knowles
General Manager Northern Territory,
INPEX