Consultants Society Distinguished Lecture - Consulting in the Resources Sector: Ten Rules for Thriving and Surviving

Join the Melbourne Branch and the Consultants Society for the Consultants Society Distinguished Lecture - Consulting in the Resources Sector: Ten Rules for Thriving and Surviving.

About this event

Consulting offers an amazing and challenging career path for professionals working in the resources sector. From individuals operating from a home office to the teams of large international consultancies, the work done by consultants on resources projects around the globe adds value in many and varied ways. Increasingly, companies of all sizes need external consultants with specific skills and expertise, with strategic business knowledge or experience, or with an independent, objective or external view.

Our industry is almost unique in that for many professions, qualifications and skills are transferable between states and countries meaning national and international projects are common across a wide range of commodities. To maximise your opportunities as a consultant you need certain skills and talents, you need to embrace changes and challenges and turn those into opportunities. Into the future, the consulting industry is only going to grow so this lecture covers ten rules to thrive and survive in consulting.

The lecture will cover the highlights and challenges of being a career consultant in the resources sector. It looks at what skills and traits a successful consultant needs to have both now in the future. It discusses common challenges and how to deal with these while maintaining professional integrity.

Deborah has worked as a consultant for almost 25 years and in companies for more than a decade, so she brings both perspectives to a presentation discussing Ten Rules for Thriving and Surviving in consulting.

Speaker/s

Deborah Lord

FAusIMM(CP)

Director, VRM

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Deborah has over 35 years’ experience in the resources sector in exploration, consulting, resource governance, leadership and industry advisory positions. She is Chair of the VALMIN Committee. She was formerly a member of the AusIMM Professional Conduct Committee and participated in the current JORC Code update. Her contributions to leadership and achievement in progressing and upholding professional standards was recognised by the AusIMM in 2023 when she received the President’s Award.

Deborah is a Director of VRM, consultants in mineral asset valuation. She is a Non-Executive Director of Lunnon Metals (ASX: LM8) and E79 Gold Mines (ASX: E79). She previously worked with BHP as Head of Resource Governance, with SRK Consulting, Placer Dome and WMC Resources. She is an advocate for women in resources and has mentored through WIMWA, IWIM and the AusIMM. Deborah has worked as a consultant for 25 years and lived in Australia, Chile and Canada.