Sir George Fisher Lecture 2024

Join the AusIMM North Queensland Branch for the 44th Sir George Fisher Lecture with Owen Hegarty OAM, Executive Chairman and founder of the EMR Capital Group. 

About this event

The Sir George Fisher Lecture series was initiated by the AusIMM North Queensland Branch in 1977 and endowed with a grant by MIM Holdings Limited. The Lecture, held annually, is in recognition of the contribution made by Sir George Fisher to the development of North Queensland in general and Townsville in particular.

Sir George Fisher spent 50 years in the Australian mining industry and was Chairman of Mount Isa Mines (MIM) Limited during the company’s major expansion of copper and silver-lead-zinc production in the 1950s and 1960s. He is also closely identified with the development of Mount Isa from a small town to a major inland city.

Guest Speaker

Owen Hegarty OAM is Executive Chairman and founder of the EMR Capital Group, and is Chair of a number of companies in the EMR Group, including 29Metals Ltd and Ravenswood Gold in Australia.

Owen has more than 50 years experience in the global mining industry: including 25 years with the Rio Tinto group where he worked in most of their commodities, companies, and countries, and ultimately was Managing Director of Rio Tinto Asia and the Australian copper and gold business.

Owen was the founder and Managing Director of Oxiana Limited, where he led the growth of Oxiana from a junior explorer to a major Asia Pacific base and precious metals producer. Oxiana became OZ Minerals which was one of the top performing resources stocks over the past 25 years. Owen was Chairman of the Tigers Realm Minerals Group and until end of 2016 was Vice Chairman of Fortescue Metals Group; and he was also the Executive Vice- Chairman of Hong Kong-listed G-Resources and CST Mining.

Accommodation

Rydges is pleased to extend special accommodation rates to delegates attending the dinner. The special rates are available for stays between 18 - 20 July 2024 or until the allocation has been exhausted.

To access your special rates visit www.rydges.com and select Rydges Townsville, enter your required dates and the number of guests and click ‘GO’, click ‘I have a code’. In the ‘Corporate ID’ field enter your booking code: AUSIMM, click ‘UPDATE’  and your special rates will appear on the rates screen.

Speaker/s

Owen Hegarty OAM

HonFAusIMM

Executive Chairman and founder of the EMR Capital Group
Bachelor of Economics (Hons) from Monash University, Honorary Fellow of and former Director of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM), Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)

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Owen has more than 50 years experience in the global mining industry: including 25 years with the Rio Tinto group where he worked in most of their commodities, companies, and countries, and ultimately was Managing Director of Rio Tinto Asia and the Australian copper and gold business.

Owen was the founder and Managing Director of Oxiana Limited, where he led the growth of Oxiana from a junior explorer to a major Asia Pacific base and precious metals producer. Oxiana became OZ Minerals which was one of the top performing resources stocks over the past 25 years. Owen was Chairman of the Tigers Realm Minerals Group and until end of 2016 was Vice Chairman of Fortescue Metals Group; and he was also the Executive Vice- Chairman of Hong Kong-listed G-Resources and CST Mining.

Owen has served and continues to serve as a member of a number of Government and industry mining advisory bodies; and is the recipient of a number of awards and citations for his achievements and leadership in the mining industry. He was also awarded the Order of Australia Medal (OAM) in the June 2021 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for service to the mining and minerals sector.