Keynote speaker

Nicole Roocke

CEO and CFO, Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia

Keynote title

Seizing Tomorrow's Opportunities

Keynote synopsis

The energy transition is reshaping global mineral demand, creating unprecedented opportunities. Technological disruption - from AI-driven exploration to automated extraction - is revolutionizing operations while new applications drive resource needs. This future facing presentation will consider what is needed to embolden a transformative decade.

Biography

Appointed Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer in November 2018, Nicole joined MRIWA after spending 15 years at the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia coordinating industry input on a variety of government regulatory and policy issues and facilitating collaboration within the resources sector.

Nicole holds a Master of Science in Industrial and Organisational Psychology from the University of Western Australia (UWA) and a Master of Risk Management from the University of New South Wales (UNSW). She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.