Meet the speakers
Meet the speakers
Hear from renowned industry leaders at #NewLeaders2026 - with more keynote speakers to be announced soon.
Keynote speakers
Colin Sheldon
Elected RPEQ Representative
Board of Professional Engineers of Queensland (BPEQ)
Welcome and opening address speakers
Elyse Bosch
AAusIMM(NP)
Summit Chair
New Leaders Summit Advisory Committee
Stephen Durkin
FAusIMM
CEO
AusIMM
Abstract presentations
Maddison Berkovic
SAusIMM
Mining Engineering student
Western Australian School of Mines (WASM)
Muhammad Mutee ur Rahman
GAusIMM
Engineering Honours Student
University of Tasmania
Joshua Noonan
SAusIMM
Mining Engineering student
University of Wollongong (UOW)
Katya Orlova
SAusIMM
Student
Australian National University in Canberra
Andika Ramdhani Wilogo
AAusIMM
Mine Planning Engineer
Emily-Jane Schutte
SAusIMM
Environmental Engineering / Earth Science student
Janay Will
SAusIMM
Master's student
Adelaide University
Darrel Yockopua
AAusIMM(NP)
Graduate Metallurgist
New Porgera Limited (NPL)