Meet the speakers
Meet the speakers
Hear from renowned industry leaders at #NewLeaders2026
Keynote speakers
Marco Alencar
FAusIMM
Head of Business Improvement & Operational Excellence
Ravenswood Gold
Professor Ross McAree
Head of the School of Mechanical and Mining Engineering
University of Queensland
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
Panel speakers
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
Katya Orlova
SAusIMM
Student
Australian National University in Canberra
Emily-Jane Schutte
SAusIMM
Environmental Engineering / Earth Science student
Kavee Weerasekara
GAusIMM
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) Student
University of Tasmania
Janay Will
SAusIMM
Master's student
Adelaide University
Darrel Yockopua
AAusIMM(NP)
Graduate Metallurgist
New Porgera Limited (NPL)