DAY ONE | 2 September 2026Wednesday, 2 September 2026

7:30am - 8:45am

Registration & Morning Coffee

8:45am - 8:50am

OFFICIAL OPENING | NT Resources Week

8:50am - 8:55am

Welcome to Country

Nicole Brown - Managing Director, Following In Their Footsteps

8:55am - 9:00am

Opening remarks form the Chair

Izzi Messina - Emerging Markets & Partnerships – APAC, Wood

9:00am - 9:10am

FEDERAL SHADOW MINISTERIAL ADDRESS

Susan McDonald, Shadow Minister for Resources; Shadow Minister for Northern Australia

9:10am - 9:40am

PANEL DISCUSSION | The outlook for transport fuel security in the Asia region

Clyde Russell - Asia Commodities and Energy Columnist, Thomson Reuters
Mukesh Sahdev - Founder and CEO, XAnalysts
Bill Townsend - Senior Vice President Corporate, INPEX

9:40am - 10:00am

NORTHERN TERRITORY CHIEF MINISTER ADDRESS

Hon Lia Finocchiaro MLA - Chief Minister of the Northern Territory, Northern Territory Government

10:00am - 10:30am

PANEL DISCUSSION | Workforce Development and long-term employment opportunities

Kit Sheffield - Co-Founder, Dunmarra Development
Hayley Richards - Chief Executive Officer, Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations, Northern Territory Government
Daniel McCormick - CEO, Industry Capability Network - Northern Territory
Joshua Leigh - Vice President, Halliburton Australasia

10:30am - 11:00am

Networking & Refreshment Break in the exhibition

Concurrent sessions starting after the refreshment break: SEAAOC Conference, Mining the Territory Conference, Clean Energy & Digital Infrastructure Conference

Showing 3 of 3 Streams

SEAAOC Conference

Mining the Territory Conference

Clean Energy & Digital Infrastructure Conference

11:00am - 11:05am

Opening remarks from the Chair

Izzi Messina - Emerging Markets & Partnerships – APAC, Wood

11:05am - 11:35am

Santos

Kevin Gallagher - Managing Director and CEO, Santos

11:35am - 12:00pm

INPEX

Tetsu Murayama - Managing Director, Country Chair Australia, INPEX

12:00pm - 12:25pm

The NT Energy Advantage

Samantha McCulloch - Chief Executive, Australian Energy Producers

12:25pm - 1:20pm

Networking & Lunch Break in the exhibition

1:20pm - 1:40pm

INTERNATIONAL KEYNOTE ADDRESS | FROM RESOURCE TO REPEATABILITY

Stephanie Reed - Partner, Formentera Partners (USA)

1:40pm - 2:00pm

Tamboran Resources

Todd Abbott - Chief Executive Officer, Tamboran Resources

2:00pm - 2:20pm

Beetaloo Energy Australia

Alex Underwood - Managing Director, Beetaloo Energy Australia

2:20pm - 2:35pm

Daly Waters Energy

David Close - Co-Head of Australian Operations, Daly Waters Energy

2:35pm - 3:00pm

Q&A

Stephanie Reed - Partner, Formentera Partners (USA)
Todd Abbott - Chief Executive Officer, Tamboran Resources
Alex Underwood - Managing Director, Beetaloo Energy Australia
David Close - Co-Head of Australian Operations, Daly Waters Energy

3:00pm - 3:30pm

Networking & Afternoon tea in the exhibition

3:30pm - 4:10pm

THE BEETALOO BUILD-OUT
PANEL DISCUSSION | Establishing infield hubs to unlock the regional potential

Martin White - Senior Vice President, Business Development, Power, Halliburton
Ajay Nalonnil - Managing Director - Australia, NZ & PNG Geozone, Baker Hughes, Oilfield Services & Equipment (OFSE)
Nigel Doyle - Managing Director, Territory Sands Pty Ltd
Hayley Richards - Chief Executive Officer, Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations, Northern Territory Government

4:10pm - 4:25pm

Automation in Unconventional Developments

Rami Yassine - Eastern Hemisphere President, Halliburton

4:25pm - 5:05pm

PANEL DISCUSSION | Driving down well costs to unlock investment and turbo charge development

Alister Trier - Chief Executive, Department of Mining and Energy, Northern Territory Government
John Bell - EVP of Eastern Hemisphere Land Operation, Helmerich & Payne
Matt Kuper - Director of International Business Development, Liberty Energy
Kelvin Wuttke - Principal Engineer, InGauge Energy Pty Ltd
Faron Thibodeaux - Chief Operations Officer, Tamboran Resources

5:05pm - 5:10pm

Closing remarks from the Chair

11:00am - 11:10am

Opening remarks from the Chair

Rebecca Yee - Industry Development Lead, Industry Capability Network - Northern Territory

11:10am - 11:30am

NT Government Keynote Ministerial Address

Hon Gerard Maley MLA - Deputy Chief Minister, Minister for Mining and Energy, Northern Territory Government

11:30am - 11:50am

Supporting the NT mine site lifecycle

Scott Robertson - Senior Executive Director, Mining Development, Department of Mining & Energy

11:50am - 12:10pm

Update on mineral exploration in the NT

Dr Ian Scrimgeour - Senior Executive Director, Northern Territory Geological Survey

12:10pm - 12:30pm

Planning Gove’s next chapter

Shannon Price - General Manager, Rio Tinto
Klaus Helms - Chief Executive Officer, Gumatj Corporation

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Networking & Lunch Break in the exhibition

1:30pm - 1:50pm

Resourcing Australia's Prosperity - unlocking resource potential in the NT

Dr Andrew Heap - Chief of Minerals, Energy and Groundwater Division, Geoscience Australia

1:50pm - 2:10pm

Bringing Australia’s only ore to oxide Rare Earth project into construction

Darryl Cuzzubbo - Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Arafura Rare Earths

2:10pm - 2:30pm

Tanami Today and Tomorrow: Progress, Perspective, and People

Luke Cox - General Manager, Newmont Tanami

2:30pm - 2:50pm

Transforming McArthur River Mine

Michael Stone - General Manager, McArthur River Mining

2:50pm - 3:10pm

Resource to Revenue: How Strategic Partnerships Fast-Track Mine Development

Emma Edwards - Chief Development Officer, Mineral Mining Services

3:10pm - 3:50pm

Networking & Afternoon tea in the exhibition

3:50pm - 4:05pm

Tivan’s Molyhil tungsten molybdenum project

Ellin Lede - Chief Development Officer and Executive Director, Tivan

4:05pm - 4:20pm

DevEX Resources’ NT-based projects: The next steps

Marnie Finlayson - Managing Director, DevEx Resources

4:20pm - 4:50pm

PANEL DISCUSSION | Logistical Supply Chain Challenges for Mining Infrastructure in the NT

Daniel Cameron - Executive Director Precinct, Freight and Logistics, Department of Logistics and Infrastructure
Peter Dummett - Chief Executive Officer, Darwin Port
Tony Edmondstone - Chief Executive Officer, Airport Development Group
Brad Weston - Commercial Manager, Aurizon

4:50pm - 5:00pm

Closing remarks from the Chair

11:00am - 11:10am

Opening remarks from the Chair

Sarah Hicks - NT Advisory Leader, KPMG

11:10am - 11:30am

NAIF’s role in Digital Infrastructure and Data Centre development

Louie Trajkoski - Senior Investment Director, Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility (NAIF)

11:30am - 11:50am

The NT’s potential for digital connectivity and data centre investment

The Hon Robyn Cahill OAM MLA - Minister for Trade, Business and Asian Relations; International Education, Migration and Population; Workforce Development; Advanced Manufacturing, Northern Territory Government

11:50am - 12:10pm

SunCable Project Update

Ryan Willemsen-Bell - Chief Executive Officer, SunCable

12:10pm - 12:30pm

MINISTERIAL ADDRESS

Honourable Joshua Burgoyne - Minister for Lands, Planning and Environment; Corporate and Digital Development, Northern Territory Government

12:30pm - 1:30pm

Networking & Lunch Break in the exhibition

1:30pm - 1:55pm

Connecting Digital Infrastructure to the Australian Grids

Deepak Sambhi - Partner, Engineering & Asset Management, KPMG Australia

1:55pm - 2:20pm

Transforming Northern Australia: Advancing connectivity and infrastructure for a digital future

Katie North - Land Access Management Principal Lead, Telstra Digital Infrastructure

2:20pm - 2:45pm

Total Energies’ plans for the Wak Wak Solar farm and BESS near Humpty Doo on the outskirts of Darwin

Kam Ho - Managing Director (APAC), Total Energies H2

2:45pm - 3:10pm

Data centres, AI, and the energy demand: Australia's national opportunity

Jun Tong - Director, Mandala Partners

3:10pm - 3:40pm

Networking & Afternoon tea in the exhibition

3:40pm - 4:05pm

Delivering the Territory: What It Really Takes to Build Critical Infrastructure

Ahmad Mazloum - General Manager, Project Delivery Management | Core Operations, Power and Water Corporation

4:05pm - 4:30pm

Tiwi Plantations: growing 5 million ACCU's in Australia’s largest First Nations-led carbon initiative

Gibson Farmer Illortaminni - Chair, Tiwi Plantations Corporation
Marion Duquesnoy - Associate Director, CEFC

4:30pm - 4:55pm

Indigenous-Led Renewable Energy Projects: Partnership Models & Case Studies

Michael Frangos - Chief Executive Officer, Indigenous Energy Australia

4:55pm - 5:00pm

Closing remarks from the Chair

5:10pm - 6:00pm

NETWORKING DRINKS IN THE EXHIBITION HALL
Sponsored by: Tamboran Resources

6:30pm - 9:00pm

NT RESOURCES WEEK GALA DINNER
Sponsored by: INPEX

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DAY ONE | 2 September 2026Wednesday, 2 September 2026