DAY TWO | 3 September 2026Thursday, 3 September 2026

Showing 3 of 3 Streams

SEAAOC Conference

Mining the Territory Conference

Clean Energy & Digital Infrastructure Conference

8:15am - 8:45am

Registration & Morning Coffee

8:45am - 8:50am

OPENING | Day 2 NT Resources Week

Alexandra Bennet - Conference Director, Informa

8:50am - 8:55am

Welcome remarks from the Chair

Izzi Messina - Emerging Markets & Partnerships – APAC, Wood

8:55am - 9:15am

The high-stakes chess game of global LNG – A look at the increasingly volatile market

9:15am - 9:35am

Sessions to be advised

9:35am - 9:50am

Building Northern Australia’s Strategic Maritime Industrial Base: The Northern Marine Complex Opportunity

9:50am - 10:25am

PANEL DISCUSSION | Workforce Development and long-term employment opportunities

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

10:25am - 10:50am

PANEL DISCUSSION | Waste & water management in the Beetaloo

Sally Strohmayr - Director Petroleum Regulation, Environmental Regulation, Department of Lands, Planning and Environment, Northern Territory Government
Eileen Breen - President, Waste & Recycling Industry Association NT and Co-Founder of NTEX

10:50am - 11:20am

Networking & Refreshment Break in the exhibition

11:20am - 11:40am

Latest plans with the development of the Territory Energy Link

Evan Tyrrell - Executive Director – Enabling Infrastructure, Department of Logistics and Infrastructure NT

11:40am - 12:00pm

PANEL DISCUSSION | Unlocking the Beetaloo: The infrastructure race

Gregg Newton - Regional Operations Manager NT, Aurizon

12:00pm - 12:15pm

Converting our comparative advantage: the right infrastructure to deliver Australia’s energy independence

Adam Watson - Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, APA Group

12:15pm - 12:30pm

Supporting the Northern Territory's energy future

Craig de Laine - Chief Executive Officer, Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG)

12:30pm - 12:45pm

Jemena’s Northern Gas Pipeline - Connecting the Beetaloo Basin to the east coast

David Gillespie - Managing Director, Jemena

12:45pm - 1:00pm

Q&A

Adam Watson - Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director, APA Group
Craig de Laine - Chief Executive Officer, Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG)
David Gillespie - Managing Director, Jemena

1:00pm - 1:15pm

First Nations engagement and involvement in the Beetaloo

1:15pm - 2:10pm

Networking & Lunch Break in the exhibition

2:10pm - 2:40pm

PANEL DISCUSSION | Safely Growing Operations in NT as Beetaloo Expands

Paul McDougall - Senior Director Business and Industry Development, Department of Trade, Business and Asian Relations
Steve Williams - Executive Director, Safer Together

2:40pm - 3:10pm

PANEL DISCUSSION | Taroom Trough - Still early days but could it be the next frontier?

3:10pm - 3:25pm

Session to be advised

3:25pm - 4:30pm

Closing remarks from the Chair & End of Conference

4:30pm - 5:30pm

NT RESOURCES WEEK SUNSET HARBOUR CRUISE
Departing from Stokes Hill Wharf (Duration: 4:30pm – 7:30pm)

8:15am - 8:45am

Registration & Morning Coffee

8:45am - 8:50am

DAY TWO OPENING

8:50am - 8:55am

OPENING REMARKS | Opening remarks from the Chair

8:55am - 9:15am

More Than Minerals: Developing the Skills Pipeline for a Stronger Territory Economy

Dr Amber Jarrett - Principal Policy Advisor, Minerals Council of Australia

9:15am - 9:35am

Run through the Jungle: What you need to know about policy in 2026

Neil van Drunen - Director - Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia & Industry Policy, Association of Mining and Exploration Companies

9:35am - 9:55am

Maximising operational productivity at mine sites

9:55am - 10:10am

KGL - Developing the Jervois Copper Project

Sam Strohmayr - Chief Executive Officer, KGL Resources

10:10am - 10:25am

Agnico Eagle – shaping the future of Australian mining

Charles Carnie - Project Manager – Northern Territory, Agnico Eagle Australia

10:25am - 10:40am

The future of the Tennant Creek JV

Mark Hancock - Executive Director, CuFe Ltd

10:40am - 10:55am

Positioning Northern Australia to Deliver Magnet Rare Earths at Scale

Craig Wright - Managing Director, Barkly Rare Earths Ltd

10:55am - 11:30am

Networking and refreshment break

11:30am - 12:00pm

PANEL DISCUSSION | Strategies for workforce development in the Territory’s mining sector

12:00pm - 12:15pm

Mt Todd Gold Project Value Realisation Through Disciplined Execution

Brent Murdoch - Director & General Manager Australia, Vista Gold

12:15pm - 12:30pm

Advancing the Central Tanami Gold Project

Peter Kerr - Chief Executive Officer, MGX Resources

12:30pm - 12:45pm

Transforming Spring Hill into a +150,000oz per annum gold producer

Ashley Pattison - Executive Chair and Chief Executive Officer, PC Gold

12:45pm - 1:00pm

The outlook for Castile Resources’ Rover 1 Gold Project

Mark Hepburn - Managing Director, Castile Resources

1:00pm - 1:15pm

The Mount Bundy Gold Project – The NT’s newest operating mine

Mark Yumin Qiu - Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Primary Gold

1:15pm - 2:10pm

Lunch and networking break

2:10pm - 2:25pm

Building momentum for Prodigy Gold’s projects in the Tanami Region

Mark Edwards - Managing Director, Prodigy Gold NL

2:25pm - 2:40pm

Developing Critical Minerals Projects in the NT - Hill of Leaders Tungsten Project, Northern Territory

Stephen Biggins - Executive Chair, Stelar Metals Limited

2:40pm - 2:55pm

Restarting the Finniss Lithium Operation

Paul Brown - Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Core Lithium

2:55pm - 3:10pm

Exploring for the Territory's next Uranium Mine

Alex Cheeseman - Managing Director, Greenvale Energy

3:10pm - 3:25pm

Exploring Mineral Systems Across the Harts Range

Matthew Pustahya - Managing Director, Litchfield Minerals

3:25pm - 4:30pm

CLOSING | Closing remarks from the Chair & End of Mining the Territory Conference

4:30pm - 5:30pm

NT RESOURCES WEEK SUNSET HARBOUR CRUISE | Departing from Stokes Hill Wharf

8:15am - 9:00am

Registration & Morning Coffee

9:00am - 9:10am

Welcome remarks from the Chair

Gaurav Sareen - Managing Director,, Genexa Advisory

9:10am - 9:35am

MINISTERIAL ADDRESS

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

9:35am - 10:00am

Why the world is saying no to data centres, and the Territory can say yes

Jason Finlay - Partner, Vantage North Group

10:00am - 10:25am

Tamboran’s Beetaloo Journey: Appraisal, Production and Lower Emissions

Scott Crabtree - Vice President Sustainability, Tamboran Resources Limited

10:25am - 10:50am

Session to be advised

10:50am - 11:30am

Networking and refreshment break

11:30am - 11:55am

Carbon Capture, Utilisation & Storage (CCUS) – Opportunities in the Territory

Dr Matthias Raab - Chief Executive Officer, CO2CRC Limited

11:55am - 12:20pm

Vopak’s plans for the Middle Arm CO2 Terminal

Peter Fox - Darwin CO2 Import Terminal Lead, Vopak

12:20pm - 12:45pm

Innovation & technology driving the clean energy transition

12:45pm - 1:10pm

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

Jun Tong - Director, Mandala Partners

1:10pm - 2:10pm

Lunch and networking break

2:10pm - 2:35pm

Zenith Energy’s Remote Area Power Supplies for gas and mining projects in the NT

Michael Buzzard - Executive of IPP Growth, Zenith Energy

2:35pm - 2:55pm

Australia's Energy Infrastructure Advantage: Building Integrated Systems That Deliver

Simon Molyneux - Managing Director & CEO, Molyneux Advisors

2:55pm - 3:15pm

PANEL DISCUSSION | The Road Ahead – NT's role in Australia's clean energy future

3:15pm - 4:30pm

Closing remarks from the Chair & End of Conference

4:30pm - 5:30pm

NT RESOURCES WEEK SUNSET HARBOUR CRUISE | Departing from Stokes Hill Wharf