WEDNESDAY 2 JUNE
8.30 am – 5.00 pmAUSTRALIA ASIA INVESTMENT OUTLOOK 2021 
Hyatt Canberra
8.30 am - 9.00 am

9.00 am – 10.15 am
Registration

Session 1: The outlook for investment, jobs and growth

Welcome address: Tania Constable, Chief Executive Officer, Minerals Council of Australia
Keynote: Tom Palmer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Newmont Corporation
Keynote: Dr Bradley Jones, Head of Economic Analysis, Reserve Bank of Australia
Keynote: Professor Gary Banks, Melbourne University
10.15 am – 10.30 amMorning tea 
10.30 am – 12.00 noon
Session 2: Global metals outlook, the risks and opportunities for mining and policy
Chair: Amanda Lacaze, Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Lynas Rare Earths Limited
Presentation: Justin Smirk, Senior Economist, Westpac
Presentation: Mark Irwin, Chief Commercial Officer, Oz Minerals
Presentation: Nicholas Frappell, Global General Manager, ABC Refinery 
Presentation: Greg Bourne, Special Advisor on ESG, PwC
Presentation: Dr James Johnson, Chief Executive Officer, Geoscience Australia
12.00 noon – 1.30 pm
MINERALS WEEK 2021 OPPOSITION LEADER’S LUNCH
Chair: Mr Earl Melamed, Head of Global Coal Assets, Glencore
The Hon Anthony Albanese MP, Leader of the Opposition
Vote of thanks: David Moult, Chief Executive Officer, Yancoal Australia
1.30 pm – 3.00 pm
Session 3: Global energy outlook and implications for mining and policy
Chair: Mike Young, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Vimy Resources 
Panel: 
  • Mark Gresswell, Director, Commodity Insights
  • Lenka Kollar, Co-Founder, Helixos
  • Holly Krutka, Executive Director, University of Wyoming School of Energy Resources
  • Stedman Ellis, Chief Executive Officer, Future Battery Industries CRC 
  • Samantha McCulloch, Head of CCUS Unit, International Energy Agency
3.00 pm - 3.15 pmAfternoon tea
3.15 pm – 4.50 pm
Session 4: Environment, social and corporate governance investing in Australian mining
Chair: Alex Bates, Regional Senior Vice President, Newmont Australia 
Facilitator: Laura Jayes, Host, AM Agenda, Sky News
Keynote: Edgar Basto, President, Minerals Australia, BHP 
Keynote: Ian Silk, Chief Executive, AustralianSuper
Keynote: Robyn M. Denholm, Chair, Tesla Inc
4.50 pm – 5.00 pm
Closing remarks
Tania Constable, Chief Executive Officer, Minerals Council of Australia


7.00 pm – 11.00 pm 

AUSTRALIAN MINERALS INDUSTRY PARLIAMENTARY DINNER
Great Hall, Parliament House
Welcome Address: Tania Constable
Chair’s Address: The Hon Helen Coonan
Prime Minister’s Address: The Hon Scott Morrison MP
Vote of Thanks: Simon Trott, Chief Executive Iron Ore, Rio Tinto 

The Minerals Week 2021 program is available to download here.