Queensland Premier welcomes mining leaders from 70 countries

• Hua Guo, Congress Chair
• Marek Cala, WMC international organising committee, AGH University
• Larry Marshall, Chief Executive, CSIRO
• Annastacia Palaszczuk, Premier of Queensland.

Plenaries, 9.10 to 10.20

• Diversity, equity and inclusion announcement by Rohitesh Dhawan, President and Chief Executive Officer, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), media release available, media briefing at 11.30 in media lounge
• Mike Henry, CEO, BHP

Plenaries, 11 to 12.15

• Duncan Wanblad, Chief Executive, Anglo American
• Fiona Hick, CEO, Fortescue Metals Group
• Sanjeev Gandhi, Managing Director & CEO, Orica Followed by media roundtable organised by Orica

Plenaries, 1.30 to 3 pm

• Professor Deborah Terry AO, Vice-Chancellor and President, The University of Queensland, Critical minerals, collaboration and training: The role of universities in mining’s global future,
• Professor Li Xiaohong, President, Chinese Academy of Engineering (CAE), pre-record
• Tania Constable PSM, Chief Executive Officer, Minerals Council of Australia, followed by panel discussion.

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Plenaries with Sinead Kaufman, Rio Tinto; Martín Pérez de Solay, Allkem; Ailie MacAdam, Bechtel Mining and Metals, Tom Palmer, Newmont Corporation.

The World Mining Congress was first held in 1958 in Poland. It has been held every two to three years ever since. It is UN-affiliated and continues to have a secretariat in Poland.

The 26^th World Congress will be held for the first time in Australia, spanning the entire Brisbane Convention Centre from 26 to 29 June 2023. The Congress anticipates over 3000 participants from over 70 countries.

The Congress was brought to Australia with the support of the host, CSIRO, Australia’s National Science Agency. The Australian Government’s Department of Industry, Science and Resources is our Major Sponsor and Queensland is our Host State Sponsor. A large suite of leading global and national companies and research agencies are also major sponsors of the Congress.

Inclusion of Congress speakers in media releases does not imply endorsement by the WMC, its hosts, partners and sponsors.

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