2018 Presenters

Hon. Julie Bishop MP Foreign Minister Government of Australia
Hon. Bill Johnston Minister for Mines and Petoleum Government of Western Australia
Juan Biset Undersecretary for Mining Sustainability Argentina
HE Rebeca Illescas Jiménez Minister for Mining Republic of Ecuador
HE Ricardo Labo Vice Minister for Mining Republic of Peru
HE Eduardo Palacios Deputy Minister of Internal Trade and Industry Republic of Panama
Nestor Bernal Director of Mineral Resources, Viceministry of Mines and Energy Paraguay
Jose Leonardo Silva Andriotti Director of Geology and Mineral Resources CPRM – Serviço Geológico do Brasil
David Andres Gonzalez Promotion and Development Manager National Mining Agency of Colombia
Esau Garza Trade Commissioner to Australia, New Zealand and Oceania ProMexico
Chris Gale Managing Director Latin Resources Limited
Tony Rovira Managing Director Azure Minerals Limited
Jason Ward Country Manager SolGold PLC
David Mason Chief Executive Officer Dark Horse Resources
Christian Easterday Managing Director HotChili Limited
William Johnson Managing Director Strike Resources
Juan Pablo Vargas de la Vega Executive Director Dempsey Minerals Limited
Paul Stephen Executive Director Crusader Resources
Gavin Ashley Project Manager First Quantum Limited
Ken Nilsson Managing Director & CEO Troy Resources Limited
Peter Godwin Senior Manger, Mineral Rights Information S&P Global
Tim Harcourt Author The Airport Economist
Dean McPherson Head, Global Mining Toronto Stock Exchange
Ted Leschke Managing Director Equus Mining Limited
Richard Andrews Chairman Australian Latin American Business Council
Eddie Grieve Head of Listings and Issuer Services Australian Stock Exchange

Panel Sessions

 

Meet the Heads of Mission

Robert Fergusson Ambassador to Chile & non-resident Ambassador to Ecuador
David Engel Ambassador to Mexico & non-resident Ambassador to Costa Rica, Cuba, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama and Domenican Republic
Nick McCaffrey Ambassador to Peru and non-resident Ambassador to Bolivia
Sophie Davies Ambassador to Colombia and non-resident Ambassador to Venezuela

The New Argentina: Open for business

Diego Temperley Managing Director and President Natural Resources & Auscham
Ignacio Celorrio Partner and Board Member Alfaro Abogados & Chamber of Mining Companies
Chris Gale Managing Director Latin Resources
Juan Pablo Vargas de la Vega Executive Director Dempsey Minerals Ltd

Connecting Latin America: Are public and private partnerships the key?

HE Ricardo Labo Vice Minister for Mining Republic of Peru
William Johnson Managing Director Strike Resources
Wayne Richards Executive Project Director Minprovise
Sander Grieve Bennett Jones LLP

Australian Mining Research and Education

Associate Professor Glen Corder Acting Environment Centres Director Sustainable Minerals Institute | The University of Queensland
Professor Chris Aldrich Deputy Head WA School of Mines
Associate Professor Hakan Basarir Lecturer University of WA
Associate Professor Gamini Senanayake Murdoch University
Ms Brenda Micale General Manager of Training Services TAFE Metropolitan WA

Home or Away: Where can Australian find funding?

Tony Rovira Managing Director Azure Minerals
Tomas Eggers Exploration Manager Kura Mineral Resources
Paul Stephen Executive Director Crusader Resources
Graeme Testar Director Coporate Finances and Capital Markets PCF Capital Group

 

May 2025

Perth, Western Australia