Dr Stephen Grocott on abstract submission in 2024
Dr Stephen Grocott, CEO & Managing Director at Queensland Pacific Metals, and Chair of the advisory committee, has offered his own tips and insights on submitting an abstract to speak at the Critical Minerals Conference.
Why submit an abstract for the Critical Minerals Conference?
- Submitting an abstract to the committee gives you the opportunity to:
- Participate with the best in the industry
- Give back to the industry in which you work
- Present problems to peers and industry leaders, and seek help
- Develop your professional network
- Receive a discount on your conference registration
- Secure the support of your employer to attend
What could speaking at the Critical Minerals Conference do to boost your career?
Early career professionals:
- A good addition to your CV
- Personal and professional development
- Mix with leaders of the industry
- Your future employer may be watching or (later) reading
- Effective promotion for your employer
Established professionals:
- Stress test your understanding of your chosen subject
- Further strengthen your professional network
- Discuss your problems and gain insights from other industry professionals
- Effective promotion for your organisation
- Useful recruiting tool for your organisation
What is the Conference Organising Committee looking for in an abstract?
The Committee is looking for papers that showcase new technologies, process development, project development, operations, ESG or market insights.
We want to be taken on the journey – how you or your company got to be where you are – be it success or failure. How did you overcome your problems? We are also looking for abstracts that bridge gaps between the narrow boundaries around commodities, disciplines and value-chain positions.
Stephen is CEO and MD with Queensland Pacific Metals who are developing the Townsville Energy Chemicals Hub project. He most recently sat on Clean TeQ’s ExCo where he was Chief Technical Development Officer. Prior to that, Stephen worked with Rio Tinto where he was Chief Advisor - Processing, having global responsibility for Rio Tinto’s process development, operations technical support and investment advice. Before that, he worked with BHP where he was Global Technology Manager - Minerals Separation & Hydrometallurgy.