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Meet the Panellists

Meet the Panellists

Meet our 2025 Thought Leadership Series panellists.

Kristie Batten

Series Moderator

Mining journalist

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Former speakers and panellists

Sarah Coleman

Chief Executive Officer

idoba

Tony O'Grady

Senior Research Officer

CSIRO

Christina Yeo

Group Head of People and Culture

Byrnecut Group

Marcel Stoelman

Director, Autonomous Haulage Program

Epiroc

Toby Whincup

Global Director – Critical Minerals & Partner

ERM

Emma Gagen

Director, Environment

ICMM

James May

Chief Financial Officer

Jervois Global

Jon Crosbie

Non-executive Director and Deputy Chair

Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority

Josh Soutar

General Manager - Environmental Monitoring Solutions

Xylem ANZ

Karina Bader

Senior Analyst

Acorn Capital

Katelyn Bonato

Panel chair

Sustainability Reporting & Assurance Partner

PwC Australia

Katie Charuga

Director of Integrated Operations

Fortescue

King Becerra

Director of Digital Product Strategy

Weir Minerals

Lachy Haynes

Panel Chair

Energy Transition Partner

PwC

Mary Hackett

Non Executive Director

Future Energy Exports CRC

Elizabeth Shaw

Panel Chair

Partner - Workforce

PwC Australia

Matthew Holcz

Managing Director, Pilbara Mines

Rio Tinto

Paul Williams

TLS XTRA Speaker

Managing Director of Mining

WSP Mining

Ron Douglas

Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer

VHM Limited

Steve van Barneveld

TLS XTRA Speaker

Executive General Manager, APAC

Sedgman

Prof. Tim Bentley

Director

MARS Centre