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Mining Innovation Imperative - Asia-Pacific's Strategic Response
Format: Live Q&A with Social Media Integration
Content Pillar: Global Competitiveness & Strategic Positioning
Australia's mining sector faces unprecedented competition as China dominates critical mineral supply chains from extraction to processing. This plenary examines how Asia-Pacific nations must accelerate breakthrough innovation, deploy AI-driven automation, and scale enabling technologies to maintain competitive advantage. Leaders will explore strategic frameworks for technology deployment, policy settings that enable rapid innovation adoption, and collaborative models that position Australian mining at the forefront of global critical minerals markets through superior operational excellence and technological superiority.
Call to action: You will not just understand the competitive threat - commit to being part of the solution. This session demands you leave as an active participant in positioning Australian mining at the technological forefront.
Q&A Panel Moderator: Sean Cowan, Executive Editor, Business News
- Diane Smith-Gander AO, Chair, Perenti Limited; Chancellor, UWA
- Tania Constable PSM, CEO, Minerals Council of Australia
