1. Adapting for Better
Performance
Careers, Discovery and Personal Transitions
What will Mining and Resources in Australia look
like towards 2025?
What are the sector, company, and geoscientist – level strategies
to success?
How do businesses and individuals anticipate and plan for change?
What are the educational and research priorities to sustain a pipeline of
adaptable people, innovative governance, and data and technology
developments?
This course may assist
with CPD compliance
for AIG Registered
Members
Delegate Fees
(Including GST)
Student AIG $40
Grad AIG $50
Member AIG $60
Non AIG Member $70
(Maximum attendance: 90)
Monday 14th March 2016
CSIRO ARRC Auditorium,
26 Dick Perry Avenue,
KensingtoN
The Day…
Join us for a boutique event to hear and debate how geoscientists can proactively
manage likely professional transitions in cyclical downturns, while looking ahead to
consider how we work, and how innovation in the sector will shape our changing job
descriptions.
A forward looking, one day workshop, motivated by the need for new discoveries and
better ways of working will consist of three sessions, with time in-between for breakout
group discussions. We will reconvene together at the end of the day for a group
discussion, before retiring for sundowner drinks, lovingly provided by local brewers
Gage Roads and winemakers Wine by Brad.
Register online:
geosymposia.com.au
Keynote Speaker
Professor Lyn Beazley AO FTSE, West Australian of the year, 2015 & Former Chief Scientist
of WA
Looking Forward in WA
We are delighted to have Professor Lyn Beazley join us for the Keynote presentation. Lyn will present on
looking forward in Western Australia, focusing on areas of Data & Technology, Deposits of the Future,
Culture, Companies & Talent.

2. Activity / Speaker Topic
08.00 Registration, morning coffee
08.30 Introduction & housekeeping
Introduction: Dr Bill Shaw, President, Australian
Geoscience Council Inc
Introduction to Education Initiatives
08.40 Keynote: Professor Lyn Beazley AO FTSE, West
Australian of the year, 2015 & Former Chief
Scientist of WA
Looking forward in WA
09.20 Session One:
Technology
and
Innovation
Vince Algar CEO Australian
Vanadium Ltd
Vertical Integration – From resource to technology to energy
Dr James Cleverley, Product
Manager – Assay-While-Drilling
Lab at Rig & other drilling innovations – impact on skills and
policy09.40
10.00 Morning Tea
10.30 Group Task I
11.20 Session Two:
Current
success and
the Future of
exploration
Darren Cook, Northern Star Northern Star – how we think about the future of exploration
11.40 Steve Beresford, CET The Evolution of Exploration Science: where to next?
12.00 Lunch
13.00 Group Task II
13.50
Session
Three:
Culture,
companies &
talent
Kathy Bunce GM People,
Innovation and Information, Iluka
Resources.
Career Connectors – People, Innovation & Information
Alex Atkins Director AusIMM &
ESWA, Risk Manager Deloitte
Perth; Innovation Cheerleader
Personal pivots – transitions to stay relevant, have a career
and a life14.10
14.30 Afternoon Tea
14.50 Group Task III
15.40 Panel Discussion
16.10 Wrap up
16.30 Sundowner
Registra)on
includes
Morning
&
a3ernoon
tea,
lunch
and
sundowner,
with
local
cra3
beer
thanks
to
Gage
Roads
Brewing
Co,
and
wine
from
Margaret
River
Locals
Amato
Vino
The
conference,
whilst
open
to
all,
is
aimed
at
Students,
Graduates,
&
Junior
to
mid
level
geoscien)sts
&
Project
Geologists.
Those
out
of
work
or
underemployed
are
also
encouraged
to
aJend.
Sponsorship
opportuni)es
s)ll
available.
Contact
Andy
Turner
for
details
08
9364
7098
Organizing
CommiJee:
Suzy
Urbaniak
(AIG),
Sophie
Hancock
(RTX),
Ma=
Greentree
(SRK),
Andy
Turner
(SJS)