DAY ONE | 24 June 2026Wednesday, 24 June 2026

7:45am - 8:40am

Registration & Morning Coffee

8:40am - 8:50am

EVENT OPENING

8:50am - 8:55am

Welcome to Country

8:55am - 9:00am

Remarks from the Chair

9:00am - 9:05am

Welcome to the Region

9:05am - 9:30am

Opportunity that the Transition to Clean Energy Represents

9:30am - 10:00am

The Next Pilbara Won’t Happen by Accident

10:00am - 10:20am

Transport Fuel Security in an Insecure World

10:20am - 10:40am

60 Years in the Pilbara: Building on Strong Foundations

10:40am - 11:00am

The Future of Pilbara Iron Ore in a Changing World

11:00am - 11:40am

Networking & Refreshment Break

11:40am - 11:55am

Translating Policy Intent to Place: Delivering Better Outcomes for Pilbara Communities

11:55am - 12:15pm

City of Karratha

12:15pm - 12:35pm

Positioning the Pilbara in Australia’s Energy Future

12:35pm - 12:55pm

Connecting the Pilbara: metro-grade digital infrastructure for the region’s next chapter

12:55pm - 1:10pm

US Consul General Address

1:10pm - 2:10pm

Networking & Lunch Break

2:10pm - 2:40pm

PANEL DISCUSSION - Securing Australia’s future: critical minerals, supply chains and infrastructure

2:40pm - 3:10pm

PANEL DISCUSSION – Exploring First Nations Perspectives and Opportunities in Foreign Investment, Major Projects, and Trade

3:10pm - 3:25pm

Telstra Reinvents Mining: Supporting Mining's Digital Evolution

3:25pm - 3:40pm

Delivering with Data: Unlocking Productivity in Energy Infrastructure

3:40pm - 3:55pm

Powering Australia’s Future: The Nation-Building Opportunity

3:55pm - 4:10pm

Q&A

4:10pm - 4:40pm

Networking & Refreshment Break

4:40pm - 5:00pm

Pilbara Energy Transition Plan - Progress and Next Steps

5:00pm - 5:20pm

National Defence—Ensuring Resilience in Modern Defence Operations

5:20pm - 5:30pm

Sustaining critical manufacturing - an Australian perspective

5:30pm - 5:40pm

Australia’s largest salt operation: Driving multi‑generational value in the Pilbara and beyond

5:40pm - 5:50pm

Q&A

5:50pm - 5:55pm

CLOSING | End of Conference Day One

5:55pm - 7:20pm

Networking Drinks