DAY ONE | 24 June 2026Wednesday, 24 June 2026

07:45 - 08:40

Registration & Morning Coffee

08:40 - 08:45

EVENT OPENING

08:45 - 08:50

Welcome to Country

08:50 - 08:55

Remarks from the Chair

08:55 - 09:00

Welcome to the Region

09:00 - 09:15

Opportunity that the Transition to Clean Energy Represents

09:15 - 09:45

The Next Pilbara Won’t Happen by Accident

09:45 - 10:20

Transport Fuel Security in an Insecure World

10:20 - 10:40

Rio Tinto

10:40 - 11:00

The Future of Pilbara Iron Ore in a Changing World

11:00 - 11:40

Networking & Refreshment Break

11:40 - 11:55

Regional Overview

11:55 - 12:15

City of Karratha

12:15 - 12:35

Positioning the Pilbara in Australia’s Energy Future

12:35 - 12:55

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

12:55 - 13:10

US Consul General Address

13:10 - 13:20

Ambassadors Address

13:20 - 14:10

Networking & Lunch Break

14:10 - 14:30

Pilbara Energy Transition Plan - Progress and Next Steps

14:30 - 15:00

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

15:00 - 15:15

Telstra Reinvents Mining: Supporting Mining's Digital Evolution

15:15 - 15:30

Delivering with Data: Unlocking Productivity in Energy Infrastructure

15:30 - 15:45

Powering Australia’s Future: The Nation-Building Opportunity

15:45 - 16:00

Q&A

16:00 - 16:30

Networking & Refreshment Break

16:30 - 16:50

Northern Australia’s Defence in an uncertain world

16:50 - 17:20

PANEL DISCUSSION - Economic Resilience and National Security: Sovereign Capability, Critical Minerals, Energy, Diversified Supply Chains and Infrastructure Security

17:20 - 17:30

Sustaining critical manufacturing - an Australian perspective

17:30 - 17:40

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

17:40 - 17:50

Q&A

17:50 - 17:55

CLOSING | End of Conference Day One

17:55 - 19:20

Networking Drinks