DAY TWO | 25 June 2026Thursday, 25 June 2026

8:00am - 8:40am

Registration & Morning Coffee

8:40am - 8:50am

Day 2 Opening

8:50am - 8:55am

Opening remarks from the Chair

8:55am - 9:15am

Regional Health Provisions and delivering enhanced outcomes for the community

9:15am - 9:30am

Designing for People: The Next Frontier of Regional Workforce Strategy

9:30am - 10:00am

PANEL DISCUSSION – Pilbara's Critical Housing Crisis: How can we unlock land, boost social and affordable housing, and grow the construction workforce?

10:00am - 10:10am

Building the Pilbara’s Next Chapter: Operations, Energy and Future Skills

10:10am - 10:20am

WA’s Resource & Renewable Powerhouse: Growth and emerging developments

10:20am - 10:30am

Datacentre Development in the Pilbara: Market Drivers, Challenges, and Regional Opportunities

10:30am - 10:50am

Q&A

10:50am - 11:05am

MINISTERIAL ADDRESS

11:05am - 11:20am

Driving Growth and Regional Development Across the Pilbara

11:20am - 12:00pm

Networking & Refreshment Break

12:00pm - 12:10pm

Reliability and Decarbonisation: Why Coordination is WA’s Critical Advantage

12:10pm - 12:20pm

Unlocking economic diversification through energy infrastructure

12:20pm - 12:30pm

Session to be advised

12:30pm - 12:45pm

Q&A

12:45pm - 1:10pm

FIRESIDE CHAT – Made in the Pilbara: Local Businesses, Real Outcomes

1:10pm - 1:25pm

Post Hormuz: Mining, Energy and Power

1:25pm - 1:50pm

PANEL DISCUSSION - Securing the Future of Pilbara's Water Resources

1:50pm - 1:55pm

Closing remarks

1:55pm - 2:25pm

Networking Break & Lunch

2:25pm - 2:30pm

Close of Pilbara 2026