GUC 2023 Program

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Adelaide Convention Centre, City Rooms 1,2 & 3

DAY ONE – WEDNESDAY 15 NOVEMBER


0830 – 0930 Registration Open and Arrival Networking
SESSION 1: Official Opening and Keynote on Uranium and Nuclear Fuel Market
Session Chair: Duncan Craib

0930 – 0940 Welcome from the MCA Uranium Forum Chair – Duncan Craib

0940 – 0950 Welcome to Country – Cliffy Young, Kuma Kaaru

0950 – 1010 Official Conference Opening: Hon Tom Koutsantonis – Minster for Energy and Mining, Infrastructure and Transport

1010 – 1035 Keynote: Treva Klingbeil, Trade Tech: Uranium and Nuclear Fuel Market
1035 – 1105 MORNING TEA AND NETWORKING, DISPLAY TABLES
SESSION 2: Nuclear Industry and Small Modular Reactors
Session Chair: Mark Chalmers

1105 – 1120 Keynote: The Hon Peter Dutton MP, Leader of the Federal Opposition

1120 – 1140 Keynote: Helen Cook: Nuclear Energy as an Option for Australia – How Do We Get There

1140 – 1200 Keynote: Lenka Kollar, Heliox: 2023 Small Modular Rector update and Use Cases for Australia

1200 – 1215 Ben Heard, Frazer Nash: MCA Publication Launch

1215 – 1225 Q&A Session


1225 – 1315 LUNCH AND NETWORKING DISPLAY TABLES
SESSION 3: Uranium Development and Operations
Session Chair: Guy Keller

1315 – 1335 Keynote: Paul Heithersay, Department for Energy and Mining: Uranium in South Australia

1335 – 1355 Keynote: Brian Reilly, Cameco

1355 – 1415 Duncan Craib, Boss Energy: Honeymoon Uranium Mine re-start progress

1415 – 1435 Mark Chalmers, Energy Fuels: Building a critical minerals hub at a Uranium Mill

1435 – 1455 Georgina Furniss, BHP: Uranium Leaching Uplift at BHP Olympic Dam

1455 – 1510 Q&A Session


1510 – 1535 AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING, DISPLAY TABLES
SESSION 4: Uranium Exploration, Development and Technical
Session Chair: Gillian Swaby

1535 – 1550 Dr Andrea Marsland-Smith: Samphire Uranium Project, South Australia

1550 – 1605 Dr Alex Otto: The benign nature of the Tumas tailings: advantage of alkaline leach operations

1605 – 1620 Keith Baldry: Using sustainable development goals to transform radiation safety frameworks

1620 – 1635 Dr Olga Yahorava: Benefits of Moving Bed Ion Exchange for Uranium Hydrometallurgical Flowsheets

1635 – 1650 Odile Maufrais: New High-Grade Uranium Target Generation within Overlooked Margins of Athabasca Basin

1650 – 1705 Dr Greg Shirtliff: Recent Scoping Study shows R&D has paid dividends for Toro’s Wiluna Uranium Project

1705 – 1720 Q&A

1720 – 1730 Day 1 Closing Remarks: Duncan Craib

1730 – 1845 Welcome Reception & Networking

1900 for 1930 CONFERENCE DINNER


** program subject to change
Adelaide Convention Centre, City Rooms 1,2 & 3

DAY TWO – THURSDAY 16 NOVEMBER


0800 – 0830 Registration Open and Arrival Networking

SESSION 5: Day 2 Opening - Nuclear Power – Globally and Potential in Australia


Session Chair: TBC

0830 – 0835 Day 2 Opening Remarks, Session Chair: TBC

0835 – 0850 Opening Remarks: Shadow Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Mr Ted O’Brien MP

0850 – 0910 Keynote: Aidan Morrison, Trendlock: Renewables and nuclear power costs in Australia

0910 – 0930 John Borshoff, Deep Yellow Ltd – Nuclear Energy in the Global Energy Transition

0930 – 0950 William Shackel, Founder of Nuclear for Australia

0950 – 1005 Q&A Session


1005 – 1035 MORNING TEA AND NETWORKING, DISPLAY TABLES
SESSION 6: Investors and Investment
Session Chair: Brandon Munro

1035 – 1055 Keynote: Per Jander, WMC

1055 – 1140 Panel Session: Uranium Analysts – Brief presentation followed by panel discussion

1140 – 1225 Panel Session: Investors, Funds, Brokers – Brief presentation followed by panel discussion

1225 – 1235 Q&A Session


1235 – 1325 LUNCH AND NETWORKING DISPLAY TABLES
SESSION 7: ESG in Uranium Development and Exploration: Session Sponsor: Department for Energy and Mining
Session Chair: Department for Energy and Mining

1325 – 1345 Keynote: Stacey Golokin, NexGen Energy – Securing the Energy Transition

1345 – 1405 Keynote Presentation: TBC

1405 – 1430 Presentations by Companies on their ESG practices, aims and ambitions: Each company to present for 8 mins –
Companies include: Bannerman Energy, Alligator Energy, Boss Energy, Deep Yellow Ltd, BHP

1430 – 1445 Panel of above Company representatives facilitated by DEM session Chair: Value and benefits of ESG practices and
application in the nuclear industry

1445 – 1500 Sophie Allen - How perceptions of the mining industry and pathways into geosciences influence the talent pipeline
needed for the net zero transition

1500 – 1510 Q&A Session


1510 – 1535 AFTERNOON TEA AND NETWORKING, DISPLAY TABLES
SESSION 8: Uranium Exploration, Development and Technical
Session Chair: TBC??

1535 – 1550 ANSTO: Location of radioactive source in outback WA

1550 – 1605 Dr Martin Smith - Partnerships in Building Capability - ARC Training Centre for Radiation Innovation (RadInnovate)

1605 – 1620 Emlyn Graham: ASNO: Regulation to ensure the peaceful and secure use of Australian Uranium

1620 – 1635 Jim Hondros: The ICRP Review and Impacts for Uranium Mining

1635 – 1650 Greg Cochran: Could a mine of the future be achievable today?

1710 – 1720 Day 2 Closing remarks / Conference Close – Gillian Swaby and Greg Hall, Conference Co-Chairs

1720 – 1830 Closing Drinks & Networking


** program subject to change

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