The future of exploration starts with government geoscience
The next generation of mineral discoveries will demand smarter data, better tools and new ways of seeing what lies beneath our feet.

Join keynote speaker and moderator Peter Reid, Founder & CEO, PTR Minerals, alongside senior executives from Australia's federal, state and Northern Territory government geoscience agencies for a panel discussion ‘How government investment in data, information, tools and AI drives discovery.’ This session will explore how public investment in precompetitive geoscience, data, digital tools and artificial intelligence can help sharpen exploration targeting, unlock new insights and support the search for Australia’s next mineral discoveries. Hear directly from the leaders shaping Australia’s government geoscience capability and discover why the future of exploration starts with government geoscience.

Speakers include:
Keynote presentation: Peter Reid, Chief Executive Officer, PTR Minerals
Allison Britt, Director, Mineral Resources Advice and Promotion, Geoscience Australia
Dr Karol Czarnota, Branch Head, Advanced Science, Geoscience Australia
Dr Louise Goldie Divko, Director, Geological Survey of Victoria, Resources Victoria
Dr Rebecca Sproule, Chief Geologist and Head of the Geological Survey of New South Wales, NSW Resources
Dr Jo Whelan, Acting Executive Director, Northern Territory Geological Survey
Dr Suzanne Hunt, Director, Geological Survey South Australia
Stephanie Doos, Mineral Investment Specialist, Geological Survey and Resource Strategy Division, Western Australia
Alastair Morton, Director of Mines, Mineral Resources Tasmania

Note: This is open to all attendees. If you have already registered for IMARC 2026, simply proceed to the venue to attend the sideline event.