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Brian Bero

Associate Professor

The Mabo Centre

Brian Bero LLM GAICD is Associate Professor at The Mabo Centre, and Principal of Jaramer Legal.

He is one of Australia’s most senior and respected First Nations commercial lawyers; having worked as Associate at both the Supreme Court of Victoria and Federal Court, solicitor for VGSO and Gilbert+Tobin, and legal counsel at Qantas, Telstra and Oracle.

As a Meriam man, he is passionate about First Nations economic empowerment. He was awarded Senior First Nations Lawyer of the Year (2024) and QUT’s Outstanding Alumni Award (2025).

Brian is a Director for Indigenous Business Australia, Advisor to ARENA, Advisor to DFAT First Nations Trade and Investment Unit, and committee member for the Commercial Law and Regulatory Studies at Monash University as well as the First Nations Clean Energy Network.

12 : 30 - Tue, 27 Oct

Tue, 27 Oct
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12:30 - 15:35 AEDT
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185 min

Advancing Critical Minerals & Strategic Projects

STREAM: Agnico Eagle Project Development & Delivery

12:30 - 12:35
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5 min

Welcoming Remarks

Daniel Rodriguez, Vice President, Asia Pacific (APAC), CRU

12:35 - 13:15
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40 min

Keynote Panel Discussion: Building Strategic Resource Capability

13:15 - 13:30
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15 min

A New Resources Boom in the Northern Territory

Kate Mornane, Manager, Grants, Investment & Promotion, Northern Territory Geological Survey

13:30 - 13:45
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15 min

Tasmania Delivering on Critical Minerals

Alastair Morton, Director of Mines, Mineral Resources Tasmania

13:45 - 14:15
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30 min

Interview: From Dream to Reality – the Funding Journey of Critical Mineral Projects

14:15 - 14:55
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40 min

Panel Discussion: Accelerating Critical Minerals Projects: The Power of R&D, Innovation and Collaboration

14:55 - 15:15
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20 min

Prioritising Governance and Security to Advance Critical Mineral Projects

Mark Robinson, Executive Director, EITI

15:15 - 15:35
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20 min

The First Nations Critical Minerals Strategy

Brian Bero, Associate Professor, The Mabo Centre

15 : 00 - Wed, 28 Oct

Wed, 28 Oct
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15:00 - 16:00 AEDT
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60 min

Talk It Forward Dialogue Program

STREAM: IMARC Exchange Roundtables

Provides a platform for up to ten representatives to bring their viewpoint and experience on a topic, to debate and engage in challenging conversations and discuss pivotal issues that will drive the mining industry forward, in an open roundtable setting on the showfloor. Conference attendees may listen to the dialogue to gain insights on how the mining sector is progressing and to realistically understand the challenges.

15:00 - 16:00
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60 min

Growing Equity Co-Ownership and Economic Participation for First Nations Businesses

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