Keynote and Plenary Speakers
Hear from leading experts at the Australian Mine Waste Symposium.
Leaders from industry and academia share their experiences and insights into the challenges and opportunities of integrating valorisation of mine waste in the Australian mining industry.
See speakers below.
5. Leigh Staines – Theme 4 | The Future Landscape
As an Environmental and Chemical Engineer, Leigh has held a range of operational, commercial, project and strategy roles across the international resources sector, including ExxonMobil, Santos and Rio Tinto. She is a passionate advocate towards future-proofing Australian heavy industry and manufacturing and has held tenures as the Manager of the Port Bonython Refinery in South Australia and more recently as the Site General Manager of the Boyne Aluminium Smelters in Gladstone. Leigh sees the energy transition as a foundation for regional economic redevelopment and an increased approach to resource recovery of our critical minerals and metals.Having completed assignments across Australia, the USA, Canada, the UK, Singapore and PNG, Leigh applies a truly global perspective to her work. She particularly enjoys leading teams to execute strategic plans into the delivery of tangible business outcomes. After representing Australia in 2001 at the Youth Environmental Summit in Switzerland, she is excited to see, over 20 years on, that evolving society expectations combined with government regulatory changes may be the catalyst for achieving a ‘green’ economy at scale.
Leigh is currently Industry Professor of Commercialisation with the Sustainable Minerals Institute at UQ where she is supporting the team with identifying and developing research and technology through to application in industry.