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Keynotes, technical presentations and public conversations about engineering, science, technology commercialisation and sustainable industry.

Each entry captures the central idea, its practical context and the choices that turn discussion into useful action.

Alumina Quality Workshop
Keynote and panel host2024Alumina Quality Workshop

Zero-emissions alumina

Electrified calcination at the Alumina Quality Workshop

A keynote and panel program connecting electrified calcination with the product quality, integration and reliability expected inside operating refineries.

Quality is the proof
Integration decides viability
Longer runs build confidence
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TMS Light Metals conference
Invited talk2024TMS Light Metals

Making electrified heat deployable

Industrial electrification at TMS Light Metals

An invited talk on heat integration, operating interfaces and the production-grade evidence required to decarbonise high-temperature processing.

Design the operating interfaces
Efficiency sets the ceiling
Make pilots production-grade
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World Mining Congress presentation
Keynote2023World Mining Congress

Electric Pyrometallurgy

Electric pyrometallurgy at the World Mining Congress

A keynote on electrifying high-temperature processing without losing sight of heat integration, product quality or operating reliability.

Treat electrification as a system change
Make thermal efficiency commercial
Design the pilot for scale
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Waste to Energy Forum
Conference presentation2020Australian Waste to Energy Forum

Chemistry, reliability and biogas yield

Biogas production efficiency at the Waste to Energy Forum

A practical presentation on carbon-negative chemical products, feed variability and the operating discipline behind dependable waste-to-energy output.

Stabilise variable feed
Treat reliability as sustainability
Measure outcomes operators use
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California Water Environment Association conference
Invited talkCWEA Annual Conference

Durability as practical decarbonisation

Concrete asset resilience at the CWEA Conference

An invited presentation for water operators and asset managers on corrosion risk, lifecycle thinking and interventions that can scale across networks.

Address corrosion risk directly
Measure performance over time
Keep deployment simple
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HILT CRC conference stage
KeynoteHILT CRC Conference

From process innovation to industrial deployment

Decarbonising Australian mining at HILT CRC

A keynote on operability, systems thinking and the commercial discipline required to move mining decarbonisation beyond pilot scale.

Start with operability
Think beyond one technology
Engineer commercialisation
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Calix Limited podcast
PodcastCalix Podcast

What survives the move from pilot to plant

Industrial innovation on the Calix Podcast

A conversation about evidence, commissioning and the delivery systems that determine whether industrial technology can scale.

Use evidence that reflects reality
Commission the connected system
Build delivery around the technology
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Hawaii Water Environment Association conference
Invited talkHWEA Conference

Practical resilience for concrete assets

Lower-emissions water infrastructure at HWEA

An invited presentation on corrosion mitigation, asset life and low-risk improvements suited to existing water-network operating models.

Manage the chemical cause
Value the life of the asset
Use low-risk interventions
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WIOA Water Industry conference
Invited presentationsWIOA conferences

Magnesium chemistry and infrastructure life

Sustainable corrosion control for Australian water assets

Invited WIOA presentations on practical magnesium-based corrosion control, operator fit and the sustainability value of extending concrete asset life.

Use chemistry to protect the asset
Design around operator reality
Measure durability
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