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Senior Vice President - Global Technology & Expert Solutions Team, Worley, Australia
Global Mission Coordinator, Net-Zero Industries Mission
Dr Monaghan is Senior Vice President of the global Technology & Expert Solutions team for Worley’s Resources sector, leading a network of more than 300 specialists in critical minerals, battery materials and mining technologies. His work focuses on technology-based solutions that improve operational performance while advancing sustainability across resource industries. Dr Monaghan is currently seconded part-time as Global Mission Coordinator for Mission Innovation’s Net-Zero Industries Mission, working with governments and industry to accelerate decarbonisation technologies in hard-to-abate sectors including iron and steel, cement and lime, chemicals and aluminium. His presentation will introduce Mission Innovation and the objectives of the Net-Zero Industries Mission.
Chief Operating Officer, Almatis, Germany
Dr Alessio Scarsella, is a graduate of the University of Adelaide and holds a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering, PhD in Chemical Engineering and Master of Business Administration. He has been working in the mining, minerals, energy and chemical sectors for over 20 years. Dr Scarsella started his career in the power generation sector in Australia then progressed with Rio Tinto, Outotec and Metso, to hold global leadership positions resulting in the establishment of several operations around the world that have contributed significantly to the global production of Aluminum.
Dr Scarsella now holds the position of Chief Operating Officer for the world’s largest Specialty Alumina Producer, Almatis, and oversees the global operations, of 8 sites world wide.
Professor Nazmiye Ozkan
Head of Center for Energy Systems and Strategy, Cranfield University, UK
Prof Ozkan holds a Chair in Sustainable Energy Transitions and is Head of the Centre for Energy Systems and Strategy at Cranfield University. She leads the economics, policy and markets work package and serves as UK National Director in the HyPT Center. Building on her interdisciplinary training as an urban planner, her research focuses on energy systems modelling and the spatial dimensions of energy transitions and their policy implications. Using mixed methods, she develops socio-technical frameworks, models and analytical tools. She has led and contributed to several projects on the development of the hydrogen economy in the UK, including transport and domestic sectors. Prof. Ozkan holds a PhD in Regional Planning from University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign.
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
Professor Dally is Professor of Mechanical Engineering at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia. With more than 33 years in academia, his research focuses on energy conversion, sustainability and industrial decarbonisation. His expertise spans solar thermal energy, ocean power, combustion, hybrid systems and alternative fuels. Recently, his work has centred on technologies to decarbonise industrial processes, waste-to-value systems such as plastic recycling, energy systems and fuel pyrolysis. Professor Dally has published more than 380 peer-reviewed papers, with over 10,600 citations (h-index 53), and holds four patents. He is a Fellow of the The Combustion Institute and previously held leadership roles at the University of Adelaide and KAUST.
Technical Development Director, Roy Hill, Australia
Brian has over 30 years’ experience in the iron ore mining and steelmaking industries, and possesses a unique combination of technical expertise, commercial acumen and industry insight. During this time his involvement has included:
R&D, operation, commercialisation and marketing relating to ground-breaking new processing technology, including DRI / HBI and Direct Smelting (HIsmelt)
Studying the feasibility of new iron ore mines and processing technology
Sales & technical marketing for iron ore, working with customers in China (including a 2-year placement in Beijing), Japan, Korea, Taiwan, South-East Asia and India
BF-BOF steelmaking operations
Brian works for Roy Hill, a 60 million tonnes per year producer of iron ore, which is majority owned by Hancock Prospecting (the largest privately owned company in Australia, and a Top 10 company by profits).
Brian represents Roy Hill’s involvement as a Core Partner in the HILT CRC, and Chairs the Steering Committee which recommends research projects to the Board for approval.
Head of New Technology (Pyrometallurgy), Mintek, South Africa
Buhle Xakalashe is Head of New Technology in the Pyrometallurgy Division at Mintek, South Africa. He holds a BEng in Chemical Engineering from the University of Pretoria and an MSc Eng in Materials Technology (silicon and ferroalloy production) from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. With over 20 years of R&D experience in pyrometallurgy, he has worked with institutions including SINTEF, RWTH Aachen University, KU Leuven and the National Technical University of Athens. His work spans silicon, ferroalloys, titanium-bearing ores and secondary resource recovery. Buhle has co-authored more than 40 peer-reviewed papers and actively contributes to international minerals industry conferences and professional committees.
University, Australia
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University, Australia
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