Vanessa Torres is a globally respected resources executive with a distinguished career leading growth, transformation, and complex operations across major international companies including South32, BHP, and Vale. With full-spectrum enterprise leadership capability spanning strategy, operations, digital transformation, and technology, she has led capital-intensive, multi-commodity businesses across diverse jurisdictions. Vanessa is recognised for driving operational and cultural turnarounds, shaping strategic portfolios, overseeing major capital programs, and embedding digital and AI transformation at scale. Trusted by Boards, investors, and governments, she brings a strategic mindset, disciplined decision-making, and an inclusive leadership style that enables organisations to thrive through disruption and structural change.

With senior leadership experience across Australia, the Americas, Africa, and Asia, Vanessa offers a truly global perspective on the future of mining and industry. Fluent in English, Spanish, and Portuguese, she is deeply committed to advancing the sector responsibly and strengthening community impact. She currently serves as Chair of the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia and as a Director of CEDA and the Minerals Council of Australia. A recipient of the AFR Women in Leadership Award, Vanessa is recognised not only for enterprise excellence but also for her dedication to developing future leaders and fostering long-term social impact.

Dr Eunice Sari is an internationally recognised AI and digital technology product designer, educator, and diversity advocate with over 20 years of experience helping organisations across the USA, Europe, Australia, and Asia build products and services that truly work for everyone.

She is the Co-Founder and CEO of Customer Experience Insight (CX Insight), a Perth-based human-centred design research and consulting firm, and Co-Founder of UX Indonesia, the first insight-driven UX research company in Indonesia (est. 2002). She is also the co-founder of Marginpreneur, a platform that champions diverse entrepreneurs and innovators through its annual Diversity and Innovation Techfest, bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, and underrepresented founders.

In 2024, Eunice co-founded the Western Australian AI Hub (previously Perth AI Innovators), a community-led AI association dedicated to building sovereign AI capability in WA, connecting industry, government, academia, and startups to develop AI solutions that are safe, ethical, and inclusive.

Eunice holds a rare distinction as the first Asian female Google Expert Mentor in Product Design & Strategy and the first Asian female Google Certified Design Sprint Master. She is a Google Women Techmakers Ambassador, a Charles Darwin University Fellow, and an Adjunct Associate Professor. Her academic and industry work sits at the powerful intersection of AI, human-centred design, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

What sets Eunice apart is her ability to bridge cultures, industries, and disciplines. Having worked with organisations from mining-rich Western Australia to the tech ecosystems of Silicon Valley and Southeast Asia, she understands firsthand how diverse perspectives are not just a “nice to have”. They are essential for building AI systems that are accurate, fair, and commercially successful. Her work on bias detection, culturally responsive AI design, and inclusive digital transformation makes her a sought-after consultant for industries undergoing rapid technology change, including critical minerals and resources.

Lan Tran is a senior commercial leader with over three decades of experience in sales, marketing and strategic partnerships. Currently Chief Relationship Officer at EXTAG, she works across defence, mining and oil & gas, and is transitioning into fractional advisory roles.

She also serves on the advisory board of a digital asset venture, bringing commercial and strategic perspectives to emerging technology environments.

A former refugee, Lan sees change as an opportunity to adapt early and move ahead. Grounded in anthropology and humanist philosophy, she brings a behavioural lens to emerging technologies at the cusp of AI-driven transformation. She advocates for responsible adoption and strategic direction that strengthen human agency and ensure technological progress serves society.