Agenda at a Glance

Friday
5 December

PNG CORE Charity Golf Challenge

8:00 AM – 4:30 PM

Northbridge Golf Club

Sunday
7 December

Exhibition Build by Harry the Hirer

7:00 AM – 7:00 PM

The Gallery – Level 2 ICC

Registration Open

1:00 PM – 6:00 PM

Parkside Foyer- Level 2 ICC

Sponsor Boat Cruise

5:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Journey Beyond Cruises

Monday
8 December

PNG Climate Investment Summit

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Pyrmont Theatre – Level 2 ICC

Registration

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Arrival Tea and Coffee

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM

Session 1: Climate Policy Trends and Regulatory Developments

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM

PNG’s climate strategies, National Adaptation Plan, REDD+

Hon. Simo Kilepa, MP, Minister for Environment, Conservation and Climate Change.

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Australian policy innovations and Pacific Partnership Approaches

Aust Govt Speaker (Minister or Vice Minister for Pacific)

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM

PNG’s progress on climate policy, CCDA-led research and resilience programs

Debra Sungi, Acting Managing Director, PNG CCDA

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

The international perspective, relevant updates and prevailing trends

Anna White, Partner Environment & Planning, Corrs Chambers Westgarth

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Panel Discussion

Morning Tea

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Session 2: Mobilising Capital for Climate Investment (PNG, Pacific, Global)

10:30 AM – 11:15 AM

The Decisive Moment: Confronting the Climate Challenge and Seizing Our Opportunity

Keynote Address by Professor Tim Flannery

11:15 AM – – 11:30 AM

PNG’s Green Refinancing Facility & Guarantee Facility

Mohinesh Prasad – Head, Green Finance Centre, Bank of PNG

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM

Mobilising Private Sector for Climate Finance

Tankut Erkan, Pacific Region Lead Senior Investment Officer for Manufacturing, Agribusiness, and Services (MAS), IFC

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

TCIFP’s perspective: Mobilising capital for resilient infrastructure

Pacific Climate Infrastructure Financing Partnership

Networking Lunch

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Session 3: Scaling Up Climate Investment—Preconditions & Success Stories

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM

Setting out the practical steps to sustainable investment for companies

Sophie Hollingsworth, Climate Change & Sustainability Services – Head of Circular Economy, KPMG

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM

Institutional reform and lessons from Green Finance Summit

Elizabeth Genia, Governor, Bank of PNG

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM

Accelerating Climate Finance and Green Growth in PNG: Lessons from the Climate FIRST Initiative and the Green Finance Center

Muhammad Ali Shaikh. GGGI PNG Country Representative

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM

PNG investing in Climate financing - PNGSDP funding solar farms

Lesieli Taviri, CEO, PNG Sustainable Development Program Company Limited 2

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM

PNG investing in climate solution – OK Tedi investing in renewables and circular economy

Ok Tedi Mining Limited

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM

Panel Discussion

Afternoon Tea

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Session 4: Equity and Justice—Stronger Together

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM

Stronger Together – Community Leaders and Partnership for Climate Justice: Lessons from the Managalas Carbon Pilot in Oro Province

Will Unsworth, EU Project Manager for Mangalas Carbon Project

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM

Fairness in Action: How Community-Led Nature-Based Solutions in PNG Deliver Climate Justice and Shared Benefits

Georgia Davis, MEL Lead, CRxN

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM

Driving Inclusive Climate Impact in PNG: How IFC’s Investment in Total Waste Management Champions Equity, Green Jobs & Local Solutions

Kori Chan, Managing Director, Total Waste Management & Daniel Street, Senior Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM

Panel Discussion on Case studies/use cases of climate investment in action

● Will Unsworth, EU Project Manager for Mangalas Carbon Project
● Georgia Davis, MEL Lead, CRxN
● Kori Chan, Managing Director, Total Waste Management
● Daniel Street, Senior Operations Officer, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
● Matthew Akon, Executive Director, Tenkile Conservation Alliance

PNG Regulators Forum –
Ease of Investing

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Parkside 1 and 2, Level 2 ICC

Session 1: Regulatory Agencies

8:00 AM – 8:15 AM

Introductory Remarks

Ivan Pomaleu, Chief Secretary

8:15 AM – 8:30 AM

PNG Ready for Investment

Clarence Hoot, Managing Director, Investment Promotion Authority (IPA)

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM

PNG Work Permits and Visas – PNG Ready for Investment

Wellington Navasivu, Acting Chief Migration Officer, Immigration & Citizenship Service Authority

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

PNG Customs, Import and Export

David Towe, Chief Commissioner, PNG Customs

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM

Internal Revenue Commission

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

Business Mergers and Acquisitions Rules in PNG

Roy Daggy, Commissioner and CEO, Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC)

9:30 AM – 10:00 AM

Panel Discussion

Q&A – Investor Queries to Regulators

Morning Tea

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Session 2: Sectoral Perspectives

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM

Minerals Ready for Investment

Mineral Resources Authority (MRA)

10:45 AM– 11:00 AM

Hydrocarbon Development

David Manau, Secretary, National Petroleum Authority (NPA)

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Energy Development

Ronald Meketa, Managing Director, National Energy Authority (NEA)

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Environmental and Permitting Frameworks

Mr. Jude Tukuliya, Managing Director, Conservation and Environment Protection Authority (CEPA)

11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion

Q&A – Investor Queries to Sector Regulators

Networking Lunch

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Session 3: Parallel Investor Workshop

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Workshop A: Energy & Resources Investments

Parkside 1, Level 2
Facilitator: Clarence Hoot

Workshop B: Manufacturing, SME & Infrastructure Investments

Parkside 2, Level 2
Facilitator: Koney Samuel

Afternoon Tea

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Session 4: Joint Plenary Workshop

3:00 PM – 3:20 PM

Summary

Recap of outcomes from Workshops A & B

3:20 PM – 3:40 PM

Panel Discussion

Open floor dialogue with investors and regulators

3:40 PM – 4:00 PM

Closing

Chief Secretary’s Closing Remarks & Reform Commitment

PNG Investment Week EXPO

4:00 – 6:00 PM

Cocktails

4:30 PM

Tuesday
9 December

PNG Investment Leaders Summit

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Pyrmont Theatre, Level 2 ICC | Overflow to Parkside 1

Registration

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Arrival Tea and Coffee

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM

Session 1: Opening Plenary

8:00 AM – 9:45 AM

Keynote Speech - Topic: “Stronger Together – Australia and PNG, Investing for the Future”

Hon. James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea

Keynote Speech - Topic: “Stronger Together – Australia and PNG, Investing for the Future”

Hon. Anthony Albanese, Prime Minister of Australia

Prime Ministers Photographs and PM Albanese departure

“Stronger Together – what does it mean for PNG at 50”

Hon. James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea with Tracey Spicer

Morning Tea

9:45 AM – 10:30 AM

Session 2: Stronger Together – PNG Energy Investing for the Future

10:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Panel Discussion - Stronger Together – Energy Investing for the Future

● Kevin Gallagher, Managing Director & CEO, Santos
● Dinesh Sivasamboo, Chairman & Managing Director, ExxonMobil PNG Ltd
● Gerea Aopi CBE, Chairman, Kumul Petroleum Holdings Ltd (KPHL)
● Augustine Mano, Managing Director, Mineral Resources Development Company (MRDC)

Networking Lunch

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Session 3: Stronger Together – PNG Minerals Investing for the Future

1:00 PM – 2:30 PM

Panel Discussion - Stronger Together – Minerals Investing for the Future

● John Lewins, Chief Executive Officer, K92 Mining Limited
● Jaco Boshoff, Chief Operating Officer, Harmony Gold
● Dr Ila Temu, Chairman, Kumul Minerals Holdings Limited
● Paul Mulder, Managing Director, Pacific Lime & Cement Limited (MRDC)

Afternoon Tea

2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

Session 4: Stronger Together, PNG & Australia and the NRL PNG Chiefs

3:30 PM – 4:30 PM

Panel Discussion - NRL PNG Chiefs - what it means for Aus PNG relationship

● Hon. James Marape, PNG Prime Minister
● Hon. Kinoka Hotune Feo, PNG Minister for Sports
● Andrew Abdo, Chief Executive Officer, National Rugby League
● Darren Lockyer, Australian NRL Legend
● Marcus Bai, PNG NRL Legend

Cocktails

4:30 PM

PNG Investment Week EXPO

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

PNG Investment Week Gala Dinner

6:00 PM – 10:00 PM

Wednesday
10 December

PNG Resources & Energy Project Summit

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Pyrmont Theatre, Level 2 ICC

Registration

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM

Arrival Tea and Coffee

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM

8:00 AM -8:30 AM

Keynote Address - The outlook and global dynamics for Papua New Guinea’s major extractive resource exports

Saad Rahim, Chief Economist, Trafigura

Session 1: PNG Minerals Sector Update

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

PNG Petroleum Industry Outlook

Minister for Mining, PNG

8:30 AM – 9:00 AM

Ok Tedi Operation Update

Kedi Ilimbit, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Ok Tedi Mining Limited

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

Kainantu to a Tier One Gold Copper Mine

John Lewins, Chief Executive Officer, K92 Mining Limited

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM

Porgera Update

James McTiernan, General Manager, New Porgera Limited

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM

Ramu Update

Ramu NiCo MCC

Morning Tea

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Session 2: PNG Energy Sector Update

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

PNG Petroleum Industry Outlook

Hon. Jimmy Maladina, Minister for Petroleum, PNG 11:00

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM

ExxonMobil PNG Development Outlook

Johanna Boothey, Senior Vice President, PNG Development & Commercial, ExxonMobil PNG Limited

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Santos PNG Operations & Expansion Update

Rhys Ward, Vice President, PNG Operations

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM

Kumul Petroleum Holdings Limited Operation Update

Luke Liria, Acting Managing Director, KPHL

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Mineral Resources Development Company Update

MRDC

Networking Lunch

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM

Session 3: New Projects Update

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM

Pasca A Gas Project Update

Twinza Oil Ltd

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM

Lime & Cement Project Update

Paul Mulder, Managing Director, Pacific & Lime Cement Limited

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM

Papua LNG Project Development Update

TotalEnergies EP Limited

1:45 PM – 2:30 PM

Frieda River Project Update

Phil McCormack, Project Director, Frieda River Limited

Afternoon Tea

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Session 4: PNG Minerals Sector Update

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM

Kumul Minerals Operation Update

Sarimu Kanu, Managing Director, Kumul Minerals Limited

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM

Hidden Valley Mine Update

Steven Rooney, General Manager, Harmony Gold Ltd

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM

Simberi Mine Update

Andrew Strelein, Managing Director & CEO, St Barbara Limited

PNG Financial Resilience and Sovereign Wealth Forum:
From Stable Banks to Generational Assets PRINCIPAL SPONSOR – TISA BANK

1:00 PM – 4:30 PM

Parkside 1, Level 2, ICC

Session 1: Building a Stable and Inclusive Banking System for PNG’s Financial Resilience

1:00 PM – 1:05 PM

Moderator welcome and session framing

1:05 PM – 1:20 PM

Regulating for Resilience: How Prudential Policy Supports Inclusion and Stability

Elizabeth Genia, Governor of the Bank of PNG

1:20 PM – 1:35 PM

New Competition, New Customers: How TISA Is Deepening Inclusive Banking in PNG

Michael Koisen, Group CEO, TISA Bank

1:35 PM – 1:50 PM

Building a Digital-First Bank: CreditBank PNG’s Journey

Danny Robinson, CEO, Credit Corporation

1:50 PM – 2:05 PM

Keeping the System Moving: Stability, Payments and Regional Lessons from BSP

Mark T. Robinson, Group CEO, BSP

2:05 PM – 2:20 PM

Moderated panel discussion.

2:20 PM – 2:30 PM

Q&A & Chair wrap-up

Afternoon Tea

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Session 2: Transforming Resource Revenues into Generational Assets through PNG’s Sovereign Wealth Framework

3:00 PM – 3:05 PM

Moderator welcome and session framing

3:05 PM – 1:20 PM

Building PNG’s Sovereign Wealth Fund: Design, Governance and Implementation

Hon. Joseph Lelang, Minister for Rural & Economic Development

3:20 PM – 3:35 PM

Global Lessons for PNG: How Sovereign Wealth Funds Turn Resource Booms into Stability

Professor Martin Davies

3:35 PM – 3:50 PM

PNGSDP in Practice: Turning an Endowment into Lasting Development Outcomes

Peter Graham, Chairman PNG Sustainable Development Program Limited

3:50 PM – 4:05 PM

From Resource Royalties to Portfolios: The PRK Landowner Investment Story

Augustine Mano, Managing Director, MRDC

4:05 PM – 4:20 PM

Panel Discussion

Transforming Resource Revenues into Generational Assets through PNG’s Sovereign Wealth Framework

4:20 PM – 4:30 PM

Q&A and closing messages.

Cocktails

4:30 PM

PNG Investment Week EXPO

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Thursday
11 December

PNG Infrastructure Investment Summit

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Pyrmont Theatre, Level 2 ICC

Registration

7:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Arrival Tea and Coffee

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM

Session 1: International & Multilateral Infrastructure Investment

8:15 AM – 8:45 AM

How Multilateral and Bilateral development partnerships align with National Development Strategy

Sir Ano Pala, PNG Minister for National Planning

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

Australia-PNG bilateral infrastructure partnership

Dr Cate Rogers, Minister Counsellor Economics and Infrastructure, Australian High Commission, Papua New Guinea.

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM

World Bank strategic vision for PNG

Mr. Han Fraeters, Division Director for Papua New Guinea, World Bank Group

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

ADB Infrastructure Investment

Emma Veve, Director General, Pacific Department, Asian Development Bank, PNG

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM

EU Infrastructure Partnership

H.E Erika Hasznos, European Union Ambassador to Papua New Guinea

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM

AIFFP in action

Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific

Morning Tea

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Session 2: Stronger Together, Digital Inclusion, Regional Connectivity

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM

PNG ICT Industry & Connectivity

Hon. Peter Tsiamalili Jr., Acting Minister for ICT PNG

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Lowering ICT Costs & Expanding Access – Mobile Sector

Ronald Prasad, Chief Strategy Officer, Vodafone PNG

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Driving ICT Inclusion – Mobile Sector

Tarik Boudiaf, Chief Executive Officer, Digicel PNG

11:30 AM – 11.45 AM

Pacific Connect Cable – Digital Networks

Clare Kennedy, Head of Government Affairs & Public Policy, Australia, New Zealand & Pacific Islands, Google

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM

Undersea Cables and lowering ICT costs

Ebony Aitken, General Manager, Government & Regulatory Affairs, Vocus Group Limited

12:00 PM – 12:15 PM

Satellite Broadband for Rural PNG

Rebecca Slick Hunter, Director, Starlink Global Licensing & Market Activation, Starlink/SpaceX

Networking Lunch

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

Session 3: Defence Infrastructure Partnerships

1:15 PM – 1:45 PM

PNGDF Perspective on Bilateral Projects

Hon. Dr. Billy Joseph, Minister of Defence, PNG

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM

Australia–PNG Mutual Defence Infrastructure

Australian Government Representative

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM

Strategic Overview of US/PNG DCA Projects

US Government Representative

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM

Panel Discussion

Afternoon Tea

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Session 4: Connect PNG – National Connectivity & Infrastructure Transformation

3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

Vision for Connecting PNG

Minister for Works

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM

Investment Infrastructure in Action

PNG Ports Corporation Limited

3:45PM – 4:00 PM

Investment Infrastructure in Action

Ok Tedi Minig Limited

4:00 PM – 4:15 PM

Stakeholder perspective

Steamships Trading Company

4:15 PM – 4:30 PM

Panel Discussion

PNG EXPLORATION FORUM

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Parkside 1, Level 2 ICC

Arrival Tea and Coffee

7:30 AM – 8:00 AM

Session 1: Mineral Exploration Update

8:30 AM – 8:45 AM

Mineral Resources Authority Exploration Update

8:45 AM – 9:00 AM

K92 Mining Exploration Update

9:00 AM – 9:15 AM

Financing Sustainable Growth: Building World-Class Discoveries in Papua New Guinea through Global Capital and Local Partnership

Greg McCunn, CEO, Great Pacific Gold Corp

9:15 AM – 9:30 AM

Woodlark Exploration Update

GeoPacific Resources Limited

9:30 AM – 9:45 AM

Oro Nickel Exploration Update

Oro Nickel Limited

9:45 AM – 10:00 AM

Rio Tinto Holding PNG Limited

Morning Tea

10:00 AM – 10:30 AM

Session 2: Energy Exploration Update

10:30 AM – 10:45 AM

National Petroleum Authority Exploration Update

National Petroleum Authority

10:45 AM – 11:00 AM

The Torres Sub-Basin in the Gulf of Papua, is this Papua New Guinea’s next giant Petroleum System

Alaister Shakerley, Exploration Manager, Larus Energy

11:00 AM – 11:15 AM

Subsurface and Geoscience - Kumul Petroleum’s Upstream Gas Aggregation Exploration and Development in Papuan Basin

Alex Goiye, General Manager, KPHL

11:15 AM – 11:30 AM

Brent McInne, Chairman – Peak Oil (PNG) Pty Ltd

11:30 AM – 11:45 AM

ENEOS Xplora Inc. (TBC)

11:45 AM – 12:00 PM

TotalEnergies (TBC)

Networking Lunch

12:15 PM – 1:15 PM

Session 3: Future Horizons in PNG Minerals & Energy

1:00 PM – 1:15 PM

A Minerals Development Master Plan and Mining Corridor Perspective for the PNG Mining Sector

Dr. Wilfred Lus, World Bank

1:15 PM – 1:30 PM

The Petroleum Fiscal System – getting it right for Papua New Guinea

John Chambers, Managing Director, Larus Energy

1:30 PM – 1:45 PM

Building the human capital, research capability, and technological innovation needed to support the mining and energy industry development agenda

Professor Ora Renagi OL, Vice-Chancellor – Papua New Guinea University of Technology

1:45 PM – 2:00 PM

PNG’s Electricity Industry: Challenges, Opportunities, and Policy Directions

Nelson, CEO – Dirio Gas & Power Company Limited

2:00 PM – 2:15 PM

Innovation in sustainable power supply for the mining and O&G sectors

Alberto Balbo, CEO & Founder – Callendar Energy

2:15 PM – 2:30 PM

Koiti Mel, Munga River Limited

Arrival Tea and Coffee

2:30 PM – 3:00 PM

Session 4: Exploration Frontiers

3:00 PM – 3:15 PM

Pacific Lime & Cement Limited (TBC)

3:15 PM – 3:30 PM

South Pacific Metals Corporation (TBC)

3:30 PM – 3:45 PM

Niuminco Edie Creek Limited (TBC)

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM

Nickel 28 (TBC)

Cocktails

4:30 PM

PNG Investment Week EXPO

8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

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