Committee Members
15–17 September 2026 | Melbourne, Australia
Local Organising Committee
Dr Guy Boggs
CEO
CRC for Transformations in Mining Economies
Guy has extensive experience providing leadership in innovation and actively working at the interface of industry and research. Guy has led the delivery of large Australian Government funded programs driving knowledge development and industry practice change. An experienced research leader, Guy holds a PhD on post-mine landform design and has an extensive publication record authoring over 50 books, book chapters and journal articles on spatial science and natural resource management.
Guy is committed to enabling a new vision for mine closure and positive post-mine transitions through effective stakeholder engagement, research planning and innovative solutions.
Professor Andy Fourie
Professor of Civil & Mining Engineering and Program Director – Future Tails, The University of Western Australia
Andy is a professor in the Department of Civil, Environmental and Mining Engineering at The University of Western Australia in Perth.
He has a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of the Witwatersrand in South Africa, and a PhD from the Imperial College, University of London. He has worked at the University of Queensland and the University of the Witwatersrand. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Alberta, the Catholic University of Valparaiso in Chile and the University of Colorado in Boulder. His research is in the field of mitigating the impact of mining and municipal solid waste disposal. Outcomes from his research have been incorporated in changes to environmental legislation in South Africa. He contributed to a series of guidelines for managing mine tailings in Australia, as well as developing a document for the International Atomic Energy Association on barrier systems for retaining uranium mining waste.
Andy has been involved in many industry-focussed projects with current projects including An evaluation of tailings storage facilities monitoring technologies managed by AMIRA and funded by eight mining companies; Future Tails aimed at training, research and education to improve tailings management funded by BHP and Rio Tinto; and Evaluating potential static liquefaction of tailings to prevent failures, funded by six mining companies as well as the Australian Research Council. Andy is also currently a member of five international tailings review boards.
Rebecca Getty
Principal Global Closure
BHP
Rebecca is a closure professional in BHP’s Resource Centre of Excellence with more than 15 years’ experience in the mining industry. Rebecca has a background in environmental, social and governance due diligence and developing governance frameworks, and a strong motivation to help deliver sustainable closure outcomes and leave a positive legacy for the host communities and the environment that BHP temporarily operates in. This requires integration with all aspects of businesses (horizontal and vertical), collaboration, clear process and transparent decision making. Rebecca is passionate about thought leadership, connecting people and building networks that lead to innovation and improvement. Rebecca also loves being out in nature whether for work or fun. She has a master’s of environmental management, a graduate certificate in engineering practice and a BSc (Hons) in geology.
Professor Mark Tibbett
Professor of Soil Ecology
University of Reading, UK
Mark is a soil ecologist with over 30 years of experience in a range of fields related to plant–soil interactions, particularly focused on the reconstruction of terrestrial ecosystems after mining. His research portfolio includes soil carbon, metals in the soil–plant system, phosphorus cycling, bioremediation, metallophytes and mycorrhizal symbiosis. Mark is an editor-in-chief for the international journal ‘Soil Research’ and is on the editorial board of PeerJ and Frontiers in Fungal Biology and has published a book entitled ‘Mining in Ecologically Sensitive Landscapes’. Mark has led a number of large and international research projects funded by UK and Australian research councils, along with funding from charities and industry.
Dr Jen Brereton
Chief Executive Officer
Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority
Jen is the chief executive officer at the Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority (MLRA) based in the Latrobe Valley, Victoria. She has an environmental background and has worked on large projects across many industries (including water, construction, telecommunications, rail and road) with government, consultancies and the private sector prior to joining the MLRA. She is passionate about ensuring a collaborative, inclusive approach with the MLRA facilitating a positive outcome for the Victorian community in the rehabilitation of the three brown coal mines in the Valley.
Jon Crosbie
Director and Principal Consultant
Crosbie ESG Pty Ltd
Jon has almost two decades of experience working for mining companies across the whole mining lifecycle, covering exploration, project development/approvals, construction, operations and closure. He has held both functional and operational roles with Rio Tinto and MMG in differing cultural contexts, with experience in Africa, Europe, South America and Australia. His commodity exposure covers coal, iron ore, copper, gold, silver, zinc, lead, cobalt, molybdenum and uranium.
For the last 10 years, Jon has worked in mine closure focused roles and has extensive experience in the areas of environmental impact assessment, progressive rehabilitation planning, closure liability cost estimation, ecological restoration, stakeholder engagement and socio-economic transitioning, and integrating these areas with strategy, risk, audit and financial functions. In early 2024, Jon became a non-executive director and deputy board chair of the Mine Land Rehabilitation Authority in Victoria. He is also now an independent mine closure & ESG consultant.
Jon has served as an active member of many industry organisations, including the AusIMM, Co-operative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies (CRC TiME), Closure Planning Practitioners Association (CPPA), and the International Council of Mining and Metals (ICMM), where he is a past Chair of the ICMM Closure Working Group.
Jo Heyes
Head of Resource Stewardship
Quartex
Jo is a mining engineer and executive with nearly 30 years’ experience spanning operational, technical, project management and governance roles across the global resources sector. She is widely recognised for her leadership in mine closure, resource stewardship, and sustainable mining practices, bringing a rare combination of strategic insight, technical depth, and authentic industry leadership and advocacy.
Currently the head of resource stewardship at Quartex, Jo provides thought leadership across the company’s industries portfolio, supporting ESG innovation, reporting transparency, and the integration of sustainability into mining operations. Alongside this role, she provides strategic closure advisory services to international clients including Rio Tinto, International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM), MMG, and IGO.
Sarah McConnell
Principal – Global Closure
BHP
Sarah has over 15 years in the mining industry working for both mining companies and consultants, across a range of commodities. Sarah is an experienced environmental and rehabilitation professional, and knows how to develop strong working relationships with colleagues, regulators and local community members. Her experience includes integrating long-term closure planning with a focus on compliance, closure management plans, rehabilitation design, planning and monitoring, progressive closure activities, demonstration studies, onsite environmental management, stakeholder engagement and closure costing.
Josephine Ruddle
Mine Closure Event Manager
Australian Centre for Geomechanics