PNG Work Permits and Visas – PNG Ready for Investment | Wellington Navasivu - Acting Chief Migrations Officer, Immigration & Citizenship Service Authority.
PNG Customs, Import and Export – PNG Ready for Investment | David Towe, Chief Commissioner, PNG Customs
Tax Registration, Compliance and Incentives – PNG Ready for Investment | Ketty Masu, Assistant Commissioner – Taxpayer Service and Policy, Internal Revenue Commission
Business Mergers and Acquisitions rules in PNG| Paulus Ain, Commissioner & Chief Executive Officer, Independent Consumer and Competition Commission
SUNDAY - Regulators Forum Session 2 -
PNG Ready for Investment: PNG Regulatory Agencies
Hydrocarbon Development – Ready for Investment | David Manau, Secretary, Department of Petroleum
Hon. James Marape, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
Fireside Chat - Prime Minister James Marape with Tracey Spicer
MONDAY - Day 2 Proceedings: Session 2
Building International Trade & Investment
PNG Government Initiatives to grow international trade and international investment | Hon. Richard Maru, Minister for International Trade & Investment, PNG
Australia’s support to strengthening PNG’s trade and international investment | Senator Hon. Tim Ayres, Assistant Minister for Trade, Australia
PNG LNG 10 years of Success in PNG | Dinesh Sivasamboo - Incoming Managing Director, ExxonMobil PNG Ltd
95 Years of PNG International Investment: Santos – A Legacy of Growth, A Future of Reinvestment | Brett Darley, Executive Vice President-Eastern Australia and Papua New Guinea, Santos
Reflection of 30 Years of International Investment in PNG | Mark Rodgers, Managing Director, Newmont Corporation PNG
MRDC - Past Present and Future | Augustine Mano, Managing Director, Mineral Resources Development Company
MONDAY - Day 2 Proceedings: Session 3
Improving Investor Confidence by Improving Security and Development
How PNG’s bilateral relationships can improve investor confidence in PNG | Hon. Justin Tkatchenko, Minister for Foreign Affairs, PNG
The Australian perspective on the DFAT and the Bilateral Security Support | John Feakes, Australian High Commissioner to Papua New Guinea, Australia High Commission.
The US perspective on development and security support | Ann Marie Yastishock, United States Ambassador to the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and the Republic of Vanuatu
Initiatives to enhance PNG Policing to boost investor confidence | Hon. Peter Tsiamalili, Minister for Internal Security, PNG
MONDAY - Day 2 Proceedings: Session 4
Building a Resilient PNG Banking Sector for a resilient PNG Economy
Importance of a resilient banking sector to enhance economies of PNG and the Pacific | Hon. Ian Ling-Stuckey, Minister for Treasury, PNG
Australia’s support for resilient banking sector in PNG and the Pacific | Andrew Cumpston Assistant Secretary, Pacific Economic Resilience and Trade Branch, DFAT
ANZ Bank perspective on PNG | Lachlan Halstead, Country Head ANZ
Rise of the PNG New Banks | Michael Koisen, OBE, ML, Group Chief Executive Officer, TISA
Panel Discussion - Session 4
TUESDAY - Day 3 Proceedings: Session 5a
PNG Energy Sector Update
PNG Petroleum Industry Outlook | Minister for Petroleum, Hon. Jimmy Maladina
Austrade’s Role in Attracting Foreign Direct Investment: Priorities in Net Zero and Economic Security | Michael Helleman, Head of Asia-Investment, Australian Trade and Investment Commission
Supporting infrastructure investments in PNG | Said Zaidansyah, Country Director, PNG Resident Mission, Asian Development Bank
Enhancing Investment and Trade | Chris Tinning, First Assistant Secretary, Foreign Investment Division (Treasury) and Executive Member, Australia’s Foreign Investment Review Board
Mining Corridor Infrastructure Development in PNG and Solomon Islands | Wilfred Lus - Senior Mining Specialist, World Bank.
The Torres Sub-Basin in PNG | John Chambers, Managing Director, Larus Energy
Commercialization Pathways for the Exotica North Gas Field: Unlocking the Value of Energy Resources in the New Ireland Basinl | Brent McInnes Chairman, Peak Oil.
Oilmin from Exploration Pioneers to PNG’s leader in Remote Field Services | James Leia - Commercial & Business Development Officer, OM Holdings Ltd.
Electricity in PNG: Downstream Opportunities | James Nelson - CEO, Dirio Gas & Power Company Ltd.
WEDNESDAY - Day 4 Proceedings: Session 11b
Meri Save Trades and the business case for safe, inclusive & respectful workplaces
Panel Discussion: Meri Save Trades and the business case for safe, inclusive & respectful workplaces
Preparing the next generation of PNGean geoscientists | Joseph O. Espi, PhD, MAusIMM Associate Professor, Earth Sciences Division, University of Papua New Guinea
Preparing the next generation of industrial technocrats | Ora Renagi, OL, Vice Chancellor, PNG University of Technology
WEDNESDAY - Day 4 Proceedings: Closing Plenary
Wrap Up: Summary of Conference Proceedings and Takeaways | Vice President Richard Kassman OBE
