At the start of August we shared the first look at the program for the 2026 AEMEE Conference in Rubibi (Broome). Since then we've been finalising speakers and locking in sessions.
Here are four sessions where the shift from participation to leadership becomes practical, not theoretical. If your business is weighing capital, ownership, compensation or closure decisions in the sector, these are conversations to be in the room for.
From Compensation to Community Investment
Hosted by the National Native Title Council.
This conversation explores the long journey of First Nations people exercising their rights and seeking recognition, justice and compensation for impacts on Country, culture and community.
The panel examines what accountability looks like for governments, companies and project proponents, while looking to the future and how hard-fought compensation outcomes can be invested to build community wealth, strengthen economic independence and create lasting intergenerational impact.
It is a conversation about rights, accountability, self-determination and ensuring the outcomes secured today can create a stronger future for generations to come.
Beyond the Mine: Closure, Legacy & Post-Mine Futures
As mines across Australia move towards closure, the decisions being made today will shape the economic, environmental and community legacy left behind for generations.
This facilitated session explores mine closure through the lens of Traditional Owners, Indigenous businesses and regional communities, drawing on emerging research and work happening across the sector. The conversation looks beyond rehabilitation to the future of local economies, Indigenous business participation, land use, capability and the opportunities that can remain long after mining ends.
Critical Minerals: The Next Frontier
Sponsored by Tivan.
This facilitated session takes stock of Australia's rapidly evolving critical minerals sector and what it means for First Nations people, communities and businesses.
Building on the First Nations Critical Minerals Strategy, the conversation moves from strategy to action, exploring current and emerging projects, global demand and geopolitics, investment, processing and refining, and where Australia sits in the global critical minerals race.
It also examines how First Nations participation, ownership and decision-making can be embedded as projects move from exploration through development, production and downstream processing.
Setting the Standard: Benefit Sharing, Ownership & the Next Era
Facilitated by a global capital and finance expert, this interactive workshop brings Traditional Owners, Indigenous businesses, industry and capital together to help shape new standards for Indigenous ownership and economic leadership across Australia's resources sector.
Delegates will explore how capital is structured, raised and deployed, and what standards can create stronger pathways for Traditional Owners and Indigenous businesses as investors, partners and owners.
The ambition is to leave Broome with something tangible that can help shape future projects, investment, agreements and industry practice.
Come ready to participate. These are conversations you'll want to be in the room for.
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