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Thursday, 5th October, 11am AEDT
Online
11.00AM – Cam Knight – Stand-up Comic
11.10AM – Sonia Scarselli – Accelerate the future of minerals exploration with BHP Xplor
11.50PM – Happy Hour – Q&A + Networking
As the world moves to decarbonise, BHP are searching for the next generation of exploration start-ups to find the critical resources necessary to drive the energy transition.
BHP Xplor is dedicated to accelerating innovative, early-stage mineral explorers that are ready to think about the earth’s minerals systems differently to unlock copper, nickel and other critical mineral deposits.
This one-of-a-kind program combines funding, capability building and expert support to accelerate new geologic concepts.
Sonia Scarselli
Sonia is the Vice President of BHP’s newly formed BHP Xplor Program. Sonia started as a Geologist and holds a master’s degree in Geological Science from the University of Perugia (PER-OOH-GEE-AH) and a PhD in Geology from ETH Zurich [EE-TEE-A-CH | ZOO-RICK]. Sonia also has an MBA from the London Business School.
Prior to BHP Xplor, Sonia served in several commercial and operational leadership roles across BHP and a number of exploration and geology roles at ExxonMobil. She currently serves as an advisor to Deep Energy Capital, the American Cancer Society, CEOs Against Cancer, and the AAPG Advisory Council.
https://www.bhp.com/about/our-businesses/xplor
