Recognised for its stellar speaker line-up, the Conference attracts some of the most dynamic companies in the Asia Pacific, as well as government and global institutional investors.
Previous keynotes and distinguished speakers have included:
- The Hon. James Marape MP, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
- The Hon. Peter O’Neill MP, Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea
- The Hon. Richard Maru OBE MP, Minister for Trade and International Investment
- Her Excellency Fiamē Naomi Mataʻafa, Prime Minister of Samoa
- The Hon. Zed Seselja, Australian Minister for International Development and the Pacific
- Leading economist, Saul Eslake
- Leading climate change expert, Professor Tim Flannery
- Renowned Futurist, Inventor and Educator, Mark Pesce
- ‘Airport Economist’ Tim Harcourt
- Futurist Chris Riddell
- High profile business journalists, Michael Pascoe and Alan Kohler
- Said Zaidansyah, PNG Country Director, Asian Development Bank
- David Thomas, China Expert and BRIC Specialist, Think Global
- Alfonso Garcia Mora, Vice President for Asia and Pacific, International Finance Corporation (IFC)
- Geoffrey Tan, Managing Director, Asia-Pacific, US International Development Finance Corporation
- Justin Smirk, Senior Economist, Westpac
- Managing Director of Kumul Petroleum, Wapu Sonk
- Powes Parkop, Governor, National Capital District (Port Moresby)
- Managing Director and CEO of ExxonMobil PNG, Tera Shandro
- Bank of Papua New Guinea Governor, Elizabeth Genia
- Bank of Papua New Guinea former Governor, Loi M Bakani
- Former CEO of Oil Search, Peter Botten
Recent conferences
2023 Papua New Guinea Investment Conference, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane
2022 Papua New Guinea Investment Conference, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre, Brisbane
2021 Papua New Guinea Investment Conference 2021 (live-streamed event)
Papua New Guinea Investment Conference 2019, Shangri-La Hotel Sydney. View program and speaker line-up (opens in PDF).
Papua New Guinea Investment Conference 2018, Sofitel Brisbane Central.
Papua New Guinea Investment Conference 2017, Shangri-La Hotel Sydney.
