Speakers

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Each year, the Business Advantage Papua New Guinea Investment Conference presents an unrivalled line-up of influential speakers.

2026 Confirmed Speakers

KEYNOTE: Dr Ben Hamer, International expert on the Future of Work
KEYNOTE: Dr Brendan Rynne, Chief Economist, KPMG Australia
Elizabeth Genia, Governor, Bank of Papua New Guinea
Lachlan Baird, CEO, Nambawan Super
Vignesh Kumar, Co-Managing Partner, GD1 (Venture Capital)
Sarimu Kanu, Managing Director, Kumul Minerals Holdings Limited
Danny Robinson, Group CEO, CreditBank PNG
Mary Johns, Executive Officer, Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce & Industry (POMCCI)
Paul Bayly, CEO, PNG Power Ltd
Augustine S. Mano, CBE, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Mineral Resources Development Company Limited (MRDC)
Paul Komboi, GCL, OBE, CEO, PNG DataCo Limited
Chris Daniells, Managing Director, Steamships
Susil Nelson-Kongoi, President, Business Council of Papua New Guinea (BCPNG)
Craig Strong, Chief Investments Officer, BSP Life (Fiji)
Alain Milne, CEO, Air Niugini
Andrew Betteridge, Country Head, ANZ Papua New Guinea

The full speaker list and program will be released soon. Stay tuned.

Meet the speakers who participated in the 2025 Papua New Guinea Investment Conference.

Opening Address

The Hon. Richard Maru, BTech, MBA, OBE, MP

Minister for International Trade and Investment, Papua New Guinea Government

Keynote Speaker

Chris Richardson, Economist

Keynote speaker Day 1

Lisa Andrews, Futurist and Impact Investor

Keynote speaker Day 2

Speakers

Rio Fiocco

President, Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Zanie Theron

Partner-in-charge, South Pacific Practice, KPMG

Ronald Prasad

Chief Strategy Officer, Vodafone PNG

His Excellency John Ma’o Kali

Papua New Guinea's High Commissioner to Australia

Susil Nelson-Kongoi

Chief Executive Officer, PNG Institute of Banking and Business Management

Rajeev Sharma

Chief Executive Officer, Nasfund

Kamal Chetty

Chief Executive Officer, Investment Fiji

Paulus Ain

Commissioner and CEO, Independent Consumer and Competition Commission (ICCC)

Sarimu Kanu

Managing Director, Kumul Minerals Holdings Limited

Mohinesh Prasad

Head of Green Finance Centre for Papua New Guinea

Sohrab Rafiq

PNG Resident Representative, International Monetary Fund

Isikeli Taureka

CEO, Turra Limited

Chris Daniells

Managing Director, Steamships Trading Company

Sunil Pokharel

Chief Executive Officer, TISA Bank Limited

Daniel Faunt

Group General Manager – Corporate Banking, BSP Financial Group

Ivan Fong

Chief Executive Officer, Amalgamated Telecom Holdings

Ronald Meketa

Managing Director, National Energy Authority

Francine Hoo

Director, Head of Mid-Market Responsible AI enablement, KPMG

Soon Chan Hong

Country Operations Head of Papua New Guinea Resident Mission (PNRM), Asian Development Bank

John Tuaim

Chief Investment Officer and Deputy CEO, Mineral Resources Development Company (MRDC)

Rachel Colaso

General Manager, Business Growth and International, Business Chamber Queensland

Paul Bayly

CEO, PNG Power Limited

Maikash Ali

General Manager Corporate, BSP Financial Group (Fiji)

Maino Lucas

CEO, Kayop Group

Roppe Uyassi

CEO PNG, Twinza