Richard Roberts

1 month ago | ssir.org | Richard Roberts |Jasmine McNealy |Ayesha Anna Ninan |Andrew Hoffman

Should Heartland Cities Become Tech Hubs? Reviewed By Urbanist Nicholas Lalla offers a playbook for tech-led economic developmentin midsize cities, avowing that inclusive growth can offset the worseningwealth inequities that the tech sector has helped generate. Spring 2025 The Sweet Spot of Discomfort Reviewed By D. Christopher Kayes offers a compassionate, albeit slim, guide to resilience-building for leaders.

Dec 2, 2024 | theprospectornews.com | Richard Roberts |Dane Reinson

by Richard Roberts, Editorial Director, Beacon EventsThe last place Melissa Winks expected to get a hostile reaction to her confession she’s a miner was on a plane to Western Australia, a place with something of an affinity with the industry.

Nov 28, 2024 | miningweekly.com | Richard Roberts |Sheila Barradas |Martin Creamer |Mariaan Webb

By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon EventsIMARC 2024 drew the world’s major mining companies, a host of political and trade delegations, and most of the industry’s leading innovators to Sydney, Australia, for a memorable conference and exhibition. Mining Beacon editor Richard Roberts attended more than 40 sessions across three days to capture the diverse and powerful messaging from this year’s event.

Nov 26, 2024 | miningweekly.com | Richard Roberts |Sheila Barradas |Darren Parker |Marleny Arnoldi

By: Richard Roberts - Editorial Director, Beacon EventsAustralia a green metals and energy superpower? Not yet, industry leaders at IMARC 2024 said. The country was more a “latent force”, said McKinsey & Company partner Victor Finkel. But that needed to change quickly. “I think we have a very real opportunity and we also have a real imperative if we want a prosperous future,” Finkel said. “Complacency is the enemy here.

Nov 25, 2024 | theprospectornews.com | Richard Roberts

by Richard Roberts, Editorial Director, Beacon EventsIf mining is getting more complex the intricacies of financing strategically important mineral projects are currently off the charts, IMARC 2024 heard. The next 12 months shape as a fascinating next phase on this front. “Managing market failure is incredibly tricky from a financing perspective,” might have been the understatement of this year’s event from Critical Minerals Association Australia director Olimpia Pilch.