RIU Fremantle Leadership Breakfast 2026

From Dirt to Dollars: Turning Discoveries into Shareholder Value

In an era of volatile markets, rising costs and heightened investor scrutiny, making a discovery is only the beginning. The real challenge and opportunity lies in converting geological success into sustainable, long-term shareholder value.

From Dirt to Dollars brings together senior leaders from across operations, capital markets and corporate strategy to explore what truly separates exploration stories that stall from those that successfully transition, scale and endure.

This Gold Industry Group Leadership Breakfast will unpack the critical decisions made after discovery — from capital allocation and development pathways to risk management, market timing and stakeholder confidence. Through candid discussion and real-world examples, our panel will examine how value is built, protected and ultimately realised in today’s gold sector.

The conversation will move beyond technical success to address the commercial realities facing explorers and emerging producers:

How do companies determine when to advance, partner, or divest?

What signals do investors look for beyond drill results?

How do management teams balance growth ambition with capital discipline?

And what lessons can be learned from recent success stories across the sector?

With perspectives spanning mine development, boardroom governance and equity markets, this session is designed for explorers, emerging producers, investors and advisors seeking deeper insight into the full lifecycle of value creation in gold.

Held alongside the RIU Explorers Conference, From Dirt to Dollars offers a timely opportunity to step back from the drill core and focus on the strategic, financial and leadership decisions that ultimately determine success.

Please note that attendance at the Gold Industry Group Leadership Breakfast does not include access to the RIU Explorers Conference. Passes for the RIU Explorers Conference can be purchased via

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Host or Publisher Gold Industry Group