Before joining EY, John played a pivotal role in developing positions, processes, and reporting protocols for the State/Territory royalty obligations of the QCLNG Project. Since returning to professional services, he has established and leads EY's resource royalties advisory offering in Australia, providing strategic advice to many of Australia’s largest and most respected producers in coal, petroleum, and rare earth minerals.

John has also worked with national and international governments and local industry bodies as a technical expert, offering insights on royalty policy design and implementation. His exposure to multiple royalty regimes, coupled with his industry experience, provides him with unique perspectives on royalty policy and its administration.

concentrates on the role that intermediaries play in supporting large businesses. Suzie has a range of private practice experience, primarily in controversy and dispute resolution. Since joining the ATO, her focus has been in compliance and assurance programs, aimed at ensuring large businesses pay the right amount of tax in Australia. .

Prior to joining Amplitude Energy, he was employed by Santos as Manager Corporate Development with responsibility for managing multi-disciplinary teams tasked with mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and divestitures.

Prior roles within Santos included: Finance Manager WA and NT, where Eddy was a member of the leadership team that managed a large asset portfolio; corporate roles in strategy and planning; and operational, commercial and finance roles for Santos’ Cooper Basin assets.

roles across corporate and operational areas of Rio Tinto. 

Alfie is currently a non-executive director of ASX-listed Energy Resources of Australia Limited (ERA), and previously served as a non-executive director on the board of the NYSE and TSE-listed Turquoise Hill Resources (TRQ) (through which Rio Tinto held its interest in the Oyu Tolgoi mine in Mongolia). Alfie has also held director and chair roles on a number of incorporated and unincorporated joint venture boards. 

Alfie holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons), and a Bachelor of Business (Management) from Monash University. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

It has been an interesting career that has seen him working in scientific research at Murdoch University (in minerals chemistry), UNSW (on photonics), and Oxford University (in psychopharmacology), and as a metallurgist in industry -- all this before trading in the steel caps for a suit, and the test tubes for the tax act at EY.  He has never looked back on this decision and enjoys all things R&D Tax, though of course, dinner party conversations are a lot more subdued. 

With innovation increasingly driving the next generation of discoveries and developments, Ezra is very conscious of the need to have an applied and scientific-driven approach in relation to his work.  Ezra is a member of a number of industry organisations, has worked with government and appeared before Senate Committees in relation to Research and Development policy and support for Innovation in Australia.

When not tinkering with his collection of gadgets, Ezra has a range of interests to distract him including old British cars, Perth Fringe Festival, social justice issues, photography, theatre, travel, and all things BBQ (from cooking to eating!). 

Her past positions include Executive Vice President, Environment, Sustainability & Governance at Santos and senior positions with global resources companies South 32 and Peabody Energy.

Janette has served on the Climate Advisory Panel for the Minerals Council of Australia, and the Boards of the Queensland Resources Council, NSW Minerals Council and Low Emissions Technology Australia. She has a Bachelor of Laws degree from Queensland University of Technology, a Bachelor of Arts (Modern Asian Studies with a major in Japanese language) from Griffith University and is a former winner of Queensland’s Exceptional Woman in Resources award.

Janette is married to Scott and they have two sons and a daughter.

John was a top tier equity analyst with Deutsche Bank, a recent Board member of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) and was also a Senior Adviser to the Energy Minister under a Coalition Government.

With deep expertise in the Australasian resources, energy and utilities sectors, John is a seasoned Research Analyst, Banker, and Senior Adviser. He brings over two decades of experience in equity research, corporate advisory, and stakeholder engagement, underpinned by strong analytical acumen and a proven ability to interpret complex financial and strategic data. 

John has cultivated enduring relationships with C-suite executives and senior officials across both private and public sectors, enabling high-impact dialogue and trusted advisory outcomes. His work has consistently been recognised for top-tier performance in equity research, particularly in evaluating company strategies, financial metrics, and industry trends.

A thought leader in the energy transition space, John was a key contributor to the ANZ Hydrogen Handbook—an authoritative resource supporting the development of Australia’s emerging hydrogen industry.

Previously he was on the faculty at the University of Chicago and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

He received an AM and a PhD in economics from Harvard University.

Prior to graduate school he worked in private equity for several years, and he continues to advise in the corporate sector.

He is a fellow of the Econometric Society, the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia, and the Royal Society of New South Wales.

His most recent books are Money in the Twenty-First Century: Cheap, Mobile, Digital (University of California Press), and Australia’s Pandemic Exceptionalism: How we crushed the curve but lost the race (UNSW Press). 

She is also an Advisory Partner specialising in heavy infrastructure and capital projects planning for transport, mining and energy; and is particularly passionate about regional infrastructure development. This included dedicating 6 years to the board of Pilbara Ports, where she finished as Deputy Chair in 2024. 

Amy worked for ten years in the WA Treasury including as Director of economic and revenue forecasting, leading WAs involvement in the design of the national emissions trading scheme and as an advisor to the Treasurer. She was also an Executive Director at the former WA Department of State Development where she was responsible for a range of  state-wide and strategic economic development policies and initiatives. 

She lives in Western Australia with her partner and daughters. 

Before joining Australian Energy Producers, she spent 7 years at the Paris-based International Energy Agency, including as head of the CCUS Unit. 

Ms McCulloch has more than 20 years of policy, industry and technical expertise from previous roles within government, industry associations and the private sector in Australia and internationally. 

She holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Wollongong, as well as a Master of Public Policy from the Australian National University.

Jennifer has over 20 years of experience in management roles in both consulting and in-house environments. Prior to joining Lynas in August 2021, Jennifer was a Director at Cannings Strategic Communications (responsible for Lynas’ outsourced communications from 2018-2021) and previously held roles as Corporate Communications Manager at ASX-listed REA Group, Marketing & Communications Manager at Salvos Legal, and Senior Corporate Communications Manager at digital media joint venture AOL|7.

Jennifer has a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from the University of Sydney and a Master of Arts Communications Management from the University of Technology Sydney.

Prior to that, Professor Robson served as Australia’s Ambassador to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

He also served as Senior Economic Adviser and Chief Economist to the former Australian Prime Minister, the Hon Malcolm Turnbull, and has held a number of other positions, including Managing Director at FTI Consulting; Director at Deloitte Access Economics; Director of the Economic Policy Analysis Program at Griffith University; Lecturer in Economics at the Australian National University; and as a graduate economist at the Commonwealth Treasury in Canberra.

Professor Robson’s teaching and research has been in the fields of advanced microeconomics, game theory, public economics and public choice, law and economics, and macroeconomics.

Professor Robson holds a Bachelor of Arts (First Class Honours) from James Cook University and a Master of Arts and PhD in Economics from the University of California, Irvine, USA. His research has been published in several international journals, including Economic Theory, Public Choice, the Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance, and Economic Modelling. His law and economics book, Law and Markets, was published by Palgrave Macmillan in 2012.In addition to his role of Deputy Chair, Professor Robson is also working on the Creating a dynamic and resilient economy and Building a more skilled and adaptable workforce inquiries, and National Competition Policy analysis 2025 study.

Professor Robson leads the Productivity stream of work and co-leads the Industry and Trade stream of work at the PC.

Professor Robson has worked on:

Darren is recognised for his proactive leadership in landholder and community engagement. His dedication to regional support, creating youth employment opportunities, and fostering win-win solutions has led to lasting connections and partnerships.

He is passionate about the role that reliable energy plays in supporting Australia’s continued prosperity, including the essential role of natural gas to support the energy transformation.  

Jacques has managed several multijurisdictional cross-border projects for multinational groups, from both a compliance perspective (documentation reports) and a planning perspective (for example, business model optimisation, structuring, and the establishment of group transfer pricing policies, designing transfer pricing policies for major oil and gas capital projects and large mining companies). 

Jacques has been listed in Euromoney/Legal Media’s Guide to the World’s Leading Transfer Pricing Advisers in both South Africa and Australia, as well as in the Guide to the World’s Leading Controversy Lawyers. He has published various articles on international tax and transfer pricing, mining and oil and gas, and contributed to various IP publications.

Jacques has led a number of significant transfer pricing cases, audits, MAP cases, and negotiated favourable unilateral and bilateral advance pricing agreements in several jurisdictions. To ensure timely and efficient resolution of disputes for clients, Jacques develops and implements strategies of engagement with revenue authorities to help obtain favourable settlement outcomes in a collaborative manner.

Jacques’ experience includes:

• Global transfer pricing policy design, implementation and operationalisation of policies;
• Global Project leader for Oil Major on CbC, Masterfile and Local File preparation;
• Identification of Intangibles in E&R industry, transfer pricing policy design and tax authority disputes;
• Use of transfer pricing methodologies in managing State Royalty disputes;
• Advise on and design global LNG trading models, advising on pricing policies for trading spot and long-term contracts;
• M&A and business reorganisations, international structuring, the development of transfer pricing strategies, and obtaining rulings for clients in relation to complex technical areas, including Intangibles planning;
• Post-merger integration and alignment of global TP policies, supply chain and pricing;
• Pricing of commodities such as LNG, coal etc., establishment, pricing and defence of trading and marketing operations;
• Advising on shipping structures, pricing, and contractual terms and conditions;
• Resource rent taxes; and
• Attribution of profits to permanent establishments.