THE POWER OF CONVERSATION

AUSTRALIAN MINING SAT DOWN WITH TWO OF AUSIMM’S 2025 INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DAY SERIES AMBASSADORS TO DISCUSS WHAT DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION MEANS TO THEM.

Change will only come when people talk about it.

That message is the motivation AusIMM's behind International Women's Day (IWD) Event Series, which works to shape conversations and drive positive change in the resources sector through inspiring speeches.

And the message is driven home further by 2025 IWD Series Ambassadors Brooke Adamson, Lisa Baptista, Odette Patterson, Rowena Albones, and Sharon Lo.

Australian Mining sat down with Adamson and Lo to discuss the IWD Series' role in championing diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) and the women's own contributions to this vital area.

Both Adamson and Lo, like the other Series Ambassadors, are seasoned professionals working in a traditionally male-dominated sector.

Adamson is an ore processing manager - final product at Newmont, while Lo is an area manager - New Zealand, New Caledonia and Fiji at Weir. Although they have vastly different jobs, championing DEI in their respective workplaces has seen them connect on common ground.

"DEI has always been a big passion of mine," Adamson told Australian Mining. "I feel very honoured to be in this position because I'm among some phenomenal women.

"I often speak with my team about how DEI isn't something we can further by just putting policies and systems in place; every single person at every level has to pitch in, be allies, and advocate for change." Lo echoed this statement. She credits the allies on her team as some of the driving forces behind her success.