AMPLA attendees were particularly interested by the
international perspectives from African, Chinese and Canadian
mining experts.
It was great catching up with so many familiar faces at this
year's AMPLA conference in Adelaide. As always, the conference
was a great success, featuring an excellent program of speakers
covering a wide spectrum of issues for energy and resources sector
participants. We run through some of our personal highlights from
the conference below.
The China / Australia / Africa triangle
AMPLA kicked off with some fascinating observations on the
so-called China/Australia/Africa triangle. Former Australian
Ambassador to China, Dr Geoff Raby, talked about the impact of the
Chinese leadership change and China's economic policy shift
from investment to consumption. It was interesting to note how
China is applying lessons it learned the hard way in Australia to
some of its more recent investments in Africa. The point was also
made that changes in
