Jenny Selway has over 20 years’ experience as an engineer and non-executive director, with expertise in decarbonisation and the energy transition. She is currently the CEO of the Heavy Industry Low-carbon Transition Cooperative Research Centre (HILT CRC), a collaborative venture that brings industry, universities and government organisations together to identify, accelerate and de-risk decarbonisation pathways for heavy industry.
Prior to this, Jenny worked across the energy industry at the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), where she focused on increasing renewable penetration in the Victorian transmission network, and at ExxonMobil, specialising in international joint venture and asset management. She is also currently a non-executive director at Gippsland Water.
Originally graduating from the University of Adelaide with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) and Bachelor of Science, Jenny is also a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of Engineers Australia. She has completed an Executive MBA from Melbourne Business School and postgraduate studies into Climate Change Policy at the Australian National University.
Professor Jose Adilson de Castro holds a degree in Metallurgical Engineering from the
Federal University of Ouro Preto (1993), a master degree in Metallurgical Engineering
from the Fluminense Federal University (1996), and a Ph.D in Engineering with an
emphasis on process simulation from Tohoku University, Japan (2001).
Currently, a full professor at Federal Fluminense University, leading the Multiphase System Laboratory and coordinator of the Masters and Doctorate graduate programs in Metallurgical Engineering at Federal Fluminense University, Brazil. Reviewer of several important journals. He has experience in Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, with an
emphasis on green Steel, working mainly on the following topics: computer simulation
of Processes, blast furnaces, Sintering, and energy-environment-defossilization.
Young scientist from the State of Rio de Janeiro (2008), Scientist from the State of Rio de
Janeiro (2014, 2018) and Scientist from the State of Rio de Janeiro (2025). Coordinator
of thematic and network projects promoted by governmental agencies and companies
in the Steel sector.
He supervised 64 Masters dissertations and 31 doctoral theses. Author/coauthor of 225 journal and 325 conference papers, books, chapters, patents, and computer programs applied to innovation in the metallurgical sector.
Nigel is based in Melbourne and is Head of Steel Decarbonisation within BHP’s Marketing Sustainability team. He is responsible for coordinating the Steel Decarbonisation programme at BHP, which supports the development of technologies and pathways for low CO2 steel production from BHP’s products through partnerships with research and development institutes, steelmaking customers, and technology providers.
Prior to his current role, Nigel coordinated commercial strategy for iron ore marketing.
His career at BHP started nearly 20 years ago with BHP Research, as part of the iron ore technical marketing team, working in asset and product support and fundamental research. In between, Nigel explored opportunities outside of BHP, where he was an industry consultant in Australia and the United Kingdom, providing commercial advisory services across bulks and metal commodity markets.
Nigel holds a Ph.D. and Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Newcastle, Australia.
As Managing Director for Technologies, Simon leads a group of approximately 300 professionals globally that focus on the development and commercialisation of technologies in support of each of Hatch’s business sectors.
Simon has extensive experience in the engineering management of both green field project scope as well as modifications to existing plant equipment and assessment of alternative engineering options, focused within the furnace and smelting areas. In particular, his project work has included detailed thermal and mechanical design of furnace technology systems using 2D and 3D finite element analysis techniques in addition to experience in the recording, compilation and analysis of field measurements, preparation of cost estimates and drafting of specifications for proposed design concepts.
On-site experience includes long term support engineering, technical supervision and management during equipment construction, pre-operational testing and commissioning in several metallurgical plant areas including smelter, off-gas and acid plant facilities. This support has included the planning and execution of shut down projects in addition to construction supervision of furnace rebuild work and assistance with commissioning and training during plant start-up.