2026 Speakers

Chris Aitchison is the Managing Director of SimFer and has led the Simandou project since 2022. An Australian national, Chris brings over two decades of mining industry experience, including seven years at Rio Tinto, where he worked as Project Director at Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia. He is responsible for ensuring safety, sustainability, and profitability in the Simandou project, driving economic growth, and promoting environmental stewardship. Chris Aitchison holds a degree from the Western Australia School of Mines.