Episode 22 - Shelley Robertson, Chief Operations Officer, Fortescue and Justine Winston Smith and Su Yin Lim, Deloitte

About this episode

Shelley Robertson discusses the transformation of careers in mining and the challenges women face in the industry.

'A lot of the traditional careers that we've seen in the mining space for decades are transforming into something new and exciting.' In this latest episode, Shelley Robertson , COO of Fortescue, chats to Justine Winston Smith and Su Yin Lim about the challenges women face in mining and WA's path to decarbonisation. Shelley speaks about encouraging advancements around attracting more women into mining and ultimately into leadership roles, and how mentoring plays a critical role in that. She also speaks about the bold moves WA is making around decarbonisation, including Fortescue's own ambitious decarbonisation plans. Shelley picks which energy source she would be, and which language(s) she would learn. Learn more about Women Transforming Energy & Resources: https://deloi.tt/3AD9wEo Connect with the speakers: Shelley Robertson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shelley-robertson-0a8ab131/ Justine Winston Smith: https://www.deloitte.com/au/en/about/people/profiles.justine-winston-smith+a221bd38.html Su Yin Lim: https://www.linkedin.com/in/su-yin-lim/

People in this episode

Guests: Shelley Robertson, Justine Winston Smith, Su Yin Lim

Topics covered

• women in mining
• decarbonisation
• leadership roles
• mentoring
• energy transformation

Keywords

• mining
• decarbonisation
• women in leadership
• mentoring
• energy sources

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Fortescue, Deloitte

Places: WA

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