Future Northern Territory 2026
Description
Thursday July 16, 2026
11:30am - 3:00pm
Mindil Beach Casino Resort
$155 per person | $1,450 table of ten
Don't miss Future Northern Territory 2026!
The 2026 Northern Territory campaign spotlights defence, energy, regional development, infrastructure and health. Driving bold, long-term thinking to secure the Territory’s future. Hear from leaders as they unpack each sector’s economic impact and reveal immediate and long-term opportunities for growth.
Lineup
The Hon Lia Finocchiaro MLA
Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
Simon Kuestenmacher
Co-Founder & Director, The Demographics Group
Simone Saunders
Chief Executive Officer, City of Darwin
Peter Dummett
Chief Executive Officer, Darwin Port
Brett Darley
Chief Operating Officer, Australian and PNG Upstream Oil and Gas, Santos
Eric Dyer
Chief Financial Officer, Tamboran Resources
Mayor Athina Pascoe-Bell
City of Palmerston
Tony Edmondstone
Chief Executive Officer, Airport Development Group
Sean Fleming
Executive General Manager, Gas Transmission and Storage, APA Group
Adam Giles
Chief Executive Officer, Hancock Agriculture and S. Kidman & Co
Stephanie Berlin
Chief Executive Officer, Energy Club NT
Imants Kins
Co Chair, Australians for Northern Development & Economic Vision (ANDEV)
Susan Bowden
Acting Chief Executive, NT Health
Marion Scrymgour
Member for Lingiari, Special Envoy for Remote Communities
Agenda
Welcome
Kirsten Porteous, General Manager, NT News
Chief Minister Address
The Hon Lia Finocchiaro MLA, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory
Keynote
Simon Kuestenmacher, Director and Co-Founder, The Demographics Group
Panel Discussion: Energy
Sean Fleming, Executive General Manager, Gas Transmission and Storage, APA Group Peter Dummett, Chief Executive Officer, Darwin Port Eric Dyer, Chief Financial Officer, Tamboran Resources Stephanie Berlin, Chief Executive Officer, Energy Club NT Brett Darley, Chief Operating Officer, Australia and PNG Upstream Oil and Gas, Santos Moderator: Matt Cunningham, Northern Australian Correspondent, Sky News
Panel Discussion: Bush Summit
Adam Giles, Chief Executive Officer, Hancock Agriculture and S. Kidman & Co Tony Edmondstone, Chief Executive Officer, Darwin Airport Imants Kins, Co Chair, Australians for Northern Development & Economic Vision (ANDEV) Susan Bowden, Acting Chief Executive, NT Health Marion Scrymgour, Member for Lingiari, Special Envoy for Remote Communities Moderator: Matt Cunningham, Northern Australian Correspondent, Sky News
Panel Discussion: Future 2050
Simone Saunders, Chief Executive Officer, City of Darwin Simon Kuestenmacher, Director and Co-Founder, The Demographics Group Mayor Athina Pascoe-Bell, City of Palmerston Moderator: Melanie Plane, Editor, NT News
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