The four guest speakers will participate in a panel discussion on "what needs to be done to keep Australia's mining industry competitive in the face of changes and growing pressures internationally"

GVK Hancock managing director and Queensland Resources Council board member Paul Mulder will be one of the speakers on the diverse panel.

Mulder will be joined by geologist Professor Ian Pilmer, Austmine chairman Alan Broome, and GE Global Mining CEO Geoff Knox.

The dinner will be held on the evening of Tuesday, August 20, at the Novotel Hotel, Sydney Olympic Park.

Attendees are being urged to book their tickets as soon as possible as seating numbers are strictly limited.

Bookings close Friday, August 16.

AIMEX is on at the Sydney Showground from August 20 to 23.