Katie Hulmes

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Katie Hulmes

BHP Operations Pty Ltd , Adelaide , Australia

Head of Innovation Ecosystem

Katie stands as a catalyst for change, a systems thinker, driven by curiosity about the individuals behind ideas. As the founder of the Think & Act Differently brand within OZ Minerals, she now assumes the pivotal role of Head of the Innovation Ecosystem in its new incarnation, Think & Act Differently, powered by BHP. Her career spans over two decades in Engineering and Mining, featuring a spectrum of engineering and mining roles. In recognition of her contributions to the Minerals Sector, Katie was honoured with South Australia's Inaugural 40 Under 40 Young Entrepreneurs Award in 2018. She continues to blaze new trails for the industry and her contemporaries. She has shown that through partnerships and transparency you find opportunity.  Katie can proudly point to initiatives that have emerged under her leadership with value created in community groups, with traditional owners, conservation organisations, research bodies, technology companies and start-ups.