Our September guest speaker was Alan Lawrenson. Alan holds tertiary qualifications in chemistry and metallurgy (3 years at VW factory – South Africa).  Alan had thirty years selling & marketing scientific and medical products as well as significant exposure to biochemistry and nuclear technology.  His post-graduate qualifications are in advanced management studies from Macquarie University.  Alan had nine years as Head of a Peak Industry Body and thirty years of mining sector investment, including minority ownership of a Queensland oil field, during which he visited thirty plus mines. Alan spoke about his recent book; “Australia’s Looming Energy Crisis - Can We Keep The Lights On?”