Namali Mackay is the Managing Director of the newly formed Critical Minerals Association of
Australia. Namali has just returned from 15 years in the UK where most recently she led on the critical
minerals agenda for the Australian Trade and Investment Commission (Austrade) in London. With
Austrade, she worked with UK and Australian critical minerals stakeholders, on behalf of the
Australian Government. Namali is a former Australian diplomat and trade negotiator, covering the
trade, industry, resource and climate portfolios during her diplomatic posting at the Australian High
Commission in London. Following her posting, Namali was appointed Group Head of International
Relations at Prudential plc UK in London where she managed the Group's trade and international
agenda across the ASEAN region. Thereafter during Brexit, Namali was the Trade Advisor to Make
UK (the UK’s largest manufacturing industry body) where she worked with UK manufacturers on
supply chain and trade strategies for Brexit-readiness.