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Keynote Conference Day Two - November 10, 2026
09:20 - 09:30
WELCOME FROM THE ORGANIZER
DATA, MINING STUDIES, ELECTRIFICATION & EXPLORATION
09:30 - 10:00
PRESENTATION: IMPROVING ACCURACY OF MINING STUDIES – AN UNDERGROUND OPERATOR’S PERSPECTIVE
Paul Tim Whillans
Principal, Whillans Mine Studies, Canada
10:00 - 10:30
PRESENTATION: SMALL MODULAR REACTORS (SMRS) - POWERING THE FUTURE OF MINING AND CRITICAL MINERALS DEVELOPMENT
10:30 - 11:00
MORNING REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
AI, PEOPLE, LEADERSHIP & RESOURCES
11:00 - 11:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: TBC
Marc Borbas
Chief Executive Officer, Elementa, Canada
11:30 - 12:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: SECURING AI IN MINING - MANAGING RISKS, VULNERABILITIES AND SAFE ADOPTION IN THE AGE OF INTELLIGENT OPERATIONS
Waleed Shahid
Co-Founder & CEO, Taint, United States
12:00 - 12:45
PANEL DISCUSSION: FROM REACTIVE TO PREDICTIVE - DIGITAL TOOLS FOR SAFER AND MORE EFFICIENT MINING OPERATIONS
Mitti, United States
12:45 - 14:00
NETWORKING LUNCH
14:20- 15:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: THE VALUE PROPOSITION FOR MODERNISATION, INNOVATION & OPERATIONS EXCELLENCE
REIMAGINING MINING, ESG, FIRST NATIONS & INGENIOUS COMMUNITIES
15:00 - 15:30
PRESENTATION: SUPPORTING THE SKILLS AND EMPLOYMENT PROSPECTS OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE MINING SECTOR
Kyle Pearce
Vice President, Community Integration, Inspire Resources Inc, Canada
15:30 - 16:00
CHAIR’S CLOSING REMARKS & AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS
16:00
END OF CONFERENCE