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Keynote Conference Day One - November 20, 2025
09:15 - 09:20
WELCOME FROM THE ORGANISER
AUTOMATION, DIGITALIZATION, TRANSFORMATION & INVESTMENT
09:20 - 09:50
KEYNOTE PRESENTATION: BRITISH COLUMBIA’S MINING INDUSTRY - LEADING THE WAY
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Michael Goehring
President & CEO, Mining Association of British Columbia, Canada
09:50 - 10:40
OPENING PANEL DISCUSSION: SHAPING THE FUTURE OF MINING THROUGH INVESTMENTS, COLLABORATION, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS, DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION, AI, DECARBONISATION & ENERGY TRANSITION
Kalev Ruberg
CEO & Executive Technology Advisor, Karu Advisory, Canada (Session Chair)
Michael Goehring
President & CEO, Mining Association of British Columbia, Canada
Erin Campbell
Founding Partner & CEO, Moneta Securities, Canada
Taylor Cooper
CEO, MistyWest, , Canada
Peter Berdusco
President/CEO, Canada One Mining, Canada
10:40 - 11:20
MORNING REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
11:20 - 11:40
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: PREVENTING HIGH-STAKES MISTAKES WITH DATA ENRICHMENT
Jaimie Godden
Chief of Staff, Quartex, Australia
11:40 - 12:00
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: PREVENTINCLOUD ERP STRATEGIES FOR MINING - CHOOSING THE STRATEGY WITH SAP S/4HANA
Nick Cecil
Industry Principal for Mining, Syntax, United States
Mark Crouse
Industry Executive Advisor, SAP, United States
12:00 - 12:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: GETTING FOUND IN THE AI + LLM ERA: HOW MINING WINS THE NEXT-GEN INVESTOR
Mikie Basi
Managing Director, Rely Digital Inc, Canada
12:30 - 14:00
NETWORKING LUNCH & REFRESHMENTS BREAK
POLICY, FINANCE, MINING OPTIMISATION, AUTOMATION & MAINTENANCE
14:00 - 14:30
PREMIUM PRESENTATION: FROM PROTOTYPE TO PIT - LESSONS FROM DEPLOYING EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES IN THE FIELD
Taylor Cooper
CEO, MistyWest, , Canada
14:30 - 15:00
PRESENTATION: AI IS LIKE A DOG - TRAIN IT WELL OR IT WILL DIG WHERE IT SHOULDN'T
Kalev Ruberg
CEO & Executive Technology Advisor, Karu Advisory, Canada
15:00 - 15:30
PRESENTATION: FAST TRACKING CANADIAN MINING TECHNOLOGY VALUE CHAIN
Vina Nadjibulla
Vice President, Research and Strategy, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Canada
15:30 - 16:00
AFTERNOON BREAK
NET ZERO & MINING DECARBONISATION
16:00 - 16:30
PANEL DISCUSSION: DECARBONISING MINING IN THE GLOBAL ENERGY TRANSITION TOWARDS NET ZERO FUTURE – CHALLENGES, RISK, OPPORTUNITIES & PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATIONS
Paul Tim Whillans
Principal, Whillans Mine Studies, Canada (Session Chair)
George Rubin
Managing Director, Commercial Operations, TYCROP Manufacturing Ltd, Canada
Vina Nadjibulla
Vice President, Research and Strategy, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, Canada
MINERALS PROCESSING, REFINING & MINE WASTE
16:30 - 17:00
PRESENTATION: OPTIMISING PERFORMANCE IN MINERALS PROCESSING WITH AI SOLUTIONS
