Name
Strategic Insight: From Copilots to AI Agents: What Mining Leaders Need to Know
Date & Time
Wednesday, November 25, 2026, 1:30 PM - 1:40 PM
Jeroen van Dalen
Description

Understanding what differentiates AI agents from today's chatbots and copilots, including planning, tool use, reasoning and the ability to execute multi-step workflows  

  • Identifying where AI agents can deliver the greatest near-term value across maintenance, procurement, reporting and operational decision support  

  • Designing governance, human oversight and accountability into AI agents from the outset to enable safe and responsible adoption  

  • Building a practical roadmap from individual productivity tools to enterprise-wide AI-enabled workflows  

  • Looking beyond AI agents towards digital colleagues and the next generation of autonomous enterprise systems