2024 AGENDA

DAY 1 - DECEMBER 3

Digitalisation, Innovation, and the 4th Industrial Revolution

Tuesday, December 3, 2024
9:10 AM - 9:50 AM

•    Navigating deployment challenges and unlocking opportunities
•    Designing technology roadmaps for sustainable growth
•    Evaluating the Balance: Benefits vs. Costs in strategic decisions
•    Forging strategic partnerships for competitive advantage
•    Third-Party Collaboration vs. In-House Innovation: Making the right choice

Rodrigo Cortes Lobos German Contreras-Valdivia Ingue Gallardo Lina Gillespie
9:50 AM - 10:20 AM

•    Understanding the technology ecosystem.  
•    Discussing challenges around procurement and how to tackle them. 
•    Exploring the needs, the decision process, and available solutions. 
•    Choosing the right partners – Criteria, presentation, IP, and decision process. 
 

Carlos Aros
10:20 AM - 10:50 AM
 
Pilar Parada Pablo Tapia Sotomayor
10:50 AM - 11:20 AM
 
 
11:20 AM - 11:40 AM

•    Understand how digitisation disrupts and shapes the future of the mining sector.  
•    Learn about the possibilities of IoT technologies and their implications.  
•    Explore how digitization can be achieved on complex mining and underground sites through the use of basic prerequisite – lights.  
•    Discover a wide range of hypothetical IoT solutions for the mine site of the future if the barrier to IIOT technologies could be removed: 
     o      Personnel locating to send help directly to those in need  
     o      Weather / Critical Alerts  
     o      Asset tracking to instantly locate equipment on-site  
     o      Machine condition monitoring  
     o      An array of sensors to monitor noise, pollution, air quality, and other conditions in real-time 

Gabriela Safrankova

The Present and the Future of Data Analytics and AI in Mining

Tuesday, December 3, 2024
11:40 AM - 12:10 PM

•    Discussion challenges of deploying the technology. 
•    Looking at safety, data sharing, and ethical concerns regarding AI and data. 
•    Debating where AI works and where it doesn’t. 
•    Exploring alternative solutions such as machine learning, optimisation, and simulation. 
•    Unravelling the best way to use data and how it can add value. 
•    Data interoperability: Production data vs Data points generated by OEMs – Best practices and how to move forward. 
 

Nicolas Tagle Lucero Juan Eduardo Gonzalez Lavin
12:10 PM - 12:40 PM

•    Discussing trends and glancing at the future. 
•    Debating real-life hurdles and how to solve them. 
•    Exploring application areas. 
 

Jorge Correa Orphanopoulos
12:40 PM - 1:50 PM
 
 
1:50 PM - 2:30 PM
 
Sofia Castillo Paulina Goic Fernanda Lara
2:30 PM - 3:00 PM

•    Understanding the project and its unique challenges 
•    Exploring the whole process from the transition to operational ramp up
•    Discovering the various technological platforms  - From data analysis to simulation technologies 
 

Cristobal Da Silva
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
 
 
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM

Each round table is given a different topic, and attendees select the round table they want to participate in. Round table leaders spend the first 10 minutes meeting the delegates and providing a case study/lessons learned log/industry update. This is followed by a 30-minute discussion moderated by the roundtable leader with the group, during which they can give feedback and ask questions. The final 10 minutes are dedicated to agreeing on 3 -5 industry recommendations. These recommendations will be made available to attendees in the post-event report.  
1.    Change Management and Digital Transformation – Discussing challenges and opportunities.  
       Eugenio Gomez, MineSense Technologies Ltd.
2.    Data, Data, Data: Developing data analytics capabilities to boost mining productivity.
       Carlos Lathrop Varela, Minnovex
3.    Digital Transformation for the medium and small mining industry. 
       
Rodrigo Cortes Lobos, Advanced Mining Technology Center

Eugenio Gomez Carlos Lathrop Varela Rodrigo Cortes Lobos
4:45 PM
 
 

DAY 2 - DECEMBER 4

The Journey to Decarbonisation & the Energy Transition in Mining through Technology and Innovation

Wednesday, December 4, 2024
9:20 AM - 9:50 AM
 
Jorge Crossley
9:50 AM - 10:40 AM

•    The growing need for desalination in mining
•    Discovering technological advances in desalination
•    Discussing challenges and cost considerations
•    Looking at case studies and future potential

Doug Aitken Benjamin Perez Gonzalo Montes-Atenas Cristina Pardo de Vera
10:40 AM - 11:20 AM
 
 

Automation & Robotics – Building the Mine of the Future

Wednesday, December 4, 2024
11:20 AM - 11:50 AM

•    Discuss how to improve interoperability between assets and increase technology integration.  
•    Harnessing the power of mine site operational data to improve mining operations. 
•    Discussing the fully automated mine – Where are we at, and looking at the future. 
•    Collision avoidance systems: Implementation challenges and discussing next steps. 
•    Assessing mine electrification strategy, deployment challenges, and implementation strategy 

Sofia Castillo Gonzalo Montes-Atenas Fabian Gutierrez
11:50 AM - 12:20 PM
 
Luis Henrique Peracio
12:20 PM - 12:50 PM
 
Vladimir Glasinovic
12:50 PM - 2:00 PM
 
 
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Each round table is given a different topic, and attendees select the round table they want to participate in. Round table leaders spend the first 15 minutes meeting the delegates and providing a case study/lessons learned log/industry update. This is followed by a 30-minute discussion moderated by the roundtable leader with the group, during which they can give feedback and ask questions. The final 10 –15 minutes are dedicated to agreeing on 3 -5 industry recommendations. These recommendations will be made available to attendees in the post-event report.  


1.    Carbon tracking and reporting  
2.    The importance of DEI, leadership, and sustainability for the industry  
3.    Deep dive into alternative fuel solutions 
 

Lina Gillespie
3:30 PM