Session Details
7:30-8:15 a.m.–Reinventing mining: The mining company of the future.
This fireside chat will touch on the key themes of Accenture’s programming throughout the day including reinventing capital projects, asset maintenance/management and operations.
Panelist: Rob McEwen, Chairman and Chief Owner, McEwen Mining
10:30-11:30 a.m.–Reinventing capital projects.
This session will highlight recent successes in project development, portfolio strategy, and digital and AI enablement. We will also address best practices in team structure, value engineering, project review and rescue, automation with IT/OT integration and operational readiness.
Panelist: Karla Mills, Executive Vice-President and Chief Project Development Officer, Teck Resources
Bill Shaver, COO, McEwen Inc.
Brian Mashford, SVP, Energy and Resources, Stantec
1-2 p.m.–Reinventing operations and production in mining.
This panel will introduce a multi-pillar operational excellence framework and outline key metrics, leveraging generative AI tools to extract, categorize and synthesize KPIs, trends and best practices from large-scale mining industry reports.
Panelists: David Rae, CEO, Dundee Precious Metals
Adam MacMillan, Director Processing, Research and Innovation, Vale Base Metals
Michelle Moore, GM Detour Lake Mine, Agnico Eagle
3-4 p.m.–Reinventing the mining workforce
This session will cover how predictive maintenance technologies have the potential to transform mining operations by maximizing equipment efficiency, reducing downtime and enhancing safety.
Panelists: Andre Leite, Vice President Ontario Operations, Agnico Eagle
Emily Olson, Chief Sustainability and Corporate Affairs Officer, Vale Base Metals
Diego Ortega, VP Corporate Affairs and Sustainability, Anglo American Peru