The WA Mining Conference and Exhibition is set to return to Perth this October.
After a successful event last year that attracted thousands of attendees, the WA Mining Conference and Exhibition is returning to Perth from October 11–12 2023.
Taking place at the Perth Convention and Exhibition Centre, the event will bring its comprehensive conference program and line-up of expert speakers who will share their perspectives on opportunities facing the industry.
It’s no secret that Western Australia is a mining leader in terms of technology and innovation, and the conference aims to showcase the technical and digital evolution transforming industry in the state. This year’s event builds on the success of 2022, with quality companies already lining up to attend.
The event features a ticketed conference for thought-leaders, industry and academia that will be running alongside the free-to-attend exhibition.
The conference’s themes cover critical minerals, technical innovation, decarbonisation and environmental, social and governance (ESG), industry outlook, and managing digital risk. As the conference program takes shape, sponsor Epiroc believes it’s an important event for industry, tech experts and site personnel.
“The world needs metals and minerals for the energy transition, and we need cities that can cope with a growing population in a sustainable way,” an Epiroc spokesperson said.
“To succeed, we need to speed up the shift towards a more sustainable mining and construction industry. We at Epiroc accelerate this transformation.”
Spread over two days, the agenda includes a number of exciting sessions:
- The future of Australian mining sector
- Mine site operation on 100 per cent renewable energy
- Navigating complex transformation with people, technology and processes
- Reducing hydrocarbon usage in mining maintenance through predictive analytics and cleanliness programs
- Optimising pit-to-port operations with AI-powered orebody learning technology
- It’s not mine closure: Is it time for us to rethink the model?
- Enhancing cybersecurity in mining operations
- Advancing mine site electrification
- The event will also include several panel discussions:
- Accelerating decarbonisation in the mining industry
- Critical minerals: Powering the energy transition
- Technologies and innovation shaping the future of mining
- Boosting collaborative innovation
- Managing third-party cyber risk
- Harnessing green energy: Lithium versus hydrogen
Presenters and panellists at this year’s conference include WA Energy Minister Bill Johnstone; Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western chief executive officer (CEO) Rebecca Tomkinson; Zenith Energy executive ESG and stakeholder engagement Dominic Da Cruz; Zenith Energy marketing coordinator Ruth Kennedy; idoba president and CEO Sarah Coleman; Rio Tinto principal hydrocarbon management, fixed plant and heavy mobile equipment Aira Carrero; Vulcan Energy Resources executive chairman Francis Wedin; Minerals Council of Australia executive director – WA David Parker; Chameleon Mettle Group CEO Peta Chirgwin; State of Play director Lisa Harwood; MinEx CRC CEO Andrew Bailey; Amira Global CEO Jacqui Coombes; PETRA Data Science head of sales Jordan Herrmann; Cooperative Research Centre for Transformations in Mining Economies CEO Guy Boggs; and St Barbara head of IT Sameera Bandara.
The expanded expo floor will allow exhibitors to put their solutions into the spotlight, sharing technical and digital progress that is transforming the way industry operates.
More than 120 suppliers will be on display, including Acubis Technologies, business nbn, ifm efector, Knorr-Bremse Australia and Simoco Wireless Solutions.
The Decarbonisation Zone, a new feature at the WA Mining Conference and Exhibition, will be home to smart and sustainable solutions that meet the sector’s ESG obligations. The Decarbonisation Zone is supported by International Copper Association Australia.
This year’s exhibition is complemented by a free-to-attend seminar series, further encouraging knowledge-sharing within the industry. Seminar sessions, presented by Adobe, will run throughout the exhibition, with several leading tech companies encouraging robust discussions.
The WA Mining Conference and Exhibition is shaping up to be a must-attend event and sourcing platform for Australian industry, where technical and digital innovation meets operational and executional excellence.
Exhibition director Samantha Martin is looking forward to a successful 2023 event after last year’s WA Mining Conference and Exhibition reinforced the importance of technology and innovation for the industry.
“The feedback we had after WA Mining 2022 was that the knowledge-sharing and discussion made for an extremely valuable event,” she said.
“Exhibitors had incredible exposure to engineers, management and industry decision-makers, and the thought leadership within the conference helped to solidify industry’s contribution to a sustainable future.”
The WA Mining Conference and Exhibition provides an invaluable opportunity for the industry to come together, and this year’s event will also feature a networking function at the end of the first day where attendees can catch up with colleagues and peers over light refreshments.
There are three ways to attend WA Mining: a two-day paid conference ticket, gives full access to the conference, exhibition floor, networking events and seminar series; a one-day conference ticket also provides full access; and the free exhibition-only ticket allows access to everything but the conference.
The WA Mining Conference and Exhibition is where technical and digital innovation meets operational and executional excellence. From the quality of speakers at the conference through to free-to-attend exhibition, there is much to discover.
When the event returns to Perth from October 11–12, engineers, management, consultants, technology and business optimisation specialists should have it circled in their calendar.
This feature appeared in the September 2023 issue of Australian Mining.
