Keynote Conference & Exhibition Day Two - 8 March 2019
09:20 - 09:25
WELCOME FROM THE ORGANIZER
09:25 - 09:30
CHAIR'S OPENING REMARKS
SMART MINING PRACTICES
09:30 - 10:00
PRESENTATION: COLLABORATING INNOVATION WITH MINING TO DRIVE EXPLORATION PROJECTS AND AUTOMATE THE MINING PROCESS
Bridgette M Radebe
President, South African Mining Development | Executive Chairperson, Mmaku Mining, South Africa
10:00 - 10:30
PRESENTATION: SMART MINING – MAKING A STRATEGIC MOVE TO BUILD A SMART, CONNECTED MINE
Bonginkosi Ngqulunga
General Manager, Village Main Reef Gold Mining Company (1934) Limited, South Africa
10:30
MORNING REFRESHMENTS & BUSINESS CARD EXCHANGE
11:15 - 12:00
PANEL DISCUSSION: OPTIMIZING TECHNOLOGY WITH OPERATIONAL PRACTICES FOR GREATER EFFICIENCY & PRODUCTIVITY
Panelists
Bonginkosi Ngqulunga
General Manager, Village Main Reef Gold Mining Company (1934) Limited, South Africa
Pieter Du Toit Oosthuizen
Divisional Executive: Portfolio & Project Delivery Office, Edcon, South Africa
OPTIMISING IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT
12:00 - 12:30
PRESENTATION: INSIGHTS OF A SUCCESSFUL IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT IN MINING SECTOR
Pieter Du Toit Oosthuizen
Divisional Executive: Portfolio & Project Delivery Office, Edcon, South Africa
12:30
NETWORKING LUNCH
14:00 - 15:00
FOCUS ROUNDTABLES
This 40-minute interactive roundtable session is designed to connect and help mining companies, government officials and investors conquer the challenges, seize the opportunities and foster lasting relationships. Each roundtable will be moderated by an expert & the audience will pick the topic which is most interesting to them. After 30 minutes, roundtable leaders will compare and contrast their results on stage.
Roundtable 1: EXPLORING LEADERSHIP QUALITIES FOR SUCCESSFUL PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Roundtable 2: CRYPTOCURRENCY & ITS IMPACT ON THE CONSUMER MARKET IN AFRICA
Yaliwe Soko
Chairwoman, Blockchain Association of Africa, South Africa
CYBERSECURITY TRENDS
15:00 - 15:30
PRESENTATION: UNDERSTAND THE CURRENT CYBER RISK LANDSCAPE IN THE MINING & METALS INDUSTRY AND ADOPT NEW TECHNOLOGIES THAT WILL BRING ABOUT RESILIENT OPERATIONS
15:30 - 16:00
PRESENTATION: CHALLENGES FACED IN MINING WHEN IT COMES TO CYBERSECURITY – WHAT DO MINERS NEED TO BE FUTURE-PROOFING AGAINST?
16:00
AFTERNOON REFRESHMENTS & END OF CONFERENCE