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