28 September 2020
Exhibition opens
Welcome from Water in Mining 2020
Introduction from conference chair
UNITING THE INDUSTRY TO TACKLE ENVIRONMENTAL CHALLENGES
Water management and recovery: doing more with less
- Minimizing water use and increasing efficiency
- Mitigating climate change impacts
- Dewatering of mines
Speaker
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Sandy Fabritz-Whitney
Director of Water Strategy - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
Progress of SDG6 in the mining industry in 2020
- How far have we come in ensuring sustainable management of water?
- What further collaboration is needed?
Speaker
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Briana Gunn
Director, Environmental Affairs Sustainability & External Relations - Newmont Goldcorp
Panel discussion, live poll and questions: uniting the industry to tackle water risk
- How can we better de-risk operations?
- Adopting new technology: what are the financial barriers?
- Dealing with water management failures
Speakers
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Blair Douglas
Head of Water - BHP -
Lora Field
Team Leader - Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade -
Briana Gunn
Director, Environmental Affairs Sustainability & External Relations - Newmont Goldcorp -
Sandy Fabritz-Whitney
Director of Water Strategy - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
Breakout session: meet the speakers
SPEED NETWORKING – meet and interact with your peers face-to-face
EXHIBITION ZONE – engage with new and existing partners and solutions
Take a break
Welcome back
DE-RISKING WATER IN MINING
A global water risk assessment of the mining sector
- Reviewing global data on water in mining risk
- Dealing with climate-related financial exposure
Speaker
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Alexis Morgan
Global Water Stewardship Lead - WWF
Working together to secure access to water through public and private partnerships between cities and mining companies
- Solving issues with water shortage
- Increasing wastewater reuse and generating employment for a local city
- The value of collaboration
Speakers
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Frederic Grivel
Global Director Mining & Metals - SUEZ -
Jose Luis Valverde
Water Management Superintendent - Freeport McMoRan
Mitigating mine water risks through strategic water stewardship
- Evolving perspectives on water-related risks from diverse stakeholders
- Strategies for risk mitigation
- Future trends in mining: climate variability, technological innovation and water security
Speaker
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Nadja Kunz
Canada Research Chair in Mine Water Management and Stewardship - University of British Columbia
Building risks and opportunities into mine plans
- Enhancing water in mining strategies
Speaker
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Blair Douglas
Head of Water - BHP