Timings reflect Canadian Eastern Time (UTC/GMT-4)
28 September 2020
Event opens
Head to the BHP coffee area, speed network, or visit the exhibition booths
Welcome from Water in Mining 2020
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.
Moving towards water stewardship
- SDG 6 – prioritization and measuring outcomes
- Water Stewardship Maturity Model
- Challenges and opportunities
Speakers
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Briana Gunn
Director, Environmental Affairs Sustainability & External Relations - Newmont Mining -
Claire Larner
Director, External Relations - Newmont Mining
Water management is tailings management
- Examining what level of water recovery is delivered by different equipment and solutions
- As water recovery increases, how do tailings management challenges change?
Speaker
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Todd Wisdom
Global Director of Tailings - FLSmidth
Panel discussion, live poll and questions: uniting the industry to tackle water risk
- How can we better de-risk operations and manage water risks?
- What are the current gaps preventing a more coordinated multi-sector approach to water stewardship?
- How does SDG 6 link to your other priority SDGs?
Speakers
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Blair Douglas
Global Practice Lead Water Management - BHP -
Lora Field
Team Leader - Ministry of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade -
Briana Gunn
Director, Environmental Affairs Sustainability & External Relations - Newmont Mining -
Sandy Fabritz-Whitney
Director of Water Strategy - Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc.
SPEED NETWORKING – meet and interact with your peers face-to-face
EXHIBITION ZONE – engage with new and existing partners and solutions
Grab a bite, network or meet the exhibitors
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
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
Global Practice Lead Water Management - BHP