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Timings reflect Canadian Eastern Time

25 April 2023

1:00 pm

Registration Opens

1:25 pm

Welcome from the Chair

Speaker

1:30 pm

Keynote: Championing innovation and creating an innovative culture

Transforming how the industry approaches innovation and prioritizes its implementation. Revealing the importance of innovation collaboration to drive a more efficient and sustainable industry.  

Chaired by Eduardo Marquez, PhD Candidate, University of Saskatchewan

Speaker

  • Carl Weatherell

    Carl Weatherell
    Executive Director & CEO - Canada Mining Innovation Council

1:50 pm

Reimagining how the mining industry approaches innovation & research

Utilizing the four pillars of innovation to advance water in mining outcomes, examples of novel solutions and research will be presented. Overcoming barriers to a more integrated and innovative approach to water stewardship will also be discussed.

Chaired by Eduardo Marquez, PhD Candidate, University of Saskatchewan

Speaker

2:10 pm

Embracing science and technology for radical transformation

Sharing the process of applying new science and ways of working to the mining sector to drive efficiency in the way mines manage water.  

Chaired by Eduardo Marquez, PhD Candidate, University of Saskatchewan

Speaker

2:30 pm

Leveraging Newmont’s Innovation Program to pursue water initiatives

An overview of the role of innovation in supporting Newmont’s water strategy.

Chaired by Eduardo Marquez, PhD Candidate, University of Saskatchewan

Speaker

2:50 pm

Question & answer session

3:00 pm

Networking and refreshments break

3:30 pm

Working groups – Innovation Acceleration

Join peers to unearth the biggest sticking points for innovation adoption and work together to establish steps that can help the industry to overcome these obstacles quicker. Collaborate with peers up and down the supply chain to discover potential solutions to innovation implementation.  

In your groups, spend the first 10 minutes mapping out the challenges to innovation adoption and deciding what elements take the most time or are the most inefficient. Decide on one obstacle to focus on and spend the next 30 minutes sharing ways you have overcome these in the past, what worked, what didn’t work and start creating a solution to reduce the amount of time it takes to get innovation from idea to BAU.  

  •  What are the main blockers to innovation and how can they be resolved? 
  • What can mine companies do to accelerate innovation adoption?  
  • What expectations are there from regulators and practitioners to minimize risk to water operations? 

 After 40 minutes, take 10 minutes to start bringing your strategy together.  

Chaired by Eduardo Marquez, PhD Candidate, University of Saskatchewan

Facilitated by:
Carl Weatherell, Executive Director & CEO, Canada Mining Innovation Council 
Helga Sonnenberg, Founder & CEO, EcoReg Solutions  
Lesley Warren, Director, Lassonde Institute of Mining 
Kristin Pouw, Global Environmental Director, Newmont 
Francis McAllister, Vice President of Land, Water & Liability Management, Freeport-McMoRan
Emma Gagen, Manager Closure & Water, ICMM 
Raphael Costa, Technology Director, Hydro Bauxite & Alumina

4:30 pm

PANEL DISCUSSION: Is the mining industry innovating enough?

  • How can regulators and association championing innovation in water management further? 
  • Where can the mining industry look to for inspiration and shared learnings? 
  • How can the industry mitigate risk of adopting new technologies for water treatment? 
  • What are the consequences of not innovating?  

Chaired by Eduardo Marquez, PhD Candidate, University of Saskatchewan

Speakers

5:20 pm

Closing remarks from the chair