Pre-conference workshop

Keynote: Championing innovation and creating an innovative culture

Carl Weatherell, Executive Director & CEO, Canada Mining Innovation Council 

 

Reimagining how the mining industry approaches innovation & research

Helga Sonnenberg, Founder and CEO, EcoReg Solutions

 

Leveraging Newmont’s Innovation Program to pursue water initiates

Kristin Pouw, Global Environmental Director, Newmont

 

Day 1 

Bridging the gap between cultural connections to water and environmental regulations

Jed Youngs, Practice Lead Water Stewardship, BHP

 

The role of mining in achieving a nature-positive future

Emma Gagen, Manager Closure and Water, ICMM 

 

Investors’ expectations for mining companies

Pratima Divgi, Head of Capital Markets, CDP North America  

 

Responding to investors ESG demands 

Patrick Mullen, Head of Water Management, Anglo American

 

Preventing mine waste leaching through source control

Chris Kennedy, Director – Water, Teck Resources

 

Developing and implementing a water stewardship approach in the early stages of mine design

Yapo Alle-Ando, Manager, Environment, Galore Creek Mining  

 

Managing the mine water cycle for the environment and community 

James Murray, Industrial Market Director, Veolia HQ

David Oliphant, Vice President of Heavy Industry, Veolia Water Technologies North America

 

Day 1, Breakout – Climate Adaptation & Environmental Protection 

Mitigating risk and building climate resilience

Nadja Kunz, Assistant Professor, The University of British Colombia

 

Day 1, Breakout – Monitoring & Data to Mitigating Risk 

Managing water risk through data

Cecil Mutambanengwe, Principal – Water & Hydrogeology, Anglo Gold Ashanti

 

Harvesting data to build the Water Risk Filter scenarios and make informed decisions  

Alexis Morgan, Global Water Stewardship Lead, WWF 

 

Day 2 

Keynote: Building a circular economy from mine waste  

Andre Gagnon, Director Tailings & Geotechnical Engineering, Lundin Mining  

 

Water reporting and regulation in South Africa

Raquel Nosie Mazwi, Director of Mining & Industrial Water Quality Regulation, Department of Water and Sanitation  

Towards re-mining (waste valorization) with advances in membrane filtration

Quantum Wei, Founder, Harmony Desalting

 

Repurposing abandoned coal mines to provide green heat  

Richard Bond, Innovation and Engagement Director, The UK Coal Authority  

 

Long term closure planning

Bill Pain, Environmental Scientist, Government of the Northwest Territories – Department of Environment, Climate Change, Lands and Natural Resources  

 

Case study: Closing Flin Flon mine

Shirley Neault, Manager, Environment and Systems, Hudbay Minerals 

 

Rethinking Water Management Practices to Improve Project Viability 

Monique Simair, Founder and Principal Scientist, Maven Water & Environment  

 

Developing climate-driven strategies for water

Kristin Pouw, Global Environmental Director, Newmont 

  

Gaining board level buy in to develop a successful target programme across the Rio Tinto

Scott Diggles, Global Water Lead, Rio Tinto

 

Day 2, Breakout – Community & Social License 

Implementing a robust stewardship strategy

Estrella Guadalupe Martinez Ramos, Manager, Water Management, Baluarte Minero, Mexico  

 

Overcoming growing social conflict around Las Bambas mine in Peru

Francisco Raunelli, Vice President for Community Relations, MMG Limited 

 

Day 2, Breakout – Treatment Technologies & Innovations 

Challenging mine water treatment

Thomas Genty, Water Treatment Expert, Agnico Eagle