The ultimate event for mining and engineering professionals is back: the WA Mining Conference and Exhibition taking place on 12-13 October 2022.
Held in the heart of Perth at the Perth Conference and Exhibition Centre, WA Mining Conference and Exhibition showcases technical and digital innovation, bringing together suppliers, engineers and thought leaders for a two-day event.
This year’s expanded exhibition will showcase the latest tech and digital solutions across the entire mining value chain. The conference will bring together thought leaders, industry and academia to illustrate the technical and digital evolution transforming the mining industry in Western Australia, while showcasing the economic importance and the vital contribution the resource sector makes to both the state and federal economies.
Platinum partner Epiroc encourages industry, tech experts and site personnel to attend, with National Sales Manager Capital Equipment, Rod Hermann, saying that technology helps to move the needle in a number of key areas.
“Epiroc continues to live our motto, ‘Dare to Think New’, in an industry with rapidly evolving technologies to bring about higher levels of safety, efficiencies and sustainability for our customers. Partnering with WA Mining is just one way that we can help bring technology to the forefront of operations.”
WA Mining’s conference program features an impressive line-up of over 40 speakers, including conference chair Ric Gros and tech trailblazer Sarah Coleman, CEO of idoba. The conference’s themes cover critical minerals, digital and autonomous systems, decarbonisation and ESG, and an industry outlook, presented by leaders in government, research, the Minerals Council of Australia and the private sector.
Mr Gros says it’s an honour to chair the conference, which highlights some of the biggest challenges facing the mining industry in Western Australia and across the country.
“WA Mining is an important milestone for the state’s resources sector, as it’s never been more important to share our knowledge for a successful future. We’re in an exciting place post-COVID – while there are certainly difficult things to contemplate like digital risk and the rising importance of ESG, there’s also the bright potential of technology, data science and new research to illuminate the way forward.”
Ms Coleman is looking forward to presenting on the innovation opportunities for the industry. She says the conference and idoba’s goals are remarkably similar: bringing together technology, process and people to co-create sustainable solutions for a better future.
“The world is fast changing and increasingly more turbulent. The problems and challenges we are facing have too many variables to consider and we're finding ourselves, our systems and our traditional problem-solving approaches ineffective in dealing with the depth of these complexities.
Change is no longer a choice for industries, especially mining - an industry already grappling with the disappointment of digital evolution, while simultaneously navigating the revolution drive by fundamental societal and market shifts across Environment, Social and Governance.
Events like the WA Mining Conference and Exhibition are valuable opportunities for us to come together, because no one individual or organisation has the solution to address these complex problems. It takes diverse perspectives and skills to challenge the status quo, break down the traditional ways of thinking and the outdated approach to hierarchies so that we can make sense of the issues and adaptively respond to them.”
The paid conference is complemented by the free-to-attend exhibition, which features technology demonstrations and workshop sessions presented by leading tech companies. Over 90 tech and digital suppliers will be on display, including Epiroc, Acubis Technologies, Control Systems Technology, Atlas Copco, Emesent, Schlam, IFM Efector and Sage Automation.
Exhibition Director Samantha Martin says the team is excited to bring the WA Mining Conference and Exhibition back to Perth, after two years of COVID disruption putting the event on hold.
“There’s so much on offer, particularly for site personnel, technology leads and engineers who are interested in integrating technology to work in a safer or smarter way. The technologies that are presented are extraordinarily eye-opening and certainly industry-leading. We’re proud to make WA Mining Conference and Exhibition an event that really makes attendees think: whether that’s in the conference’s thought leadership sessions or the expo’s technological attractions.”
WA Mining Conference and Exhibition is where technical and digital innovation meets operational and executional excellence. From the opening address right through to the close of the conference on day 2, there is so much to discover. Engineers, management, consultants, technology and business optimisation specialists should have this event in their calendar. Tickets to the event are available at waminingexpo.com.au.
