The Future of Mining Australia returns for its second edition and has been created to connect C-suite, Heads and Managers of Mine Operations and Mining Equipment, Technology and Services (METS) providers from top enterprises around the globe to debate and define the future mining landscape across the Australia.

The agenda provides attendees strategic level content on the Exploration, Development, Sustainability, Optimisation, Innovation, Technology, Strategy, Planning, People, Leadership, Connectivity, Digitisation issues driving the industry.

Key topics include:

• GAME CHANGING EQUIPMENT: Discover how the latest technology is being applied across the mining lifecycle to improve the economics of existing mines and new projects including; remote cameras and sensors, haulage and hybrid loaders and drones.
• DISRUPTION IN MINING: Gain insight into the social, geo-political and economic forces and market trends that have and will continue to reshape the mining industry as we know it today.
• INFLUENCING CHANGE: Explore how companies are re-focussing their efforts on creating a united workforce in order to encourage innovation, collaboration and transparency.
• VALUE CHAIN OPTIMISATION – A HOLISTIC APPROACH: Learn how the industry is striving towards a sustainable future with the application of new processes, systems and methods of communication.
• INNOVATION IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN: Understand what Innovation really means and how companies are taking the industry to new heights with advanced extraction, processing and exploration methods.

Confirmed speakers Include:

• Jake Klein, Chief Executive Officer, Evolution Mining
• Ricus Grimbeek, Chief Operating Officer, North Atlantic Operations and Asian Refineries, Vale Base Metals
• Friska Wirya, Change Lead – Digital, Newcrest Mining
• Jonathan Law, Director, CSIRO Mineral Resources
• Allan Trench, Professor of Practice & MBA Director, University of Western Australia

Sponsors include: Komatsu, Caterpillar, Inmarsat, Motion Metrics, Minnovare, MMD, Uptake, Commit Works and Petra Data Sciences

WHERE TO NEXT? LOCATION, HOW WE DRIVE OUR DIGITAL FUTURE

The Locate Conference (Locate19) will explore how geospatial science is underpinning the rapid changes we are experiencing now in the fourth industrial revolution. From advanced data capture techniques, positioning, data analytics, artificial intelligence to strategy and policy, Locate 19 will explore how surveying and spatial science is a core enabling technology of the digital age .   From health care, transport, consumer experience through to environment, energy, water, resources and smart cities, Locate19 will uncover the geospatial technologies driving our digital future, identify new insights and better outcomes for your organisation.

INVITATION TO ATTEND

On behalf of the Locate Conferences Australia it is our pleasure to invite you to join us at the Locate19 Conference, 8 – 10 April in Melbourne, Victoria.

Consistently named at the top of the world’s most liveable cities lists, Melbourne is Australia’s home of sport, art, live music, theatres, education and more. The MCEC Conference venue is on the banks of the Yarra River, in the heart of the city – the perfect location for the premier conference of the surveying and spatial industries in Australia and New Zealand.

With a theme of “Where to next? How geospatial science is driving our digital future” this conference will have an engaging approach that will bring together innovative global leaders who will share their ideas, knowledge, and experiences on a wide range of subjects. Every year Locate sets and shares the future direction of the industry, and brings speakers together across the government, private, non-profit and academic sectors.

You will have an opportunity to network with colleagues from all corners of the globe, have direct access to vendors and subject matter experts in the Interactive Zone, see the newest technology, and be introduced to the newest ideas in the spatial sector.

We look forward in seeing you in Melbourne.

GLENN COCKERTON & KATE WILLIAMS, CO-CONVENORS

Commercial UAV Expo is the leading pan-European trade show and conference for the commercial drone market, focusing on:

• Process, Power & Utilities
• Civil Infrastructure
• Construction
• Aggregates & Mining
• Surveying & Mapping
• Law Enforcement, Emergency Response & Search and Rescue (SAR)
• Precision Agriculture

Launched in the United States in 2015, Commercial UAV Expo received rave reviews from the start.

Now, the winning formula is in Europe! Following a successful first edition in Brussels in 2017 and a move to Amsterdam in 2018, Commercial UAV Amsterdam returns to RAI Amsterdam 8-10 April 2019.

Commercial UAV Expo Europe is organized by Diversified Communications. With 15 years of experience producing world-renowned events for precision-measurement professionals, including Commercial UAV Expo Americas, SPAR 3D Conference & Expo and International LiDAR Mapping Forum, Diversified Communications has the industry connections and European market expertise to deliver a world-class event for commercial drone professionals. Content – delivered in-person and online – gives practitioners tools and information to make better business decisions. Learn how these events are differentiated from one another. 

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