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Agenda - 10 April

DigiTech session 1
From Dull to Digital: How AI and Advanced Technologies are Revolutionising Mining Operations

Demonstration of advanced technological solutions used in the mining industry of Kazakhstan. The focus is on the practical use of artificial intelligence, automation, data analysis and other innovative technologies to improve intelligence efficiency, optimize production processes and improve safety. How do digitalisation and artificial intelligence contribute to better data processing and increased transparency in the industry? Successful cases of technological implementation in Kazakhstan and abroad.

Moderator
Global BD Manager
ALS Mine Site Services
Presenters
09:30 - Unlocking Potential with Strategic Mine Planning
Sales Representative
Dassault Systemes

09:45 - Digitalization of KATCO WellField
Technical Director
KATCO

10:00 - Data to Decision: How Geological Information Transforms the Mining Sector
Technical Director
Seequent

10:15 - Enhancing Ore Body Knowledge through Machine Learning for Improved Efficiency in Mineral Processing.
Global BD Manager
ALS Mine Site Services

10:30 - What opportunities does a constrained 3D Structural Geology Model open up for the mining industry?
Deputy Chief Geologist
Rock And Mill

10:45 - Improving the safety of mining fleets through the implementation of artificial intelligence
Head of Business Development Kazakhstan and Central Asia
SKAI

Strategy session 7
Developing Partnerships with Uzbekistan’s mining champions: the sleeping giant awakes

Uzbekistan is playing a pivotal role in shaping up cross-border partnerships with Kazakhstan and other Central Asian states in mineral exploration and fully integrated industrial clusters.

Moderator
Corporate Consultant (Operational Efficiency)
SRK Consulting (UK)
Presenters
09:15 - Developing Partnerships with Uzbekistan’s mining champions: the sleeping giant awakes.
Corporate Consultant (Operational Efficiency)
SRK Consulting (UK)

09:30 - Uzbekistan Technological Metallurgical Combine.
Deputy Chairman of the Board for Operations
Uzbekistan Technological Metals Complex (UZTMK)

09:45 - Innovative Mining and Processing Technologies for Leading Enterprises of Uzbekistan: Partnership for Large-Scale Growth
General Director
FLS Uzbekistan

Strategy session 8
Improving mining efficiency. Time tested methods and strategies

Successful cases of improving the efficiency of large enterprises, including cost reduction and process optimization. Proven methodologies, career opportunities, and the role of leadership in achieving technical and economic goals. Experience in implementing work organization systems to realize corporate strategies and vision.

Moderator
Corporate Consultant (Operational Efficiency)
SRK Consulting (UK)
Presenters
10:00 - Proven methods for improving the technical and economic indicators of business
Director of Operational Efficiency
ERG

10:15 - Implementation of the Management Operation Sustem at RG Gold.
Deputy CEO | Chief Financial Officer
RG Gold

10:30 - Improving Operational Efficiency in the Context of the Crisis management at the Mining Enterprises
Director of Operational Efficiency and Production System
Sokolov-Sarybai Mining Production Association

10:45 - Tax burden of mining enterprises
Partner, Business Tax Advisory (Kazakhstan) Transfer Pricing (Central Asia)
Ernst & Young Kazakhstan

11:00 - Q&As
DigiTech session 2
Smart Exploration: The Key to Unlocking Kazakhstan's Mineral Wealth

Application of artificial intelligence to improve exploration processes in Kazakhstan. Implement AI to quickly analyse geological data, optimise exploration, and related procedures to improve the accuracy, efficiency, and speed of mineral discovery.

Moderator
Director
IGT Overseas
Presenters
11:30 - The Growth of Core Scanning Technology as seen through a Case Study of Xanadu Mines: Pre-Feasibility study
EMEA Sales Manager
Geotek

11:45 - Application of artificial intelligence algorithms at the exploration stage of geological exploration – a solution to the problem or an imitation of success?
Director
IGT Overseas

12:00 - Zoning in secondary dispersion halos in the supra-intrusive part of porphyry-type ore-forming intrusions
General Manager
Open Geology

12:15 - Geophysical instrumentation of different countries and its availability in the market of Kazakhstan.
Geophysicist
ALA Geo Tech

12:30 - Xcalibur's Progress in Countrywide Mapping: How Airborne Geophysical Surveys Unlock Investment Potential
Vice-president Country Mapping Projects
Xcalibur Smart Mapping

12:45 - CSR a geochemical method for searching for ore deposits in closed landscapes
chief geochemist
VIMS

Sustainabilty Session 2
Mine Closure, Tailings and Waste Management: Regulatory Advances and Practical Challenges

The session explores critical issues at the intersection of mine closure, tailings management, and waste handling – examining both regulatory developments and on-the-ground challenges faced by industry

Moderator
Principal Hydrogeologist / Groundwater Numerical Modeller
SRK Consulting (UK)
Presenters
11:30 - Experience and proposals for processing industrial waste from enterprises in the mining, metallurgical, chemical and energy industries
Scientific Adviser to CEO
ANGSTREM

11:45 - Opportunities for Operational and Cost Improvements through Paste Backfill in Kazakhstan
Managing Director - Kazakhstan
Paterson & Cooke

12:00 - Certain problems of legal regulation of industrial waste and secondary raw materials
The head of the lawmaking division
Qarmet

12:15 - Numerical Modelling for Tailings Facilities: Enhancing Design, Management, and Closure Strategies
Principal Hydrogeologist / Groundwater Numerical Modeller
SRK Consulting (UK)

12:30 - Energy from explosives (used in mining) for hazardous waste neutralization
Professor
AGH University of Kraków

Sustainability Session 3
De-risking Underground and Surface Mining

Exploring critical challenges in mining risk management, focusing on geological, hydrogeological, and geomechanical factors that impact resource estimation and operational safety. Common errors in mineralisation modelling, their consequences, and prevention strategies. How hydrogeology can reduce ore reserves, the influence of geomechanical modifying factors on deposit reserves, and the quantitative assessment of ground deformations for operational risk?

Moderator
Principal Consultant (Mining)
SRK Consulting (UK)
Presenters
14:00 - ESG Risks and Opportunities in Mining
Director. Environmental and Social Consulting
ENSOR Management Consultants

14:15 - Risk management for sustainable mining in Kazakhstan
Associate Professor
Nazarbayev University

14:30 - How hydrogeology reduces ore reserves
Managing Director
СМТ Consulting

14:45 - The influence of geomechanical modifying factors on the reserves of deposits
General director, Geotechnics and Hydrogeology Expert
CMT Consulting Kazakhstan

15:00 - Assessment of subsoil for ore minerals based on phase geochemistry, multi-model forecasting method (MMP) technology
Scientific project director
NGO "International Academy of Informatization"

15:15 - Method for evaluating how geotechnical risks impact a project's financial and economic indicators
Head of Geomechanics and Hydrogeology department
Rock And Mill

DigiTech session 3
Advanced Prospecting methods: the Key to Future Discoveries in Kazakhstan

Use of electrical prospecting and other advanced technologies to optimise subsoil mapping and subsoil study. New technologies, advanced techniques and their potential to accelerate exploration and discovery of new fields in Kazakhstan. Practical aspects of the application of new prospecting technologies for various types of ores and metals.

Moderator
Professor
Nazarbayev University
Presenters
14:00 - Using Earth Remote Sensing (ERS) data in geological targeting and prospecting for ore deposits. Pros and cons, illusions and realities.
Deputy General Director for Science and Chief Geologist
IGT Group (IGT Service)

14:15 - Geophysical exploration for gold deposits.
Chief Expert of the prospecting methods and geological data processing
POLYUS

14:30 - Customised solutions for precise targets: expertise in geological and geophysical surveys.
Chief of Engineering Surveys and Subsoil Monitoring Department
Scientific Production Centre GEOKEN

14:45 - Effectiveness of airborne geophysical surveys in the search for ore deposits
Chief Executive Officer
Geotechnologies

15:00 - Reconnaissance vector IP survey and IP electrical tomography in the exploration of copper-massive sulfide ores and copper-porphyry ores.
Geologist-geophysicist
Smart Geophysics

15:15 - Multimethod aerogeophysics is the key to new discoveries.
Chief Geophysist
Aerogeophysica

Sustainabilty Session 4
The Future of the Mining Research and Workforce in Kazakhstan: Investing in Competencies

The mining industry plays a key role in the economy of Kazakhstan, providing a significant part of GDP and employment. In the context of globalisation and technological progress, the future of this industry directly depends on the availability of qualified personnel who can effectively work with modern equipment and technologies. In 2024 Kazakhstan has adopted the “Law on Science and Technology Policy” aimed at stimulating scientific and innovative activities. It establishes technology readiness levels for scientific research, strengthens the Science Fund’s role in commercialising scientific developments, and introduces new mechanisms for funding scientific infrastructure and providing government support for science. The law is expected to create favourable conditions for the development of science and technology in the country, promote the production of science-intensive products, and enhance the competitiveness of Kazakhstan’s economy.

Moderator
Deputy Executive Director
Republican association of mining and metallurgical enterprises
Presenters
16:00 - Main directions of development of science and technology policy
Minister of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan

16:10 - On the commercialisation of technologies in Kazakhstan
Acting Chairperson
Science Fund, Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Republic of Kazakhstan

16:20 - Updating the Atlas of New occupations of the Mining and Metallurgical Complex
Deputy Executive Director
Republican association of mining and metallurgical enterprises

16:30 - Training personnel of a new formation for the mining industry: contribution to the sustainable development of the region
Chairman of the Board - Rector
Rudny Industrial University

16:40 - Training of highly qualified personnel for the industry
Chairman of the Board - Rector
Karaganda Industrial University

16:50 - The future of geological exploration: synergy of people, knowledge and technology
General Manager
International Academy of Informatization

17:00 - Scientific activity of Kazatomprom
Head of the Center for Environmental Design and Monitoring
IVT Kazatomprom

Panel
Principal Resource Geologist
SLR Consulting