Driving sustainable investment in African Mining

How can academia & research and development organizations keep up with the exponential technology progress in the mining sector, and what is their contribution in supporting this change?


Tuesday 06 February 15:35 - 16:20 Innovators Stage

Tech and Innovation Hub

Add to calendar 02/06/2024 15:35 02/06/2024 16:20 How can academia & research and development organizations keep up with the exponential technology progress in the mining sector, and what is their contribution in supporting this change?
  • How can universities use technology to keep up with the current pace of change to address the mining industries talent gap?  
  • How academia can work with OEMs and mining companies to provide a highly skilled and hungry workforce  
  • Making mining an attractive industry: how can we make the mining industry seem less “dirty” and more attractive to the next generation of professional.    
Innovators Stage Africa/Johannesburg
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Moderator

Prof Francis W. Petersen

Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of the Free State

Speakers

Dr Derick Moolman

CEO, Stone Three

Prof Indresan Govender

Group Executive: Mineral Processing & Characterization, Mintek

Prof. Zeblon Vilakazi

Vice-Chancellor and Principal, University of the Witwatersrand