David Osborn

Managing Director Dassault Systèmes

David OSBORN graduated with Honours from the University of Natal and received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Geology. He has a Master of Business Administration from the Gordon Institute of Business Science at the University of Pretoria.

With over 25 years of experience in the mining technology industry, David has worked with many companies across multiple commodities to understand and deploy their digital technology requirements. David began his career at Digital Mining Services as a mining consultant before joining Dassault Systèmes in 2006 to work with mining companies across Africa, India, and more recently, the Middle East. David’s deep domain knowledge has allowed him to help mining companies understand and adopt new technologies from other industries to start them on their digital transformation journey.

David is the Managing Director for Dassault Systèmes South Africa, responsible for deploying the company’s technology in mining across the Middle East and Africa.

2024 Agenda Sessions

Shared Data and Interoperability

Are African miners doing enough?

Sharing data can lead to a breakthrough in how Africa manages health and safety in its mines and its broader value chain. However, many remain reluctant to share data, fearful that they will give a competitive advantage to a rival company. Couple this with interoperability issues of dealing with multiple different technology systems, data can become useless. When it comes to health and safety, it is no longer about competitive edges, but human lives. What does Africa need to do to improve in this area?

Shared data and health and safety, why the lack of transparency?
What can African learn from European company’s data handling?
How do we overcome the challenges of interoperability created when using multiple tech systems?

Monday 05 February 13:10 - 13:55 Innovators Stage

Tech and Innovation Hub

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Shared data and health and safety, why the lack of transparency?
What can African learn from European company’s data handling?
How do we overcome the challenges of interoperability created when using multiple tech systems?

Innovators Stage Africa/Johannesburg

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