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Nicholas Dare

Executive General Manager Asset Operations and Technology

Emeco

Nick Dare is Executive General Manager, Asset Operations and Technology at Emeco Holdings (ASX: EHL), Australia’s largest fully maintained mining equipment rental provider. Since joining in 2023, he has led reliability, operational technology and analytics across a national fleet of more than 800 surface and underground machines.

A mechanical engineer, Nick spent over 15 years leading large maintenance teams in Australian mining before moving into executive roles. His focus is applying AI and condition monitoring to heavy mobile equipment maintenance, moving fleets from predicting failures to prescribing the fix.

12 : 30 - Wed, 28 Oct

Wed, 28 Oct
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12:30 - 15:45 AEDT
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195 min

Operational Planning

STREAM: Thiess Operational Excellence

12:30 - 12:35
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5 min

Welcoming Remarks

Nicholas Dare, Executive General Manager Asset Operations and Technology, Emeco

12:35 - 12:55
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20 min

From Awareness to Intelligence, the Evolution of Safety Solutions in Surface Mining, Keeping Operators Safe and Optimising Mining Operations

James Dampney, Senior Vice President - Product, Hexagon

12:55 - 13:15
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20 min

From AI Hype to Operational Action: Industrial AI at Work in Mining

Charl Smit, Senior Solution Consultant, IFS

13:15 - 13:30
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15 min

BHP WAIO Data-Driven Approach to Haulage Network Optimisation

13:30 - 13:45
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15 min

Breaking New Ground - Building the First New Box-cut and Exploration Decline in Victoria in ~20 years

Ben Edwards, Underground Development Manager, Southern Cross Gold

13:45 - 14:05
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20 min

What Inspections Miss – Live Wearable Data for High-Risk Work

14:05 - 14:25
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20 min

The Path to Autonomous Mining Operations

Harish Atmakury, Senior Industry Specialist, Capital Projects, Emerson Automation Solutions

14:25 - 14:30
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5 min

Improving Underground Mining Efficiency with MOSS: Real-Time Line, Grade and Survey Control

Bruno Lalonde, Chief Executive Officer, NSS Canada

14:30 - 14:35
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5 min

Unlocking Gold through Operational Excellence

Tom Foster, President, Industrial Machine & Mfg

14:35 - 14:55
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20 min

From Explosive Manufacture to Integrated Solutions Provider

Rosi Rosmayanti, Senior Manager of Marketing & Operations, Dahana

14:55 - 15:10
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15 min

Closing the Loop - Connecting Maintenance Strategy, Condition Monitoring and Execution on a Mining Fleet

Ian Testrow, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Emeco

15:10 - 15:45
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35 min

Panel Discussion: From Plan to Performance – how do Miners Build Operational Plans that Survive the Complex Reality?

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Upcoming events

International Mining and Resources Conference (IMARC)

12 - 14 October 2027

ICC Sydney

Australia's largest mining event connecting global mining leaders with technology, finance and the future.

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Tue,Tuesday, 12 October: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Wed,Wednesday, 13 October: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Thu,Thursday, 14 October: 9:00am - 4:30pm

12 - 14 October 2027

ICC Sydney

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Tue,Tuesday, 12 October: 9:00am - 5:30pm
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