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Rob Johnston

Manager, IS Solutions Delivery

Citic Pacific Mining

Rob is the Manager of Solutions Delivery for CITIC Pacific Mining, the largest magnetite mining operation in Australia.

His responsibilities include the management of project delivery, application development and application support, focusing on introducing new technology into the business. Rob has over thirty years professional experience in software and project delivery in numerous sectors, including Banking, Telecoms, and for the last ten years, the Mining industry. Rob completed his undergraduate studies at Strathclyde University, and postgraduate studies at Harvard University and Georgia Institute of Technology.

12 : 05 - Tue, 27 Oct

Tue, 27 Oct
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12:05 - 15:30 AEDT
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205 min

Digital Transformation & Operational Integration

STREAM: WSP Technology & Innovation

12:05 - 12:10
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5 min

Welcoming Remarks

Robert Murphy, Director of Clients & Growth, WSP

12:10 - 12:30
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20 min

Keynote: Vale's Mine of the Future Project - the Roadmap Shaping Key Innovation Trends across Mining Operations

Francisco Manesco, Head of Strategic Mining Projects, Vale SA

12:30 - 12:50
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20 min

The Next Chapter of Mining Innovation: Moving from Isolated Breakthroughs to Connected Project Delivery

Adrian Chapman, Managing Director, Mining & Metals Australia, WSP

12:50 - 13:10
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20 min

Growth in Motion: Leveraging RSM's Expertise for Digital Transformation

13:10 - 13:30
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20 min

Single Source of Truth: The Real Foundation for AI in Mining

Andre Oosthuizen, Operations Manager- Mining, Acquire

13:30 - 13:50
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20 min

Beyond Prediction – Turning Asset Intelligence into Action

Sanjeev Kumar, Chief Executive Officer, MOVUS

13:50 - 14:00
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10 min

Interview: Proven Robotic Inspection Systems Transforming Safety and Operational Continuity in Mining Operations

14:00 - 14:20
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20 min

From Pilot to Scale: Making Mining Technology Part of Daily Operations

Elaine Guan, Global Solutions Consultant, Streamax

14:20 - 14:25
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5 min

Platform-Based Digital Twins, Spatial Intelligence, AI-Driven Operational Intelligence and Decision Support for Mining Operations

Vitalii Monastyrov, Chief Technology Officer, Sight Power

14:25 - 14:30
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5 min

Digitisation Isn't Transformation: What's Missing in Most Paper-to-Digital Projects

Naaman Shibi, Vice President, Pervidi Software

14:30 - 15:30
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60 min

Panel Discussion: Is it Possible to Seamlessly Integrate Digitisation into Operations?

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