Andrew has been involved in the mining innovation arena since the very beginning of his career over 30 years’ ago. Having studied biotechnology and computer science at the University of Queensland, he was drawn to the mining industry as a means of funding his ongoing...
Dr. Mohammad Babaei has worked in a variety of contexts including open pit mines, consultancies, and universities. In his current role at Teck, he guides and supports digital innovations that improve safety, sustainability and productivity. For example, he led projects applying machine learning in mining...
Zoli is a Mining Engineer and asset management advisor. In previous positions Zoli was responsible for operational excellence and reliability management at a major copper mine; Director of Reliability, responsible for developing and implementing a maintenance planning and reliability strategy for a mining fleet of...
Graeme is a professional engineer with over 25 years’ experience in the design, management and delivery of innovative engineering solutions to the mining, oil & gas and defence sectors. Graeme has a strong background in innovation, research & development and commercialising new and emerging technologies...
Aidan Giblett is Director Processing at Newmont Corporation. He has over 25 years’ experience in gold & base metals processing in a combination of operational and corporate roles. His current responsibilities include providing technical support to processing operations and development projects on four continents. He...
Alvaro has an electronics engineering background with over 20 years of experience applying digital technologies to solve industrial problems in multiple industries – Mining, Cement, Oil & Gas, Power Generation, Pulp & Paper sector. Through his career, he has participated in early-adopter innovative digital and...
Russell has been involved in the mining automation and technology domain for over 15 years, primarily working on underground mobile equipment automation and supporting technology infrastructure. Roles with Caterpillar and later Rio Tinto have provided experience in mining technology development and implementation, and his current...
Kevin Lueschow is a Product Safety and Compliance consultant at Caterpillar ensuring Caterpillar products are Safe and meet the requirements of the markets into which the products are placed. He has worked for Caterpillar for 32 years and specializes in: High/Low Voltage, Electromagnetic compatibility, Digital Controls,...
Rob Labbé, Director of Information Security at Vancouver based Teck Resources Limited has been working in various roles in information security for the past 20 years. The past 6 years at Teck focused on the security of industrial control systems, ensuring safe production trough Teck’s...
