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Day 1, Tuesday, 28 October 2025

10:15-10:45: Registration, Welcome Dinner & Networking


Day 2, Wednesday, 29 October 2025

0700-0855: Registration & Welcome Tea/Coffee

0855-0900: Welcome Note

0900-0915: Opening Remarks

0915-0945: Keynote Address: Revolutionizing Mineral Exploration: How AI and Machine Learning Are Transforming the Hunt for Hidden Treasures

0945-1015: AI-Driven Innovation in Mining: Unlocking Value, Efficiency, Sustainability and the Next Wave of Mineral Discoveries

1015-1045: Morning Tea/Coffee

1045-1115: Integrating Artificial Intelligence with Traditional Geoscience Methods for Sustainable Resource Discovery in New Energy Metals and Precious Metals: Case Study

1115-1200: How AI is Reshaping the Current and Future of Mining in Africa: Panel Discussion

1200-1230: Advances in Mining and Mineral Processing: Harnessing Emerging Technology for Sustainable and Efficient Resource Extraction 

 1230-1300: Fluid Cycling and its Integral Role in Forming Substantial Mineral Systems within the Crust: The Pilbara Craton and Namibia Case Studies

 1300-1400: Networking Lunch

 1400-1445: Structural Controls on Mineralization: Insights from the Egyptian Nubian Shield, NE Africa

1445-1515: What Challenges are Mining Companies Face When Integrating AI?: Panel Discussion

1515-1530: Afternoon Tea/Coffee

 1530-1615: Intelligent Geotechnics: AI-Powered Solutions from 3D Geological Reconstruction to Numerical Simulation

 1615: End of Day 2

 

Day 3, Thursday, 30 October 2025

0700-0855: Welcome Tea/Coffee

0855-0900: Welcome Note

0900-0945: Integrating AI and Traditional Geoscience Methods for Lithium and Rare Earth Exploration in Nigeria’s Pegmatite Belts: Lessons from Brazil’s Minas Gerais Lithium Success

0945-1015: Using Drone-Based Magnetic and Multispectral Surveys in Developing 3D Models for Mineral Exploration: Panel Discussion

1015-1045: Morning Tea/Coffee

1045-1130: Geo Metallurgical Modelling, the NPV Driver

1130-1230: Versatile Soil Sampling System, Ground Rovers and the Collection of Samples from Remote Areas
1230-1300: ML in Exploration – Case Study on a VMS Deposit

1300-1400: Networking Lunch

1400-1445: Detecting Mineral Deposits at Greater Depths Using Advanced Airborne Electromagnetic (EM) and Induced Polarization (IP) Survey Technology

1445-1515: Digital Twins and AI-Enabled Simulation Platforms in Mineral Exploration.

1515-1530: Afternoon Tea/Coffee

1530-1615: Integrating AI with GIS Mapping

1615: End of Day 3.


Day 4, Friday, 31 October 2025

0700-0855: Welcome Tea/Coffee

0855-0900: Welcome Note

0900-0945: Machine Learning Application in Mineral Resource Classification

0945-1015: How can Mining Companies use Technology to Simplify Compliance and Permitting Processes?: Panel Discussion

1015-1045: Morning Tea/Coffee

1045-1130: How Mining Companies are Using Technology to Simplify Compliance and Permitting Processes?: Panel Discussion

1130-1230: Decarbonizing Mining Using Renewable Energy Sources: A Realistic Way Forward

1230-1315: The New Technology Driven Stakeholder Engagement Landscape: Panel Discussion

1315-1500: Networking Lunch & End of Summit