FROM TRADITION TO TRANSFORMATION: THE CEO AND THE TECH SHIFT IN MINING
Ian Mackay, Associate Director PwC, Smart Mining
Friday 30 January 5.00 pm COURSE FEES R115; Staff and students R58
In this lecture we will discuss the current and future impact of the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) technologies on the way miners work and do business, starting with the strategic view from the CEO’s perspective, then deep-diving into important insights we gained from a recent study, including:
- Navigating innovation with care.
- A human-centred mining approach to innovation.
- Why digital projects succeed or fail.
- Where to find margin while cutting costs without impacting your production.
- How to access the benefits of AI and data.
- A look at the skills that these changes require and how these changes impact on South Africa.
Recommended reading
Ten Insights into SA Mining. 2023. https://www.pwc.co.za/en/press-room/ten-insights-into-4ir-2023.html
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