Early Invited Speakers include:
Speakers of the MINE MAINTENANCE 2025 Mine Maintenance, Asset Management & Reliability Strategies 2025 Conference
Sustainability Manager, Nickel Mines, Indonesia
MD, Principal Engineer, Welding Quality Management WQMS
Business Readiness Project Manager at Newmont
Asset Management Consultant, Lead Asset Management
Director, Assetivity
Director, Minset
Performance Assurance Manager, Cascadia Scientific, Canada
Maintenance Management, Consultant
Senior Reliability Specialist, Teck Resources Limited, Canada
Engineer/BDM, Lead Asset Management
MD/Engineer, Hosch Conveyors Australia
Engineer, Cyient Consulting
Senior Consultant, Assetivity
Manager Fixed Plant Maintenance, Endevour Mining
General Manager - Growth & Energy Transition, Verbrec Ltd
Managing Director and Maintenance Professional, MaintenX Australia
Principal Lecturer – Engineering (Fabrication & Mechanical), North Metropolitan TAFE
Integrated Planning Manager at Covalent Lithium
Engineering Manager Aftermarket, Sandvik
Operations and Maintenance Manager, Westech Asset Group Pty Ltd
Head of Cyber Security Engineering, at Insignia Financial
Industry Lead at Trendspek
MINE MAINTENANCE 2025 Schedule
Learn schedule, program and topics of the MINE MAINTENANCE 2025 Mine Maintenance, Asset Management & Reliability Strategies 2025 Conference
Delegate Registration & Coffee
CONFERENCE CHAIR
ERIK VANDENBERG
General Manager - Growth & Energy Transition, Verbrec Ltd
-Assessing efficiencies in scheduled inspections and servicing
-The ongoing progress of lubrication programs
-The next phase of conditioning monitoring including vibration analysis, thermal imaging and oil analysis
LUCAS CESPEDES
Director, Assetivity
Speakers:
• What the most common consequences of poor operational readiness are
• Why operational readiness is critical for the business
• What has changed in this area over the last two decades and what is expected to change in the near future
• Why operational readiness is critical for the business
• What has changed in this area over the last two decades and what is expected to change in the near future
MODERATOR:
DANIEL RIVERA
Managing Director, Lead Asset Management
PANEL MEMBERS:
KERRY HILL
Integrated Planning Manager at Covalent Lithium
JOLI MENDEZ
Business Readiness Project Manager at Newmont
MWEEMBA NG’ANDU
Engineering Manager Aftermarket
at Sandvik
ANDREY DEREVYANKO
Industry Lead at Trendspek
11.00 Morning tea and networking
• Anticipating the next phase of skill progression, talent and diversity
• How the maintenance talent pipe is developing and attuning to new skills
• The new requirements of reliability professionals
11.00 Morning tea and networking
• How machine learning and advanced analytics will reduce risks and optimize discovery
• AI applications in predictive maintenance and real-time decision making
• Using AI to drive energy efficiency, carbon footprint reduction and sustainable resource extraction.
• Emerging AI trends that will shape mining
DR ALI SOOFASTAEI
Performance Assurance Manager,
Cascadia Scientific, Canada
• An assessment of current competency, training and industry needs
• A review of VET: delivery vs industry requirements
• Identifying future skills gaps across asset management teams
SIMON KRISMER
MD/Principal Engineer, WQMS
12.50 LUNCH AND NETWORKING
• Advancements in IoT and sensor-based monitoring
• How data analytics for failure prediction are turbo charging efficient operations
• Industry sense check of AI and machine learning applications in maintenance
MICHAEL REEVES
Engineer/Senior Consultant, Assetivity
MOHAMID RASHID
Engineer, Cyient Consulting
• Decarbonisation & Renewable Energy: Highlighting our transition to renewable energy (e.g., solar partnerships) and investments in carbon-neutral nickel production to support the electric vehicle (EV) battery supply chain.
• Community Empowerment: Overview of localised programs, including education, waste management, and livelihood projects for host communities in Indonesia.
• Ethical Supply Chains: Commitment to traceability and alignment with global reporting standards.
• Will the jobs of maintenance professionals change
• What the next 5 to 30 years might look like.
SONJA VOLHAGN
Engineer, Hosch Conveyors Australia
1 Hour networking Drinks
Delegate Registration & Coffee
CONFERENCE CHAIR
ERIK VANDENBERG
General Manager - Growth & Energy Transition, Verbrec Ltd
• A new lens on waste disposal and environmental compliance
• The emerging sustainable approaches to fuel and fluid management
• 2025 predictors to future maintenance sustainability compliance
ANDREW ATTRILL
Director, Minset
Speakers:
• How lockout/tagout (LOTO) procedures are evolving
• The critical improvements for hazard identification and risk assessment
• The next 12 months of innovative employee training and certifications
INGA VALEN
Operations and Maintenance Manager, Westech Asset Group Pty Ltd
• How plans for diversity and inclusivity have changed over the last decade (drawing on real-life experiences)
• What main benefits have been achieved so far
• What is foreseen happening in the near future
ISABELA SILVA
Engineer/Consultant at Lead Asset Managment
DINDA TIMPERON
Head of Cyber Security Engineering, at Insignia Financial
10.35 MORNING REFRESHMENTS AND NETWORKING
• Influencing working groups to deliver innovative reliability programs
• A new trajectory for maintenance maturity and gap identification
DARIO JARAMI
Senior Reliability Specialist, Teck Resources
Limited, Canada
• Combatting the skilled labor shortage solutions
• Creating a pro-reliability mindset and upskilling through training programs
STEPHEN MULLER
Manager Fixed Plant Maintenance, Endevour Mining
LUCAS CESPEDES
Director, Assetivity
12.30 LUNCH AND NETWORKING
Speakers:
• Driving momentum towards more intelligent and efficient practices
• Revealing new collaborations powering progress
ROBERT RAY
Maintenance Management, Consultant
• How to best prepare plant and equipment to maximise potential benefits
• How the workforce needs to adapt to these changes
• How to assess if your processes are ready for the effective implementation of new tools and technologies
DANIEL RIVERA
Managing Director, Lead Asset Management
14.40 NETWORKING BREAK AND REFRESHMENTS
• Implementing ISO 55000
• Asset management data and decision making
• Roadmap to ISO 550001 compliance
LUCAS CESPEDES
Director, Assetivity
Speakers:
• The advancements of reliability-centered maintenance (RCM)
• New approaches to asset lifecycle optimization
• Update on failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)
SIMON KRISMER
MD/Principal Engineer, Welding Quality
Management Systems
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