Make the Shift in the Mines Passed
Wednesday June 2, 2021 09:00 - 11:35 Digitalization | hosted by: Sandvik
Speaker: Mats W Lundberg
Moderator: Andreas Simoncic
Theme: Digitalization
The talk will gaze into the future of mining from a sustainability point of view. What trends will impact the future of mining and what does bananas have to do with it? Could examination of current sustainability topics and trends give us heads up? Could this future lead to more business?
Lecturers
Mats W Lundberg Speaker
Head of Sustainability
Sandvik Group
Dr. Mats W Lundberg is Head of Sustainability at Sandvik Group. He has a PhD in Materials Chemistry and a broad knowledge in hydrogen, electrolysis and fuel cells from research positions at Sandvik Materials Technology and abroad. Dr Lundberg was the initiator of Sweden’s fourth hydrogen filling station in Sandviken and is a frequent speaker on the hydrogen society. Mats obviously has solar panels on his house, a battery car and an electric bicycle. He is a passionate believer in sustainability as a business advantage.
Andreas Simoncic Moderator
Business Line Manager
Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions
Mr. Andreas Simoncic has 18 years of experience of working in the IT and Industrial Automation industries, with mission critical computer center systems and High-End Industrial automation/robotics solutions for companies like Data General, EMC, Siemens and Dell. He has been an entrepreneur in the mining industry for a decade and has in this role co-funded several junior exploration companies, incl. a mine re-opening project (large Iron Ore mine in central Sweden) working with feasibility studies, NI-43-101 reporting, environmental assessments and mining concession application process. Today Mr. Simoncic holds the position as Business Line Manager for Automation and Digitalization at Sandvik Mining and Rock Solutions, supporting mining customers in Europe with Automation and Digitalization solutions to help them get more, safer and cost efficient tons out of their production units.