MineDigital – the first competition Industry 4.0 technology for the geological and mining industries
Competition Objectives
The competition will provide platform for the presentation of the innovations in the field of digitisation, automation and robotisation in the mining industry.
Who can participate?
Developers of software, automation, robotisation, AI and data processing technologies are invited to participate in the competition.
The competition is open to the field-tested technologies which are ready for commercial implementation or technologies which require further tests or development.
Why participate?
The winners will be awarded a diploma of the Competition and valuable gifts. The competition partners may offer the winners to test the winning technology in the real production environment.
Presentation at the MineDigital Competition
| Participation in the Forum and presentation at the MineDigital competition | Masterclasses (8 October) |
Forum (9-10 October) |
Masterclasses + Forum (8-10 October) |
Mining Goes Digital Conference (10 October) |
Gala dinner (10 October) |
| Commercial rate | USD 200 | USD 650 | USD 800 | USD 200 | USD 200 |
| Academic rate | USD 200 | USD 325 | USD 400 | USD 100 | USD 200 |
| Private individual | Please enquire | ||||
- Payment for participation in the forum is not charged if the speaker represents a sponsor company, exhibitor or partner of the forum.
- The opportunity to participate in the forum without paying a registration fee is provided in exceptional cases by joint decision taken by the secretariat and program committee of the forum.
- The competition is held within the “Mining Goes Digital” Mine Transformation Conference.
- Presentations will evaluated by and independent jury consisting of senior directors and IT engineers of leading mining and consulting companies.
- Each contestant is given 15 minutes for the presentation and answering questions.
- At the discretion of the jury, the winners may be offered the opportunity to implement solutions at existing enterprises.
Competition themes
| Geological exploration | Ecology and recycling | Transport technology |
| Underground mining | Enrichment | Geotechnology |
| Open pit mining | Energy and energy efficiency | Industrial Safety |
Terms and conditions for accepting applications for participation in the forum with a presentation
Applications for speaker presentations at master classes, forum sessions, business podiums, MineInvest and MineDigital competitions are accepted until 1 September 2019.
Applicants will receive reply within 5 working days after making the application.
Speakers who have received confirmation of their presentation at the Forum, Business Podium or Competition must pay the registration fee prior to the Forum (unless exception apply).
All changes in speaker presentations must be communicated in a timely manner by writing to ru@minexforum.com.
In the event of cancellation of participation, the speaker shall propose, if possible, an alternative equivalent candidate by completing new speaker application.
Requirements for the Preparation and Submission of Presentation Materials
The working languages of the forum are Russian and English. When preparing speeches and presentation slides, speakers can use either one or both languages. During the forum, only one presentation file can be presented on the screens. For the simultaneous use of two languages in the presentation, speakers can divide the slides into two parts, presenting the content of each slide in Russian and English.
Dates to remember
No later than 1 September, the speaker (or his / her assistant) are required to complete speaker form and provide the following information: speaker’s photo, biography (up to 150 words), title of the presentation, brief summary of the presentation (up to 200 words).
No later than 15 September, email to slides@minexforum.com presentation slides for publishing in the Mobile app. In the subject please indicate “Slides for MINEX Russia 2019 mobile app”. Slides must be sent in 4:3 standard slide size in PPT, PPTX or PDF. If the file size exceeds your allowed email parameters, speakers can send it via a service such as www.dropbox.com or OneDrive, or by sending a link to the file to the following address: slides@minexforum.com
No later than 25 September, email to slides@minexforum.com for projection on the screen. In the subject please indicate “Slides for MINEX Russia 2019 screen presentation”.
Slides must be sent in 4:3 standard slide size in PPT, PPTX or PDF. If the file size exceeds your allowed email parameters, speakers can send it via a service such as www.dropbox.com or OneDrive, or by sending a link to the file to the following address: slides@minexforum.com
Russian-English Simultaneous translation will be provided for all presentations.
Presentation equipment: Projector, Screen, Laptop, Clicker/Presenter, Lectern, Microphones, Audio System, Translation headsets