Session 8 panel discussion

15:00 – 15:30 June   Kavaklıdere Ballroom

Eurasian Mining 2026-2030: Navigating the Frontier of AI, Automation, and Workforce Transformation

Key themes
  • As intelligent mine concepts move from engineering vision to commercial deployment, what is the realistic implementation horizon for Eurasian operators, and what does the gap between ambition and execution actually look like on the ground?
  • How can digital transformation create a truly “intelligent mine”?
  • What governance practices best translate strategy into frontline action in a large industrial firm?
  • Which aspects of a technopark approach most reduce the gap between extraction and end-use of rare earth elements, and how is impact measured?
  • How do lubrication and technology choices drive high-performance, reliable mining in complex environments?
Moderator
Ivan Livinskiy
Principal Geotechnical Consultant
SRK Consulting KZ
15:00 - Panel Discussion
Timur Khikmatullaev
Special Envoy of the Chairman of the Board for Global Integration
Uzbekistan Technological Metals Complex

Umid Salokhutdinov
Deputy Director
Future Metals Technopark

Emre Ahmet Kantarci
Business Development Manager
EXXONMOBIL