Conference and Event Schedule

10:00am – 5:00pm: Exhibition open

10:00am – 5:00pm: Exhibition open

9:00am – 9:10am Moderator Introduction

Future Workforce and New Technology

9:10am – 9:30am Keynote – The Future Workforce: Changing Skills Landscape

9:30am – 9:50am Case Study

9:50am – 10:40am Panel Session – Embracing New Technology and Tangible Benefits of Industry 4.0

10:40am – 11:10am Morning Tea

Emissions Reduction

11:10am – 11:30am Keynote – The Road to Net Zero

11:30am – 11:50am Case Study – Setting a Sustainability Target

11:50am – 12:40pm Panel Session – Reducing Emissions Now: what can companies do?

12:40pm – 1:40pm Lunch

Technical Presentations

1:40pm – 2:00pm Advanced Automation for Centralised Stockyard Operations

2:00pm – 2:20pm Bucket Wheel Reclaimer Case Study using Rocky DEM

2:20pm – 2:40pm Digital Inspection – Using mobile devices to manage compliance and maintenance in the Bulk Solids Handling industry

2:40pm – 3:00pm Pneumatic conveying operating conditions and the resulting pressure drop

3:00pm – 3:10pm Closing Remarks

6:30pm – late Mercury Awards and Bulk Handling Awards Gala Dinner

10:00am – 3:00pm: Exhibition open

9:00am – 9:10am Moderator Introduction

Incident mitigation and response

9:10am – 9:30am Keynote – Your Rights and Responsibilities

9:30am – 10:00am Case Study – The Power of Storytelling and Owning Public Speaking

10:00am – 10:50am Panel Session – Mitigating Risk and Promoting Safety Onsite

10:50am – 11:20am Morning Tea

Technical Presentations

11:20am – 11:40am Challenges and Solutions of Dust Suppression During Bulk Materials Unloading into Intake Hoppers

11:40am – 12:00pm Using dynamic simulations to predict the phenomenon of silo quaking

12:00pm – 12:20pm “Wear” Science & Awareness Meet There is Opportunity!

12:20pm – 12:40pm Towards higher standard testing of bulk density and compressibility in the bulk handling industry

12:40pm – 1:40pm Lunch

Technical Presentations

1:40pm – 2:00pm Analysis of the influence of material characterisation on reliable transfer operation

2:00pm – 2:20pm Evaluation of Bulk Material Dustiness and Design of Suppression Systems

2:20pm – 2:40pm Recent Advances in Industrial Applications of DEM in Bulk Materials Handling

2:40pm – 2:50pm Closing Remarks