Keynotes & Technical Sessions

The technical sessions showcase innovative research, applied learnings, and field-based insights shaping the future of mineral exploration across the Super Region. Spanning key themes—from AI and digital transformation to next-generation geophysics, critical minerals, and sustainable mining systems, these sessions offer global perspectives and practical knowledge for geoscientists, industry leaders, and technologists alike.

The program is further enriched by keynote talks from leading voices in geoscience, mining, and technology, offering strategic insights into critical and strategic commodities for the energy transition, national geoscience data strategies, and the evolving landscape of mineral exploration in Central Asia, the Middle East, Africa, and beyond.

Theme 1: Critical & Strategic Commodities for the Energy Transition

Session 3: Critical Minerals for the Energy Transition: Resources, Strategies and Opportunities
Session 10: The Search for Natural Hydrogen: New Frontiers in Exploration
Session 17: Uranium Systems and Strategic Resources for the Energy Transition
Session 22: The Future Resource Economy: Technology, Investment, Strategic Minerals and Socio-Economic Development

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Theme 2: Data Platforms, Cloud Workflows & Advanced Analytics

Session 7: AI-Driven Geoscience: Data, Decisions and Discovery
Session 12: Unlocking Legacy Data: Modern Workflows for Subsurface Intelligence
Session 18: From Geodata to Decisions: Digital Platforms for the Next Generation of Exploration
Session 21: Predictive Mineral Targeting: Machine Learning, Data Fusion and Mineral Systems Discovery

Keynote Speakers

Theme 3: Frontier Geological Research & Emerging Mineral System Models

Sessions 15: From Lithosphere to Orebody: Tectonic Controls on Metallogenic Provinces
Sessions 16: Mineral Systems Thinking: From Regional Frameworks to Exploration Targets
Sessions 23: Frontiers in Ore System Science: New Perspectives on Mineralization

Keynote Speakers

Theme 4: Large Scale & Deep Exploration Approaches

Session 2: From Structure to Discovery: Regional Controls on Mineral, Energy and Geothermal Systems
Session 14: Emerging Technologies and New Perspectives in Resource Exploration
Session 19: Beyond Oil & Gas: Adapting Subsurface Technologies for Mineral and ISR Development

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Theme 5: National Geoscience Data Strategies: Building Integrated Digital Ecosystems for Mineral Exploration

Session 2: From Structure to Discovery: Regional Controls on Mineral, Energy and Geothermal Systems
Session 14: Emerging Technologies and New Perspectives in Resource Exploration
Session 19: Beyond Oil & Gas: Adapting Subsurface Technologies for Mineral and ISR Development

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Theme 6: Next-Generation Geophysical Acquisition & Multiphysics Innovation

Session 5: Imaging Mineral Systems: Integrated Geophysics, Geological Modeling and Metallogeny
Session 6: Advances in Seismic and Ambient Noise Imaging for Resource Exploration
Session 8: The Future of Geophysical Acquisition: UAV Platforms, Sensor Innovation and Data Integration
Session 11: Unlocking Mineral Systems: Airborne Geophysics and Multiphysics Innovation

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Theme 7: Predictive Greenfield Exploration & Survey Design

Session 4: Target Generation in Frontier Terranes: From Prospectivity Analysis to Survey Design
Session 9: From Data to Discovery: Integrated exploration workflows & target generation

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Theme 8: Sustainable Mining Systems: Operations, Waste & Territorial Water Intelligence

Session 13: From Extraction to Restoration: Circular Mining, Closure and Environmental Stewardship
Session 20: Beyond Compliance: ESG, Territorial Intelligence and Social License