AMM MINING & METALLURGY CONGRESS 2019: DISCUSSING FORWARD-LOOKING SOLUTIONS

On June 12-13, 2019 Astana will host the monumental business event in the mining and metallurgical industry of Central Asia – 10th Anniversary Astana Mining & Metallurgy – AMM 2019 Exhibition and Congress.

Today AMM Congress is recognised as one of the most efficient industrial platforms for interaction between officials, business and science. More than 60 world experts, 500 delegates from 12 countries will take place in the upcoming, already 10th meeting of miners and metallurgists.

During two days participants will enjoy an intense business program. Today, the key message of AMM Congress is already defined – Digitalisation and investment horizons, and main thematic sessions as follows: "Digitalisation of production and processing, increasing efficiency of production processes in the mining and metallurgical complex", "Attracting investments and replacement of mineral resources. The program will include AMM Forum, presentation sessions, technical workshops, round table, and master classes.

On June 12th, at the AMM Forum, within the frame of the session the world and Kazakhstani leaders of the mining and metallurgical complex will tell about the prospects of development in their companies in terms of general digitalisation, consider disbalance issues in the mining industry. Speakers will be representatives of the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, top managers of companies such as IBM, SAP, Kaspersky Lab, Outotex GmbH&Co, Altynalmas, and others.

During the first day of the Congress, the experts of the mining and metallurgical complex will also pay particular attention to the Subsoil Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan. During the discussion panel experts, together with the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of RK, will discuss changes caused by the Code adoption, what was achieved during the previous period, as well as pros and cons of changes for the state, subsoil users and investors. The discussion will take place in a Q&A format.

In the afternoon, on June 12th, there will be a series of technical seminars on digital technologies in the mining and metallurgical complex, where leading experts from Schneider Electric, SAP, Outotec, KPMG will present their speeches.

During the second day of the AMM Congress, on June 13th, experts will meet on the session “Battle for investments – who will win?" Top managers from Resource Capital Fund (America), Kazakh invest, Exchange of the Astana International Financial Center will take part in the sessions. Also, within the frame of the session, there will be a speech of the specially invited foreign investor, who will share his vision about investment attractiveness of Kazakhstan, including methods of investing and a situation on the global market.

Concurrently with the investment session, June 13th will see presentations of the mining companies. Local and foreign companies, such as ERG and Kazzink LLP will make presentations and tell about procurement procedures in their companies.

On June 13th, Organisers of AMM 2019 together with the Nazarbayev University will hold a seminar for HR specialists "Mining engineers of the future – who is a specialist in terms of Smart mining." Also, master classes for GR and PR specialists will take place within the frame of the program.

Traditionally, AMM Congress is a platform to demonstrate modern scientific and practical activities, as well as a place for business communication of specialists. The quality stuffing of AMM 2019 programs and change of format will allow not only to realize to the full all acute issues of the industry and find ways for their solution but will also open many new platforms for dialogues. Introduction of networking, hackathon, and Gold Hephaestus competition will bring the AMM Congress to an entirely new level and will attract more industrial experts, businesspeople, specialists, and scholars.

The state partner of the AMM 2019 Congress and Exhibition is the Ministry of Industry and Infrastructure Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Golden Partners: Eurasian Group (ERG), Kazzink LLP, KAZ Minerals Group, Corporation Kazahmys LLP.

Organisers: Iteca Kazakhstan Exhibition company and its international partner ITE Group of companies.