2027 Agenda

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Mining leaders have more information about their operations than ever before. Yet improving injury rates can coexist with persistent fatalities, deteriorating asset integrity and unplanned shutdowns. Reporting and assurance can provide confidence while giving leaders an incomplete picture of the potential for serious harm and business interruption. 

That picture is also changing. Acquisitions, cost reductions, outsourcing and new technologies can alter exposure across a mining portfolio, alongside extreme weather and dependencies on power, water and transport infrastructure. Governance and assurance need to keep pace with those changes. 

Drawing on initial findings from the dss+ Risk Confidence Survey (available in January), the panel will examine how boards and executive teams test their understanding of operational reality. It will explore how operational expertise, independent challenge and advances in data and AI can inform decisions about where to invest, when to intervene and how to protect people, production and long-term value.