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2026 Agenda

10 Feb 2026
11:30
Interactive Workshops
Okavango Delta Stage (CTICC2 - Level 1)

Deep-time Digital Earth (DDE)

Deep-time Digital Earth (DDE) is an international big science program promoting open geoscience data and AI-driven collaboration. This Mining Indaba session highlights DDE’s “Talent & Innovation” initiatives and fosters Sino-African partnerships for sustainable mineral development, and to achieve UNESCO SDGs
Speakers
Fengxue Song
Executive Director, Mining Investment Department
China-Africa Development Fund
Hongyang Chen
Senior Research Expert
Zhejiang Lab
Natajarajan Ishwaran
Secretary General
Deep-time Digital Earth
Prof. Rongqing Zhang
Associate Professor
Nanjing University
Shuzhong Shen
Academician
Nanjing University
Tianyu Chen
Professor
Nanjing University
Yang Song
Associate Professor
Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences
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