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With increased demand for resources, the mining industry continues to search for new deposits, often in new places. These deposits are often much deeper underground than deposits that have historically been mined. However,

With increased demand for resources, the mining industry continues to search for new deposits, often in new places. These deposits are often much deeper underground than deposits that have historically been mined. However, mining in difficult landscapes (such as below 2.5km underground) has major challenges such rock stresses and stability, heat on the human body, ventilation, productivity, and energy consumption, to name a few. What innovative ways are people in the mining industry overcoming these challenges? What does the future of mining look like?
Speakers:
Charles Nyabeze, Vice President of Business Development CEMI
Dr. Tammy Eger, Full Professor in the School of Human Kinetics, Research Chair in Occupational Health and Safety with the Centre for Research in Occupational Safety and Health (CROSH) at Laurentian University
Patti Pegues, Manager of Mine Planning for the North Atlantic Technical Services Department, Vale.

Unfettered experimentation driven by pure curiosity is giving way to a debate over whether to establish “no-go” areas of science—such as using new gene-editing technologies to produce engineered babies,

Unfettered experimentation driven by pure curiosity is giving way to a debate over whether to establish “no-go” areas of science—such as using new gene-editing technologies to produce engineered babies, giving flu viruses and other pathogens new capabilities, and engineering microbes to produce illegal drugs. Should we establish no-go areas of research? Who decides and who enforces it? What are the risks of not establishing regulations? Do we limit our potential by limiting ourselves?
Speakers:
Barbara Ward-Dagnon, CEO Medicor Research Inc
Adam Pawluch, Clinical Research Coordinator, Medicor Research Inc.
Dr. Farukh Jabeen, Founder and CEO, Avecina MedCann Innovations
Dr. Michael Yeo, Full Professor, Department of Philosophy Laurentian University