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SAIMM DIMI CONFERENCE 2021
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Empowering the African minerals industry through diversity and inclusion
3-4 AUGUST 2021, RIVERSANDS CANVAS, FOURWAYS, GAUTENG
 
The SAIMM through its committee for Diversity and Inclusion in the Minerals Industry (DIMI) and in collaboration with Women in Mining South Africa (WiMSA) is excited to announce its first ever conference focusing on the issues of diversity and inclusion in the mining and minerals industry.
 
The Southern African Mining sector, just like the global mining industry, still faces huge challenges when it comes to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. While the landscape might be changing due to a lot of companies becoming more aware of the need for a more representative and diverse workforce, there is still a lot to be done. Beside issues of gender disparity in the industry, safe spaces in the workplace, protective equipment, sanitation facilities, pregnancy and childcare facilities for women are some of the challenges that continue to plague the sector. The industry also needs to go beyond workforce diversity to inclusion. Identifying individuals from different geographic, gender, economic and cultural groups, creating safe spaces for them, providing support for them to grow into their roles and creating conditions that promote inclusion on a daily basis can go a long way in retaining and advancing the careers of these individuals and hence contribute to the long term growth of the mining sector. There is thus, a need for platforms that allow for discussions that can lead to the development of strategies for advancing and encouraging decisions that are in the best interest of a diverse workforce.
 
WHY YOU SHOULD NOT MISS THIS EVENT
 
Professionals from the mining and minerals industry and related business sectors are encouraged to attend. The aim of the event is to:
 
Highlight the challenges and benefits associated with an inclusive and diverse workforce.
Provide an excellent opportunity for the industry eaders and professionals, policy makers, researchers and academics and other stakeholders who are driving strategies that promote diversity and inclusion in the mining and minerals industry to come together to openly debate, deliberate and interrogate the current landscape in this regard.
Provide a forum for professionals working in the field to celebrate achievements, share experiences and thus empower others in the field.
Uncover challenges and approaches to attracting and retaining a diverse future workforce, and
Collectively empower and transform the industry.
 
FORMAT OF THE EVENT
 
At this point in time, the event is planned as a hybrid conference with international participation, which will allow for face-to-face and online attendance and presentations. We will monitor the situation, and if it appears that the effects of the pandemic still pose a threat to the health and safety of delegates, or restrictions are lifted to allow for more face-toface participation and international travel, the event delivery method will be adjusted accordingly. Please submit your abstracts and papers as these will be peer reviewed and published. High quality papers will also be selected for publication in a special edition of the SAIMM Journal.
 
CONFERENCE TOPICS
 
The conference topics include but are not limited to;
 
The meaning of diversity, equality and inclusion in today’s workplace unconscious/implicit bias in the workplace/ addressing our blind spots
Fostering championship and allyship/ probably aligns with creating a positive environment
Creating a positive environment for diversity
Gender inclusivity in a workplace
Growth mind-set: the key to career growth in the industry
Medical and mental health issues
Entrepreneurship in the industry
Growing a pipeline of diverse leaders.
 
SPEAKERS
 
Mark Munroe,
CE, Impala Rustenburg
 
Leila M Harris
is a Professor with the Institute on Resources Environment and Sustainability and with the Institute for Gender, Race, Sexuality and Social Justice at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver Canada.
 
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
 
HR executives
Managers
C-suite executives
Industry leaders
Professionals working in the mining, minerals and related fields
Policy makers
Researchers and academics
 

Canadian Institute of Mining
The Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum is the leading not-for-profit technical society of professionals in the Canadian minerals, metals, materials and energy industries.
 
When
Tuesday, August 03 and 04, 2021
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