KPMG to Co-Host #DisruptMining, Supported by
Strong Roster of Sponsors
Highlights:
- Over 100 submissions received for #DisruptMining challenge
- Keynote address at the #DisruptMining finale event by
Joi Ito, Director of MIT Media Labs
and recognized amongst the world's foremost visionary thinkers,
writers and speakers on technology
- KPMG to co-host #DisruptMining Finale gala as part of their
efforts to pave the way for the future of mining
- Hard-Line, a 2017 #DisruptMining semi-finalist, leads a strong
roster of sponsors from a variety of industries
- Export Development Canada partners with #DisruptMining to help
top applicants grow their businesses internationally
VANCOUVER, Feb. 1, 2018 /CNW/ - GOLDCORP INC.
(TSX: G, NYSE: GG) ("Goldcorp") is pleased to announce
that Joi Ito, director of the MIT
Media Lab and professor of the Practice of Media Arts and Sciences
at MIT, will deliver the keynote
address at the #DisruptMining finale on March 4, 2018 during the annual Prospectors and
Developers Association of Canada
(PDAC) Conference. Ito is an entrepreneur, venture capitalist, and
a visiting professor of law from practice at the Harvard Law
School. He was an early investor in Twitter, Flickr and Kickstarter
and is amongst the world's foremost visionary thinkers on
technology.
In his talk, the head of the MIT Media Lab will skip future
predictions and instead share new approaches to creating in the
moment: to build quickly and improve constantly, without waiting
for permission or for proof that you have the right idea. This kind
of bottom-up innovation is seen in the most fascinating, futuristic
projects emerging today and, according to Ito, it starts with being
open and alert to what's going on around you right now. Don't be a
futurist, he suggests: be a "now-ist."
KPMG to co-host #DisruptMining
Goldcorp welcomes KPMG as a co-host of #DisruptMining. The
KPMG partnership demonstrates their dedication and determination to
help pave the way for the future of mining.
"What does it mean to be the official co-host of #DisruptMining?
At KPMG, it means thinking and doing differently. We are excited to
promote a challenge that encourages the mining industry to embrace
innovation, be champions of change and pave the way for the future
of mining," stated Elio Luongo, KPMG
CEO.
Strong roster of sponsors across various industries line up
to support #DisruptMining
Hard-Line has signed on as the #DISRUPTOR sponsor of
#DisruptMining. As a leading automation control system
manufacturer for heavy equipment, its submission to #DisruptMining
in 2017 earned a semi-finalist spot in the innovation expo. Being
involved in the challenge accelerated the company's innovative
technology, leading to a partnership with Goldcorp and the
deployment of autonomous and semi-autonomous technology at several
of its mines. "In keeping with our constant drive for innovation
and developing world leading automation for the global mining
industry, Hard-Line is proud to be a #DISRUPTOR level sponsor at
this year's #DisruptMining event. Our continued partnership with
Goldcorp has allowed our company to grow and prosper, and by
sponsoring this great competition we anticipate excellent
game-changing ideas from this year's competitors," stated
Walter Siggelkow, president of
Hard-Line.
Other major sponsors include:
- Epiroc is a leading productivity partner for the mining,
infrastructure and natural resources industries. With cutting-edge
technology, Epiroc develops and produces innovative drill rigs,
rock excavation and construction equipment and provides service and
consumables.
- IBM Canada is partnering with Goldcorp to accelerate
geological exploration powered by advanced technologies like AI,
machine-learning and cloud enabling geologists to identify and
predict patterns and geological models with more certainty leading
to increased accuracy in defining gold mineralization.
- Sandvik Mining & Rock Technology is a leading
supplier of mining equipment, tools and system solutions.
- ePower Metals Corp is focused on advancing a
high-quality portfolio of cobalt and other projects that have the
potential to supply the growing rechargeable battery sector.
- FLSmidth is the market-leading supplier of productivity
to the global mining and cement industries.
- Macquarie Group is a global provider of banking,
financial, advisory, investment and funds management services with
industry-leading expertise in metals and mining.
- Microsoft Canada Inc. is helping mining companies around
the world transform their operations across multiple technology
pillars including IoT, Mixed Reality, AI, data visualization and
cloud infrastructure to allow them to lead with innovation in this
rapidly evolving industry.
- Newtrax is a leading provider of safety and productivity
solutions to the global underground hard rock mining industry.
- Rockwell Automation is the world's largest company
dedicated to industrial automation and information and includes a
specialized line of products and solutions for mining.
- The Chemours Company is a leading producer and supplier
of chemical products, dedicated to safety and efficiency in
precious metals ore processing.
Export Development Canada (EDC) champions innovation in
mining
EDC helps Canadian companies go, grow, and succeed in
their international business. As a financial Crown corporation, EDC
provides financing, insurance, bonding, trade knowledge and
matchmaking connections to help Canadian companies sell and invest
abroad. EDC can also provide financial solutions to foreign buyers
to facilitate and grow purchases from Canadian companies.
About #DisruptMining
#DisruptMining is an innovation accelerator designed to
encourage new technologies and ideas to solve some of the biggest
opportunities and challenges in mining. Over 100 submissions
were entered into #DisruptMining 2018, representing completely new
ideas and disruptive technologies that will benefit the entire
mining industry. Semi-finalists and finalists will be
notified by February 5, 2018.
On March 4, 2018, during the
annual Prospectors and Developers Association of Canada (PDAC) conference, semi-finalists will
have the opportunity to showcase their ideas at the innovation
expo, the largest innovation-focused networking event at PDAC. The
three #DisruptMining finalists will pitch their competing ideas at
the live "shark-tank" style gala in front of a panel of industry
titans. They will have the opportunity to negotiate up to
$1 million in investment1
for a proof of concept at one of Goldcorp's mines or direct
investment in the winning technologies. All proceeds from the
#DisruptMining finale event will be invested in the future of the
mining industry through innovation-focused scholarships.
To purchase tickets for the gala event or register for the
innovation expo, please visit www.disruptmining.com.
About Joi Ito
Joi Ito is the director of the
MIT Media Lab, Professor of the Practice at MIT and the author, with Jeff Howe, of Whiplash: How to Survive Our
Faster Future (Grand Central Publishing, 2016). He is chairman of
the board of PureTech Health and serves on several other boards,
including The New York Times Company, Sony Corporation, the
MacArthur Foundation and the Knight Foundation. He is also the
former chairman and CEO of Creative Commons, and a former board
member of ICANN, The Open Source Initiative, and The Mozilla
Foundation. Joi is a serial entrepreneur who helped start and run
numerous companies including one of the first web companies in
Japan, Digital Garage, and the
first commercial Internet service provider in Japan, PSINet Japan/IIKK. He has been an
early-stage investor in many companies, including Formlabs, Flickr,
Kickstarter, littleBits, and Twitter. He has received numerous
awards, including the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Oxford
Internet Institute and the Golden
Plate Award from the Academy of Achievement, and he was
inducted into the SXSW Interactive Festival Hall of Fame in 2014.
Ito has been awarded honorary doctorates from The New School and Tufts
University and is a member of the American Academy of Arts
and Sciences.
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Goldcorp is a senior gold producer focused on responsible mining
practices with safe, low-cost production from a high-quality
portfolio of mines.
Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
Certain disclosures in this document constitute forward-looking
statements, including the timing and completion of the
#DisruptMining expo and live finale. In making the forward-looking
statements, the Company has applied certain factors and assumptions
that are based on the Company's current beliefs as well as
assumptions made by and information currently available to the
Company, including that the Company is able to execute the
challenge in accordance with the terms described herein. Although
the Company considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on
information currently available to it, they may prove to be
incorrect, and the forward-looking statements are subject to
numerous risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause
future results to differ materially from those expressed or implied
in such forward-looking statements. Such risk factors include,
among others, those matters identified in its continuous disclosure
filings, including its most recently filed MD&A. Readers are
cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking
statements. The Company does not intend, and expressly disclaims
any intention or obligation to, update or revise any
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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Investment not
guaranteed, and/or investment may be allocated among two or more of
three Finalists; exact level of investment, if any, is at
Goldcorp's sole discretion and subject to completion of appropriate
due diligence.
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SOURCE Goldcorp Inc.