Industry leaders in mining, technology,
venture capital to select next big idea eligible for $1 million investment
VANCOUVER, Dec. 14, 2017 /CNW/ - GOLDCORP INC.
(TSX: G, NYSE: GG) ("Goldcorp") is pleased to announce
the five 'sharks' who will judge the #DisruptMining challenge, an
event designed to encourage innovators from all sectors to
collaborate and accelerate solutions to some of the biggest
challenges and opportunities in mining, an industry notoriously
slow to innovate.
The event provides an opportunity to showcase exponential
technologies and ideas in front of a live audience of over one
thousand industry leaders. An international panel of industry
leaders representing mining, technology and venture capital will
award one of three finalists the opportunity to negotiate a
$1 million investment in their
technology, company or idea.
Highlights:
- Finalists will pitch their disruptive technology or idea
"shark-tank" style to:
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- Blanca Treviño, President & CEO, Softtek and
Director of Goldcorp
- George Salamis, President & CEO, Integra
Resources
- Rob McEwen, Founder and
CEO, McEwen Mining
- Veronica Knott,
University of British Columbia Mining
Engineering student and 2017 Engineers Canada Gold Medal Student
Award recipient
- Wal van Lierop, President
& CEO, Chrysalix Venture Capital
- The #DisruptMining innovation accelerator challenge will take
place Sunday, March 4, 2018 in
Toronto and submissions will be
accepted from January 2 to 16, 2018.
Additional details can be found on the #DisruptMining website at
www.disruptmining.com.
Blanca Treviño, President & CEO, Softtek, the leading
information technology services company in Latin America, and a Director of
Goldcorp. Named one of the ten most powerful women in
Mexico, and widely recognized as
one of the most influential executives in Latin America, Blanca is a frequent presenter
at international forums related to entrepreneurship, IT and the
role of women in business. In addition to Goldcorp, Blanca is a
board member of Walmart Mexico, and an independent member to the
board of the Comisión Federal de Electricidad (CFE), the Mexican
government agency in charge of the national electrical system.
George Salamis, President & CEO, Integra Resources,
and past Executive Chairman of Integra Gold where he led the 2016
Integra Gold Rush Challenge and co-hosted last year's
#DisruptMining challenge with Goldcorp. Integra Gold was an
early adopter of artificial intelligence to help identify
high-value gold exploration targets. According to Salamis,
"The mining industry needs to embrace radical new ideas.
After doing the same thing for decades and expecting
different results, mining needs to consider the opportunities
disruption can bring to the industry."
Rob McEwen, Founder and
CEO, McEwen Mining, former CEO of
Goldcorp. Rob launched the original crowd-sourced exploration
contest in 2000 with the "Goldcorp Challenge", which led to the
discovery of over $6 billion worth of
gold in the Red Lake District.
Throughout his career, Rob hasn't been afraid to challenge
convention. "Don't stand in line, as you'll only get to the
front as fast as the person in front of you," says McEwen. "I have
been closely watching what companies like Amazon, Airbnb and Uber
are doing, crossing industry lines very quickly. We are seeing the
invasion of industries by companies that suddenly appear and I'm
waiting for that to happen to mining. We need to keep our eyes open
and our heads turning. #DisruptMining allows our industry to
embrace new technologies and be experimental, faster. Kudos to
Goldcorp for continuing to accelerate the pace of innovation for
the benefit of our entire industry."
Veronica Knott,
University of British Columbia Mining
Engineering student and winner of the 2017 Engineers Canada Gold
Medal Student Award, recognizing her work toward making engineering
more inclusive and diverse. "If you want to make change, be
ready to put in the time and effort, be prepared to
fail, and be okay with criticism," says Knott. "The faster you
eliminate ideas and incorporate key learnings as you go, the closer
you'll get to a breakthrough that makes a big difference."
Wal van Lierop, President
& CEO, Chrysalix Venture Capital, a venture capital company
that builds, mentors and connects high-growth companies, bringing
disruptive innovation to the world's largest industries by focusing
on where technology meets physical science. The firm is backed by
more than 20 international blue-chip industrial and financial
investors and was named 'Financial Investor of the Year' as part of
the 2017 Global Cleantech 100 Awards. Its investments include
breakthrough technologies in 3D steel printing, fast charging
electric vehicle infrastructure, emissions-free solar steam, smart
mining and nuclear fusion. Van
Lierop is an advocate for the Canadian government's
innovation agenda to become the No. 1 developer and exporter of
sustainable industrial innovations, transforming mining,
hydrocarbons and forestry, rather than abandoning these sources of
Canadian prosperity.
About #DisruptMining
At a live event taking place March 4,
2018 during the annual Prospectors and Developers
Association of Canada (PDAC)
conference, three finalists will have the opportunity to negotiate
up to $1 million in investment for a
proof of concept at one of Goldcorp's mines or direct investment in
the winning technologies.1 The #DisruptMining challenge
seeks innovation in the following categories:
- Feed the long-term pipeline for metals
- Enhance productivity, efficiency and automation
- Improve safety
- Reduce environmental footprint
- Facilitate open and transparent markets
- "Go rogue" wildcard category
Any innovator interested in pitching their idea at the
#DisruptMining Innovation Expo and "shark-tank" style live event
should submit an application via the submission portal found at
www.disruptmining.com. Submissions will be accepted from
January 2, 2018 12:01am PST / 3:01am
EST until January 16, 2018 at
8:59pm PST / 11:59 pm EST. Late submissions will not be
accepted. Semi-finalists will have the opportunity to showcase
their technology at an innovation expo prior to the live event.
All proceeds from the #DisruptMining finale event will be
invested in the future of the mining industry through
innovation-focused scholarships.
About Goldcorp
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.