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Strategic Mine Planning Conference 2026

Conference advisory committee

Conference advisory committee

Committee members

We'd like to introduce the Strategic Mine Planning Conference 2026 Advisory Committee and thank them for their time, effort and dedication to develop and deliver an outstanding conference program.

Roussos Dimitrakopoulos

Professor, Department of Mining and Materials Engineering
McGill University

Marcelo Godoy

Chief Technology Officer
AngloGold Ashanti

Ryan Goodfellow

Director, Mine Optimization
Newmont

Vaughan Chamberlain

Senior Vice President: Strategic Technical Group
AngloGold Ashanti

Orlando Leiva

Head of Strategic Planning
Anglo American, Australia

Philip Bangerter

Regional Manager – Australasia
Whittle Consulting

Vanessa Lickfold

Head of Surface Mining Centre of Excellence
Rio Tinto

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