Shaping the Sustainable Future of Mining

Michelle Ash is highly passionate about Mining and Infrastructure and remains focused on delivering sustainable solutions that help these sectors to continue to create and shape the world in which we live, through digital transformation and the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.

As Chair of the Global Mining Guidelines Group - GMG - Michelle has contributed to develop best practices and guidelines for the implementation of technology and socially enabled changes in the mining industry.

Previously, Michelle was Chief Innovation Officer at Barrick Gold Corporation where she oversaw the company’s innovation program, looking both at how innovation can drive productivity in the existing business as well as how it can be harnessed to deliver alternative business models.

Michelle began her career as a blasting engineer with Rio Tinto and has held several operational roles in various mining companies and across commodities.

Michelle was included in the Women in Mining UK's 2016 list of “100 Global Inspirational Women in Mining” and in 2019 won the Technology Innovator of the Year Award by Mines and Technology.  She holds a degree in Civil Engineering and an Executive MBA from the Melbourne Business School; she also holds a degree in Psychology from Deakin University.

This webinar will present how mining companies can prepare for, and accelerate, the industry transformation to a more sustainable future.