The Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME), hosting the MINEXCHANGE 2025 SME Annual Conference and Expo, alongside the Colorado Mining Association’s (CMA) 127th National Western Mining Conference and World Gold 2025, has released its keynote lineup.
This year’s event, being held From February 23-26 in Denver, Colo., will feature a group of speakers addressing a broad range of topics affecting the mining industry. The keynote session on Monday, February 24, will focus on the impacts of artificial intelligence (AI) and flotation technologies on the industry.
“If you are looking for guidance regarding how technology can be harnessed to improve your operations, or are interested in meeting the future of mining, then look no further than MINEXCHANGE 2025,” said David L. Kanagy, SME Executive Director and CEO. “The conference promises to be an opportunity like no other to learn and grow with your peers in a vital industry meeting the many resource demands of tomorrow.”
Among the speakers for the keynote address: “AI: Innovation and Disruption – The Path Forward” from Terry Jones, Author, Global Business Executive, a technology pioneer who has played a pivotal role in creating the trillion-dollar e-commerce travel industry.
“Only .01% of businesses reach the elusive billion-dollar “unicorn” status. Jones built and scaled not one but two unicorn businesses (Travelocity and Kayak). As a board director for more than 20 companies, his IPOs and exits total over $10 billion. He is the author of the critically-acclaimed books, ‘ON Innovation: Turning ON Innovation in Your Culture, Teams, and Organization’ and ‘Disruption OFF: The Technological Disruption Coming for Your Company and What to Do About It’,” said SME officials.
The Robert E. Murray Innovation Award Lecture will be “Overcoming Technical Barriers with Disruptive Technologies Developed through Industrial Collaboration” by Michael Mankosa and Jaisen Kohmuench of Pennsylvania-based Eriez.
Over the past two decades, Eriez has successfully developed several new flotation technologies. Driven by industry-defined needs, Eriez has collaborated with key commercial partners in the sulfide and industrial minerals sectors to address shortcomings of current technologies. The success of both HydroFloat and StackCell resides in the willingness of industrial partners to collaborate with equipment developers and share information to create new technologies to address industry needs. This presentation will review the past two decades of development by Eriez showing how industrial partnership truly results in a one-plus-one equals three outcome.
More information about SME, as well as registration details, are available at smeannualconference.org. SEMCO Publishing will once again be a media partner for the event.