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Maptek Users Conference Perth 2026

Date

September 15, 2026

Venue

Pan Pacific Hotel

Join industry experts, innovators, and Maptek leaders at our 2026 APAC Users Conference in Perth to explore how connected technologies are reshaping the future of mining.

Transforming mining through confidence, safety, efficiency, and decision support

Attendees will gain valuable insights into the technologies, workflows, and innovations driving digital transformation across the mining value chain through keynote presentations, customer stories, live demonstrations, and future-focused discussions.

We’ll also share more on the direction of Maptek and how our technology ecosystem is enabling safer, smarter, and more efficient mining operations worldwide.

Date: 15 September 2026

Venue: Pan Pacific Hotel, Perth

Location: Grand River Ballroom
Level 2, 207 Adelaide Terrace
Perth WA 6000

Learn how connected systems and open workflows can reduce friction, improve data flow, and support more flexible digital ecosystems.

Increasing orebody confidence

The first technical session will focus on geological confidence, orebody knowledge, and the importance of integrated geological workflows.

Increasing safety and operational efficiency

Our second session will look at safer and more connected mining environments, including productivity, and integrated workflows across mining operations.

Moving forward

The final session focuses on the future of mining technology, decision support, cloud platforms, and scalable operational intelligence.

We’ll explore how mining organisations are preparing for the next generation of digital transformation.

Be part of the future of mining

This conference is an opportunity to connect with industry peers, hear directly from leading experts, and learn more about the latest innovations shaping the future of mining technology.

Whether your focus is geology, operations, planning, safety, or enterprise decision-making, you’ll gain practical insights and strategic perspectives to help drive confidence, efficiency, and transformation across your organisation.

Meet the keynote speakers

Dr Penny Stewart, CEO, Petra Data Science

Dr. Penny Stewart, is a rock mechanics engineer and founding Director and CEO of AI mining software company PETRA Data Science. She is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technical Sciences and Engineering and holds a Queensland 1st Class Mine Managers’ Certificate of Competency. Whilst working in underground and open pit mines across Australia she gained firsthand knowledge of how geological uncertainty impacts mining professionals.

Driven by this experience, Penny pursued her PhD studies at the JKMRC, University of Queensland, focusing on developing site-specific statistical models to predict the stability of underground excavations. Her outstanding work in this field earned her the prestigious Ian Morley Prize. In 2015, Penny established PETRA, guided by the hypothesis that integrating hundreds of millions of tonnes of actual mine performance data into site-specific models provides the most accurate methods for mine productivity and efficiency estimation and optimisation.

Today, PETRA’s AI-powered mining software empowers mining professionals to enhance their understanding of orebody knowledge and optimise the entire mining value chain. After eight years of dedicated effort, PETRA continues to revolutionise the industry.

Dr Tamara Vasey, CEO, Darkmine

Dr Vasey is a cross-discipline innovator and relentless technology + AI advocate. She has degrees in electrical and electronic engineering, and computer science, and completed a PhD studying semiconductor physics. Crossing from academia into industry she landed roles in the WA mining sector developing automation algorithms and software for mining, rail, and exploration. She has focused on the geosciences, leading technology and data science teams across the value chain. Dr Vasey is now CEO of Darkmine, a startup company dedicated to bringing agentic AI intelligence to mining and exploration.

   September 15, 2026
Pan Pacific Hotel
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