PDAC 2027: The World's Premier Mineral Exploration & Mining Convention

Name: PDAC 2027: The World's Premier Mineral Exploration & Mining Convention
Start: 2027-03-07
End: 2027-03-10
Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC)

PDAC 2027: The World's Premier Mineral Exploration & Mining Convention takes place on 7–10 March 2027 at Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC), Toronto. It is organised by Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC), and B2DB lists 70 speakers and 62 sessions announced so far.

PDAC 2027 is the annual mineral exploration and mining convention, taking place from March 7-10, 2027 in Toronto, Canada. Held since 1932, the convention brings together attendees from over 140 countries for educational programming, networking events, exhibits and business opportunities, with more than 1,300 exhibitors and 800 presenters reported.

Key facts

Dates	7–10 March 2027 (upcoming)
Venue	Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC), Toronto, Canada
Organiser	Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada (PDAC)
Series	PDAC Convention
Speakers	70
Sessions	62
Stages	Short Courses, Events & Networking, Capital Markets Program, Keynote Program, Sustainability Program, Indigenous Program, Exploration Insights, Technical Program
Sponsors	28
Official site	pdac.ca/convention-2027/attending-2027/schedule-2027

Keynote speakers

David Tait CEO, World Gold Council
Duncan Wanblad CEO, Anglo American
Ammar Al-Joundi President and Chief Executive Officer, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
Christopher Emerson Senior Vice President, Geology and Exploration, Pan American Silver Corp.
Natasha Vaz Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Ontario, Australia & Mexico, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited

Speakers (70)

Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.

David Tait CEO, World Gold Council
Duncan Wanblad CEO, Anglo American
Ammar Al-Joundi President and Chief Executive Officer, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
Christopher Emerson Senior Vice President, Geology and Exploration, Pan American Silver Corp.
Natasha Vaz Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Ontario, Australia & Mexico, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
Antoine Caté Principal Consultant (Structural Geology), SRK Consulting (Canada)
Ryan Dhillon Senior Consultant (Geology), SRK Consulting
Francisca Maepa AI Geoscientist, VerAI Discoveries
Rosmery Cardenas Technical Manager Geology - Mining Advisory, SLR Consulting
Aaron Del Pino Director Hydro Business Development, Ontario Power Generation
Aleksandr Mitrofanov Senior Vice President Mining Finance, Macquarie Group
Alexandra Ferron Editorial and Technical Consultant, Kiltie Lane Advisory
Andre Xavier Honorary Professor, The University of British Columbia
Gerry Reddy Social & Resettlement Consultant / Founding Director / CEO, Steyn Reddy Associates (SRA)
Lauren Humble Chief Business Officer, Solvest Inc
Raymond Goldie Independent Analyst and Director, Past President, PDAC
Robert Fetell Sr. Consultant — Industrial Assets (latam), AECOM
Sally Gillies Technical Director - Geology & Compliance, Ausenco
Sasa Jarvis National Co-Leader of Mining, Partner, McMillan LLP
Silvana Costa Senior Executive Leader, Orla Mining Ltd
Simon Chorley Associate Partner, ERM
Brent Bergeron Senior Vice President, Pan American Silver
Dennis Arne Principal Consulting Geochemist, Telemark Geosciences Pty Ltd
Guy Desharnais VP Project Evaluation, OR Royalties
Lynda Bloom President, Analytical Solutions Ltd.
Adriana Aurazo Secretary General Latam | ALMA – Latin American Mining Alliance (Mar.2026-Present), ALIANZA MINERA DE AMERICA LATINA ALMA
Amit Tripathi Director and Principal Consultant, AiRE — AI Resource Exploration
Andy Orr Chief Geologist, Kenorland Minerals
Angele Poitras Consultant, Canadian Diamond Drilling Association (CDDA)
Annemarie Brissenden Director, Investor Relations, Refined Substance
Bagdad Amangaliyev Subsurface Domain Solution Sales Lead, SLB
Carla Rojas Neculhual Coordinadora de Inclusión y Género Observatorio Gestión de Personas, FEN UCHILE
Carmen Krapf Geoscience Lead, Geological Survey of South Australia
Charlotte Heward Investor Relations Consultant, Refined Substance
Chris Hachkowski Senior Geologist, Ontario Securities Commission
Conrad Dix Director, Exploration Nunavut, Agnico Eagle Mines Limited
Craig Waldie Senior Geologist, Ontario Securities Commission
Derrick Pattenden President and Chief Executive Officer, Nations Royalty
Elizabeth Freele Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Sympact
Felipe Santana Diretor Estatutário | Sustentabilidade, Assuntos Regulatórios e Relações Institucionais, Ex Gold Brasil Pesquisa Mineral S/A
Giancarlo Daroch Director, Exploration, Lundin Mining
Haruna Grema Postdoctoral Research Fellow, MDRU - Mineral Deposit Research Unit
Heather Burrell President & Managing Director, Archer, Cathro & Associates (1981) Limited
Hernan Aciar Exploration Geologist, El Pachón
Jean-Philippe Paiement Chief Technology Officer, VRIFY
Jeanie Mclean Consultant, Self employed
Jeremy Vincent Director, Geology & Resources, Wheaton Precious Metals
John Kwarta Strategic Account Executive, Glencore, Schneider Electric
Justin Fillier Senior Director, Bird Heavy Civil
Kimberly Darlington Founder and CEO, Refined Substance
Lucy Potter Technical Director, Rio Tinto
Marion Olivier Laboratory Assistant, Queen's University
Mark Travers Chief Executive Officer, Brazilian Nickel
Michael Samis Strategic Capital Management Insights, SCM Decisions
Mike Aumond Senior Counsel, Global Public Affairs
Nalaine Morin SVP Environment and Social Affairs, Skeena Gold and Silver
Nicolas Rojas-Saez Copper Mining Assets Analyst, CRU
Normand Champigny Lead Independent Director, Bonterra Resources Inc.
Parham Adiban Consultant, SRK Consulting
Rachel Dekker Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Sympact
Reno Pressacco Associate Principal Geologist, SLR Consulting (Canada) Ltd
Richard Carleton Chair, Tetra Trust Company, Tetra Digital Group
Richard Lilly Consulting Geologist, Dr. Richard Lilly Consulting Services
Ryan Davies Creative Director, Suits Social Inc.
Tim Craske Director and Principal Geoscience Consultant, Geowisdom Pty Ltd
Timothy Foden Co-Chair of the International Arbitration Practice Group and Member of the Executive Committee, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
Tom Buckle Senior Consultant (Data Geoscience), SRK Consulting
Tulina Tunelao Ndevaetela Senior Project Geologist, Koryx Copper
Don Cummings President, McArthur Sampling Ltd
Vivienne Mclennan Director, MRMR & Mining Governance, Capstone Copper

Most represented companies

Refined Substance — 3 speakers
SRK Consulting — 3 speakers
Agnico Eagle Mines Limited — 2 speakers
Ontario Securities Commission — 2 speakers
Sympact — 2 speakers

Agenda (62 sessions)

Day 1 — Friday 5 March 2027

Applied AI and machine learning in mineral exploration and mining 08:00–17:00 · Short Courses — Antoine Caté, Ryan Dhillon, Parham Adiban, Tom Buckle
Regional geochemistry to drill targeting: How to do it right 09:00–17:00 · Short Courses — Dennis Arne, Lynda Bloom, Andy Orr
Practical social risk management for mineral exploration: Tools and strategies for project success 09:00–16:00 · Short Courses — Elizabeth Freele, Rachel Dekker

Day 2 — Saturday 6 March 2027

From concept to core: Interpreting ore textures and breccias 08:30–16:30 · Short Courses — Richard Lilly
Know your risks: Safety, wellness and leadership in mineral exploration 08:30–17:00 · Short Courses — Angele Poitras, Conrad Dix, Marion Olivier
Analysis of geochemical exploration data 08:30–17:00 · Short Courses — Dennis Arne, Lynda Bloom
A field guide to refining your investor relations program 13:00–17:00 · Short Courses — Annemarie Brissenden, Charlotte Heward, Kimberly Darlington, Ryan Davies

Day 3 — Sunday 7 March 2027

NI 43-101: How securities regulators and CIM govern mineral project disclosure 08:00–12:00 · Short Courses — Chris Hachkowski, Craig Waldie, Reno Pressacco
Opening Ceremonies 09:00–10:00 · Events & Networking
Digging into capital: Canadian stock exchange perspectives on mineral financing 10:30–11:45 · Capital Markets Program — Sasa Jarvis, Richard Carleton
Commodity Outlook Keynote 10:30–11:30 · Keynote Program — Duncan Wanblad
Is AI sustainable? Risks and opportunities for responsible mineral development 11:00–12:00 · Sustainability Program — Simon Chorley
Fast-tracking Canada's critical minerals: Can Indigenous partnership and project acceleration coexist? 13:30–14:30 · Indigenous Program — Derrick Pattenden, Nalaine Morin
Beyond quartz veins: Refining the orogenic model with paleoplacer gold 14:00–14:20 · Exploration Insights
Exploration frontiers in Latin America: Drivers of discovery and development 14:00–16:00 · Technical Program — Rosmery Cardenas, Giancarlo Daroch
Commodities session: Precious and critical 14:00–16:15 · Technical Program
Country risk, capital risk: Managing sovereign exposure from deal to dispute 14:00–15:00 · Capital Markets Program — Timothy Foden
New horizons: Cu-zn-au deposits defined in Sudbury, Canada 14:20–14:40 · Exploration Insights
Old camp, new model: Ultra-high-grade silver discovery at Langis, Cobalt 14:40–15:00 · Exploration Insights
Advanced thinking in the age of AI driving efficient mineral discovery 15:00–15:20 · Exploration Insights — Tim Craske
Supplying the energy transition: Power, responsibility and critical minerals 15:15–16:45 · Sustainability Program — John Kwarta, Mark Travers, Nicolas Rojas-Saez
AI assisted targeting success at Horizon Gold's Howards Deposit, Gum Creek Project 15:20–15:40 · Exploration Insights
3D inversions of airborne ZTEM and MobileMT for mining exploration 15:40–16:00 · Exploration Insights

Day 4 — Monday 8 March 2027

Mining Industry Outlook Keynote 09:00–10:00 · Keynote Program — Ammar Al-Joundi, Natasha Vaz
Facing strong headwinds: The natural diamond industry perseveres 10:00–12:00 · Technical Program
Camp to community: Yukon's mining safety forum recommendations 10:00–11:00 · Sustainability Program — Lauren Humble, Heather Burrell, Jeanie Mclean
Proposed changes to NI 43-101 and their potential impact on Canadian mining industry's access to capital 10:00–11:15 · Capital Markets Program — Sally Gillies, Guy Desharnais, Jeremy Vincent, Normand Champigny
Uranium: New technology for discovery and recovery 10:00–12:00 · Technical Program — Bagdad Amangaliyev, Carmen Krapf
Deep and shallow porphyry deposits across different belts 10:30–12:30 · Technical Program — Francisca Maepa, Hernan Aciar, Tulina Tunelao Ndevaetela
Public geoscience for sustained competitiveness 11:45–12:45 · Sustainability Program
Building the future: Retention and advancement of Indigenous talent 13:00–14:00 · Indigenous Program — Alexandra Ferron
Shear zone gold deposits 14:00–16:00 · Technical Program
Mining valuation of projects: The fundamentals and new developments 14:00–16:00 · Technical Program — Haruna Grema, Michael Samis
Navigating Department of Energy (DOE) funding for critical minerals: Opportunities and insights 14:00–15:15 · Capital Markets Program
Unlocking northern potential: Geoscience and the Arctic Economic Security Corridor 14:15–15:45 · Indigenous Program — Mike Aumond
Enabling life-of-project land access and management: From exploration to closure 14:30–15:30 · Sustainability Program — Gerry Reddy, Brent Bergeron

Day 5 — Tuesday 9 March 2027

Technology and Innovation Keynote 09:00–10:00 · Keynote Program — David Tait
What needs to change? Sharing what works to build a stronger minerals industry 10:00–11:30 · Sustainability Program — Adriana Aurazo, Carla Rojas Neculhual, Felipe Santana
Hard money, shifting order: Gold in an age of debt, debasement and geopolitical change 10:00–11:00 · Capital Markets Program
Why some technical studies fail 10:00–12:00 · Technical Program — Rosmery Cardenas, Aleksandr Mitrofanov, Guy Desharnais
Sterling prospects: Silver's time to shine 10:00–12:00 · Technical Program — Raymond Goldie
Powering Northwestern Ontario's mining future 10:00–11:00 · Indigenous Program — Aaron Del Pino, Justin Fillier
Mining meets AI 2.0 10:30–12:30 · Technical Program — Antoine Caté, Jean-Philippe Paiement
Beyond compliance: Psychosocial risk prevention across the global mining landscape 11:45–12:45 · Sustainability Program
Indigenous-industry partnerships: Building successful projects in Canada's North 11:45–13:00 · Indigenous Program
From commodity to strategic asset: What it means for the mining capital stack? 13:30–14:30 · Capital Markets Program
Investing in socioeconomic legacies throughout the mining lifecycle 13:30–14:30 · Sustainability Program
The architects of economic sovereignty: Leading the Indigenous mine supply chain 13:30–14:30 · Indigenous Program
Exploration excellence: Case studies in best practice 14:00–16:00 · Technical Program — Antoine Caté, Francisca Maepa
Current and future geophysics in exploration 14:00–16:00 · Technical Program — Amit Tripathi
Rare earths: Building resilient western supply 14:00–16:00 · Technical Program — Ryan Dhillon, Robert Fetell
Beyond participation: Indigenous business readiness in the northern remediation economy 15:15–16:15 · Indigenous Program — Andre Xavier
Catalyzing community impact: Driving mining, government and development partnerships 15:15–16:15 · Sustainability Program
The Canadian fiscal incentives landscape: From exploration to production 15:15–16:15 · Capital Markets Program
Mining for Diversity Event 16:30–18:00 · Events & Networking
Awards Celebration & Nite Cap 17:30–23:00 · Events & Networking

Day 6 — Wednesday 10 March 2027

Discovery of the Year Keynote 09:00–10:00 · Keynote Program — Christopher Emerson
Mineral finance 2027 10:00–11:00 · Capital Markets Program
Climate and water resilience in arid regions: Multi-stakeholder partnership lessons 10:00–11:00 · Sustainability Program — Silvana Costa
Mining moneyball: Blind spots holding exploration and mining back 10:00–12:00 · Technical Program — Lucy Potter
New discoveries 10:15–12:00 · Technical Program — Ryan Dhillon
Trust as a competitive advantage: Building the conditions to mining project success 11:00–12:00 · Indigenous Program

Organisers, sponsors and partners