This document summarizes Unearthed's Demo Day 2016 event. It provided outcomes of their program including over 2000 innovators, 50 challenges, and 170 prototypes generated. It highlighted some challenge solutions in predictive maintenance, mining visualization/analytics, and surge event prediction. The event included speakers from resources companies, government, and startups discussing opportunities for industry disruption and the role of startups, accelerators, and collaboration. Panel discussions covered resourcing the future innovations. The document promoted Unearthed's programs in accelerating startups and generating ideas to grow global businesses in resources through hackathons and online competitions.
7. Some Highlights
► Challenge: BHP Billiton –
Prevent conveyor wear and
failure.
► Solution: Machine vision
algorithm plus laser for
predictive maintenance
► Challenge: De Beers–
Classification of mined material
and detection of end of mining
based on sound
► Solution: Real-time User
interface to visualize mining
activity, analytics and efficiency
Cape Town 2016
MineHack 2016
► Challenge: BHP Billiton -
Global Mining Mathematical
Challenge
► Solution: Optimising open pit
mining phases using multi
grid search.
Phase-X Challenge
► Challenge: Newcrest - Predicting
or preventing SAG mill surge
events through big data analysis.
► Solution: eliminating SAG mill
surge events by delivering
insights from raw data analytics
Sydney 2016
10. McKinsey Global Institute, Digital America, December 2015
Ripe for digital disruption!
Disruptive technologies:
over $1 trillion
of economic impact
to the global resources sector
by 2025.
77% at initial stages
of digital transformation.
IDC November 2016
15. A startup is a temporary organization used to search for a repeatable and
scalable business model. – Steve Blank
The right structure and culture for running
commercial experiments in a market. - me
small
business
new
business
revenue
< $$$
“startup”
19. What should you NOT do?
image from CB Insights
“The supply chain is complex…”
“Our clients trust us. They won’t trust some startup….”
“We’ve been doing this for years….”
24. A Vision for the Australian Resources Sector
Miranda Taylor
CEO
NERA
Graeme Stanway
Founding Partner
VCI
Kane Usher
General Manager Innovation
METS Ignited Australia Ltd.
Mark Stickells
Director, Business Development
The University of WA
Cameron Bowden
Manager, Western Australia
Austmine Ltd.
27. Panel Discussion: Resourcing the Future
Mark Sonter
Co-Founder, Director Mining & Processing
Deep Space Industries
Dr Alan Duffy
Astrophysicist & Research Fellow
Swinburne University
Jane Raffaele
Manager Technology Program
Roy Hil
Paul Lucey
CEO
Mine Vision Systems
Tamryn Barker
CEO
CORE Resources Innovation Hub