Ian Mackay, Senior Manager, PwC

 Ian Mackay, a PwC Smart mining specialist, has extensive experience in improving operations in underground and opencast mining. Focusing on safety, people, production and costs, he has over 20 years’ experience in analyzing and improving mining production performance on several continents and across mineral types. He seeks to harmonise safety, the people and production in sustainable, measurable ways while incorporating technologies that are of material benefit to all stakeholders. 

His collaboration with the Mineral council on thought leadership in 4IR for the mining industry in 2020 and more recently on the ESG and 4IR future of mines compliment his own experience with an industry wide view of the Mine of the future.