Events

Practitioner-led conferences for mining and engineering. Four events in 2027, each built around the people who do the work.

Upcoming events

The 2027 conference programme

Programmes are still being shaped. Join a waitlist to hear first when dates, venues and early-bird registration are announced, or put a topic forward.

4–5 August 2027

Slope Stability X27

Africa’s practitioner-led slope stability conference and expo returns. The early-bird waitlist and call for papers are open.

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2027 · Date to be announced

GroundProof Africa 2027

Africa’s conference and expo dedicated to the testing, verification and assurance of containment, ground and structure across the mining asset lifecycle.

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2027 · Date to be announced

Mine Build Africa 2027

The conference for the people who build Africa’s mines: what it takes to move a project from feasibility to first ore.

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2027 · Date to be announced

Modular Plant Design Summit 2027

Southern Africa’s dedicated forum for modular processing plants, where technology providers meet the mining houses, EPCMs and developers who use them.

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Past events

What we have delivered

10–11 September 2026 · Johannesburg

Slope Stability X26

Our first Slope Stability X conference and expo brought 63 people from 31 organisations to The Garden Venue. Sixteen speakers explored the disconnects behind major slope failures across five themes.

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Niche trainings

Professional certification

2–6 November 2026

PMP Exam Prep Workshop

PMI-aligned preparation for the Project Management Professional exam, led by master trainer Dave Fourie.