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WELCOME TO SLOPE STABILITY X ’26 Conference and Expo
Exploring the Disconnects
Behind Major Slope Failures
The smallest disconnects can escalate into serious risks. Strengthen your ability to make the right decisions at every stage of slope stability projects.
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What’s Lurking In the Shadows of Every Unsuccessful Slope Stability Project
There are often several competing priorities geotechnical engineers grapple with when spearheading slope stability projects. While pressing, beyond these priorities are far more dire realities. We call these seemingly unseen but highly impactful factors “gaps.”
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Exploring the Disconnects Behind Major Slope Failures
What’s Lurking In the Shadows of Every Unsuccessful Slope Stability Project
While pressing, beyond these priorities are far more dire realities. We call these seemingly unseen but highly impactful factors “gaps.”
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Your Premium Venue and Location
Join us at this prime location in the heart of South Africa’s capital, Pretoria. The perfect space for the launch of Slope Stability X26, the offical event magazine, Slope Digest and the start of many unique and tailored gatherings specifically designed for geotechniocal engineers working on slope stability projects acrioss Africa.
Your Premier Venue and location
CSIR Convention Centre
Join us at this prime location in the heart of South Africa’s capital, Pretoria. The perfect space for the launch of Slope Stability X26, the offical event magazine, Slope Digest and the start of many unique and tailored gatherings specifically designed for geotechniocal engineers working on slope stability projects acrioss Africa.
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Shaped By Challenges You Face
Shaped By ChallengesYou Face
Each theme is designed around the real challenges you face — from planning and building to monitoring and governance. Exploring these themes together delivers practical insights you can apply to strengthen your projects and decisions.
Each theme is designed around the real challenges you face — from planning and building to monitoring and governance. Exploring these themes together delivers practical insights you can apply to strengthen your projects and decisions.
Build on Certainty, Grounded in Evidence
Every slope tells a different story. When infiltration, strength, or deformation are not fully understood, even well-planned projects face hidden risks. Misreading the ground leads to delays, failures, and costly rework before construction begins.
This segment of the event explores advanced investigation and testing methods that give engineers reliable data and clarity in their designs.
Designs That Hold up Under Pressure
Slopes rarely fail for a single reason. Rainfall, seismic forces, and fractured geology interact in ways that traditional models may not capture.
When these factors are overlooked, designs that look stable in theory can falter in practice. You will be exposed to planning approaches that integrate multiple stress factors into resilient, real-world designs.
Keep Projects on Track, Even Under Stress
The construction phase is where theory meets reality, and where slopes face significant vulnerability. Intense rainfall, seismic events, or poor practices can destabilise projects and turn timelines and budgets upside down.
Builders and contractors will be equipped with strategies and technologies to keep construction safe, efficient, and resilient under pressure.
Spot the Signs Before Disaster Strikes
Slopes rarely fail without warning. The signals are present, but detecting them in time requires precision. Outdated monitoring can miss the subtle shifts that precede instability, leaving little chance to act.
You will see how advances in remote sensing, on-site instrumentation, and real-time analytics help operators identify risks early and respond effectively.
Turn Policy Into Protection
Nature is not the only factor behind slope instability. Land-use choices, regulatory gaps, and unchecked development increase risks that could otherwise be contained. When governance fails, preventable disasters cause damage that could have been avoided.
Leaders, policymakers, and industry voices will acquire practical insights to limit oversight and safeguard slopes and communities for the long term.
Join the Conversation
Slope Stability X ‘26, or SSX26, is an exploration of the key practices and more that geotechnical engineers must perform to realise project excellence.
An event shaped by your needs, designed for your
requirements.
Spanning 5 key themes, all directly related to the success of slope stability projects, SSX26 is more than a 2-day networking opportunity.
You’ll hear from professionals with first-hand slope stability experience and receive practical tools to help transform the way you work for the better.
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Shape Industry Conversations at SSX26
Shaped By Challenges You Face
Each theme will feature industry professionals just like you who are winning at slope stability practices in their fields. Learn from geotechnical experts as the deep-dive in your most pressing challenges to share practical the tools, techniques and methods they use to deliver their Slope Stability projects.
Meet your 2026 speakers
Mpumelelo Thabethe, Chief Geologist | Northam Platinum South Africa
Christine Thikusho, Senior Geotechnical Geologist | Swakop Uranium Namibia
Nyeleti Masole (MSc Eng) - Chief Rock Engineer at Foskor, South Africa
Khomotso Moleke - CEO, M84 Geotech Solutions
David Nyungu - Geothechnical Engineer, Barrick Gold, Democratic republic of Congo
Dr. Morteza Ghamgosar - Senior Associate, ATC Willaims, Australia
Johan Du Plessis - Technical Consultant & Structural Engineer, Prokon SA (Pty) Ltd
Kabo Gabanakgosi - Principal Geotechnical Engineer at Debswana Diamond Company, Botswana
Hamilton Moswathupa - Regional Manager Hydrogeology and Water Management, Anglo American
Thlologelo Mametja, Chief Rock Engineer, Valterra Platinum, South Africa
Ovheshlan Pillay - Lecturer & SANIRE GP Chairperson South Africa
Lehana Bulane Geotechnical Engineer, Letšeng Diamond Mine Lesotho
Showcase, Engage and Lead Your Industry at SSX26
Who Should Attend
Learn, Connect and Advance at SSX26
Who Should Be at SSX26
Investigation & Site Characterisation Professionals
Geotechnical Engineers
Engineering Geologists
Hydrogeologists
Geophysicists
Site Investigation Managers
Ground Investigation Consultants
Design & Planning Professionals
Civil Engineers (specialising in geotechnics / infrastructure)
Slope Design Engineers
Mine Planning Engineers
Structural Engineers
Engineering Managers (Mining, Rail, Road, Energy projects)
Consulting Engineers
Monitoring & Operations Professionals
Geotechnical Monitoring Specialists
Remote Sensing / InSAR Analysts
Instrumentation Engineers
Operations Managers (mining, transport, utilities)
Asset Integrity Managers
Data & Risk Analysts in geotechnical monitoring
Construction & Execution Professionals
Project Managers (Civil, Mining, Infrastructure)
Construction Managers
Site Engineers
Safety Officers (HSE Managers)
Contractors & Subcontractors involved in earthworks and slope reinforcement
Risk & Governance Professionals
Regulators in Mining, Infrastructure, and Environmental Agencies
Policy Advisors & Government Officials (Infrastructure / Natural Resources)
Risk Managers
ESG & Sustainability Officers
Academic Researchers contributing to standards / best practice
Insurers & Reinsurers focused on geotechnical / infrastructure risk
Executive-Level Professionals
Chief Engineers / Directors of Engineering
Heads of Geotechnical Services
Technical Directors (Civil, Mining, Infrastructure)
CEOs / COOs of companies delivering slope-heavy projects
Investors and Lenders evaluating risk in mining and infrastructure
who should attend
Learn, Connect and Advance at SSX26
Calling Engineers, Planners, Scientists,
Builders, Analysts, and Regulators
If you’re responsible for ensuring slopes are investigated, designed, constructed, monitored, or governed safely and sustainably, this is your chance to join this conversation on championing safer slopes.
EVENT THEMES RECAP:
Gain the confidence to make better decisions with reliable data from advanced site investigations and ground characterisation.
Learn how integrated design approaches create resilient solutions that stand up to complex geological and environmental pressures.
Discover proven construction practices that keep projects safe, efficient, and on schedule under challenging conditions.
See how cutting-edge monitoring tools provide early warnings and actionable insights to prevent costly failures.
Understand how stronger governance and policy frameworks reduce risk and safeguard communities and infrastructure.
Investigation & Site Characterization Professionals
Geotechnical Engineers
Engineering Geologists
Hydrogeologists
Geophysicists
Site Investigation Managers
Geologists & Ground Investigation Consultants
Design & Planning Professionals
Civil Engineers (specializing in geotechnics / infrastructure)
Slope Design Engineers
Mine Planning Engineers
Structural Engineers
Engineering Managers (Mining, Rail, Road, Energy projects)
Consulting Engineers
Risk & Governance Professionals
Regulators in Mining, Infrastructure, and Environmental Agencies
Policy Advisors & Government Officials (Infrastructure / Natural Resources)
Risk Managers
ESG & Sustainability Officers
Academic Researchers contributing to standards / best practice
Insurers & Reinsurers focused on geotechnical / infrastructure risk
Construction & Execution Professionals
Project Managers (Civil, Mining, Infrastructure)
Construction Managers
Site Engineers
Safety Officers (HSE Managers)
Contractors & Subcontractors involved in earthworks and slope reinforcement
Monitoring & Operations Professionals
Geotechnical Monitoring Specialists
Remote Sensing / InSAR Analysts
Instrumentation Engineers
Operations Managers (mining, transport, utilities)
Asset Integrity Managers
Data & Risk Analysts in geotechnical monitoring
Executive-Level Professionals
Chief Engineers / Directors of Engineering
Heads of Geotechnical Services
Technical Directors (Civil, Mining, Infrastructure)
CEOs / COOs of companies delivering slope-heavy projects
Investors and Lenders evaluating risk in mining and infrastructure
An opportunity to shape the narrative on the future of slope stability in africa
Welcome our 2026 Partners
