In this episode we chat to Owain Morton, Business Transformation & Digital Thought-Leader for Glencore. He is a mining engineer by background and has a long history in the industry in various roles within corporate strategy, operational excellence delivery, directorship and shareholder negotiations.

Owain is going to talk about what Glencore have done and are doing around digital and transformation, industry collaboration and as an active CSM alumni member, how technology will assist them, plus a lot more.

 KEY TAKEAWAYS

• The diversity of each day is what makes mining such an endlessly intriguing and formative career. Mining itself is a large umbrella under which are a multi-faceted number of different pursuits.
• The business transformation team at Glencore was founded to try to harmonise the knowledge, experiences and skill-sets around not just digital but technology adoption.
• Knowledge sharing and community focus on finding solutions that the industry is collectively having, through effective collaboration.
• Within certain divisions, there are technology champions who push for innovation and further development. These people and companies are driving true change and making mining far more effective.

BEST MOMENTS

'It's like being in a sports team'

'You have to have a singular drive'

'Every day is different in mining'

'Most challenges are relatively similar'

ABOUT THE HOST

Rob Tyson is an established recruiter in the mining and quarrying sector and decided to produce the “Dig Deep” The Mining Podcast to provide valuable and informative content around the mining industry. He has a passion and desire to promote the industry and the podcast aims to offer the mining community insight into people's experiences and careers covering any mining discipline, giving the listeners helpful advice and guidance on industry topics.

Rob is the Founder and Director of Mining International Ltd, a leading global recruitment and headhunting consultancy based in the UK specializing in all areas of mining across the globe from the first world to third world countries from Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, and Australia. We source, headhunt, and discover new and top talent through a targeted approach and search methodology and have a proven track record in sourcing and positioning exceptional candidates into our client's organizations in any mining discipline or level. Mining International provides a transparent, informative, and trusted consultancy service to our candidates and clients to help them develop their careers and business goals and objectives in this ever-changing marketplace.

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