Industry / Post Secondary Education Panel (60 minutes)

The centre focuses on facilitating new technology adoption in the mining sector by providing mining technology companies with technical services and funding. Prior to leading the Centre for Smart Mining, Steve held a position at the Ontario Centres of Excellence (OCE), where he worked with Ontario SMEs and tech firms as a Business Development and Commercialization Manager. In previous roles, Steve has studied the northern Ontario mining supply and services cluster in depth and understands its uniqueness and strategic value. Steve also co-hosts a weekly innovation podcast called The Unlikely Innovators that highlights stories of unlikely sources of innovation from post-secondary education to celebrities, start-ups, SMEs and a variety of industrial sectors.

His field of research involves the investigation of fragmentation, fracture propagation in rock due to blasting, blast damage as well as explosives performance and sensitivity. Dr. Katsabanis has taught continuing education courses worldwide and has been the author of several technical papers in journals and conferences. He is a member of the ISEE and a registered Professional Engineer in Ontario.

Al has more than 30 years of consulting (Delcan, EcoMetrix), government (Province of Saskatchewan) and industry (Uranerz Exploration & Mining, Cameco Corporation) experience related to mining and the minerals sector to the IMII. A graduate of the University of Saskatchewan (in 1986), he obtained his master’s degrees in environmental studies from York University (in 1991) and in environmental law and policy from the Vermont Law School, where he graduated with highest honours, in 2014. With the IMII, Al has led the creation of AIMday Minerals, DEMOday, IDEATE, Diversity & Inclusion Challenges, the Alternative Energy Systems Innovation Challenge, and the iMpowered Scholarship, among other innovation initiatives.

As a member of the regional leadership team, Jenine provides vision, leadership and expertise to the company’s people strategy in North America to drive organizational effectiveness at operations in Canada and the United States.  Throughout her career, Jenine has gained more than 20 years’ multi-national experience in the mining industry through a variety of roles in both operational and corporate settings in Australia, Canada and Chile.  Prior to joining Newmont, Jenine was the Vice President, People at Goldcorp, and previously worked for several other major mining companies including Barrick Gold, BHP Billiton and Placer Dome.  Jenine holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree in Human Resources Management (with honors) from the University of British Columbia.  Jenine is the Board Chair for the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR), and also volunteers as a Board member and past-Board Chair for the Vancouver Society of Children’s Centres.

Dean Winsor is the Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at Teck, having joined Teck in 1999 and previously holding the position of Vice President, Human Resources. Dean has 30 years of operations and corporate experience in the mining industry in the areas of human resources and procurement. He holds an MBA from Simon Fraser University and a Supply Chain Management Professional Designation from the Supply Chain Management Association.  He currently sits on the boards of Pacific Coast University, the National Institute of Disability Management & Research, the Canadian Mineral Industry Education Foundation and is Past-Chair of the Board of the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR).

She is an experienced senior leader with a demonstrated history of working across multiple industries. Sherry is skilled in leading Human Resources teams in Consulting, Talent Management, HR AI/Data Sciences, Learning & Development and Talent Acquisition. Sherry is a strong leader, focused on the highest strategic impact with a human-centric approach. She holds a B.A. in Industrial Relations & International Development from McGill University.  Sherry is the Vice-Chair of the Board of the Mining Industry Human Resources Council (MiHR).