Shaun Barker - AI Makes Domain Experts More Valuable and Harder to Grow
This video is hosted by YouTube. Clicking play will load content from YouTube/Google and may result in personal data being processed (e.g. your IP address) and information being stored on or accessed from your device. See our Privacy Policy for details.
Shaun Barker is speaking as part of the 2026 Responsible Raw Materials online conference: ‘Creating Certainty In A Time Of Change’. For the full schedule and to register for your free ticket, please visit the 2026 Conference Page.
Shaun Barker is the Director of UBC’s Mineral Deposit Research Unit within the Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences. He collaborates with industry partners to build improved ore body knowledge to help discover new mineral resources needed for low-carbon technology. His research on ore body knowledge aims to improve the environmental performance of mining operations through increased understanding of the mineral and chemical character of mineral resources.
