NEXGROW Academy | Practitioner-Led Learning for Mining and Infrastructure

The professionals building the future of mining and infrastructure learn here.

The knowledge that field experience builds — structured, accessible, and built by the practitioners who have it.

Why NEXGROW Exists

The mining and infrastructure industries are facing the most significant transformation in a generation — retiring expertise, accelerating technology, and rising consequence. NEXGROW Academy was founded to ensure that the professionals navigating that transformation have more than theoretical knowledge. They have the judgment to make the right call when it matters.

Every program we build is taught by active practitioners. Every assessment we design measures capability, not just completion. And every graduate who earns a NEXGROW certificate carries the endorsement of the industry partners who know what real competency looks like.

This is not a training platform. This is where the industry's next generation of decision-makers is built.

Built by Industry Practitioners

Pierre Choquet

Technical Advisor, Orica Digital Solutions
Tony Simmonds

President, Re-Monitor
Jon Leighton

Director of operations, 3VGeomatics
Zara Anderson

Director of Mining, Sintela
Rob Moen

Senior Project Engineer, Mott Macdonald
Sean Jiang

Director of Instrumentation, Envision Consultants
Vahid Abdollahi

AI/ML Scientist at Bentley Systems
Samantha Ford

President, Monir Precision Monitoring
Blaine Tait

Head of Operations, North America, Ramjack
Barth Jacquot

Brand Sales Director, SYSCOM
Dimitri Chamrad-Boudet

General Manager, Sigicom SARL
Albert Cabrejo

Global Practice Lead, Ground Probe
Rowland Chen

America Mining and Monitoring Sales Lead, Trimble
Mitchell Pollock

Commercial Brand Specialist. Measurand
Tim Clegg

Managing Director, Geosense
Neal Harries

Senior Director New Businesses, IDS GeoRadar
Kenny Campbell

Director of Business Development, UBY
Peter Scott

Managing Director, Osprey Measurement Systems
Emma Migneault

Channel Account Manager, Worldsensing
Ali Siamaki

Principal BD Manager, Tony Gee & Partners
Mo Shahsavari

CEO & Co-Founder, GeoXtra Solutions
Ben Scott

Founder, Sensly

Backed by Our Founding Partners

Co-developed and endorsed by industry-leading organisations in mining and infrastructure

Our Flagship Programs

Illustration of geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring in mining, featuring an excavator, dump truck, monitoring equipment, and pipelines set in a mountainous landscape.

Ground Truth: Geotechnical Instrumentation and Monitoring

25 active industry practitioners. 14 modules. 25 hours of professional learning. The reference program for monitoring professionals in mining and infrastructure — built by the people who have actually managed the failures it describes.

Launch Fall 2026

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Mine Tailing Management: A Proactive Approach to Risk and Resilience

Learn proactive design, monitoring, and governance strategies to prevent failures and strengthen industry resilience globally.

Launch Winter 2027

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Because “Knowing The Concept” Isn’t Enough

Many technical teams understand the data on paper, but lack the practical, multi-angled field experience to identify critical anomalies before they escalate. NEXGROW brings industry experts together to deliver the reality of technology in the field.

Skills

The technical foundation — what the field requires you to know.

Capability

The ability to apply that knowledge in real conditions.

Judgment

Knowing what to do when the situation doesn't match the textbook.

Responsible Decisions

The outcome that makes the industry safer, more productive, and more resilient.