​Imagine peering deep into the Earth's crust, revealing its hidden structures without drilling a single hole ⚡🌎

​With breakthroughs like muon tomography, neutrino imaging, ground-penetrating radar (GPR), and satellite-based remote sensing, we’re unlocking the ability to “X-ray” the Earth—peering up to a kilometre below the surface. From spotting hidden ore bodies to mapping geological formations in real time, these technologies are taking the guesswork out of exploration, turning sci-fi into reality and creating a more ethical future for resource extraction.

​Join MistyWest and HardTech Forum during SF Deep Tech Week for Cosmic Rays & Hidden Worlds: The Future of Subsurface Mining, where our expert panel will dive into how next-gen sensing tools are shaking up subsurface exploration and uncovering a bold new frontier in geoscience.

​The answers lie within—deep within.

​Location

​1 Beach St, San Francisco, CA 94133

​Agenda

​​​​Doors open at 5:30pm
Panel Discussion at 6:30pm
Networking from 8:00pm until close

​​Refreshments and light snacks will also be served 🍕🍺

​Tickets

​General Admission - Free by Approval

​Keynote Speaker

​Gary Agnew, Co-Founder & CEO of Ideon Technologies

​From supernova to subsurface, Gary Agnew is building the intelligence layer to unlock the future of mining. Gary is the CEO & Co-Founder of Ideon Technologies, a pioneer in combining cosmic-ray muon tomography, multi-physics sensor fusion, and AI to allow mining companies to map and extract minerals hidden deep within the earth.

​Panelists

​Michael Smocer, CEO of Mine Vision Systems

​As the CEO of Mine Vision Systems (MVS), Michael Smocer is advancing mining technology with precise, real-time 3D mapping and data collection techniques. MVS' FaceCapture technology combines image, spatial, and location data to build precision 3D imagery for underground production.

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​Roman Teslyuk, Founder & CEO of Earth AI

​Roman Teslyuk is the Founder and CEO of EARTH AI, a predictive explorer and driller for critical metals. He is a YC Alumni and a member of Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, a geoscientist with 15 years mineral exploration and academic experience across the Arctic, Oceania, Middle and Far East.

​Prior to starting EARTH AI he was a PhD Candidate at The University of Sydney, won the Ukrainian geology olympiad and was the first person in Australia to receive an Entrepreneur visa.

​EARTH.AI recently closed a $20M Series B round.

​Jef Caers - Founder of Mineral X, Professor of Earth & Planetary Sciences at Stanford University

​Jef Caers is founder of Stanford Mineral-X, a community building effort to strengthen stewardship for a prosperous future for all, powered by Earth's minerals.

​About MistyWest

​​​MistyWest is a product development firm accelerating the world's transition to a more sustainable future. We help our clients develop market-ready solutions for mining, infrastructure, and clean tech in half the time compared to ramping up an equivalent internal team.

​Our Sponsors

​​HardTech Forum extends our massive thanks to our platinum sponsor Memfault, gold sponsors Edge Impulse and Intent, and silver sponsor Nordic Semiconductor, whose contributions enable us to offer bigger and better meetups for our community.

​​​​Code of Conduct

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