Minting for the Future at MDC 2023

The 2023 Mint Directors Conference took place in Ottawa, Canada, earlier this month. Hosted by the Royal Canadian Mint (RCM), the event was the first MDC held in five years and welcomed over 250 delegates from mints and the wider industry across the globe.

The theme was ‘Minting for the Future’, and two of the RCM’s goals, particularly after such a long absence, were to ensure that the conference was both innovative and immersive. It certainly succeeded on both counts, with the layout (of round tables) designed to encourage participation and discussions.

The use of innovative technology (including remote presentations via hologram), the explicit inclusion of all parts of the industry, including the dealer community, the engagement of specialists in participatory experiences at live events (BePossible) to keep the dialogue and ideas coming, and the combination of interactive workshops, panel discussions and working groups all ensured something unique and very different, not just from previous MDC events, but industry events in general.