Committees

About
the Committees

The Organizing, Advisory and Editorial Committees support the promotion of the congress. Likewise, they support by determining the technical focus of the congress program. The Editorial committee reviews the written works that are received, establishing the highest technical quality. All committee members have a special price on registrations.

Organizing Committee

Executive Committe

Antonio Bonani
Chair 2025

Mining Planning Manager
Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Carlos Barahona
Executive Director

General Manager,
Gecamin, Chile

Enrique Jélvez
Program Director and Co-Organizer

Professor,
Department of Mining Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Mimy Mackenzie

Conferences and Publications Manager,
Gecamin, Chile

Luciano Pérez

International Conferences Coordinator,
Gecamin, Chile

Giannina Baccelliere

Corporate Relations Coordinator,
Gecamin, Chile

Directing Members

Jorge Zamarreño
Directing Member

Director of Exploration and Resource Evaluation
SCM Lumina Copper, Caserones, Chile

Advisory Committee

Ady Aguilar

VP of Growth
Stratum AI, Canada

Alberto Fernandez

Academic
Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Álvaro Orellana

Mine Engineering Superintendent
Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile

Anita Solari

Geometallurgical Geologist
Cía. Minera Zaldívar, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Antonio Cortes

Senior Principal Mining Engineer & Geostatistician
WSP, Canada

Arnold Schwartinsky

Resource Geologist
El Soldado, Anglo American, Chile

Ben McDonald

Head of Business Unit, Mine Planning (Americas)
Micromine, USA

Camila Soto

Technical Lead Engineering Geology
Itasca, Chile

Carlos Bottinelli

Mining Technical Manager
Mitsubishi Corporation, Chile

Carolina Becerra

Head of the Geometallurgy and Mineralogy Unit
El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile

Carolina Pérez

Geologist, Geometallurgy and Mineralogy Unit
El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile

César Almarza

Principal Mining Geotechnical Engineer
Geo Estabilidad, Chile

Danko Diaz

Geotechnical Advisor, Technical Vice Presidency
Anglo American, Chile

David Gómez

Professor, Geology Area
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Spain

Diego de la Barra

LATAM Mining Sales Director
Dassault Systemes, Chile

Diego Diaz

Head of the Mine Geology Unit
El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile

Diego Zuñiga

Head of Geology
Enami, Chile

Edgar Retamal

Project Engineer, Bajo Diablo Regimiento Project
El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile

Eduardo Coloma

Chief Executive Officer
Maptek, Australia

Enzo Angeles

Grade Control Manager, Americas
Orica, Canada

Fabián Soto

Consultor and Product Manager
Andesite, Chile

George Mc Isaac

General Manager
Geology & Mining Evaluation Consulting, Chile

Giovanny Franco

Professor
Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Héctor Suazo

Chief Geologist, Advanced Mineralogy Center
SGS Minerals, Chile

Hooman Askari-Nasab

Professor, School of Mining and Petroleum Engineering
University of Alberta, Canada

Jack Cubillos

Project Geologist
El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile

Jacqueline Harris

Head of Customer Success
Mineral Forecast,Chile

Javier Cornejo

Senior Director of Mining Process Engineering
Codelco, Chile

Javier Ordenes

Senior Geologist
Quebrada Blanca, Teck Resources Limited, Chile

Jheyson Bedoya

Professor
Faculty of Mines, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Jonifer Quillatupa

Technical Services Manager
Silvercorp Metals, Canada

José Antonio Ardito

Superintendent of Geology and Geotechnics
Minera Chinalco, Peru

Josue Tello

Long Term Mine Planning Engineer
Cultinor, Peru

Juan Girao Sotomayor

Researcher
Vale Institute of Technology (ITV), Brazil

Juan Moya

Senior Geologist
Minera Antucoya, Chile

Karin Roman

Head of Engineering, Rajo Norte Scoping Study
Codelco, Chile

Karl Riveros

Associate Professor
Department of Geology, Universidad de Atacama, Chile

Katherine Machulás

Specialist Geologist
Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile

Kimie Suzuki

Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering
Universidad de Chile

Manuel Salazar

Specialist Geologist
El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile

Marco Fazzi

Mining Resources and Long Term Planning Manager
SQM, Chile

María Soledad Bembow

Professor, Department of Geological Sciences
Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile

María Vallejo

Vice President of Growth and Business Development
Mineros, Colombia

Matías Cubillos

Specialist Mining Engineer
Codelco, Chile

Mauricio Marín

Geology Superintendent
Airis Mining, Colombia

Milka Casanegra

Principal Geotechnical Engineer
Pampa Norte, BHP, Chile

Monica Alva

Senior Resource Modeling Geologist
Compañía de Minas Buenaventura, Peru

Nayadeth Cortés

Professor
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

Olivia Mejías

Group Leader Mine Waste Transformation (MIWATCH)
SMI, The University of Queensland, Australia

Paulina Paredes

Director of Geology
Stratum AI, Chile

Paulina Salgado

Geometallurgical Geologist
Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile

Pierre Nancel-Penard

Researcher
Universidad de Chile

Ricardo Moffat

Associate Professor
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile

Roberto Alfaro

Academic
Universidad de Santiago, Chile

Rossio García

Technical Manager Geology and Engineering
Datamine Peru and Ecuador

Sawyer Schrader

Technical Services Manager
Micromine Americas, USA

Sebastián Perroud

Principal Geoscientist
TECT Geological Consulting, Chile

Sebastián Pizarro

Independent Consultant, Mine Planning and Operations
Chile

Sergio Spichiger

Principal Consultant
Geometallurgica Consultores, Chile

Xavier Emery

Professor, Mining Engineering Department
Universidad de Chile

Yashar Pourahimian

Professor and Associate Dean
School of Mining and Petrolium Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada

Yerko Delgado

Business Development and Technical Services Manager
Thiess South America, Chile

Editorial Committee

Diogo Cordova

Assistant Professor
Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil