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

Jorge Zamarreño

Directing Member

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

Ady Aguilar

VP of Growth
Stratum AI, Canada

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

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

George Mc Isaac

General Manager
Geology & Mining Evaluation Consulting, Chile

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

Javier Cornejo

Senior Director of Mining Process Engineering
Codelco, Chile

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

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

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

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

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