Minería Digital 2025

Committees

Organizing Committee
Advisory Committee
Editorial Committee

Executive Committe

Piero Saravia

Chair

Digital Transformation Manager, Minsur, Peru

Gerson Salas

Chair 2024

Automation & Energy Manager, SQM Litio, Chile

Javier Ruiz del Solar

Co-Organizer

Executive Director, Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC), Universidad de Chile

Alexis Fuentealba

Co-Organizer

Head of Mechatronics Engineering Program, Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile

Nathalie Risso

Co-Organizer

Assistant Professor, The University of Arizona, USA

Víctor Babarovich

Program Director

Gecamin, Chile

Carlos Barahona

Executive Director

General Manager, Gecamin, Chile

Mimy Mackenzie

Conferences and Publications Manager, Gecamin, Chile

Karin González

Coordinator

International Conferences Coordinator, Gecamin, Chile

Carola Inostroza

Corporate Relations Coordinator, Gecamin, Chile

Directing Members

Soledad Bastías

Directing Member

Corporate Manager IT/OT Cybersecurity and Technological Risk, Codelco, Chile

Gino Ivani

Directing Member

Corporate Manager IT, Communications and Automation, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Enrique Caballero

Directing Member

Regional Manager Technology Transformation, Glencore South America

Paula Ubilla

Directing Member

Manager Remote Information Technology, Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile

Pedro Hidalgo

Directing Member

Vice President of Technology, BHP Minerals Americas

Robert Zwick

Directing Member

Manager Process Automation, Freeport McMoran, USA

Marcela Livia

Directing Member

Manager Technology Studies LatAm, Glencore, Peru

Rafael Estrada

Directing Member

Manager IT, Telecommunications and Process Control, Cía. Minera Antamina, Peru

José Ramón Abatte

Directing Member

Corporate Manager Technology and Automation Projects, Codelco, Chile

Rodrigo Bilbao

Directing Member

Manager IT and Digital Transformation, Sierra Gorda SCM, Chile

Gonzalo Funes

Directing Member

Manager IT/OT Technology, Cía. Contractual Minera Candelaria, Chile

Freddy Ocaranza

Directing Member

Chief Technology Officer, Sociedad Minera Pucobre, Chile

Ethel Godoy

Directing Member

Manager Mine Process Transformation, Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile

José Mengido

Directing Member

Corporate Manager IT and Digital Transformation, Molymet, Chile

Renzo Macher

Directing Member

Manager Projects and Innovation, Compañía de Minas Buenaventura, Peru

Francisco Maluenda

Directing Member

IT Manager, KGHM, Chile

Mark O'Brien

Directing Member

General Manager, Digital Technology and Innovation (CIO), CITIC Pacific Mining, Australia

Jorge Abraham

Mining Division Manager, ABB, Chile

Gloria Acosta

Data Governance Lead, Compañía Minera Antamina, Peru

Ricardo Aguilera

Regional Director Digital, South America, Hatch, Chile

Johanna Alvarado

Director, Civil Industrial Engineering, Universidad Autónoma de Chile

Luis Amigo

Director of Industry Professionals Master's Degree, Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile

Leonardo Andrades

Head of Technology and Automation Projects in Plant Processes, Codelco, Chile

Pamela Antonioli

General Manager, Hub de Innovación Minera del Perú

Francisco Arias

Director of Diploma in Data Science, Universidad de Talca, Chile

Ezequiel Astrada

Head of Digital Transformation, Universidad de Monterrey, Mexico

María José Astudillo

R&D Mineral Processing Data Analyst, Moly-Cop, Chile

Lorena Baeza

Senior Engineer Electricity-TICA & Energy Efficiency, Codelco, Chile

Fernanda Barrera

Technical Deputy Manager, Moly-Cop, Chile

Rodolfo Barrientos

Lead of Innovation and Development, Ambar, Chile

Jonhatan Barriga

Robotics Research and Development Head, Enaex, Chile

Marleny Barrueta

Leader Center of Excellence Advanced Analytics and AI, Cía. Minera Antamina, Peru

Osvaldo Bascur

Principal Digital Transformation, OSB Digital, USA

Francisco Bastias

Superintendent of Information Technologies, Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile

José Beas

Latam PGGA Hub M&S Manager, Hitachi Energy, Chile

Ramón Bilbao

Operational Excellence Program Management Superintendent, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Joel Bohorquez

Regional Applications Engineering Manager, Russell Mineral Equipment, Australia

Gonzalo Bouldres

Founder of the Digital Transformation in Mining Excellence Group, Universidad de Atacama, Chile

Moisés Bustamante

Full Professor, Department of Mining and Metallurgy, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Madelaenne Cabrera

Head of Digital Factory, BHP Minerals Americas

Rodolfo Cáceres

Partner and Chief Technology Officer, Vantaz, Chile

Mailyn Calderón

Director of the Master's Degree in IT and Telecommunications Management, Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile

Carlos Calderón

Managing Director, Vixora, Peru

Filipe Calvão

Associate Professor, Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland

Katherina Canales

Executive Director, Corporación de Ciberseguridad Minera (CCMIN), Chile

Cristian Cancino

Business Line Manager Digital Solutions Division, Epiroc, Chile

Cristobal Capponi

ESG Manager, Weir Motion Metrics, Canada

Sofía Castillo

Corporate Manager Operational Excellence and Analytics, Lundin Mining, Chile

Alexander Chacón

Superintendent Technology and Innovation, Compañía Minera Antamina, Peru

Felipe Chacón

Senior Mining Engineer, JKTech, Australia

Marcelo Concha

Senior Manager Deployment, Metso, Chile

Andrea Craig

Operational Readiness Product Owner, BHP, Chile

Alvaro Díaz

CEO, Innovación Digital para la Minería (INDIMIN), Chile

Cristian Doerr

Business Development Manager Reliability & Software, Emerson, Chile

York Dueñas

IT Deputy Manager, Compañía Minera Poderosa, Peru

Carolina Espinoza

Agile and Integration Manager, BHP, Chile

Katherine Estupiñan

Superintendent Processes & Eficiency, Minera Las Bambas, Peru

Juan Ignacio Etcheberry

Sales Director Southern Cone, iData Global, Chile

Francky Fouedjo

RioExpert - Data Science and Optimization, Rio Tinto, Australia

Mallén Gajardo

Head of Studies and Technology Projects in Plant Processes, Codelco, Chile

Martín Galaz

Head of Automation, Technologies and Systems Unit, División El Teniente, Codelco, Chile

Cristian Garrido

Process Department Manager and Regional Director of Process Technology, Fluor, Chile

Eugenio Gómez

Regional Director South America, MineSense Technologies, Chile

Dianela Gómez

Principal Value Engineering, Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile

Richard Gómez

CEO and Founder, Tuuman, Chile

Claudio González

Deputy Manager IT/OT Technology, Minera Candelaria, Lundin Mining, Chile

Maureen Griffiths

Superintendent Technology Enablement, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Laura Grimau

Technology Deputy Manager, Compañía de Aceros del Pacífico (CAP), Chile

Priscila Guedes

Engineering Manager, Technology Projects, Vale, Brazil

Hermes Guevara

Superintendent Operational Technology, Minera Las Bambas, Peru

Oliver Hamann

Superintendent of Advanced Analytics, Minera Centinela, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Claudia Hernández

Principal Innovation Design, TAD Ecosystem, BHP, Chile

Vinka Hildebrandt

Regional Risk Management Lead Latam, Glencore, Chile

Alberto Huapaya

Innovation Manager, Southern Peaks Mining, Peru

Christian Jara

Strategic Planning and Operational Excellence Lead, Compañía Minera Carmen de Antacollo, Teck Resources, Chile

Luis Jaraquemada

Chief Technology Officer, MiningTAG, Grupo Epiroc, Chile

Enrique Jélvez

Assistant Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Sofía Klapp

Senior Manager IA & Data, Deloitte, Chile

Peter Knights

Discipline Leader, Mining, The University of Queensland, Australia

Francisca Lara

Dispatch Shift Lead, Minera Candelaria, Lundin Mining, Chile

Ricardo Lau

Technology Delivery Manager, Nuton, Río Tinto, Chile

Tania Ledezma

Research Fellow, Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Australia

Homar Lozano

General Manager CIEMAM and Director, Institute of Mining Engineers, Peru

Alessandra Mandriotti

Manager Transformation, Talent and Technology, Alpayana, Peru

Christiam Mathews

Process Control and Instrumentation Superintendent, Glencore, Chile

Radek Matušů

Senior Researcher, Tomas Bata University in Zlín, Czech Republic

Fernando de Mayo

General Manager, Tecno Control, Chile

Katherine Medina

Superintendent of Electrical and Automation Maintenance, División Chuquicamata, Codelco, Chile

Luis Medinelli

Principal Technology and Data, BHP, Chile

Ignacio Molina

Manager of Technology Business, Moly-Cop, Chile

Miguel Mondaca

Operational Excellence Lead, Nitrate and Iodine Division, SQM, Chile

Percy Monroy

Supervisor Data Analysis, Compañía Minera Antapaccay, Peru

Claudia Morales

Superintendent Management and Innovation, Compañía Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile

Hernán Muñiz

Head of Digital Services, Weir Minerals, Australia

Javier Muñoz

General Manager, Mineral Forecast, Chile

Antonio Nieto

Adjunct Professor, Mining Engineering Department, The University of Utah, USA

Marco Orellana

Independent Consultant, Chile

Bruno Paiva

Process Technology Consultant - Latam, Molycop, Brazil

Devleena Paul

Founder and Technology Consultant, DevConnexion Consulting, Canada

Guido Pérez

General Manager - Americas, Micromine, USA

Joanna Pérez

Member and Technology Leader, Women in Mining, Chile

Nancy Pérez

Director, Empresa Nacional de Minería (ENAMI), Chile

Montserrat Pineda

Senior Data Analytics Engineer, Minera Antucoya, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Lorena Pizarro

Superintendent Continuous Improvement, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Grover Pomacagua

Superintendent of Operations and Control, Lambol, Bolivia

Jorge Pontt

Director, CASIM (Automation and Supervision Center for the Mining Industry), USM, Chile

Sebastián Raggi

Manager ER&I Mining & Metals, Deloitte, Chile

Karla Ramírez

Business Development Manager, Emerson, Chile

Vanessa Ramos

Digital Transformation Leader, Aurys Consulting, Chile

Alvaro Rendón

Director ECN Scientific, ECN Automation, Mexico

Oscar Restrepo

Full Professor, Department of Mining and Metallurgy, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Esteban Reyes

Product Lead, Octodots Analytics, Chile

Magdalena Ribbeck

Director of Advanced Mine and Plant Analytics, Codelco, Chile

Christian Riedel

CEO, Xtonomy, Germany

John Rojas

Global Manager, Asset Optimization Services, FLSmidth, Chile

Fernando Romero

General Manager, Honeywell, Chile, and President, Kairos Mining, Chile

Marco Ruiz

Local Division Manager, System Drives, ABB, Chile

Nathaly Ruiz

Project Engineer, Krontec, Chile

Nicolás Sáez

CEO, Octodots Analytics, Chile

Alvaro Sarmiento

Manager Digital Transformation, Enaex, Chile

Constantino Seixas

Managing Director, Industry X, Accenture, Brazil

Ali Soofastaei

CEO, Innovative AI, Australia

William Thomson

Vice President Technology, Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile

Ali Torabi

Senior Engineering Manager, Payload Monitoring, Weir Motion Metrics, Canada

Susana Torres

Independent Director, CINTAC, Chile

Yenny Valera

IM Coordinator USA and Canada, Wartsila, USA

Roberto Vallejos

Chief Technology Projects, SQM, Chile

René Varas

Deputy Manager Excellence & Process Control, Minera Candelaria, Lundin Mining, Chile

Maikol Vega

Superintendent Integrated Operations, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Victor Venancio

Director of Digital Solutions LatAm, Samson Group, Brazil

Andrés Venegas

Process & Data Modeling Manager, MiningTAG, Grupo Epiroc, Chile

María José Vera

Head of Process Verification, Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile

Mohsen Yahyaei

Director, Julius Kruttschnitt Mineral Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Australia

Yerko Yavar

Superintendent Operational Improvement, First Quantum Minerals, Zambia

Tania Yovanovic

AI Strategy Advisor and President, Araucanía Digital, Chile

Yale Zhang

Global Lead of Analytics and Decision Solutions, Hatch, Canada

Angelina Anani

Associate Professor, Department of Mining and Geological Engineering, The University of Arizona, USA

Leticia Campos

Academic, MsC. in Geomatics, Universidad de Atacama, Chile

Mauricio Correa

Research Associate, Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC), Universidad de Chile

Edgar Estupiñan

Director, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile

Felipe Inostroza

Research Associate, Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC), Universidad de Chile

Patricio Loncomilla

Research Associate, Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC), Universidad de Chile

Moe Momayez

Assistant Professor, Department of Mining and Geological Engineering, The University of Arizona, USA

Santiago Nattino

Academic, Electrical Engineering Department, Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile

Sebastián Rivera

Mechatronics Engineering Professor, Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile

Victor Tenorio

Professor of Practice, Department of Mining and Geological Engineering, The University of Arizona, USA

Mary Torrico

Academic, Mechatronics Engineering, Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile

Angelina Anani

Associate Professor, Department of Mining and Geological Engineering, The University of Arizona, USA

Leticia Campos

Academic, MsC. in Geomatics, Universidad de Atacama, Chile

Mauricio Correa

Research Associate, Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC), Universidad de Chile

Edgar Estupiñan

Director, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile

Felipe Inostroza

Research Associate, Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC), Universidad de Chile

Patricio Loncomilla

Research Associate, Advanced Mining Technology Center (AMTC), Universidad de Chile

Moe Momayez

Assistant Professor, Department of Mining and Geological Engineering, The University of Arizona, USA

Santiago Nattino

Academic, Electrical Engineering Department, Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile

Sebastián Rivera

Mechatronics Engineering Professor, Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile

Victor Tenorio

Professor of Practice, Department of Mining and Geological Engineering, The University of Arizona, USA

Mary Torrico

Academic, Mechatronics Engineering, Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile

Executive Committe

Directing Members

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