Committees

About
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 submitted abstracts, ensuring the highest technical quality. All committee members receive a special price on registration fees.

Organizing Committee

Executive Committe

Priscila Guedes
Chair

Engineering Manager - Technology Projects
Vale Brazil

Piero Saravia
2025 Chair

Digital Transformation Manager
Minsur, Peru

Alexis Fuentealba
Co-Organizer

Head of Mechatronics Engineering Program
Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile

Gustavo Pessin
Co-Organizer

Mining Automation Area Researcher
Vale Institute of Technology, Brazil

Javier Ruiz del Solar
Co-Organizer

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

Nathalie Risso
Co-Organizer

Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mining and Geological Engineering
Univerity 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

Geraldine Alday
Coordinator

International Conferences Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile

Carola Inostroza
Coordinator

Corporate Relations Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile

Directing Members

Alberto Huapaya
Directing Member

Manager of Innovation
Southern Peaks Mining, Peru

Alessandra Mandriotti
Directing Member

Manager Transformation, Talent and Technology
Alpayana, Peru

Carmen Luz Gillmore
Directing Member

Vicepresident Technology
BHP, Chile

Gerhard Nel
Directing Member

Senior IT Director Global Support Services
Albemarle, USA

Gerson Salas
Directing Member

Automation & Energy Manager
SQM Litio, Chile

Jorge García
Directing Member

Manager of Technology Services
Minera Las Bambas, Peru

José Mengido
Directing Member

Corporate Manager IT and Digital Transformation
Molymet, Chile

José Ramón Abatte
Directing Member

Corporate Manager Technology and Automation Projects
Codelco, Chile

Luis Sánchez Pastor
Directing Member

Head of Innovation
GoldFields, Peru

Paula Ubilla
Directing Member

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

Pedro Cataldo
Directing Member

Manager, LATAM Site Operations
Teck Digital Systems, Chile

Rafael Estrada
Directing Member

Manager of Information Technology, Telecommunications and Process Control 
Compañía Minera Antamina, Peru

Rodrigo Bilbao
Directing Member

Manager IT and Digital Transformation
Sierra Gorda SCM, Chile

Sofía Castillo
Directing Member

Digital Systems Manager Latam
Teck Resources, Chile

Advisory Committee

Alberto Laudadio

Data Director
Codelco, Chile

Alberto Rodrigues de Oliveira

Business Development Director
Nokia Enterprise Latin America, Brazil

Aldo Bonomelli

Corporate Director of Automation Projects
Codelco, Chile

Aldo Cipriano

Professor Emeritus
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Alejandro Martínez

General Manager
Vantaz Analytics, Chile

Ali Soofastaei

CEO
Innovative AI, Australia

Alvaro Rendón

ECN Scientific Director
ECN Automation, Mexico

Alvaro Sarmiento

Digital Transformation Manager
Enaex, Chile

Antonio Nieto

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

Ariel Medina

ME Digital Lab Director
ME Elecmetal, Chile

Branco Espinoza

Lead of Advanced Analytics
Codelco, Chile

Bruno Paiva

Process Technology Consultant - Latam
Molycop Technologies, Brazil

Camilo Mejías

CEO
Hibring, Chile

Carlos Aracena

Engineer Specialist in Mining Industry
GTD, Systems Engineering, Chile

Carlos Calderón

Managing Director
Vixora, Peru

Carlos Prades

Lead of Mining Intelligence
Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Christian Orellana

Geotechnologies Director
Microgeo, Chile

Claudia Hernández

Principal Innovation Design, TAD Ecosystem
BHP, Chile

Claudia Morales

Superintendent Management and Innovation
Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile

Claudio González

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

Constantino Seixas

Market Development Executive
Accenture, Brazil

Cristian Garrido

Regional Process Technology Director
Fluor, Chile

Cristian Herrera

Data Science Analytics Specialist
Accenture, Chile

Cristian Leyton

Head of Control Systems
Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Cristián Miranda

Technology Business Partner Director
Codelco, Chile

Cristian Moraes

Global Business Manager
Valmet, USA

Dan Fodor

Head Solutions Application Management
Siemens, Germany

Daniel Johnson

Project Lead, Autonomy
Teck Resources, Chile

Darío Ramírez

Head of Mine Process Technology Projects and Studies
Codelco, Chile

David Alaluf

General Manager
Endress+Hauser, Chile

David Kubota

Innovation and AI Manager
Aimine, Chile

David Rojas

Head of Advanced Analytics
SQM, Chile

Dianela Gómez

Principal Value Engineering
Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile

Diego Mendoza

Superintendent Operational Technology
Minera San Cristóbal, Bolivia

Elisabeth Clausen

Director
Institute for Advanced Mining Technology, Germany

Enrique Jélvez

Assistant Professor
Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Erich Lucic

Development Manager Dept. Mining Section
Yokogawa Electric Corporation, Chile

Eugenio Gómez

General Manager
Vixora, Chile

Federico von Mühlenbrock

Natural Resources Manager
NTT Data Chile

Felipe Reyes

Senior Innovation & Technology Engineer
SCM Minera Lumina Copper, Chile

Felipe Zúñiga

Head of Advanced Analytics
SQM, Chile

Fernando de Mayo

General Manager
Tecno Control, Chile

Filipe Calvão

Associate Professor
Geneva Graduate Institute, Switzerland

Francesca Cordaro

Expert Sector Consultant
NTT Data Chile

Francisco Arias

Department of Computer Science Academic
Universidad de Talca, Chile

Francisco Bastias

Superintendent of Information Technologies
Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile

Frane Franulic

IoT Service Line Manager
ENTEL, Chile

Gabriel Ibarra

Project Manager I+D
Geocom, Chile

Gerald Solís

Advanced Process Control Senior Engineer
FLSmidth, Chile

Gloria Acosta

Data Governance Lead
Compañía Minera Antamina, Peru

Gonzalo Bouldres

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

Gonzalo Funes

Director, Enterprise Applications
Lundin Mining, Chile

Grover Pomacagua

Operations and Control Superintendent
Lambol, Bolivia

Guilherme Silva

Senior Civil / Project Controls Engineer
Klohn Crippen Berger, Australia

Guillermo Torrales

Engineer Specialist in Physical Asset Management
Scaf Ingeniería, Chile

Gustavo Baleta

Long Term Mine Planning Specialist
Cerrejón, Glencore, Colombia

Gustavo Vergara

Principal Lead Data Scientist
Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile

Hermes Guevara

Superintendent Operational Technology
Minera Las Bambas, Peru

Hernán Muñiz

Head of Digital Services
Weir Minerals, Australia

Ingue Gallardo

Senior Advisor
DXC Technology, Chile

Javier Meza

Digital Sales Manager
ABB, Chile

Javier Muñoz

General Manager
Mineral Forecast, Chile

Javier Solar

Senior Engineer Advanced Control
Teck Quebrada Blanca, Chile

Jean Louis Falen

Head of Innovation
Cía. de Minas Buenaventura, Peru

Jesús Flores

Managing Director
Lasec Technology Systems, Mexico

Joanna Pérez

Mining Sector Manager
Telefónica Grandes Empresas, Chile

Joel Bohorquez

Regional Applications Engineering Manager
Russell Mineral Equipment, Australia

Johanna Alvarado
Director, Civil Industrial Engineering

Universidad Autónoma de Chile

John Kern

Head of Industrial Process Control
Universidad de Santiago de Chile

Johnny Espejo

Data Architecture and Engineering Manager
Compañía Minera Antamina, Peru

Jonhatan Barriga

Automation Control Engineering Associated Manager
Codelco, Chile

Jorge Lozano

Chief Technology Officer
Genius Mining AI

José Aedo

CIO
GoldFields, Peru

José Beas

Latam PGGA Hub M&S Manager
Hitachi Energy, Chile

Josue Andrade

Control Room, Crushing and Tailings Engineer
Marcobre, Peru

Juan Antonio Kobashicawa

Process Control Senior Supervisor
Compañía Minera Antamina, Peru

Julio González

Co-Founder
AgileTech Connect, Australia

Katherine Estupiñan

Superintendent of Operational Excellence, Processes and Efficiency
Minera Las Bambas, Peru

Laura Grimau

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

Lelio Di Martino

CDM General Manager
Nokia Enterprise Latin America, Brazil

Leonardo Andrades

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

Ludmer Arcaya

Data Science Supervisor
Compañía Minera Antamina, Peru

Luis Abasto

Head of Innovation and Analytics
Lambol, Bolivia

Luis Chacón

Lead of Advanced Analytics
Marcobre, Peru

Luis Figueroa

Head of MLP Expert System
Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Luis Hidalgo

Superintendent of Information Technology, Communications, and Automation
NovaAndino Litio, Chile

Luis Nieto

Regional Manager LATAM
SDP Tecnología, Chile

Luis Venegas

Process & Data Modeling Manager
Epiroc, Chile

Magdalena Ribbeck

Director of Advanced Mine and Plant Analytics
Codelco, Chile

Maikol Vega

Superintendent Mine Operations
Teck Quebrada Blanca, Chile

Mailyn Calderón

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

Mallén Gajardo

Global Project Pursuit Manager, Metals & Mining
Emerson, Chile

Manuel Olivares Salinas

Academic
Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Marcelo Concha

Senior Manager Deployment
Metso, Chile

Marcelo Romero

Director
Model Mining, USA

Marco Orellana

Independent Consultant
Chile

María Eugenia Morales

Maintenance, Technology and Autonomy Superintendent
Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile

María José Astudillo

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

Mariam Corrales

Head of Minco-Hydro Advanced Analytics Projects
Codelco, Chile

Martín Fonzo

Director of the Cybersecurity, Ethical Hacking and Data Privacy Program
Universidad Católica de Cuyo, Argentina

Mathieu Paul

Director
GeoMoby, Australia

Matías González

Head of Advanced Analytics
Minera Pucobre, Chile

Mauricio Andonie

Managing Director Mining Industry
Acid Labs, Chile

Mauricio Baleeiro

Engineering Technical Manager
Vale, Brazil

Mauricio García

Operations Technology Manager
Sigdo Koppers Ingeniería y Construcción, Chile

Máximo Contreras

Functional & Ind Analytics Associate Manager
Accenture, Chile

Michael López

Product Application Specialist DSD
Epiroc, Chile

Mohsen Yahyaei

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

Moisés Bustamante

Director, Instituto de Minerales CIMEX
Universidad Nacional de Colombia

Montserrat Pineda

Senior Data Analytics Engineer
Minera Antucoya, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Nathaly Ruiz

Contract Manager
Krontec, Chile

Nicolás Cadiz

Marketing Manager
Endress+Hauser Chile

Nicolás Canales

CTO
Vigalab, Chile

Nicolás Pérez

Monitoring Division Manager
Nicolaides, Chile

Nicolás Sáez

Director of Product Development
Komatsu MTS, Chile

Osvaldo Álvarez

Automation Engineer
Minera Candelaria, Lundin Mining, Chile

Pablo Vera

Principal Value Analytics
BHP, Chile

Patricia Leiva

Strategic Account Manager
Hexagon Mining, Chile

Patricio Rojas

Co-Founder and CEO
Antara, Chile

Peter Knights

Discipline Leader, Mining
The University of Queensland, Australia

Pía Torres

Innovation Manager
Hub de Innovación Minera del Perú

Radek Matušů

Senior Researcher, Project Manager
Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic

Ramón Bilbao

Superintendent of Operational Excellence Program Managing
Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

René Quezada

Head of Advanced Analytics
Minera Candelaria, Lundin Mining, Chile

René Varas

Deputy Manager Process Control
Minera Candelaria, Lundin Mining, Chile

Richard Gómez

CEO & Founder
Tuuman, Chile

Roberto Vallejos

Chief Technology Projects
SQM, Chile

Rodolfo Cáceres

Partner & Director Engineering and IT/OT Architecture
Vantaz, Chile

Rodrigo Durán

Director Integrated Operations Center
Codelco, Chile

Rodrigo Toro

Data Science Manager
Honeywell, Chile

Sello Malinga

Business Development and Technology Transfer Manager
Centre for Excellence in Mining Innovation, Canada

Sharon McCurdy

Director, Metals & Mining
Emerson, USA

Stephanie Salazar

Head of Minco-Hydro Advanced Analytics
Codelco, Chile

Susana Torres

Independent Director
CINTAC, Chile

Thierry de Saint Pierre

Chairman
ACTI, Chile

Victor Venancio

Director of Digital Solutions LatAm
Samson Control, Brazil

Vinka Hildebrandt

Director
Fraunhofer Research Center, Chile

Vitor Bueckmann

Senior Industry Consultant for LATAM
Hexagon Asset Lifecycle Intelligence, Brazil

Walter Flores

Senior Specialist in Instrumentation, Process Control and Technology
SNC Lavalin, Peru

Yenny Valera

IM Coordinator USA and Canada
Wartsila, USA

York Dueñas

IT Deputy Manager
Compañía Minera Poderosa, Peru

Editorial Committee

Andre Cid

Assistant Researcher
Vale Institute of Technology, Brazil

Angelina Anani

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

Felipe Inostroza

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

José Luis Bugueño

Mechanical Engineer
Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile

Mary Torrico

Mechatronics Engineer
Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile

Mauricio Correa

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

Natalia Zelada

Industrial Engineer
Universidad de Tarapacá, Chile

Patricio Loncomilla

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

Thomas Vargas

Researcher
Vale Institute of Technology, Brazil