Committees

  • Organizing Committee
  • Advisory Committee
  • Editorial Committee

Executive Committe


Marcelo Castillo General Manager Optimisation Project for Operational Services and Remote Centres BHP, Chile
Marcelo Castillo
Chair
General Manager Optimisation Project for Operational Services and Remote Centres, BHP, Chile
Francisco Carvajal General Manager Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile
Francisco Carvajal
2021 Chair
General Manager, Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile
Luis Felipe Orellana Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering Universidad de Chile
Luis Felipe Orellana
Co-organizer
Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Chile
Gonzalo Nelis Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Gonzalo Nelis
Co-organizer
Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Carlos Barahona General Manager Gecamin, Chile
Carlos Barahona
Executive Director
General Manager, Gecamin, Chile
Fabiola Bustamante Gecamin Chile
Fabiola Bustamante
Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile





















Directing Members


Gonzalo Araujo General Manager of Operations SCM Lumina Copper, Caserones, Chile
Gonzalo Araujo
Directing Member
General Manager of Operations, SCM Lumina Copper, Caserones, Chile
Sergio Armstrong General Manager Operations CCM Candelaria, Lundin Mining Company, Chile
Sergio Armstrong
Directing Member
General Manager Operations, CCM Candelaria, Lundin Mining Company, Chile
César Caleau Environmental & Operational Excellence Manager SSR Mining, Argentina
César Caleau
Directing Member
Environmental & Operational Excellence Manager, SSR Mining, Argentina
José Cruzado Manager of Operational Excellence Minera Las Bambas, Peru
José Cruzado
Directing Member
Manager of Operational Excellence, Minera Las Bambas, Peru
Juan Carrasco General Manager Fundición Altonorte, Glencore, Chile
Juan Carrasco
Directing Member
General Manager, Fundición Altonorte, Glencore, Chile
Abraham Chahuan Copper and Zinc Head Assets South America Glencore, Peru
Abraham Chahuan
Directing Member
Copper and Zinc Head Assets South America, Glencore, Peru
Mauricio Larraí­n Vice President North Operations Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Mauricio Larraí­n
Directing Member
Vice President North Operations, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Andrés López Innovation Manager AngloGold Ashanti, Colombia
Andrés López
Directing Member
Innovation Manager, AngloGold Ashanti, Colombia
Juan Rojas Corporate Manager of Operational Excellence Codelco, Chile
Juan Rojas
Directing Member
Corporate Manager of Operational Excellence, Codelco, Chile
Jorge Meza General Operative Director Southern Perú Copper Corporation, Perú
Jorge Meza
Directing Member
General Operative Director, Southern Perú Copper Corporation, Perú
Yuri Sáenz General Manager Minera Yanacocha, Newmont Corporation, Peru
Yuri Sáenz
Directing Member
General Manager, Minera Yanacocha, Newmont Corporation, Peru
Rodrigo Subiabre Vice President of Technology and Innovation Anglo American, South Africa
Rodrigo Subiabre
Directing Member
Vice President of Technology and Innovation, Anglo American, South Africa
Carmen Vega Operational Excellence Manager Teck Resources, Chile
Carmen Vega
Directing Member
Operational Excellence Manager, Teck Resources, Chile
Mario Abuyeres Operational Excellence Expert Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Mario Abuyeres
Operational Excellence Expert, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
César Ahumada Operational Excellence Business Partner Minera Candelaria, Lundin Mining, Chile
César Ahumada
Operational Excellence Business Partner, Minera Candelaria, Lundin Mining, Chile
Luis Alarcón Director of Extension, Professional and Continuing Education Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Luis Alarcón
Director of Extension, Professional and Continuing Education, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Jorge Arana Concentrator Plant Operational Excellence Superintendent Minera Las Bambas, Peru
Jorge Arana
Concentrator Plant Operational Excellence Superintendent, Minera Las Bambas, Peru
César Arrospide Plant Maintenance and Continuous Improvement Engineer SCM Caserones, Minera Lumina Copper, Chile
César Arrospide
Plant Maintenance and Continuous Improvement Engineer, SCM Caserones, Minera Lumina Copper, Chile
Paulina Babul Manager Integrated Maintenance Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile
Paulina Babul
Manager Integrated Maintenance, Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile
Diego de la Barra CSE Sales Expert Dassault Systemes, Chile
Diego de la Barra
CSE Sales Expert, Dassault Systemes, Chile
Karim Batallanos Senior Process Manager Compañí­a Minera Antapaccay, Glencore, Peru
Karim Batallanos
Senior Process Manager, Compañí­a Minera Antapaccay, Glencore, Peru
Carlos Bottinelli Technical Manager of Function Division M.C.Inversiones, Mitsubishi Corporation, Chile
Carlos Bottinelli
Technical Manager of Function Division, M.C.Inversiones, Mitsubishi Corporation, Chile
Martín Brenner Regional Managing Director Latam Weir Minerals, Chile
Martín Brenner
Regional Managing Director Latam, Weir Minerals, Chile
Bárbara Brunetti Corporate Director of Cultural Transformation, Leadership and Change Management Codelco, Chile
Bárbara Brunetti
Corporate Director of Cultural Transformation, Leadership and Change Management, Codelco, Chile
José Castro Head of Operational Excellence Yamana Gold, Argentina
José Castro
Head of Operational Excellence, Yamana Gold, Argentina
Eduardo Córdova Professor, Mining Engineering Department Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Eduardo Córdova
Professor, Mining Engineering Department, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
Mario Cedrón Cetemin Director Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Mario Cedrón
Cetemin Director, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
Gonzalo Compan Director of Strategy and Management Control Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile
Gonzalo Compan
Director of Strategy and Management Control, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile
Pedro Condori Metallurgical Process Manager Minsur, Peru
Pedro Condori
Metallurgical Process Manager, Minsur, Peru
Patricio Contador Head of Management at Superintendency of Purchases and Contracts Cía. Minera del Pacífico, Chile
Patricio Contador
Head of Management at Superintendency of Purchases and Contracts, Cía. Minera del Pacífico, Chile
Simón Contreras Lead Dispatch Engineer Mine AHS Gabriela Mistral Division, Codelco, Chile
Simón Contreras
Lead Dispatch Engineer Mine AHS, Gabriela Mistral Division, Codelco, Chile
Marco Cornejo Director of Operational Excellence Andina Division, Codelco, Chile
Marco Cornejo
Director of Operational Excellence, Andina Division, Codelco, Chile
Jorge Escalante Six Sigma Black Belt - Optimization Specialist Compañía Minera Antamina, Perú
Jorge Escalante
Six Sigma Black Belt - Optimization Specialist, Compañía Minera Antamina, Perú
Sebastián Fehrmann Operational Excellence Director Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile
Sebastián Fehrmann
Operational Excellence Director, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile
Luiz Fernandes Head of Operational Excellence and EHS Horizonte Minerals, Brazil
Luiz Fernandes
Head of Operational Excellence and EHS, Horizonte Minerals, Brazil
Ignacio Flores Operational Excellence Superintendent Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
Ignacio Flores
Operational Excellence Superintendent, Cía. Minera Doña Inés de Collahuasi, Chile
Cristian Garrido Technology Director and Regional Engineering Manager Fluor, Chile
Cristian Garrido
Technology Director and Regional Engineering Manager, Fluor, Chile
Juan Gómez Expert Engineer Operational Excellence Codelco, Chile
Juan Gómez
Expert Engineer Operational Excellence, Codelco, Chile
Paola Guerrero Operational Excellence Superintendent Compañía Minera Teck Carmen de Andacollo, Chile
Paola Guerrero
Operational Excellence Superintendent, Compañía Minera Teck Carmen de Andacollo, Chile
Fabián Gutiérrez Operational Excellence Manager Cía. Contractual Minera Candelaria, Chile
Fabián Gutiérrez
Operational Excellence Manager, Cía. Contractual Minera Candelaria, Chile
Pablo Hernández Cement Operations Manager Polpaico, Chile
Pablo Hernández
Cement Operations Manager, Polpaico, Chile
Cristian Inostroza Management Control Superintendent Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile
Cristian Inostroza
Management Control Superintendent, Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile
Andrés Latorre Director of Innovation El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile
Andrés Latorre
Director of Innovation, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile
Gabriel Lesgourges Responsible for Reliability Mine Maintenance Cerro Vanguardia, AngloGold Ashanti, Argentina
Gabriel Lesgourges
Responsible for Reliability Mine Maintenance, Cerro Vanguardia, AngloGold Ashanti, Argentina
Oscar Ley Operational Excellence Corporate Manager Molymet, Chile
Oscar Ley
Operational Excellence Corporate Manager, Molymet, Chile
Walter Loli Application Engineer Komatsu, Chile
Walter Loli
Application Engineer, Komatsu, Chile
Darko Louit CEO Komatsu Holdings South America and Komatsu Cummins Chile
Darko Louit
CEO, Komatsu Holdings South America and Komatsu Cummins Chile
Fernando Lucchini Executive President Corporación Alta Ley, Chile
Fernando Lucchini
Executive President, Corporación Alta Ley, Chile
Ronald Machaca Head of Preconcentration Plant Unidad Minera San Rafael, Minsur, Peru
Ronald Machaca
Head of Preconcentration Plant, Unidad Minera San Rafael, Minsur, Peru
Rafael Machado Assistant Superintendent of Mine Planning Cerrejón, Colombia
Rafael Machado
Assistant Superintendent of Mine Planning, Cerrejón, Colombia
Romina Maggiolo Planning and Process Control Manager Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile
Romina Maggiolo
Planning and Process Control Manager, Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile
Mario Marchese Regional BD Leader, P&E LAC Golder Associates, Chile
Mario Marchese
Regional BD Leader, P&E LAC, Golder Associates, Chile
Tatiane Marin Researcher IUAI Mining Center, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
Tatiane Marin
Researcher, IUAI Mining Center, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
Maite Mary Manager Maintenance Fixed Plant and Infrastructure BHP Minerals, Australia
Maite Mary
Manager Maintenance Fixed Plant and Infrastructure, BHP Minerals, Australia
Alejandra Matus Senior Director of Construction and Assembly Projects Teniente El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile
Alejandra Matus
Senior Director of Construction and Assembly Projects Teniente, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile
Hernán Menares Vice President of Operations Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Hernán Menares
Vice President of Operations, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Eduardo Molina Corporate Director Operational Excellence Codelco, Chile
Eduardo Molina
Corporate Director Operational Excellence, Codelco, Chile
Claudia Monreal Deputy Manager Development Cía. Minera del Pací­fico, Chile
Claudia Monreal
Deputy Manager Development, Cía. Minera del Pací­fico, Chile
José Montoya Senior Reliability Engineer Volcan Compañía Minera, Peru
José Montoya
Senior Reliability Engineer, Volcan Compañía Minera, Peru
Francisco Morales AHS Business Development Manager Komatsu Latin America, Chile
Francisco Morales
AHS Business Development Manager, Komatsu Latin America, Chile
Laura Mottola KAM, Flow Partners Chile Director of Digital Transformation, BBA Inc.
Laura Mottola
KAM, Flow Partners Chile, Director of Digital Transformation, BBA Inc.
Fernando Muñoz Operational Excellence Superintendent Quebrada Blanca 2, Teck Resources, Chile
Fernando Muñoz
Operational Excellence Superintendent, Quebrada Blanca 2, Teck Resources, Chile
Cristian Opazo Technical Manager Centro Nacional de Pilotaje, Chile
Cristian Opazo
Technical Manager, Centro Nacional de Pilotaje, Chile
Morteza Osanloo Full Professor, School of Mining Engineering Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran
Morteza Osanloo
Full Professor, School of Mining Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Iran
Marcelo Ovando Regional Head of Operational Contracts FLSmidth, Chile
Marcelo Ovando
Regional Head of Operational Contracts, FLSmidth, Chile
Ingrid Oyarzún Head of Sustainability Innovation BHP Minerals, Australia
Ingrid Oyarzún
Head of Sustainability Innovation, BHP Minerals, Australia
Luis Palomino Short Term Planning Engineer Mina Quellaveco, Anglo American, Peru
Luis Palomino
Short Term Planning Engineer, Mina Quellaveco, Anglo American, Peru
Guillermo Palta Operational Readiness Superintendent Teck Resources, Chile
Guillermo Palta
Operational Readiness Superintendent, Teck Resources, Chile
José Gómez Pantigoso Mine Improvement Superintendent Marcobre, Peru
José Gómez Pantigoso
Mine Improvement Superintendent, Marcobre, Peru
Antonio Paredes Quality Head Compañía Minera Poderosa, Peru
Antonio Paredes
Quality Head, Compañía Minera Poderosa, Peru
Peggy Peñaloza Six Sigma-Black Belt Engineer Compañí­a Minera Antamina, Peru
Peggy Peñaloza
Six Sigma-Black Belt Engineer, Compañí­a Minera Antamina, Peru
Daniel Pérez Operational Innovation Engineer Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Daniel Pérez
Operational Innovation Engineer, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Nancy Pérez Project Excellence Manager VP of Projects, Codelco, Chile
Nancy Pérez
Project Excellence Manager, VP of Projects, Codelco, Chile
Jonifer Quillatupa Superintendent of Operational Excellence Minera Antucoya, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Jonifer Quillatupa
Superintendent of Operational Excellence, Minera Antucoya, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Paula Ramí­rez Expert Engineer Operational Excellence Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Paula Ramí­rez
Expert Engineer Operational Excellence, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Rodrigo Riquelme Deputy Manager Continuous Improvement Minera Candelaria, Lundin Mining, Chile
Rodrigo Riquelme
Deputy Manager Continuous Improvement, Minera Candelaria, Lundin Mining, Chile
Camila Rivera Continuous Improvement Leader Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile
Camila Rivera
Continuous Improvement Leader, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile
Claudia Rodrí­guez Superintendent Planning Production Plants, Quality and Marketing Andina Division, Codelco, Chile
Claudia Rodrí­guez
Superintendent Planning Production Plants, Quality and Marketing, Andina Division, Codelco, Chile
Gonzalo Romero Chief Engineer Mining Management El Salvador Division, Codelco, Chile
Gonzalo Romero
Chief Engineer Mining Management, El Salvador Division, Codelco, Chile
David Ruete School Director, Faculty of Engineering Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile
David Ruete
School Director, Faculty of Engineering, Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile
Janneth Ruiz Improvement and Innovation Leader Cerro Matoso, Colombia
Janneth Ruiz
Improvement and Innovation Leader, Cerro Matoso, Colombia
Tomás Sapelli Continuous Improvement Engineer Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Tomás Sapelli
Continuous Improvement Engineer, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Jacopo Seccatore Professor of Mining Engineering Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
Jacopo Seccatore
Professor of Mining Engineering, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
Guillem Sivecas Operational Excellence Expert Consultant McKinsey, Chile
Guillem Sivecas
Operational Excellence Expert Consultant, McKinsey, Chile
Eva Arias de Sologuren Executive President of the Board Compañí­a Minera Poderosa, Peru
Eva Arias de Sologuren
Executive President of the Board, Compañí­a Minera Poderosa, Peru
Fernando Talavera Reliability Engineer Minera Las Bambas, Peru
Fernando Talavera
Reliability Engineer, Minera Las Bambas, Peru
Vidal Torres Manager and Senior Researcher Mining Area, Vale Institute of Technology, Brazil
Vidal Torres
Manager and Senior Researcher, Mining Area, Vale Institute of Technology, Brazil
Sibila Valdés Mine Engineering and Management Superintendent Gabriela Mistral Division, Codelco, Chile
Sibila Valdés
Mine Engineering and Management Superintendent, Gabriela Mistral Division, Codelco, Chile
Ricardo Vargas Continuous Improvement Superintendent Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Ricardo Vargas
Continuous Improvement Superintendent, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile
Roberto Fustos Assistant Professor Geostatistics, Big Data and Machine Learning Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Roberto Fustos
Assistant Professor Geostatistics, Big Data and Machine Learning, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Pia Lois-Morales Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering Universidad de Chile
Pia Lois-Morales
Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Chile
Gonzalo Nelis Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Gonzalo Nelis
Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering,, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Luis Felipe Orellana Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering Universidad de Chile
Luis Felipe Orellana
Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Chile
Roberto Fustos Assistant Professor Geostatistics, Big Data and Machine Learning Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Roberto Fustos
Assistant Professor Geostatistics, Big Data and Machine Learning Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Pia Lois-Morales Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering Universidad de Chile
Pia Lois-Morales
Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering Universidad de Chile
Gonzalo Nelis Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Gonzalo Nelis
Professor, Department of Metallurgical Engineering, Universidad de Concepción, Chile
Luis Felipe Orellana Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering Universidad de Chile
Luis Felipe Orellana
Assistant Professor, Department of Mining Engineering Universidad de Chile