Minexcellence 2025

Committees

Organizing Committee
Advisory Committee
Editorial Committee

Executive Committe

Makarina Orellana

Chair

Operations Manager, Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile

Paulina Jaramillo

Chair 2024

General Manager, El Soldado, Anglo American, Chile

Eduardo Latorre

Co-organizer

Director Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Atacama, Chile

Adeline Delonca

Co-organizer

Head of Dept. of Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Hooman Askari-Nasab

Co-organizer

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

Fabián Manríquez

Program Director

Academic, Dept. of Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Carlos Barahona

Executive Director

General Manager, Gecamin, Chile

Mimy Mackenzie

Conferences and Publications Manager, Gecamin, Chile

Fabiola Bustamante

Coordinator

Gecamin, Chile

José Paredes

Corporate Relations Coordinator, Gecamin, Chile

Directing Members

Liuva Andrade

Directing Member

Project Services Regional Manager, Glencore, Chile

Alejandra Arancibia

Directing Member

Integrated Operations Management Manager, Minera Centinela, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Ramiro Blanch

Directing Member

Corporate Manager of Operational Excellence, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Marcelo Castillo

Directing Member

Director BHP Copper Advanced Services, BHP, Chile

Sofía Castillo

Directing Member

Digital Systems Manager Latam, Teck Resources, Chile

René Galleguillos

Directing Member

General Manager, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile

Abraham Chahuan

Directing Member

Copper and Zinc Head Assets South America, Glencore, Peru

Fabián Gutiérrez

Directing Member

Director of Operational Excellence, Minera Candelaria, Lundin Mining, Chile

Bruna Maffra

Directing Member

Director of Efficiency and Productivity HR, Vale, Brazil

Octavio Osorio

Directing Member

Operational Excellence and Technology Director, Cía.Contractual Minera Candelaria, Chile

Claudio Sougarret

Directing Member

Operations Manager, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile

Carmen Vega

Directing Member

Operational Excellence Manager, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Lia Walker

Directing Member

Manager Innovation, Operational Improvement, Freeport McMoran, USA

Mario Abuyeres

Expert Engineer Operational Excellence, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Arturo Alba

Director of Industrial Civil Engineering, Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile

María José Alvarado

Corporate Manager of Operational Excellence, Molymet, Chile

Matías Alvarez

Expert Engineer of Operational Excellence, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Pamela Antonioli

General Manager, Hub de Innovación Minera del Perú

Kwame Awuah-Offei

Union Pacific/Rock Mountain Energy Professor, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA

Carla Barahona

Continuous Improvement Engineer Mine Operations, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Diego de la Barra

Latam Mining Sales Director, Dassault Systemes, Chile

Ramón Bilbao

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

Carlos Bottinelli

Technical Manager Functional Division, Mitsubishi Corporation, Chile

Lilia Bustamante

Manager BOS Pampa Norte, BHP, Chile

Hyuin-Sun Cabrera

Head of Innovation and Process Engineering, Molynor, Chile

Natalia Campos

Operational Excellence Engineer, Codelco, Chile

Paula Caneo

Continuous Improvement Leader, Teck Resources, Chile

Gustavo Canepa

Academic Director of Operational Excellence Program, Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile

Brix Cardona

Technical Planning Superintendent, Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile

Mario Cedrón

Cetemin Director, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Peru

Alvaro Claros

Head of Project Management and Continuous Improvement, Sierra Gorda SCM, Chile

Gonzalo Compan

Director of Strategy and Management Control, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile

Jaime Cubillos

Chuquicamata Underground Project Manager, VP, Codelco, Chile

Wander Deiró

Reliability and Operational Excellence Consultant, Seta Desenvolvimiento Gerencial, Brazil

Christian Díaz

CEO, Equans, Chile

Orlando Durán

Professor, School of Mechanical Engineering, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, Chile

Jorge Escalante

Optimization Specialist Business Improvement, Compañía Minera Antamina, Peru

Ruth Escobar

Head of Innovation, Sociedad Minera Cerro Verde, Peru

Diego Lira Espinoza

Business Improvement Superintendent, Sierra Gorda SCM, Chile

Katherine Estupiñan

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

Katherine Feliú

Superintendent of Mine Operations, El Teniente Division, Codelco, Chile

Taníria Ferreira

Mine Earthmoving Manager, Vale, Brazil

Francisco Fuentealba

Senior Manager, Porsche Consulting, Brazil

Víctor Gómez

Operational Excellence Specialist Engineer, Gabriela Mistral Division, Codelco, Chile

Cristian González

Latam Director, IntelliSense.io, Chile

Pablo Hernández

Director of E-Mining Business, Alaya, Chile

Raúl Carretero de la Hoz

Technical Manager, Serra Norte, Vale, Brazil

Diego Leiva

Operational Excellence Advisor, BBA, Chile

Sandra López

Head of Operational Excellence, Capstone Copper, Chile

Paula López

Head of Professional Services SAMER, FLSmidth, Chile

Fernando Lucchini

Executive President, Corporación Alta Ley, Chile

Ricardo Maraboli

Director of Integrated Operations Center, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile

Alicia Matus

Head Maintenance Shift, Wet Area, Cía. Minera Zaldívar, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Alejandra Molina

General Manager, Minnovex, Chile

Miguel Mondaca

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

Italo Montofré

Academic, Department of Metallurgical and Mining Engineering, Universidad Católica del Norte, Chile

Laura Mottola

Advisory Board Member, SMI-ICE Chile

Enrique Munaretti

Founder and Director, Nitro Desmonte de Rochas, Brazil

Fernando Muñoz

Superintendent of Operational Innovation, Quebrada Blanca, Teck Resources, Chile

Miguel Muñoz

Management and Innovation Engineer, Minera Centinela, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Vetty Navarro

Senior Operational Excellence Engineer, Minera Las Bambas, Peru

Kevin O'Kane

Mining Executive and Independent Board Director, IAMGold Corporation, Autlan, NorthIsle Copper & Gold, Intellisense.io, Canada

Pablo Ojeda

Superintendent of Process Engineering, Mantos Blancos, Capstone Copper, Chile

Nancy Pérez

Director, Empresa Nacional de Minería (ENAMI), Chile

Benjamin Pieper

Head of EVU Project, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Lorena Pizarro

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

Jessica Quijada

Head of Business Improvement and Operational Excellence, Sierra Gorda SCM, Chile

Jonifer Quillatupa

Study Manager, Rio Tinto Lithium, Canada

Daniel Roca

Senior Operations Manager, Cía. Minera Gold Fields, Peru

Paula Rojas

Academic - Coordinator of the Professional School of Civil Engineering, Universidad de San Martín de Porres, Peru

Evelyn Rojas

Director of Operational Excellence, Chuquicamata Division, Codelco, Chile

Claudio Sepúlveda

Assistant Manager M1+ Lean, SQM Industrial, Chile

Guillem Sivecas

Operational Excellence Expert Senior, McKinsey, Chile

Eva Arias de Sologuren

Executive President of the Board, Compañía Minera Poderosa, Peru

Ponisseril Somasundaran

LVD Krumb Professor, Columbia University, USA

Valentina Torres

Control Room Engineer - Milling, Minera Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Vidal Torres

Manager and Senior Researcher, Mining Area, Vale Institute of Technology, Brazil

Sibila Valdés

Director of Management and Supervision of Contracts, Gabriela Mistral Division, Codelco, Chile

René Varas

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

Yanlui Velásquez

Head of Processes and Continuous Improvement, Compañía Minera Condestable, Peru

Ignacio Villarroel

Operational Excellence Engineer, Gabriela Mistral Division, Codelco, Chile

Leandro Voisin

Director, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Chile

Chaoshui Xu

Professor, Mining Engineering, School of Chemical Engineering, University of Adelaide, Australia

Yerko Yavar

Operational Improvement Superintendent, First Quantum Minerals, Zambia

Rodrigo Zambrano

Partner, Lead Institute, Chile

Verónica Zapata

Continuous Improvement Engineer, Cía. Minera Zaldívar, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Mohammad Mahdi Badiozamani

Research Associate (PhD), School of Mining and Petrolium Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada

Gonzalo Bouldres

Academic, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Atacama, Chile

Luis González

Academic, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Atacama, Chile

Jessica Jerez

Health Safety Environment Advisor, BBA Consultants, Chile

Alireza Kamrani

Research Assistant, School of Mining and Petrolium Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada

Fabián Manríquez

Academic, Dept. of Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Jorge Navea

Academic, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Atacama, Chile

Gonzalo Nelis

Postgraduate Director, Department of Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Tomás Roquer

Academic, Department of Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Mohammad Mahdi Badiozamani

Research Associate (PhD), School of Mining and Petrolium Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada

Gonzalo Bouldres

Academic, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Atacama, Chile

Luis González

Academic, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Atacama, Chile

Jessica Jerez

Health Safety Environment Advisor, BBA Consultants, Chile

Alireza Kamrani

Research Assistant, School of Mining and Petrolium Engineering, University of Alberta, Canada

Fabián Manríquez

Academic, Dept. of Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Jorge Navea

Academic, Department of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Atacama, Chile

Gonzalo Nelis

Postgraduate Director, Department of Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Tomás Roquer

Academic, Department of Mining, Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Universidad Técnica Federico Santa María, Chile

Executive Committe

Directing Members

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