Claudia Domínguez

Chair

General Manager
Radomiro Tomic Division, Codelco, Chile

Makarina Orellana

Chair2025

Operations Manager
Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile

José Delgado

Co-Organizer

Director, Department of Mining Engineering
Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile

Leandro Voisin

Co-Organizer

Director, Department of Mining Engineering
Universidad de Chile

Carlos Arroyo

Co-Organizer

Adjunct Professor
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil

Hooman Askari-Nasab

Co-Organizer

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

Fabián Manríquez

Program Director

Academic, Department of Mining, Metallurgical, 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

Karin González

Coordinator

International Conferences Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile

Carla Caro

Corporate Relations Coordinator
Gecamin, Chile

Carmen Vega

Directing Member

Manager Operational Excellence
Los Pelambres, Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Carolina Díaz

Directing Member

Director Operational Excellence
Salvador, Codelco, Chile

Eduardo Molina

Directing Member

Corporate Manager Operational Excellence
Codelco, Chile

Evelyn Rojas

Directing Member

Director Operational Excellence
Chuquicamata, Codelco, Chile

Fabián Gutiérrez

Directing Member

Director Operational Excellence
Minera Candelaria, Lundin Mining, Chile

Jorge Urbina

Directing Member

Acting Director Operational Excellence
El Teniente, Codelco, Chile

Liuva Andrade

Directing Member

Regional Manager Operational Excellence
Glencore, Chile

María José Alvarado

Directing Member

Corporate Manager Operational Excellence
Molymet, Chile

Mario Díaz

Directing Member

Acting Director Operational Excellence
Radomiro Tomic, Codelco, Chile

Natalia Campos

Directing Member

Corporate Director Operational Excellence
Codelco, Chile

Sofía Castillo

Directing Member

Manager Digital Systems Latam
Teck Resources, Chile

Alvaro Claros

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

Bárbara Brunetti

Founding Partner
People Excellence, Chile

Carlos Bottinelli

Mining Technical Manager
Mitsubishi Corporation, Chile

César Garrido

Operations and Maintenance Execution Manager
Quebrada Blanca, Teck Resources, Chile

Claudio Córdova

Production Management Superintendent
División Chuquicamata, Codelco, Chile

Constanza Bustos

Key Account Manager
Vigalab, Chile

Diego de la Barra

LATAM Mining Sales Director
Dassault Systemes, Chile

Edgardo Bunster

Partner
Faro Consulting Group, Chile

Felipe Aguilera

Analysis & Improvement Manager
Minera Escondida, BHP, Chile

Francisco Bastias

Superintendent of Information Technology
Compañía Minera del Pacífico, Chile

Gabriel Mitzcun

Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement Coordinator
Vale, Brazil

Giovanni Erazo

Mine Reliability Specialist Engineer
Codelco, Chile

Gonzalo Compan

Integration and Growth Manager
Albemarle Corporation, Chile

Guilherme Ferreira

Operational Excellence Principal
Anglo American, Brazil

Gustavo Canepa

Academic Director Operational Excellence and Continuous Improvement Program
Universidad del Desarrollo, Chile

Herman Aguirre

Senior Manager of Mining Intelligence
Hitachi Construction Latin America, Chile

Huber Arteaga

Superintendent of Management Control
Aris Mining, Colombia

Hyuin-Sun Cabrera

Head of Innovation and Process Engineering
Molynor, Chile

Jaime Cubillos

Manager Chuquicamata Underground Project
Codelco, Chile

Jonathan Castillo

New Business Development Manager
Mine-Class, Chile

José Campino

Executive President
GAUSS Control, Chile

Katherine Estupiñan

Processes & Efficiency Superintendent, Operational Excellence
Minera Las Bambas, Peru

Leonardo Angelucci

Assistant Manager of Innovation and Data Analytics
Minera Candelaria, Lundin Mining, Chile

Lilia Bustamante

Head of Health, Safety and Security
BHP Pampa Norte, Chile

Manuel Hernández

Chief Development Officer
Minera Las Cenizas, Chile

Marcelo Becker

Associate Professor
Universidade de Sao Paulo, Brazil

Mario Abuyeres

Expert in Operational Excellence
Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Mario Cedrón

Full Professor
Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú

Matías Alvarez

Expert Engineer in Operational Excellence
Antofagasta Minerals, Chile

Pedro Pérez

Academic
Universidad de Atacama, Chile

Ramón Bilbao

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

Raúl Carretero de la Hoz

Technical Manager
Vale, Brazil

Ricardo Araya

Vice President Operations
MolymetNos, Chile

Rodrigo Heller

Mineral Transportation Operations Superintendent
División Chuquicamata, Codelco, Chile

Tarrant Elkington

General Manager
Snowden, Australia

Wander Deiró

Senior Mining Consultant
Seta Desenvolvimiento Gerencial, Brazil

Yiuyion Chan

División Chuquicamata, Codelco, Chile

Alireza Kamrani

Research Assistant
University of Alberta, Canada

Andreina Garcí­a

Head of Academic Affairs
Dept. of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Chile

Carlos Arroyo

Adjunct Professor
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil

David Meneses

Academic
Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile

Hongshuo Gong

Academic
University of Alberta, Canada

Leandro Voisin

Director
Dept. of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Chile

Luis Felipe Orellana

Graduate Program Coordinator
Dept. of Mining Engineering, Universidad de Chile

M. Mahdi Badiozamani

Research Associate
University of Alberta, Canada

Natalia Miranda

Academic
Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile

Nilza Rivera

Academic
Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile

Rita Santos

Adjunct Professor
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil

Victor Morales

Academic
Universidad de Antofagasta, Chile

Vladmir Alves

Adjunct Professor
Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto, Brazil